Your exercise tip – sit-ups for strong abdominals (yes or no)? No. Sit-ups are a common option people utilise when wanting to ‘strengthen and tone their core’ muscles, but are they the best option? Unfortunately, they only strengthen one muscle (the rectus...
Your exercise tip – I have ensured I have done all that is recommended for two weeks and nothing has changed! Most of our daily needs these days, are met almost instantaneously. So much so, we now expect everything to happen that fast, so when things don’t happen at...
Your exercise tip – What is that last little bit going to cost? You are getting closer to your goal, you only have two or three kilograms to go, but the weight just will not shift. You have changed all you can. You are exercising for more minutes at a higher rate...
Your exercise tip – exercise to improve balance If you are noticing that there is a deterioration in your balance, there are exercises you can do to improve. So what is balance? The physiology of balance is the body’s ability to sense that there is movement and to...
Your exercise tip – Can I shift my belly fat? Yes, you can – but not how you are probably thinking. One of the common questions we are regularly asked is ‘Can I shift the weight from (insert body part/region)?’ You can remove weight from an area on the body but when...
Your exercise tip – are you continually adding not substituting? When it comes to the goals we are aiming to achieve with exercise, how we set our routines and patterns is one of the key factors. If you are not achieving results, do you keep adding no more will fit...
