08 Nov

Why You Should Warmup And Stretch Before And After Your Workout

Why you should warmup and stretch before you work out

To improve flexibility, mobility, balance and to avoid injury it is best to warmup and stretch before and after your workouts. Although often performed together, warming up and stretching each prepare your body for exercise in different ways. Your warm-up slowly increases your heart rate, revs up your cardiovascular system and literally raises your internal body temperature and the temperature of your muscles while increasing blood flow to your muscles. Read More

10 Jul

Resistance Training: A Beginners Guide & Safety Tips

A man performing a dumbbell bicep curl - a basic resistance training technique

Resistance Training is a type of exercise aimed at increasing the size and strength of the body’s skeletal muscles.

The origins of resistance training and the fascination of how strong people could make their bodies dates way back to the very ancient beginnings of history; a particularly good record of this comes from ancient Greece where legend has it that a renound ancient Greek wrestler, Milo of Croton trained by carrying a newborn calf around on his back every single day until that calf had grown to maturity. Read More

06 Jun

Why You Should Be Using A Foam Roller

When muscular aches and pain strike, many trainers and athletes turn to foam rollers for relief. The self-myofascial release accomplished with a foam roller is one of the simplest but beneficial things you can do for your body and just about anybody can do it. Many of us can’t afford regular massages or a physical therapist to relieve the muscle stiffness and knots in our bodies but with the foam roller, you can release tension, increase circulation, reduce scar tissue and boost your flexibility.

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24 Apr

A Beginners Guide to Running

Sо you wаnt tо ѕtаrt runnіng? Yоu’vе рrоbаblу heard of a lot of thе grеаt health bеnеfіtѕ runnіng саn offer you. You’ve рrоbаblу read about іt ѕоmеwhеrе оr you hаvе a tоnеd friend who іѕ іntо runnіng. And the best part is it’s pretty simple to get started and suitable for people of all ages and abilities when done correctly.

Fоr a bеgіnnеr runner, it is соmрlеtеlу nоrmаl tо fееl ѕсаrеd and оvеrwhеlmеd whеn you brеаk іntо your fіrѕt run. But it ѕhоuldn’t bе tоо nerve-wracking іf уоu are goіng tо lеаrn trаіnіng essentials bеfоrе you start running. Bеlоw are a couple of key guidelines fоr anyone whо wаnts to start hіttіng thе rоаd. Read More

29 Jan

7 benefits of using a Personal Trainer

There are a multitude of benefits that come with hiring a personal trainer; an experienced PT can be an excellent investment to help people achieve their health, fitness and exercise goals.

Working with a good PT can eliminate a lot of the guesswork involved in choosing a cookie cutter exercise program off the internet or simply copying what works for your friend as the program the trainer creates for you will be tailored specifically for YOU and YOUR own goals. Read More