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How the Cold Weather Affects Your Workouts and How to Use it to Your Benefit
There’s no doubt that the onset of winter presents an extra challenge for people who work out. The temperature plummets, the skies open up and it gets harder to get out of bed in the morning. But it’s not all bad. There are some training benefits to working out in the cold weather.
Let’s investigate.
5 wellbeing apps to try
Well-being is front of mind for many people, largely as a result of the pandemic and the health challenges it has presented. The integration of health and tech has seen a plethora of health and wellness apps to guide our journey come onto the market. Let’s check out 5 of the best.
How to Make Cardio Fun with Technogym
There have been a lot of innovations in the fitness industry in recent years. Among the most exciting is the integration of digital technology with traditional fitness equipment. At the forefront of that movement is an Italian company called Technogym. This company sets out to transform cardio exercise from boring and monotonous to fun and engaging. Let’s discover how you can make cardio fun with Technogym.
5 Mindful Habits To Practice Everyday
Your life is nothing more than an accumulation of days. And your day is the result of the habits that dictate how you fill the minutes that make up those days. When you incorporate mindful habits into your daily routine, your life will have more purpose, more direction, and more forward momentum.
Sled Workout to Burn Fat and Build Muscle
Finding a workout that seriously combines fat burning with muscle building isn’t easy. Most do one well and the other just slightly. But there is one form of heavy duty functional training that activates fat loss and muscle growth equally well …
sled training.
7 Tips To Make 2022 Your Healthiest Ever
Let’s face it - we’ve had a lot of health challenges over the last couple of years. But now we’re in a new year.
Why not make it your resolve to make 2022 your healthiest ever?
Doing so doesn’t have to require drastic changes. In fact, the healthiest people I know all say the same thing …
Great health is all about doing the little things consistently.
25 Min Partner Workout
Partner workouts, where you train with your loved one, are a great way to share your passion for health and fitness. Couples who work out together have been shown to develop a stronger relationship and to experience faster exercise results than those who do not. Here is a fast and furious 25-minute partner workout that will get you and your partner sweating together - and loving it!
Breathing Exercises To Counter Stress
Stress is something that we can’t avoid in this hectic, fast-paced society. But we can do something about the way we respond to it. By regulating our breathing, we are able to trigger the body’s relaxation response to counter stress.
25 Minute Full Body Barbell Workout
Getting in an effective workout doesn’t require a whole lot of equipment and time. In fact, if you’ve only got a barbell and half an hour, you’ve got everything you need to achieve an awesome muscle building and fat burning training session. In this article, I’ll lay out that workout for you.
45 Min Spin Cycle Workout
If you’re after a high octane workout to optimize your calorie burn and work your quads and calves to the max, then you need to get yourself to a spin session. But, you don’t have to always rely on an instructor-led spin cycle class.
5 No Equipment Pilates Moves For When You Missed A Class
You love your Pilates class, but there are times when life gets in the way and you miss a class.
You don’t have a reformer at home, so what can you do?
Fortunately, there are some very effective Pilates exercises that you can do at home with no equipment at all.
In this article, we present 5 no equipment pilates moves for when you miss a class.
The Best Exercises for Strong Legs
Your legs are the power base of your body. The stronger they are, the more power you’ll be able to generate. For most people, however, the legs are an underdeveloped part of the body, both in terms of muscle size and strength. If you’re in that category, it’s time to do something about it. In this article, we lay out the six best exercises for strong legs.
Why You Should Try Personal Training
If you are a regular gym goer you’ve probably seen people working out with personal trainers. Maybe you’ve thought that trainers are ok for gym newbies but a waste of time for seasoned exercisers like you. Well, not so fast …. scheduling a workout with a personal trainer every few weeks could be just what you need to take your training to the next level.
In this article, we’ll explore 5 reasons why it makes sense to have a regular session with a PT.
45 Minute TechnoGym SkillRun Workout
The treadmill is one of the oldest and most popular pieces of cardio equipment on the planet. Now, an innovative fitness company called Technogym has taken treadmill workouts to a whole new level with their TechnoGym SkillRun Treadmill. Designed to train the pillars of athletic conditioning and performance, the SkillRun combines treadmill, sled and parachute training in a single platform so you can boost your explosive power, enhance your top speed and maximise your training effectiveness. In this article, we’ll lay out an insanely effective full body 45 minute TechnoGym Skillrun Workout.
Should I Be Eating Organic?
With inflation skyrocketing around the world, our fruits and vegetables are seemingly getting more expensive by the week. Buying organic adds a whole new layer of expense to the grocery shopping bill. So, is it really worth that extra cost? Let’s find out if earring organic actually makes sense.
30 Minute Partner Workout
Working out with a partner has been shown to boost exercise results. As well as improving training regularity, it enhances motivation, increases calorie burn and boosts individual performance. In this article, we’ll lay out a 30 minute full body partner workout that can be done in the club with some basic equipment. This workout is ideal for men and women to train together.
7 Minute Stretch Session
Warming up is a crucial part of every exercise session. But so is warming down. Over recent years, research has made it clear that, while dynamic stretching should feature as part of your warm up routine, static stretching should come at the end of your routine. In this article, I’ll lay out a 7-minute stretching routine that you can do after a workout. It also works well as a stand alone stretch session, especially first thing in the morning. When performing these gentle stretches, you should keep the movements smooth, gentle and relaxed. For maximum benefit, hold each stretch for 15-30 seconds, ensuring that the correct posture is maintained.
9 Tips to Keep You On Track
Getting started with a fitness plan is a transformative decision that can improve every aspect of your life. The real challenge, however, is to maintain the regularity and consistency of your exercise routine month in and month out. In this article, we present 9 proven tips to keep you on track to achieve your fitness goals.
15 Minute Technogym Bench Workout
The Technogym bench is a sleek and stylish workout bench that includes resistance bands, hexagonal dumbbells, weighted knuckles and a training mat. The bands come in 3 resistance levels and the dumbbell pairs are 2.5, 3.5, 5. 7.5 and 10 kgs. In this article, we’ll present a 15 minute full body workout on the Technogym Bench, which you can find in our RUN Athletic Studio.
6 Tips to Reduce Food Wastage At Home
With food and grocery bills on the rise, food wastage is something that most of us simply cannot afford. Neither can our planet; not only is food wastage a major contributor to greenhouse gasses, it’s also a waste of the water, natural resources and energy used to produce the food in the first place. Here are half a dozen things you can do to reduce food wastage at home.