It seems that people are finally realising that they can achieve as good a workout for free in their local park, than they can by joining an overpriced gym. Overweight Brits are ditching the gym and opting for “DIY” fitness solutions. Last year, 54,000 fewer adults joined health clubs compared with the previous 18 months. Instead they are opting...
Two years ago we wrote about heart rate monitors in our article Fat Burning or Time Wasting Zone? It seems that others are now starting to realize that watching the heart rate can actually hold you back in fitness and weight loss. The Argument For Heart Rate Monitors The idea for heart rate monitors is that if you exercise within your “fat...
Jamie Oliver has been creating his dream school. This week he chose Olympic decathlon champion Daley Thompson to take the kids through some classic old school gym workouts. He did a great job at providing the motivation needed to get kids active again.
If you sometimes feel that you are not exercising as hard as usual then your lack of physical exertion while training could be due to mental fatigue. Sports scientists found that being tired, or suffering from mental fatigue, reduces your ability to exercise at higher levels of intensity. Researchers from Bangor University found that when athletes became tired their performance reduced. However,...
Recent studies have shown that teaching children martial arts is more effective at teaching children how to behave properly than traditional physical education. Improvements have been seen in levels of concentration, physical behaviour and mood. In one study children who were taught martial arts for 3 months showed significant improvements in their behaviour and were more sociable and attentive...
Jogging is a great way to help get fit and lose weight. Measuring performance allows changes to your running to speed fitness and weight loss. Jog Style helps you do this.
Quinton Jackson is better known as Rampage Jackson the UFC mixed martial arts fighter. In his latest movie role he plays BA Baracus in the film version of The A Team. BA was originally played by Mr. T who like Jackson was a pro wrestler before becoming an actor. Rampage Jackson was born in 1978. He held the UFC...
Follow these simple running tips and you should hopefully improve your performance, get fitter, stronger and suffer less injuries. Avoid Fatigue It is important to build up your fitness levels at a sensible rate. If you charge into a new fitness regime too quickly you are more likely to suffer an injury early on that will then stop you...
Chalene Johnson has fast becoming one of the most popular hip hop dance fitness instructors. Here we see her with her team performing a high energy dance routine. Her dance group are called the Turbo Girls and this is how her workouts become known as the Turbo Hip Hop workouts. The Turbo Girls are Chalene Johnson, Danielle Braunstein, Genelle Bell...
The successful UK dance troupe Diversity have teamed up with the Change4Life organization to help promote dance as a way to get kids and adults more active and fitter. Change4Life is a new scheme run by the British National Health Service which aims to help families eat well, move more and live longer, happier lives. Diversity have put together...
