A guest post by Ric Moylan:
Getting into shape is important, but not as important as getting your approach right. Going about your fitness regime in the wrong ways can be counter-productive and even put you off pursuing your new routine. Read on for a few handy little tips for keeping your training safe as well as effective:
If you are considering taking up a new exercise routine or returning to exercise after some time out you may find that some common exercise excuses present themselves. Getting started can be a challenge, and depending which excuse fits best on the day, you may never get started at all. It’s time to face up to the excuses and make them a thing of the past. Once you do this you will allow yourself to achieve the physique and healthy lifestyle you have always wanted. Here are some common exercise excuses to try to recognise and combat:
For many fitness enthusiasts and athletes the deadlift is often a forgotten and neglected exercise. Perhaps this is down to fear and uncertainty of performing a technical exercise or maybe it is simply a lack of understanding just how fundamental this movement can be to achieving a strong and healthy body in union with a burly cardiovascular system. Women often suggest that these kinds of exercises should be avoided because doing them will lead to bulking of muscle – a look many women want to avoid. This is a myth and simply not true, women will not get big and bulky like a man might due to the difference in genetics and the hormone testosterone. Let’s explore why the deadlift can be such an effective exercise for many men and women looking to get into shape:
Investing in the services of a personal trainer may have crossed your mind if you are committed or seriously considering making a commitment towards improving your health and fitness. Many questions are likely to come to mind, mainly whether it will be worth the prices involved per session or if they can offer something you cannot achieve alone or alongside an equally enthusiastic friend. These kind of questions depend on the quality of trainer you decide to hire, this is not a decision to made quickly and a bit of research is often required.
Personal training certainly isn’t for everyone, but it can provide several life changing benefits to many people. Most professional personal trainers offer an initial taster session free of charge to enable the opportunity to see if we favour the experience. Let’s take a look at some reasons for hiring a personal trainer:
Alcohol is one of the biggest drug problems we face today, but it is culturally acceptable for many and deeply fixated within societies – so i guess it is ok, right? Well, not if you value your physical and mental health or exercise progression and performance.
Excessive drinking, binge drinking, weekend sessions – many of us have done it, and we have also felt the full effects of it with an insane hangover. In terms of the effects on athletes and exercisers alike, this kind of drinking can seriously affect performance, recovery and progression in a chosen sport or activity.
Some key points about excessive alcohol intake and exercise performance:
When we see or hear the word ‘athlete’ most of us would immediately associate it with an individual involved in higher levels of a popular or common sport i.e. track and field, football, boxing, etc.
Recently i have been appreciating the athleticism of individuals taking part in more obscure activities, some of which most people would claim are not even a sport. Despite this, there is absolutely no argument to be made that these guys are not athletic. They possess all the required attributes to compete at an elite level of any sport. Check out some examples and share your thoughts at the end if you like. Enjoy, these guys are incredible and deserve some recognition for their mind-blowing ability. The second video is my personal favorite - no particular reason, it just is :)
Exercising outdoors provides lots of great benefits. Heading into the great outdoors in some parts of the world, especially here in the UK, can be difficult – but a bit of rain never hurt anyone, right?
Let’s consider some reasons to embrace the great outdoors:
Suspended bodyweight exercise offers a fresh method of fitness training. It can lead to exciting body composition and fitness results for people of all abilities. It allows us to implement our own body weight to enhance fat loss and develop gains in strength, flexibility, balance, power, core stability and joint stability.
In my opinion, one of the greatest features is that it is a suitable method for everyone regardless of their fitness level, age or health status. The level of difficulty and intensity of the exercises performed can be pre determined by adjusting your body position and angles to suit, this offers us complete control over every session and allows us to progress quickly and safely.
It doesn’t matter how hard some people try to maintain a healthy diet and consistent exercise regime they often find themselves giving up soon after they have begun. Old habits die hard and the bad ones can have a strong hold over your mind and behaviour. You may already be aware of your own bad habits, and when you embark on an attempt to improve your health and fitness you probably do a good job of cutting all of them out of your day. Despite this, most people are well aware by now that bad habits are very easily resumed, i guess we just need to ask any smoker about that. It will certainly go some way to providing you with health and fitness success in the future if you can understand where your habits have come from and how they develop.
In order to achieve success with your health and fitness goals it is important to educate yourself about what it is you need to do to get exactly what you want. If you are serious about achieving your dream body or developing good physical and mental health you should at least create enough time to learn how to do it. Not only will this allow you to reach your goals, it will allow you to do so safely.
