Category Archives: Exercise ideas

High Intensity Training. Does it deliver?

High Intensity Training, or HIT, seems to be the latest trend in fitness training, promising big results in a fraction of the time of conventional training routines.  So what is it all about, does it work and is it for … Continue reading

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Could POWERbreathe Help You to Better Sports Performance and Health?

What is POWERbreathe? POWERbreathe is designed to reduce breathlessness, improve fitness and maximise sports performance – all in less than 5 minutes a day.  It boasts giving less breathlessness in 3 weeks and better stamina in 4 weeks. It is … Continue reading

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The benefits of rowing machines

How rowing machines can benefit your fitness – without getting wet! Rowing machines are the third in the ‘triad’ of low impact fitness machines you will find in the gym, the other two being the spinning bike and the cross … Continue reading

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Using an exercise ball to help your fitness

Exercise balls are great for low impact exercise routines Exercise balls, or Swiss balls as they’re sometimes known were developed in the 60s and were first used in the medical sense to assist with neurological development, particularly in children.  More … Continue reading

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Spinning your way to fitness on a spinning bike

Fancy going for a spin? Spinning bikes are a great way to get fit and have a good time while you’re doing it.  Cycling is fun and good for you but in the depths of winter or if you live … Continue reading

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Isotonic drinks – what are they and do they work?

Isotonic drinks seem to be everywhere these days; what is so special about them and are they worth using? When you exercise your body heats up as energy is expended. In order to maintain your body temperature at 37 degrees … Continue reading

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The Best Core Exercises.

Your core is the area consisting of your lower back muscles, abs and also oblique. They are an essential part of our muscles that needs to be trained on par with everything else. If we are not careful and give … Continue reading

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Recognizing the Benefits of Yoga

There are many unexpected benefits of yoga. Like any form of exercise, you might think that yoga would be great just to help you get flexible and add more tone to your body, but it seems as though yoga goes … Continue reading

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Ironman ATIS 4000 Review

With a 4.8 overall rating and a huge number of positive product reviews, Ironman’s ATIS 4000 is simply the best which is why it is always on top of the list of many inversion therapy enthusiasts especially those who are … Continue reading

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Why You Need To Be Doing Pull Up Bar Exercises

Pull ups are extremely difficult, we are not going to try and hide that fact. Like most things in life though, because pull ups take effort they are well worth doing. Well, they are definitely work doing if one of … Continue reading

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