Staying healthy and fit has a lot to do with how you train when you do training. Of course, one of the most important aspects of training is your pure consistency. Consistency is the doorway to fitness success. Workout programmes Building your own workout/training schedule, according to the days on…
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Body conditioning workouts combine high-intensity exercises with minimal rest. If you want to improve your performance in an activity or sport, or if you’d just like to gain the benefits of physical exercise, then body conditioning exercises are the perfect way to go. Body conditioning exercises can be any exercise…
Read MoreThere are many ways to make exercise more enjoyable and motivate yourself. There are so many benefits to exercising, such as improved mood, sleep, energy and heart health; weight loss; the reduced risk of chronic illnesses as well as depression, stress and anxiety. Exercise will help you stay healthy for…
Read MoreFor some people, going to the gym might be way too expensive or they may struggle with getting there. There are several explanations why some people are not able to get to a gym. Luckily, there are hundreds of ways to build muscle without needing to go to the gym…
Read MoreIn training, there is a time when you arrive at a stage at which working out is no longer fun. This can be called a ‘grind’ or ‘inconvenience’. This normally happens when you feel too lazy to attend training. In addition, you feel tired and the programme is tedious as…
Read MoreFor continued results, a resistance training programme should be revised with changes to training variables every six to 10 weeks. However, there are certain principles to follow when making these changes: Do not change more than one or two variables at a time, and After every programme that you complete,…
Read MoreLifestyle screening has become popular all over the world as a method of being able to monitor a person’s lifestyle and recommend lifestyle change to benefit the person’s overall quality of life and, hopefully, to add to their quality of life. There is, however, one area of debate about health…
Read MoreThe triceps are made out of three small muscles: the long head of the triceps, the lateral head of the triceps and the short head of the triceps. The triceps brachii muscle (which is Latin for “three-headed arm muscle”) is the large muscle on the back of the upper limb…
Read MoreThe abdominals consist of several muscles: the rectus abdominus, the transverse abdominus as well as the external and internal obliques. This group of muscles sits on the front as well as sides of the lower half of the torso. The abdominals originate along the rib cage and attach along the…
Read MoreTo prevent injury and increase flexibility, are you supposed to stretch before or after your workout? That is a very good question! The answer is both. Before running or working out, it is important to warm up muscles and get more oxygen to them. A great warm-up is jumping jacks…
Read MoreFinding balance in all aspects of your life is, without a doubt, the way forward. This takes into account creating balance in your body. Enhancing balance improves coordination as well as strength, which allows you to move freely as well as steadily. Increasing stability, mobility as well as flexibility makes…
Read MoreThe Kettlebell Press, along with the Get Up, is pivotal in teaching core stability and the lockout position for the Snatch. The Press is started by performing a Clean to bring the kettlebell into the racked position. A path/flight line of the centre of the kettlebell should form a slight…
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