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 […]
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 […]
Real muscle building from the age of 40? It’s the only way!
Men over 40: strength training in age-related muscle loss counteract Although it is 40 years, commonly referred to as “old”, however, the force from – is already in this age; at least if nothing is done against the loss of muscle mass in old age. For muscle building it is according to the experts, never […]