LATEST FITNESS BLOGS

Trifocus Fitness Academy - Regular Exercise
Is there a peak fat-burning zone?
The fat-burning zone is when you work out at about 55 to 77 percent of you max HR (maximum heart rate). This can be very misleading because limiting the intensity of your workouts won’t result in burning more fat. How your body burns fat Our bodies are constantly turning carbs…
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Trifocus Fitness Academy - Personal Training
How to work out with an online personal trainer
Working with a personal trainer and receiving a customised programme, motivation and expert coaching – to name but a few benefits – sounds very attractive. However, everyone can’t afford a personal trainer. More trainers are now offering their services online as this is a much cheaper alternative. But this is…
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Trifocus Fitness Academy - strength differences
The value of sport in social participation
The potential of sport to facilitate social participation has been proven many times over in various contexts and in various communities around the world. A total of 33% of the adult population is involved in groups, clubs or organisations in terms of taking part in sport and exercise or going…
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Trifocus Fitness Academy - Courses
How to make best use of your sporting organisation’s resources
Resources are assets – such as people, machinery, raw materials, information, skills and financial capital. As a sports administrator, you are responsible for supervising the use of the sporting organisation’s resources to achieve its goals. This would include managing people and ensuring that they take responsibility for the resources that…
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Trifocus Fitness Academy - Fitness
What are the different stages in the periodisation cycle?
The different stages in the periodisation cycle are determined by the age of the athlete. They are specifically aimed at developing talent to ensure a high level of performance and results. These three stages are: Training to Train: This is general preparation which consists of general fitness work. Train to…
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Trifocus Fitness Academy - food cravings
What are the nutritional needs of a soccer player?
The game of soccer is a typical acyclic sport. This is because the intensity during the match changes all the time. The loading has an interval character with frequent breaks and short rests. During a game, phosphate and glycogen supply most of the energy through anaerobic (without oxygen) production of…
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