Posts Tagged ‘ gym ’

The exercises that you should avoid in the gym SIT-UPS

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Mark Perren-Jones There are many exercises and gym myths that I am going to debunk in the following blogs so that you can get the best out of your gym workouts and more importantly, not injure yourself. First of all, if you are doing sit-ups to strengthen your core-STOP! I will not go into great detail in...
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Great results from the ‘miracle machine’

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Mark Perren-Jones I wrote an article the other day about the benefits of the vibration trainer that we have here at the spa. It was designed originally by the Russian space agency for their cosmonauts to increase bone density and muscle mass after their extended stays in space. It has been incredibly popular throughout the...
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Nature’s Perfect Isotonic – sports or energy drink, coconut water.

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Nature’s Perfect Isotonic – sports or energy drink, coconut water.

It is amazing to think that the coconut tree is busy nearly 12 to 13 times a year! This makes the tree very productive, producing coconuts all year round, any amount from 40 to 60 a year all from one tree! Due to the name coco-nut we think of it as a nut, well...
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Stretching before or after exercise or not at all? Or both? What’s best? Part 1

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Stretching before or after exercise or not at all? Or both? What’s best? Part 1

Mark Perren-Jones I decided to ask many of my clients when they thought was the most important time to stretch if they only had enough time to do stretching either before their exercise/activity or after. Which would be better? Would stretching before decrease their risk of injury? Or after? Read on, you are going to...
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Apparatus/Fun and Games Fitness Class

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Apparatus/Fun and Games Fitness Class

Pamela Pankratz Does the idea of hitting the treadmill make your brain go numb and your body flinch? Do traditional exercise classes produce feelings of fear and dread? Does the notion of lifting weights with the muscle boys make you scoff and say, “yeah, right…”? Who says exercise has to be ...
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Reasons to use a Fitness Coach

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Reasons to use a Fitness Coach

Pamela Pankratz Motivation Motivation is the number one reason people decide to invest in a Fitness Coach. It is about staying on track to feeling and being healthier. Fitness Coaches provide unparalleled motivation. They help you move past self-imposed limitations, stimulate a feeling of accomplishment in you, and help you achieve goals that you never thought...
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