Walk into any gym, and you’ll likely see someone doing crunches. Because crunches are the only way to get six-pack abs, right? Wrong! So how do you get amazing abs? Simple: You need to make your body – especially your belly – as lean and strong as possible. Your abdominal muscles…
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When we think about weight training, we usually think about its impact on our muscles. However, your skeleton is impacted by exercise just as much as your muscles are. Any personal trainer will tell you that weight training, more than say cardio training, benefits your skeletal system more than you…
Read MoreSo you’ve been working out hard, for months. And you haven’t let one “bad” food past your lips. But you aren’t shedding the weight. Not as fast as you’d hoped. And now you’re watching your dad gardening. And he’s a little pudgy. And it occurs to you, your weight –…
Read MoreHave you ever stopped to appreciate your glutes? Maybe you should because they do a lot more for you than you might have thought. Did you know your glutes play a major role in your balance? They are the muscles that move your hips, allowing your legs to move. Every…
Read MoreEven if you take a short jog now and then, it’s important that you do so in a pair of running shoes that fits your foot properly. Many running-related injuries can be avoided simply by wearing the right running shoes. We’ll explain how to find out what your feet need…
Read MoreSo you want a bigger pair of guns? Stronger, leaner, tougher arms that get envious stares from your peers? The question is: should you use concentration exercises that target individual muscles (or individual areas of muscles) to create the micro-trauma that results in muscle repair and growth? Alternatively, do you…
Read MorePeople often write off the simplest exercise products even though they could be the best exercise tools and come at a minimal cost. The ball exercise is a fitness tool that can help you to improve all-round fitness. These balls can be used to do cardiovascular training, build muscles and work on…
Read MoreAre you a weekend warrior? If you truly don’t have time to get to the gym at all during the week, but are happy to commit to intense exercise on both days of the weekend, then you are a weekend warrior. The question now is, which exercises should you prioritise…
Read MoreWe all go to bed on New Year’s Eve (or New Year’s morning…) vowing to lose weight, exercise and get fit – with or without a personal trainer. To exercise regularly, to eat more healthily. To quit smoking or to break up with sugar . Unfortunately, only a few of us…
Read MoreThese are indeed challenging times we are living in and the practice of Yoga can help us overcome these. For some it feels like we are in our darkest hour before the dawn and yet some are already living in the light. It may be just our perception but we have attracted…
Read MoreIf you are a hard core fitness junkie, you will most likely feel that unless you kill every workout, each day – if not twice a day – you are just not doing it right. With the growing popularity of high-intensity exercise, there is an increasing number of people joining…
Read MorePersonal trainers used to be a perk afforded by the rich and famous. But since the benefits of training with a personal trainer are so powerful, hiring one is probably one of the best investments you can make. Besides, hiring a trainer doesn’t have to break the bank: You can…
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