Fitness On The Run

21/09/2021

Summer is just around the corner, the swimmers will be out of the cupboard quicker than you think, working out to trim up the body but results are not within reach! Let us help you obtain the goals you are wanting with practical advice.

24/08/2021

09/08/2021

Scientists have linked high gut fat to heart disease risk factors, such as high blood fat, insulin resistance (insulin helps control blood sugar), high insulin secretion and blood clotting abnormalities. Experts found that waist circumference was a good predictor of high blood pressure. Men's waist measurement over 102cm had a 300% greater chance of having high blood pressure. Women waists greater than 87 cms doubled their risk compared to smaller-waist women. High blood pressure is a destructive disease that can cause heart attack and stroke at any age.

27/07/2021

Ground to Standing moves or visa versa decreases our blood pressure which is significant in helping our bodies to decrease stress levels. The most important point is this movement pattern is essential in our training and everyday life due to strengthening the muscles and joints to be able to move from the ground to standing from a fall known as survival skills. As we age our body skills diminish and unable to get off the floor without using furniture or someone else to aid in getting to a standing position. The key is to continue in encouraging the body to improve our motor skills throughout our lifetime.

21/07/2021

Experts have found through studies volunteers were asked to cycle on an exercise bike at any easy pace for 10 mins- with two twenty second bursts going as fast as they could. Done three times a week led to an improvement in their fitness levels. The key to increase fitness levels is doing a variety of long sustained cardio exercise with other days of short burst "all out" cardio exercise is the all-round fitness program

15/07/2021

Studies have found that gym members who created and used visual cues prompted them to exercise more frequently. A cue might be running clothes, shoes and headphones laid out on the dresser or the fitness bag filled with gym gloves, drink bottle and towel at the front door ready to take to the gym. The plan is that when you wake up or go out the front door to go to work you have the visual cue organised the night before, dress and dash out the door ready to get into your exercise routine for the day.

05/07/2021

Active people are less likly to have all-or-nothing definitions of physical activity. When life is messy & you become flexible you are able to shift your position, your stance, do something less. It removes the psychological punishment of "I failed". If a frequent exerciser's work day spills into their 60 minute spin class they may still hit the gym to pedal 20 minutes on their own.

30/06/2021

Many people think exercise has to last at least 30 minutes and make you sweaty and exhausted. The frequent exercisers increasingly view things such as walking meetings and family bike rides as things that "count" as exercise.