Front leg swing – good
Name: Front Leg Swing. Also known as: (If you know these by any other name, please leave a comment below). Main muscles used: Bum, hamstrings, hip flexors. Other muscles used: Top tips:
How to: Do a Reverse Lunge
Backward Lunge – Good
Name: Reverse Lunge
Also known as: Backwards Lunge. (If you know these by any other name, please leave a comment below).
Main muscles used: Bum, legs.
Other muscles used:
Top tips:
My ridiculous advent challenge.
Bastards
I get bored easily. I have noticed that unless I have some kind of goal to aim for, or unless I have someone keeping me accountable, I can easily put things off until another time (why do something today if you can put it off until tomorrow?).
How to: Do Bastards
Bastards
Name: Bastards
Also known as: (If you know these by any other name, please leave a comment below).
Main muscles used: Legs, chest, shoulders, arms, heart.
Other muscles used: Everything else.
Top tips:
How to: Do Inverted Rows
Inverted Row – Good
Name: Inverted Rows
Also known as: Australian pressups, bodyweight rows (If you know these by any other name, please leave a comment below).
Main muscles used: Upper back, arms.
Other muscles used: Lower back, bum.
Top tips:
Do I need a protein drink?
I was asked a common question the other day. A young lad came up to me and asked if he should be having a protein drink like he sees all his friends having. He trains once or twice a week and when I asked, he said he had no specific goals. He seemed the perfect example of the average lad doing recreational exercise for general health. This was an easy one to answer…
Olympic Day Masters Swim Clinic – Sunday 18th Dec.
If you are a swimmer, or if you know anyone who wants to get good at swimming, make sure you know about this Olympic Day Masters Swim Clinic on Sunday Dec 18th. Download the poster below: Olympic Masters Swim Clinic poster
Recommended Reading: What’s your poison? A special report on alcohol in the media.
Booze
Is a small drink good or bad for you? Does a small glass in the evening give you health benefits? Read this special report from the NHS for an analysis on “the media’s relationship with research on alcohol, the science behind it, and what all this means for us when we consider raising a glass.” The report covers:
Shotokan Karate for pain relief?
Shotokan Karate
First of all, here is the disclaimer…I am not a physiotherapist, or qualified in pain relief in any way. I am just a person with an interest in the way the human body moves and works. So if you know more than me, and know that i am just talking out of my hat, leave a comment below and tell me. But I work with several people with various injuries and disabilities. A few of whom suffer from chronic pain. It took me a while to appreciate the concept of chronic pain. As a young, healthy bloke with a background in martial arts I would think that i have been hit by loads of people and got hurt (I was never that good at martial arts!). I would think:
Video: 100 year old sprinter and marathon runner…what is stopping you today?
Click here for a news link i just came accross. It tells of Fauja Singh, a 100 year old gentleman who took up competitive running at the age of 89! He sprints 100 metre races and is also aiming for the Toronto Waterfront Marathon today! This 100 year old guy can do it…how old are … Read more
Marine Commando Challenge 2011 photos.
We did the Marine Commando Challenge on Sunday. I’ll write a report of how much fun it was later…but in the meantime, here are some photos from the day… http://flic.kr/s/aHsjwkzwq6
This will be me Sunday…
A clip i just found of one of the obstacles i’ll be facing Sunday…
Video: PUMPED UP KICKS|DUBSTEP
Thanks to the Better Movement blog where I found this amazing video:
Cross training – training when injured.
Training when injured
My friend was out running in the rain the other day, slipped and twisted her knee. It is now lovely and swollen and she has been advised to avoid too much force going through her knee. So what does she do now? Does she have to lay up for a couple of weeks recovering and possibly losing some of the fitness she has trained hard to gain? Of course not! This is where cross training (and a little imagination) comes in! First of all, here is the usual obvious disclaimer:
Requesting help for the Devon Air Ambulance
Marine Commando Challenge As I mentioned a few days ago, I’m doing the 10 km Marine Commando Challenge on October 9th, raising money for the Devon Air Ambulance. I have a “Just Giving” donation page where anyone can donate money for the charity, and I need your help to get as much donations as possible. … Read more
Recommended Reading: The Healthy Eating Plate.
Harvard School of Public Health – Healthy Eating Plate
The Harvard School of Public Health has just published their Healthy Eating Plate (click here). I am going to use this Healthy Eating Plate in conjunction with their Healthy Eating Pyramid (click here) and my 10 Simple Rules for healthy eating (click here) as the basis for helping people improve their diet. Click here to go to the Harvard website explaining everything, or read the following quote I shamelessly stole off them…
Poll: Why do you train/exercise?
Why do you exercise?
The gym I work at has been refurbished and now all the equipment is brand spanking new. So, we have been spending the last week or so helping people get used to the new toys (showing them how they work, how they are different, what they can do etc).
My new Facebook page.
My new Facebook page. Help me fill it up! My mate Mark has just set up a new Facebook page for me! Now I need to fill it up and put it to good use. Please take a look and tell me how! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cerin-Rees-BSc-Fitness-Coaching-Personal-Training/220073511379541
10km Marine Commando Challenge…here I come!
10k Marine Commando Challenge (picture from The Independent)
OK…I think I am going to sign up for the 10k Marine Commando Challenge (click here), so that means I will be hounding anyone and everyone for sponsorships.