Getting yourself back into shape, after you have a baby, and restarting your fitness routine is not as difficult as you may think. Research shows that beginning a regular exercise programme soon after you give birth is not only good for your overall health but may also assist with reducing…
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If you ask serious athletes about which one of the various muscle groups looks the most impressive on the body, there’s a fairly good chance that they tell you the quadriceps or quads, for short. Only a handful of muscles exemplify power as well as strength over and above a…
Read MoreIf you are looking to build strength but are finding your regular HIIT training and bodyweight training a little repetitive, you might want to give Olympic Lifting a try. You might have seen videos on Instagram or people at the gym performing incredible moves that look amazing but seem too…
Read MoreIf you haven’t tried suspension training before, it is a great way to add some more intensity into your workout and improve your balance. In regular workouts, you are often deliberately stabilising yourself in order to complete exercises. Still, with suspension training, you add elements of instability, such as suspension…
Read MoreFoam rolling is the best and the easiest way to release muscle tension, improve recovery post-workout, and it’s fun! If you have been feeling a little tight and tense lately, there is no better way to help your muscles relax than by utilising the power of foam rollers. There are…
Read MoreWhen it comes to improving your athletic performance, you’re spoilt for choice – which can leave you with the feeling of being overwhelmed if you are looking for ways to boost your performance. There are options that you would even believe to be possible and the obvious, age-old methods that…
Read MoreConsistency is perhaps the most important component when working in order to accomplish your fitness goals, in or out of the gym. Without consistency, workout programmes are unorganised and your body has a harder time adapting. In addition, forming habits may be more challenging. Dedicating time and effort to a…
Read MoreA person suffers from osteoporosis when they lose calcium and other minerals from their bones. This makes the bones susceptible to fracturing (in other words breaking). Around half of all women, as well as one-third of men over 60 years of age, suffer from osteoporosis. Women are more likely to…
Read MoreFibromyalgia is a disease which causes chronic body pain. The never-ending muscle and tissue tenderness may also lead to sleep problems. Shooting pain, that may be quite severe, originate from parts of a sufferer’s body that are known as “tender points”. The painful areas may include your: neck back elbows…
Read MoreFunctional training has been utilised as a buzz term for many years now. The idea behind functional exercises is that each exercise should become more natural and carry over into your everyday life. For instance, improving your squats could help you get up and down from a chair. Lunges would…
Read MoreIf you think about HIIT (high-intensity interval training) workouts, you might not think about walking. In fact, walking might be the farthest thing from your mind, when you consider how most HIIT workouts involve moves like burpees, pushups, jump squats, and sprints. However, the idea of a HIIT workout is…
Read MoreTrying new equipment at the gym can always be intimidating, especially if that new equipment is two long ropes. If you haven’t jumped on the battle rope trend, don’t be afraid to give them a try at the gym. They might seem a little strange or hard to get the…
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