It’s common practice to aspire to achieve those Hollywood bodies you see on the big screens, on social media and in your favourite magazines. In this week’s article, we look at how these celebrities achieve their bodies and provide five steps you can take to start your transformation. It’s 2013. It’s April and the trailer
The most effective biceps exercise – a biomechanical perspective
The biceps muscles Which muscle do you most often imagine when strength or weight training comes up in conversation? It’s usually the biceps. Most people will raise their arm to the side and show their guns. They’ll flex their biceps, or at least mime it. But how do you grow your guns, what’s the most
Sleep and your Health
In this week’s article, we look at the relationship between sleep and health. We also give you the top tips on how to improve your sleep. We all know sleep is a vital part of our day. When you sleep, your body does a multitude of jobs including muscular repair, memory processing as well
What are the best low GI foods?
What are the best low GI foods? That might not be a question you ask yourself currently. Maybe you don’t give Glycaemic Index a second thought? You’d probably should, though. You’d be able to improve your health if you did. What is the Glycaemic Index (GI)? And why is it important? We look at those
How to manage stress
In this article, we look at the stress: what it is, the types of stress we experience, how it affects our health and how to manage it. The word stress usually has negative connotations; it’s a bad thing. But, stress is not necessarily bad for you. We need some stress for the release of
What fitness equipment should I buy for home?
Have you been asking this question since the start of the lockdown? Several clients have asked me this question. And I bet tens of thousands across the country are asking the same thing. It’s not that easy to figure it out. There’s a bewildering array of fitness equipment out there, the vendors of each all
Athletic training for average Joes: Athletic programme
In this final article in the series, we will review the methods discussed throughout and answer the question ‘how do I programme my workouts to train like an athlete?’. If you are reading this I hope you have followed the series since it started ten weeks ago. I would like to thank you for
Ten things you can do to prevent niggles
If you had to narrow it down and choose just ten things you can do to prevent niggles, what would those things be? The most common niggles We’ve all had the odd niggle I’m sure. A little niggly pain that distracts you when you’re working out. It hurts a bit, but not enough to
Athletic training for average Joes: Interval training
What is interval training and why is it so popular? Is interval training best for fat loss? And what are the top 3 interval workouts to use? In this week’s addition to the ‘Athletic training for average Joes’ series, we are going to look at interval training. Interval training has gained popularity due to
Top 10 tips for mature lifters
In this post, we present our top 10 tips for mature lifters. Who or what are mature lifters? If you decided to take a closer look at this post, then you probably classify yourself as one. You like lifting weights, being fit and looking fit. You’re well past 40, but you don’t feel you need