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Fitness Terminology

Fitness is the kind of environment that everybody has the option to join and does not require you to be part of a specific industry. With this in mind however, it is also a difficult environment to understand because you are thrown into the deep end when you first join the fitness club. Words and …

What to Eat Before a Run

New runners and experienced runners alike will ask themselves this question all the time. In fact, it is an age-old question that we don’t exactly have a definite answer to. You see, what you eat and how much you eat before embarking on a run differs from person to person. There is a mutual agreement …

Pre/post exercise stretches

There are lots of myths and superstitions surrounding stretching. Nobody really knows when to include them within a work out, how long to do them for and what specific stretches you should actually do. Every class you go to, every fitness DVD and every person in the gym will incorporate stretches into their workouts differently. …

Exercise for the Elderly

Obviously we all know the health benefits of exercise and keeping active but when it comes to the elderly they need to be careful, purely because they’re older and their joints aren’t as supple as they used to be. The thing is though, they really do need to keep moving for lots of reasons and …

Keeping Healthy in Winter

Winter is the time when colds, coughs and all sorts of minor ailments kick in. It’s awful outside; howling wind, rain and freezing temperatures. It’s easy to want to stay indoors and eat comfort food like stodgy pasta, mash potatoes, pies and pastries and glug on hot chocolate which is why people tend to put …

Easy Exercise!

Do you dread the idea of working out, building up a sweat, aching and being stiff the next day? Do you think you haven’t got time to work out because you’re juggling children and a job and housework and a partner and hobbies? Do you say to yourself that you’ll never keep up with a …