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Benefits of yoga for runners
Jane arrived at her first yoga class feeling fit and ready for anything. Just 10 minutes into the Ashtanga-style yoga class, the keen runner and mum-of-two realised that while she might be fit and fairly lean, she wasn’t flexible. Not in the least. In fact, the 70-year-old yogi to her right was able to reach [...] -
Why jogging is better than walking
Have you taken up brisk walking as part of your New Year fitness campaign? Did you think that walking would be less tiring than jogging? Or perhaps you simply thought that walking would be easier on your body, but still an effective way to lose weight. Now an American study could make you change your [...] -
Fit deck exercise cards and app
Recently I have been away on holiday and with that comes the guilt or pleasure of missing my regular exercise. No gym, no exercise, seems a fair exchange? This year I decided my holiday would actually be an opportunity to get fitter not fatter. Usually I train most week days, running, swimming, and gym so [...] -
The benefits of running for middle aged beginners
If you’ve never been a runner before, the prospect of taking up the sport for the first time can be quite daunting. Many people assume that we all just naturally slow right down as we hit middle age and so avoid taking up running at this time in their life, as they assume it to [...] -
Boxing clever, fighting fit – women’s combat sport strengthens body and mind
It’s no surprise that boxers are some of the fittest people you’re likely to meet. Boxing is the ultimate high intensity sport that uses every muscle in your body and requires the utmost agility, co-ordination, stamina and strength. There are several benefits of combat sports for women, however there has been, until recent years, quite [...] -
Stretching Before Excercise Doesn’t Help In Avoiding Injury
A recent study has shown that stretching before physical activity does not reduce the risk of injury. Doctor Daniel Pereles at George Washington University in America, along with a number of other colleagues, conducted an experiment involving 2,729 volunteers who all recruited online and ran at least 10 miles per week, thus increasing the reliability of [...] -
Which Sports burn off the most calories?
It’s a question which understandably is very difficult to answer due to the fact everyone is different and someone’s weight has a huge impact on how much can be burnt off at any one time. However, using myself as an example, (an 11st, 22 year old male) I’ve attempted, and successfully found, a converter to [...] -
Aerobic exercise ‘boosts memory’
New research has shown that aerobic exercise boosts memory in older adults. Moderate exercise carried out over a year increased the size of a part of the brain associated with memory and learning, a study conducted by a team at the University of Pittsburgh found. Researchers selected 120 dementia-free physically inactive adults aged 55 to 80 for [...] -
Initiative to get people walking
The Ramblers has launched A Walk in the Park, a new programme of short health walks in London’s parks, in collaboration with the Rain Trust. Using Walking for Health’s tools and processes, Ramblers will recruit, train and support volunteers to deliver a programme of 10 walks each week in the capital’s parks. Tom Franklin, chief executive of [...] -
10 Ways to keep fit for free
With the economy being in such a precarious and delicate state its hardly surprising that the number of people signing up for gym memberships has declined rapidly in the last few years. There are many reasons for this change. Primarily its because people just don’t have enough money as they used to have, nor the time [...]