My mum has recently started using a gym for exercise, at the age of 76. I asked her to write a bit about how she is finding the experience, in order to inspire others, who may think they are “too old for the gym”. Here is what she had to say… ...
The aim of an AMRAP Workout is to complete as many rounds of a circuit as possible in a certain period of time. Although the focus should be on pushing yourself as hard as possible for short bursts, like any other type of exercise, the emphasis should be placed on...
Anyone who’s stepped foot in a gym knows that they contain a huge variety of equipment, possibly enough to be intimidating. Resistance Bands and Cables have their place in amongst all of this Whether it’s the squat racks surrounded by metal weight plates or...
Exercising Outdoors Isn’t Really That Bad… Exercising outdoors? in the UK? you must be mad! Well maybe so but gyms and leisure centres have been shut for months, and no-one likes that. Unfortunately, my studio also falls under the category of ‘indoor space’, so the...
The idea of ‘losing weight’ seems to be the holy grail of fitness. It’s something everyone wants to do: these days, every time we go to the magazine aisle in the supermarket, we’re ambushed by magazine covers filled with women with slender, toned physiques and...
What is Tabata Training? Tabata training is a form of high intensity interval training (HIIT). However, the structure is somewhat different to a traditional, circuit-oriented HIIT workout. The structure of a tabata workout is as follows: you perform a specific...
