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When putting together a programme of training for an individual, rest days are often included. Have you ever wondered why they are important?
There are many different types of exercises, sports and workouts available for you to use in order to meet your health and fitness goals. Here we offer five (although there are more!) reasons why you should consider adding running into your workout plan.
When you see people working out in magazines or on Instagram you quite often see people training alone, earphones in, eyes ahead, their face full of determination. Working alone has many benefits (certainly more than no working out at all) however working with a fitness buddy or a group offers more.
High-Intensity Interval Training (or HIIT to its friends) can help you achieve a great number of goals and thanks to research we now know that for many, short bursts of training such as HIIT can be the very best thing for long-term and short-term goals.
Time has flown by. Milder weather is on the horizon and soon it will be spring.
This Sunday I took part in the original obstacle course with a team from The Dutch Mud Men group. The event, called Tough Guy, was held near Wolverhampton and tough is an understatement!
You are trying to boost your steps, looking to increase your everyday activity and are looking to combat the effects of sitting (read more on this here) however you might feel this is impossible when at work. It isn’t.
In January you set New Year resolutions or make plans. Monday is a new diet day. THIS month is the month. It’s easy to get motivated about things in the short term but longer term you might soon find that the novelty wears off and your enthusiastic promise to yourself to stay true to your health and fitness goals start to waver. If you want to stay motivated all year keep reading…
Some people are natural “spur of the moment” people. They get an idea and they run with it. This is a great trait in many ways as I tend to think that these kind of people are naturally geared towards being easier to motivate. That said, spur of the moment alone rarely works when it comes to fitness as planning your workouts is much more likely to help you succeed and here is why:
When you’re working out, taking part in sport or running injuries are commonplace. Few athletes can say they’ve never had an injury however by following these top tips you can reduce the likelihood of common injuries which slow your progress or mean you having to sit training out for a time.
As you know I am a personal trainer. Any of my clients will tell you that working with a personal trainer can be a great way to get you where you want to go. This blog explains what I do and why it can benefit you in 2017.
When it comes to setting goals, and keeping to them there are a number of fancy apps and what not that will help. I advocate the use of a good old-fashioned paper diary as it is completely customisable to suit your individual needs and also because most of us could do without adding another digital something to our lives!
Goals, New Year Resolutions, whatever you want to call them, these top tips will help you meet your fitness targets head on and give you a much higher chance of success.
It's easy to let your fitness / training slide during the run up to Christmas. This year why not take part in our charity challenge to keep you going and to raise some money for a very worthwhile cause?
There are many reasons to keep an eye on your alcohol consumption or indeed give up the booze altogether, particularly If you are serious about your building muscle goals. If you’re not sure about the effect on muscle that alcohol can have and whether giving it up is necessary at all, keep reading so that you might make an informed choice.
Snacking is not necessarily a bad thing. Snacking helps to fill the void between main meals and fuel those who lead especially active lifestyles, particularly those in training. The important thing to remember is to choose wisely when snacking and building meals, including proteins, fibre and other nutritionally valuable foods to keep you full and to boost weight loss.
If you spent all day, every day (with reasonable breaks of course) working out, swimming, going for a run, lifting weights, enjoying some serious HIIT time and more the chances are your “job” is being a serious athlete, perhaps even an Olympian.
Your body will naturally strive to compensate when muscle imbalance is present. While this is a positive feature of the body, the natural inclination to even things out will not necessarily remove all traces of damage.
Powerlifts if done right can look effortless, they certainly do when you see those who have made their name within the athletics community pushing further that anyone else! The trick behind these effortless looking powerlifts isn’t luck or good fortune of any kind; it is hard work (and the right kind of work).