Article by Greg Sellar B.Sc (Hon’s)
In fitness, we talk about having mobility – being able to move our joints and body through different ranges of motion to suit everyday activity. If you concentrate too much on one aspect of fitness, like developing strength or endurance, typically you’ll limit the mobility you have around a joint, meaning […]
Article by Paul Batman PhD
I always like to go home at night put my feet up for a few minutes and have a beer just to finish off the day. I never drink to excess but find that one beer every now and again makes me feel good.
Is this because I really want to drink […]
Book Review by Jane Basely
“I want to lose some weight.” “I want to get fitter.” “I can’t fit in my lovely (dress, trousers, suit) anymore that I want to wear to a party.” “I want to be able to run around with my children, (grandchildren) and I can’t.”
As fitness professionals I am sure you have […]
Article by Matt Hirst
We are now in November or Movember a time when people around the world grow a moustache for raising awareness of prostate cancer and depression in men.
I want to look at depression which effects all men, women, boys and girls. What is depression?
The mental health charity mentalhealth.co.uk state;
Depression is a common mental […]
Qualifying and stepping into the world of business is an exciting time for you as a Personal Trainer. You might be the most enthusiastic and motivated PT around, knowing every inch of the gym environment but it’s also important to take stock of some key business skills. This will enable you to market your business […]
What is the real truth? You can’t argue with numbers…. Article by Dr Paul Batman P.Hd
To discourage us from eating the wrong foods we are often told what exercise would be required to burn the food item off. We have been told that if we eat that chocolate bar we will have to go to […]
Article by Dr Paul Batman P.hD
The new discipline of “sedentary physiology” or “inactivity physiology” is emerging as more information becomes available on the problems associated with sitting, inactivity and sedentary lifestyles.
Sedentary Behaviour is a Significant Health Hazard. Unique responses caused by prolonged sedentary behaviour that are the result of a lack of continual skeletal muscle contractile […]
Hydro-actif merges with Drummond Education to Better Serve the Water Fitness Market
Steph Toogood of Hydro-actif and Gill Cummings-Bell of Drummond Education are pleased to announce the exciting merger of these two health and fitness training brands, effective from the 1stSeptember 2019. The Hydro-actif brand will remain the powerful brand it is within the water world […]
By failing to prepare, we are preparing to fail.” This is especially true when it comes to food and meal planning. One of the biggest problems for busy people is to find the time to plan, shop, cook and then eat well. If you don’t give thought and planning to what you are going to […]
Article by Lincoln Bryden.
Hello Everyone. It is Lincoln here again. Last weekend I played daddy day care as Jill and I were hosts for Harvey’s 5th birthday and 15 boys! Trust me it was a long 2 hours but it was really worth it! As I am new to the kids party thing, I was […]