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Trifocus fitness academy - metabolic systems
How do our Metabolic Systems Change as we Get Older?
That old saying – which goes something like: “I’m not as young as I used to be” – has truth attached to it. As we age, our vital organs, bones and joints become older. Medical experts have shown, in their research, that the composition of a human body changes, as…
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Why Isometric Exercise Should be a Part of Your Routine
Isometric exercises take advantage of a third, lesser spoken about type of muscle contraction known as isometric contraction. This differs from concentric contractions (muscle tension from shortening) and eccentric contractions (muscle tension from lengthening), in that it describes tension placed on the muscle, without the muscle itself necessarily undergoing any…
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Why are Kettlebells so Important in your Overall Fitness Regime?
They may be small and not look like much, however kettlebells provide a seriously good workout. The workout that they provide is so good that the military likes to use kettlebells as part of the fitness training given to their personnel. So why should you integrate the kettlebell into your…
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What are the Best Kettlebell Exercises for Building Strength?
The overall benefits of kettlebell exercises are legendary. They are a great cardiovascular workout in addition to being a superb way to build your overall strength. Before we delve into what kettlebell exercises we recommend for building strength, let’s first look at how you would go about building muscular strength…
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5 Reasons to Start an Online Personal Training Course Today
We were all there at one point. Looking over a list of fairly promising-looking fitness courses wondering if taking one was as good an idea as it seemed. Deciding whether or not to take an online personal course is not a decision that is easily made.  You know it’s going…
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Why Fitness Bootcamps Have Become all the Rage
You’ve probably been noticing small gatherings of people in local parks, getting some early-morning or evening training in the open air. These fitness bootcamps have been springing up everywhere, having taken off faster than a viral video. They have remained as popular since. As their popularity grows, many are turning…
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Trifocus fitness academy - building muscle
A Runner’s Guide to Building Muscle
Many athletes assume that you can focus on building muscle through weight-training. Alternatively, you can build your endurance and fitness, and get lean, by running. And there is nothing in between the two but wasted efforts. In truth, there is no reason why you can’t have them both. All you…
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Trifocus fitness academy - creatine
How Does Creatine Enhance your Strength?
Creatine is one of the few legal substances that add to muscle capacity at the rate that it does. It is most effective when combined with the right diet and exercise schedule. It has been lauded for everything from building muscle and enhancing performance to increasing speed by personal training…
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4 of the Best Workouts for Building Fitness
With the right knowledge of technique and form during fitness training, there are many approaches to achieving results when it comes to losing weight, increasing stamina, improving performance, burning fat and generally improving your health. The fields of personal training and sports science are constantly revolutionising new ways to work…
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Trifocus fitness academy - HIIT training
What Precautions must you take with HIIT Training?
While it is one of the most effective means of building fitness, HIIT training is not for the faint of heart. It is enormously demanding on the body, which is why it works so well. Although, because of this, HIIT training does come with a risk of injury. This especially…
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Trifocus fitness academy - isometric exercises
Why Isometric Exercises Should be Part of Your Routine
There are countless exercises that you can choose to do in order to stay fit: Pilates, spinning, Yoga, bootcamp… The list is endless! One of these categories of exercises that you can select are isometric exercises.  In this article, we’ll tell you what these types of exercises are and how…
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The Secret to Gaining Lean Muscle Mass
Gone are the days when it was not recommended for women to gain lean muscle mass and the weights section of the gym being the sole domain of men. Nowadays, you’ll see a mix of men and women in the weights section of the gym. Why? Because they realise that…
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