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A regular in the gym I work at came up to me asking for newer, more elaborate exercises, because the ones she is doing now “aren’t working”.
Now I’ll be the first to admit that there is nothing wrong with doing new, funky exercises…but do them for the right reasons.
I came across this article (click here) about hypertension (high blood pressure) this morning. In my work I regularly come across people with hypertension, so here is some key information about it…
After yesterdays post about exercise during pregnancy, there was a question about what specific reps and sets of resistance should be done. So here goes…
A good friend of mine just got herself pregnant again (congratulations Sarah!). So I thought I would quickly go over some recommendations for her and others in her predicament 😉
A couple of weeks ago I explained how many people go to the gym, but don’t get the improvements in their weight/health that they want (click here for the article). And guess what? The government has just agreed with me! Click here to read about the report explaining how back in the sixties, we:
“There has been a “dramatic rise” in deaths in England in which obesity was a contributory factor, researchers say.”
This is the first paragraph in a story from the BBC news website (click here to read the story).
The bit that struck me was near the end when it says:
This is a call out to anyone who: Cannot swim yet Wants to learn to swim Doesn’t mind being on TV Can get to the swimming pools at either Burnley or Colne in Lancashire If the above sounds like you, I need to hear from you NOW! Just contact me by clicking here, or leave … Read more
I’m one of those people who are not at all religious, but still use holy days as an excuse to have a good time.
Over the weekend I heard a couple of people in suits say:
“What gets measured, gets managed”.
They were talking about their business, but it applies wonderfully to exercise.
If you are serious about changing/improving some aspect of your health/fitness/performance/weight, it is essential to take measurements. If you don’t know where you start from, how do you know if you are getting better/worse/staying the same?
Whenever I bring the subject of measuring with trainees, they often say:
With nearly two thirds of the UK population classed as overweight or worse, a very common goal in the gym is to “lose weight”. It is February, and the New Year influx has mostly died away now, but loads of people who joined to “lose weight” have unfortunately failed to do so. They are coming to the gym 3 times a week, their diet is “pretty healthy“…so what is going wrong? Here is one common reason…
As I have said before (click here), to change ourselves physically, we have to change our behaviour and habits. To change anything successfully, we need to know the starting point. A simple but effective way to find out a persons current activity levels is to look at their Peak Activity and Background Activity. So what the hell are they?
Most people start exercising for one or more of the “holy trinity”:
Here are the most basic things to remember about how to achieve them…
I’ve talked before (click here) about having to change your behaviours and actions to improve your health and fitness. This is the first and most important step, and unfortunately is where a lot of people fall down. Luckily the boffins and head doctors have come up with a “map” detailing the 5 steps we go through to change our behaviours. And here they are…
People want or need to gain strength for a number of reasons, but they usually fall into one of two camps…
It’s the new year and we have loads of people coming to the gym for the first time wanting to “lose weight”. There are 3 places where we lose fat. In order of priority, these are:
“People with disabilities shouldn’t be in the gym.”
That’s what I learned this morning and I’m still furious! Here’s the story…
Just a gorgeous photo…
Core stability and strength has been growing in fashion for a few years now, and most people have their own different idea of what it means, ranging from “the cure for all things” to “totally pointless and only for girls”. The truth is, people who say either of these don’t know what they are talking about. Here are my thoughts…
Take a look at this news report here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8425161.stm
It backs up why I keep banging on about why people should be more concerned with their ability to perform physical tasks, and less so with just how they look.