Article by the Drummond Team
With Spring finally upon us and gardens everywhere needing a little TLC, it might be helpful to try our 5 easy tricks to avoid the unwanted aches after a long day lifting and shifting in the garden.
Squat Well
Something that is often forgotten, or not understood to begin with, is how to […]
By Drummond Course Tutor Mel Beves
Here is a section from my body conditioning class that I am teaching at the moment. This really overloads the lower body and gives a metabolic kick! Who says you have to have impact to get the heart rate racing?!!
Wide squat x16 / wide pulse squat 16 – repeat […]
Article by Gill Cummings-Bell & the Drummond Team
I can’t believe it’s that time of the year again! The seasons come around so quickly I can hardly keep up. Clients and class members are still working out from their post-Christmas fitness drive and are starting to think about getting out of their winter clothes into shorter […]
Here’s a great workout to help tone abs and arms:
Workout provided by Drummond Course tutor and Fitness Boxing pads Instructor Matthew Hirst
If you’re struggling to find time to get to the gym, its not the end of the world as there are lots of other options. Here’s a program that you can do anywhere with no equipment, so no excuses!
Start off by:
running on the spot for […]
Article by the Drummond Team
In Russia and Eastern Europe, kettlebell lifting is an international sport with local, national and world championships. However, they have become a piece of equipment found in many gyms, health clubs or studios. Kettlebells are a fantastic piece of equipment for development of dynamic strength and endurance in both a class […]
Article by the Drummond Team
Plyometrics is a fantastic form of training that many personal trainers will have used at some point in their own training programmes at one point or another.
The benefits are widely accredited;
You increase the power and strength in the legs which will help all other aspects of training,You burn more calories in a […]
By Conor McLean, Drummond Tutor & Senior Lecturer, & Lifestyle & Obesity Specialist for Edinburgh Leisure
Supersets are a great way to hit all the main muscle groups in the body, especially if you are quite short in time. All these Supersets are using opposing (agonist & antagonist) muscle groups, meaning as one muscle group is […]
Article by the Drummond Team
Have you added running to your New Years exercise regime? Here’s some helpful tips on how not to run yourself in to the ground – and lose your incentive!
It sounds easy. Put on your running shoes, point yourself in your chosen direction and run. The energy cost of running far out […]