Having a strong core makes good posture easier, minimises your risk of developing back pain, and creates a great foundation for other movements (like lifting and carrying). If you feel that your core is quite weak, and you're made the commitment to make it stronger, read on to discover a great core workout aimed at beginners.
Naturally, some people may try the workout and find that...
With the London Marathon fast approaching, participants will likely be ramping up their training to prepare.
Keoghan Bellew, PT at Fitness Superstore , has shared his expert tips around supplementing an exercise regime with other workouts, to help elevate running performance, build strength, and enhance endurance.
From targeted strength training for your legs and core to...
Sarcopenia is the loss of muscle mass that occurs naturally as we age. The adage ‘use it or lose it’ applies. It’s a great idea to lift weights as you get older to counter this decline in muscle mass. Maintaining muscle and strength is associated with a better quality of life due to greater physical resilience and less physical restrictions. For example, someone who stays strong in their...
When I mention core training, most people think of sit-ups and crunches. These exercises have been a staple of core training for decades, but there is far more to training your core than this.
Your trunk can perform a variety of movements. It can flex (this is what you are doing when you do crunches and sit-ups), it can extend (arching your back), it can rotate/twist, and it can flex...
You don’t need state-of-the-art equipment or a gym membership to get your heart pounding and sweat soaking your clothes. There are several fantastic exercises that require no equipment and can be performed in very small spaces. Here are six of my favourite metabolism-boosting cardio exercises that can be performed anywhere. They’re ideal for HIIT workouts or traditional circuits.
If you don’t use muscle, you lose muscle. Our bodies have evolved to maintain only the muscle we need to complete our daily jobs. This is because muscles require calories, so the bigger you are, the more you need to eat. In hunter-gatherer societies (and urbanised societies until quite recently), food wasn’t easily available, and there would have been periods when it was scarce. Having excess...
There’s plenty you can teach yourself about fitness, and doing so is not only useful for beginners. Even if you’re experienced with working out, learning more about exercise can improve your routine to see results faster or even fix any bad habits that you may have picked up.
However, it can sometimes feel like there’s so much you need to know that you don’t know where to begin....
If you didn’t take a picture, did you really go to the gym? Sharing posts on social media is a great way to stay accountable, show off your hard work and to (more importantly) show off your new activewear.
Interested in seeing which fitness brand people have shared most on social media platform TikTok via hashtags, GolfSupport.com did some research and can now reveal all.
With people having spent the majority of the last 12 months stuck at home, it’s been more important than ever to make time for being active - not just for our physical health, but our mental health as well.
But with gyms and leisure centres closed as a result of coronavirus restrictions, how have people been staying in shape during lockdown?
The health & fitness industry has had to adapt dramatically to Covid-19 restrictions in 2020. Despite increased interest in keeping fit and healthy from the British public, fitness instructors and gyms were, for the most part, swapped for online classes and fitness apps during the country’s successive lockdowns.
Without a doubt, the impact on the whole industry has been huge -...
