Most gyms nowadays offer a variety of classes: from traditional group cycle to Les Mills classes to things called ‘full body assault’ and ‘ab attack’. While I certainly wouldn’t recommend anyone ‘assaulting their body’ or ‘attacking their abs’, a well-planned class by an experienced instructor who knows what they are…
Month: <span>July 2020</span>
Without a doubt, gyms are a convenient invention for improving our physical fitness. Most gyms offer a wide variety of equipment that people of all levels can benefit from. It is also easier to track your progress and implement progressive overload in a gym environment. However, gyms can be intimidating…
Every good training programme should include the use of free weights. The type of free weights and to what extent you are going to use them will depend on your fitness level, goals and preferences. However, before adding a bunch of popular exercises to your programme it is important to…
When it comes to setting exercise/training goals, the first thing that comes to mind could be doing your first pull up, squatting a certain weight or achieving a desired physique. However, if longevity and health are important to you then it would be necessary to eventually look at the bigger…
Deadlifts are one of the fundamental exercises that you are likely to see in any gym. Despite their popularity, this exercise and other variations of hip dominant exercises require an understanding of what joint movements take place. This knowledge will help you perform these exercises correctly and safely to build…