As a personal trainer for 10 years, I have worked with clients as infrequently as once a month and as frequently as 6 times a week. A good rule of thumb is the less experience and knowledge you have about exercise, the more necessary it is to meet frequently especially in the beginning. Maybe you have been working out a long time but you still [Continue]
Increasing numbers of people are starting to realise the benefits of walking as a means of exercising. It's easy to do - in fact you do it every day without even thinking about it. It's a low impact workout that requires no special equipment, training or expertise. It's suitable for a wide range of ages - which is probably one reason why it has [Continue]
Would you like to take more exercise but - like so many other people - struggle to actually do it? There are plenty of reasons why this might be the case. Not enough time to fit it into your day, lack of energy after a long day at work, lack of equipment - the list goes on. When you also consider that the monthly membership fee at the gym is an [Continue]
A lot of people avoid exercise because they think that it will be too strenuous for them. It's almost as if they are too unfit to get fit. It's perfectly understandable that most of us associate getting in shape with a high intensity workout - getting all hot and sweaty in other words. [Continue]
When it comes to exercise, walking is a great low impact workout that the vast majority of people can do. It needs no special equipment, there are no expensive monthly gym fees to pay and you can work it into your daily schedule whenever it's good for you. If you look at the potential health benefits of walking you might be forgiven for thinking [Continue]
If you are one of the many people who would like to get in shape and lose a few pounds, then this is a goal which is readily obtainable. It really is very simple - if you wish to lose weight then you must take on fewer calories in the form of food and drink than you use up in the form of physical activity. Consistently burning off more calories [Continue]
Regular physical exercise - taken on a frequent and consistent basis - is recognised as a major factor in improving health levels and lowering the probability of - or avoiding completely - numerous health problems and diseases. We are probably all aware of this - however, it can still be very hard to summon up the motivation to exercise on a [Continue]
Walking is a great way to take exercise. Most of us do it, to a greater or lesser extent, every day. It requires no special equipment other than a comfortable pair of shoes, and it can be fitted into your day whenever it suits you best. It's also a very cost effective form of exercise - there are no costly monthly membership fees to be paid. [Continue]
Shedding a few pounds is an ambition which a great many people have. It's a shame that it produces images getting hot and sweaty down at the gym or starving yourself on the latest rabbit food fad diet. Laps of the track or pounding the pavement in the rain are other equally unpleasant activities often associated with weight loss. None of these are [Continue]
When you consider the benefits of walking as a form of exercise, they're almost too good to be true. Reduced risk of heart disease and stroke, lower blood pressure, increased lung capacity, reduced risk of depression and even a reduced probability of certain types of cancer. Add in weight loss, increased energy, and generally feeling better and [Continue]
