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The 10 Best Functional Exercises for a Full-Body Workout

When you first hear the phrase “Functional fitness” it sounds like just another trendy new workout that (falsely) promises to tone you up overnight, but don’t let the alliteration in the catchy name name fool you: It’s actually a series of exercises that are designed with how you actually use your body in mind (hence […]

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Why press-ups are the ultimate home workout move

Want to train chest but have no kit? Maddy and Alex from Soul Sisters Fitness explain why press-ups are the answer.  Let’s face it, you either love home workouts or you don’t. But while going to the gym isn’t quite as straight forward as it was pre-Covid-19, it’d be sensible to try and get on […]

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Strength training relieves claudication

Because people with peripheral arterial disease after short Walks, often due to a cramp-like pain pause is called the disease, claudication. A new study now confirms that strength training relieves the discomfort and the patient can walk longer distances without pain. The sports physiologist Dr Belinda Parmenter of the University of New South Wales had […]