Becoming a personal trainer is effortless, especially with all the online choices for courses to complete. The question is: how qualified would you like to be or are you just after a basic course? There are several packages to choose from depending on your aim. The Trifocus Fitness Academy offers…
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There are A LOT of types of gym shoes out there. In fact, walking into your nearest Totalsports – or a similar sporting goods shop – can be quite intimidating because of all the different types of shoes on offer. It can be quite challenging to know where to start!…
Read MorePersonal trainers work off a different schedule to most professionals from other industries. One of the major reasons for this is that they have to work around the needs and schedules of their clients, who, for the most part, already have tightly packed routines. They have careers to work on,…
Read MoreIn relation to health and fitness, the term ‘prime mover’ refers to a muscle, or group of muscles, that is most in charge of a particular motion of a joint. For a number of joints, there are just a pair of prime mover muscles. However, other joints can have several…
Read MoreThe job of the respiratory system is transporting oxygen from the air we breathe, through a system of tubes, into our lungs. This is then diffused into the bloodstream, whilst carbon dioxide makes the opposite journey and exits our body. The cardiorespiratory system is consists of the heart and blood…
Read MoreIf you adore Pilates classes – just as we do – you may possibly want to take your practice of Pilates further and become a Pilates guru. There are several methodologies that you can adopt in order to make this dream a reality. Here are several of them. Try out…
Read MoreEstablished by South African-born Johnny G, spinning (or indoor cycling) has been going since the 80s. Nevertheless, as opposed to other fitness fads it has remained in existence for the last 30-odd years. The biggest explanation for this is its incredible capability to keep you cardiovascularly fit. What are the…
Read MoreThere is no question that having a trainer provides enormous benefits to your exercise routine. Incorrect exercise will never increase the effectiveness of your fitness routine, nor will it get you to your goals. Depending on what your goal is, whether its weight loss, or training for a marathon, weight…
Read MoreWe all understand that being fit and healthy is the most effective path to longevity and staying agile. It reduces the risk of developing diseases such as type two diabetes, cancer or cardiovascular disease, but do we know how to get fitter? The positive side of starting a fitness regime…
Read MoreWeight training has lots of benefits. For example, this activity can assist with strengthening bones and, in so doing, help you ward off age-related diseases such as osteoporosis. However, if you don’t implement the correct form when doing weight training exercises you could do a lot of damage to yourself…
Read MoreAs we get on in life, we lose bone density. If this happens, we become more vulnerable to ailments such as osteoporosis. Nevertheless, the good news is that weight training can assist with increasing bone density. Why is this? Have a read-through of this article to learn more. What is…
Read MoreWhile there are a number of excellent approaches to improving your fitness, there is no single approach that can be called the best. The route you take will depend on a number of factors that are unique to you; starting with your goals and abilities, how you prefer to exercise,…
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