NEW FACTS FOR THE NEW YEAR – Fact 1
Always look on the bright side: being an optimist can help you live longer. Optimists often have lower blood pressure, which reduces the risk of coronary artery disease as found in a study by scientists at Harvard and Boston universities.
Treat Yourself…….Try A Sports Massage
Sports massage should play an important part in the life of any sportsman or woman whether they are injured or not. Massage has a number of benefits both physical, physiological and psychological. Physical effects of massage…………….Pumping (the stroking movements in massage suck fluid through blood vessels and lymph vessels). Increased tissue permeability (deep massage causes the pores […]
Never give up…..
Try a food diary……..
It is becoming more and more know that diet and nutrition plays a significant part in your health and fitness goals. On average it contributes a massive 80% of weight loss in the UK, with this in mind why not try something new……rather than trying different diets and either failing or yo-yo dieting (putting it […]
Keep Going!!
Snack of the day…..Strawberries Dipped In Yogurt
Just dip some strawberries in yogurt, then put them in the freezer for 20 minutes and voilà! Easiest snack ever! If you want to go even more healthy, try using Greek yogurt. Not only does Greek yogurt have half the sodium of regular yogurt, but it also has more protein.
Work larger muscles to burn more calories.
The gluteus maximus is the largest muscle in the human body. It is large and powerful because it has the job of keeping the rear of the body in an erect posture. So keep squatting!!
Better Sore Than Sorry!!
Great Article On Breathing Through Your Nose.
http://www.breathingremedies.co.uk/2014/01/29/nasal-breathing/
Thinking of taking a few months off……This is what Happens
Although resting muscles for recovery is important we can actually detrain our muscles if we take too long before we use them again. Detraining starts to occurs within a relatively short time period after training ceases. Approximately 10% of strength is lost after 8 weeks of inactivity, but 30-40% of muscular endurance is lost during […]