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The definition of flexibility is: The ability to bend easily or without breaking Working on from mobility last week, we know that to increase or mobility, we must have an equal amount of flexibility. Being flexible or increasing our flexibility offers many benefits within our daily lives: Improved mobility, having covered this last week, weContinue reading “Flexibility”

Often mobility can be confused with flexibility (we’ll cover that next week) so what are the differences? Flexibility is passive, so pulling your heel into the glutes with your hand. Mobility is active (or dynamic), moving into a position without an external force, so pulling your heel into your glutes without using your hand. MobilityContinue reading “Mobility”

Workout completed, feeling like a million dollars and wanting to get some post workout food inside of us. Stretching, but I feel so good! Many people use the term “passive stretching” and “static stretching” interchangeably. However, there is a distinction between the two. Static stretching involves holding a position. That is, you stretch to theContinue reading “Post Exercise Stretching”

We always get told to warm up, so what should we be trying to achieve? Warming our body up, ready for the workload we intend to undertake, using a controlled increase of reach/speed of movement in the required body parts. Let’s break this down a little bit: Workload we intend to undertake – The plannedContinue reading “Pre-workout stretching”

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”

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”

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”

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”

Cardio gets a lot of heat, mainly as it tends to be the go-to training for weight loss and because it’s open to all, you can get a very large anecdotal dataset! I prefer to think of it as a tool, same as conditioning work, resistance training etc Walking – underrated, Cross trainer – underrated,Continue reading “Cardio Basic’s”

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.”