There are many benefits to exercise in general, including improved mood, reduced stress levels and greater stamina to name a few. Below are 9 additional benefits specifically for expectant mums and new mums. Moving your body during pregnancy and right up to birth can help to improve circulation and reduce lower back pain and swellingContinue reading “Pre and Post Natal Circuits”
Author Archives: Kim W
Cross Training
Having looked at how to increase our distance and extend our goals, cross-training has been mentioned. So what do we mean by cross-training? Adding a variety of training types to your routine to achieve an improved and rounded skill set that your body can call upon. I continuously pick on running, so let’s take cyclingContinue reading “Cross Training”
Continuation and extension of goals
Reached your goal? Awesome work! Let’s have a think about where you could go from here, so often the extension is further or faster or in the case of strength, heavier. Breaking this down, they are obvious continuations of initial goals, say we wanted to run a 10k we get there, and then think I’dContinue reading “Continuation and extension of goals”
Performance Improvement
As we begin to notice performance improvements, be that travelling further/faster or that the workout we are doing is becoming easier, it can lead to the feeling that we should be doing more. When training someone, I like to think of progressions once we have completed an activity at a higher level, for example, aContinue reading “Performance Improvement”
How to increase distance
Quick search of Dr Google – ‘How to increase running distance’ – I know I am picking on running! 10% rule Don’t follow the 10% Less days more volume Speed work Hill work Interval training The first two say it all really, and I wish I made it up, both of those were on theContinue reading “How to increase distance”
Organising and programming your weekly intake.
Over the last couple of weeks, we’ve looked at counting calories, creating a deficit and staying on track. Being prepared takes can help us to stay on track and making good choices throughout the week. There are so many little adjustments that could be made, covering everything would take a small novel and lots ofContinue reading “Organising and programming your weekly intake.”
Creating a Calorie Deficit
Calorie or energy deficit is when we consume less than we burn, so for example if someone burns 2000 cals per day and they consume 1800 cals, they would be in a deficit. Ways that we can create a calorie (energy) deficit: Eat less than we burn. Burn more calories than we consume. A mixtureContinue reading “Creating a Calorie Deficit”
Calorie Counting
Here we go, I await the division! Calorie counting has over the years, got a bit of a bad rep, understandable, as there is an awful lot of information, calculators and apps available – all promising the new great success in body transformation. Let’s get real for a moment, most measuring tools can lead toContinue reading “Calorie Counting”
Staying on track at the weekends
Ah the weekends, time to relax, unwind and enjoy time with family and friends – surely something we should be looking forward too… This can also mean staying on track is, well, frankly damn hard! We prep and plan our week out, fight the urge for office snacks and even swerve the treats, all toContinue reading “Staying on track at the weekends”
Compound Lifts
The big ones, the old school ones and the ultimate measure of strength! Before we get carried away with how much we can lift, how about we focus for a bit on the actual movements and mechanics of these? Normally we would look at squat, bench and deadlift as the big 3, followed closely byContinue reading “Compound Lifts”