Exercise & Fitness

The following are a sample of some of the more frequently asked questions we receive concerning the benefits and pitfalls of cardio.  For more detailed, in depth responses pleases contact us directly. If I want to lose fat quickly, should I do as much cardio as possible? Definitely not!  Excess cardio work will cause your body to become “overstressed”, increasing the...

By Nick Mitchell   I wince whenever I see some misguided trainee stretch themselves into pretzel like contortions before undertaking their workout proper. This is the absolute wrong way to prepare the body for any intense training activity as traditional static stretching (assume the position, stretch and hold) can both temporarily weaken the muscle being stretched as well as having a ca...

Sometimes I am short of time when I get to the gym and I skip my warm up.  Is this a bad idea? It’s most definitely a bad idea!  You don’t need an eternity to warm up properly for resistance exercise, but if you injure yourself you may well be out of the gym for a very long time indeed. The benefits of a general, circulatory warm-up include: ·    ...

By Nick Mitchell There have been countless articles, books, DVDs and probably even hymns dedicated to the pursuit of the sculpted six pack. Perhaps because they really are at the centre of the body and are the focal point where our eyes are automatically drawn to, but nothing holds as much cache in the fitness world as really defined washboard abdominals. Despite the fact that the assemble...