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27/8/2021 1 Comment

Why is your daily water intake important?

Our body is made up of around 60% water (give or take depending on your age) so its understandable that water is an important part of our lives. 

Everyday we secrete water when doing basic things like breathing, sweating and passing urine. Therefore, it makes sense that through out the day we need to top our water off in order to keep it at the same level.

Here are some benefits of drinking water:

1. Aids digestion
2. Helps your body remove waste
3. Protects your tissues and joints
4. Regulates your cooling system (very important for exercise)

(Its important that you try to focus on sipping through out the say rather than not drinking for hours and gulping down a litre at once.)

 
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22/8/2018 9 Comments

The importance of dynamic stretching.

By the end of this blog post you will be asking yourself why you haven't incorporated dynamic stretching into your workouts from the beginning!

Lets start off with some definitions and clear up some differences between stretches. Dynamic stretches are movement stretches, these should be performed before your main workout and after your warm up. Static stretches are still stretches, these should be performed after your main workout, as part of your cool down.

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26/7/2018 5 Comments

What supplements should I be taking?

There are so many different supplements being promoted everyday by loads of different people, its hard to tell what is good and what isn't. Well this blog post should clear some things up for you.

I am going to start by answering the question (as simply as I can) and the answer to this question is like the answer to every other fitness related question, it depends, on you as an individual and your goals. I know that was a bit anti climatic, considering I was babbling on about being clear earlier, but if you read the rest of this blog post it will surely give you some knowledge and help YOU answer this question.

​Please be aware that I am partnered with the monster supplements and PHD and so I earn a small commission when products are bought through the links I have provided below, with no extra cost to you. I am partnered with them because I love their range and they have great prices.

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11/6/2017 5 Comments

Why is posture important?

When we talk about having good posture, we mean the head and spine being balanced in relation to gravity. Having correct posture is not just about looks, it's important for the body to function properly. Think of your body as a chain, if one part isn't working, the whole connection is thrown off.  At one end of your chain is your feet and the other end, you head, more specifically, your teeth. Long term misalignment of one part of your body can make you more prone to injury and discomfort. Your spine and core is built to hold your body upright and essentially to stabilize all body movement. 

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10/5/2017 1 Comment

Important muscles that are often neglected.

Many of us focus on our biggest muscles when training, for example, back, legs, chest. However, neglecting smaller muscles is not something you want to do. Often these smaller muscles play a much bigger role than you think and could affect the bigger muscles that you are trying to strengthen or grow. 

Below I am going to list 5 important muscles that I find are often neglected, why they are important to train and good exercises for them.

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19/1/2017 7 Comments

How to make your waist smaller.

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If you came onto this post expecting me to tell you where to buy the best waist trainer, the you are going to be surprised when I tell you that in no way do I support waist trainers.

They are bad for your body. If you are of a healthy weight/size then the shape of your waist now, is how it naturally is and there is no changing it.

Don't worry, this isn't a pointless post. I'm going to show you how you can make your waist appear smaller.
 


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19/1/2017 2 Comments

Activating the glutes.

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The glutes / gluteal muscles are made up from gluteus maximus, which is not only the largest of the gluteal muscles, but the largest muscle in the human body, gluteus medius and gluteus minimus (smallest of the gluteal muscles).

I've found that a lot of people find it hard to feel an exercise that is aimed at their glutes, whether it be an isolated or compound exercise.

Hopefully after reading this post you will no longer have this issue.

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13/1/2017 4 Comments

The importance of static stretching.

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Static stretching after a workout is one of the most neglected parts of fitness. This is because stretching to most, myself included, seems so boring; holding painful positions, especially just after a workout is such a big effort. It is normal to feel this way, I still do sometimes, but what it comes down to is your goal, and in everyone's goals stretching plays a big part. For example, build muscle? Stretching is a must, you cannot build on top of tight muscles. Losing fat? Stretching is important, while you are on the cardio machines, or jumping up and down in a circuit, tight muscles can lead to injury. Improving flexibility? Static stretching is of obvious value. 

So after every workout you should aim to be stretching at least the muscles that have been used. This will help them relax and loosen, ready for the next workout.


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