As the sun shines brightly and temperatures rise, summer is the perfect time to take your workouts outdoors. However, it's crucial to exercise safely in the heat to avoid heat-related illnesses and maximize your performance. In this blog, we will explore essential tips and precautions to ensure you can enjoy your summer workouts while prioritising your well-being.
1. Hydration is Key: Staying hydrated is crucial when exercising in the summer heat. Aim to drink plenty of fluids before, during, and after your workouts. Water is often the best choice, but you can also consider sports drinks that replenish electrolytes lost through sweat. Remember to drink regularly, even if you don't feel thirsty.
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Spring into action this gardening week! The warmer weather is slowly returning, and the garden is growing again. For those of us that are green fingered, that means getting out into the garden right away (if you haven't already). As gardening can be more of a hobby and great for mindfulness, it can sometimes be easy to forget that it is also a physical workout at the same time - that is until the next day when you find yourself stuck on the sofa, struggling to move. To prepare, keep your body strong, and reduce chances of injury or fatigue while gardening, it is important to do exercises that mimic similar movements. Here are 5 exercises for gardeners, what muscles they strengthen and how this translates and can support your gardening routine.
Want more motivation while training? Well, grab a partner and bring them with you - it can be your spouse, a good friend, family member or anyone in between. Training with someone else is not only great fun but also has many other benefits, including:
Heads or tails, which will it be?
Stay active this half term with our Half Term Coin Flip Challenge. It will be great fun and the whole family can join in. How it works:
Want to make it even more interesting? Why not try adding your exercises of the day together throughout the week, so by the end of the week you will have 10 reps of 7 different exercises. You can even make it a family competition and see who can complete the exercise the fastest. On your marks, get set, go! With Blue Monday having just passed, it can be hard to feel motivated. The festive fun has officially ended, and everyone is back to work. So how do we get our energy back, feel motivated, and support our mental health during this time? One way is to keep moving. Here are 5 ways that exercise can benefit your mental health.
1. Promotes Happier Moods Physical activity stimulates the brain to release the feel-good hormones. With just a 20–30-minute workout, you can trigger release of dopamine and serotonin — which encourages a better mood and gives you more energy. Happy December! Let's push it hard in December, before the New Year. Each day, will reveal a new exercise for you to try during the day. As the days go by, try to merge 3 or 4 exercises to really get the heart pumping, or build a mini circuit of your own with 3 rounds of 4 different exercises. Make sure to warm up and cool down appropriately. Now, it's time to drop the chocolate and open the door to today's Fitness Advent Calendar - Enjoy!
A full body workout recorded live on 20th July 2020 with the aim to use simple techniques, yet work you to fatigue. The session is based on 5 sets of 10 reps., incorporating squats, dead lift, press ups, shoulder press, sit ups and plank.
The third of three fitness sessions recorded live on 10th July 2020 using traditional martial art techniques to give you a full cardio workout.
The second of three fitness sessions recorded live on 8th July 2020 using traditional martial art techniques to help improve your flexibility and range of movement.
The first of three sessions recorded live on 6th July 2020 using traditional martial art techniques to help condition your body.
This is a taster of the martial arts world using combinations of light punching, blocking, kicking and balancing movements. |
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