The secret to eternal youth, oh if only we had the answers. The population spends millions each year on face creams, botox, collagen, facials and such like. We also waste hours worrying about our age, dreading the next birthday and worrying that we’re losing our minds a little more each passing year. But what if you were to discover that there actually is a way to not only slow down the ageing process, but also to reverse it? Sounds interesting
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There are plenty of reasons to lose weight. Primarily, you should lose weight to become healthy. But today, society’s standards of beauty put pressure on being thin. Most people exercise, stay active, and diet to look good and come across as attractive. But losing weight is no child’s play. It takes months and even years of hard work to burn those calories, get rid of body fat, and drop a few sizes. If you’re tired of continuously trying to lose
Read more Running is one of the most accessible workouts going. Anyone can do it, anytime, at any speed, of any ability. Very little equipment is needed for your running journey, and the races and events available is plentiful. However, it is vital we ensure we have the correct footwear for our running. The very base of your running workout, the part of your journey which affects the impact, your posture, pressure on joints and comfort begins with your footwear. Once you
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Using a simple elastic band placed around the top of the fingers of your closed hand, there are three simple exercises you can do to strengthen your Finger Extensors. With the first exercise simply keep your hand level with your forearm and with the rubber band pulling your fingers together, then open and close your hand to strengthen the finger extensors – repeat as you feel comfortable. The second exercise incorporates the same motion but the hand should be bent
Read more In a similar fashion to the finger resistance bands, there are other exercises which will stretch and build your Finger Extensors. One way is to wrap a sufficiently sized but malleable plastic round your hand (not too tight) and then simply extend outwards using the force and strength of your fingers and thumb – referred to as a band hand extensor exercise. We have seen instances of people using relatively small socks which generally keep the hand very tight and
Read more The Finger Extensors are situated in line with the back of your hand stretching up your forearm. One of the easiest ways to exercise your Finger Extensors is to buy a finger resistance band hand gripper which does exactly what you would expect. There are holes in which to place your fingers and your thumb with the natural position showing the band/hand as closed. Using the strength of your fingers, and your Finger Extensors, simply stretch the band by opening
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The Standing Plate Twist is a perfect way in which to strengthen and stretch your external oblique muscles. These are situated to the left and right of your abs. This is an extremely simple exercise but very quickly you will begin to feel the stretching of the external oblique muscles. For this exercise you will require a weight plate which is a comfortable weight for you. All you do is hold the weight plate at forearm length outwards from the
Read more The Seated Barbell Twist is a great way to stretch and build your external oblique muscles. It is extremely simple but once you start you will begin to feel the stretch across the side of your abs. To do the Seated Barbell Twist you simply sit on a weight bench with either a length of pole or even a broom behind your neck. Grip the pole with your hands and keeping your chest upright and your lower torso rigid, begin
Read more Decline oblique crunches will help to tone and strengthen your External Oblique muscles. To do this exercise you will require a decline bench which are common in all gyms. With your feet on the top of the bench, lay back and then slightly raise your upper body. For the initial exercise rep place your left hand on your left thigh and your right hand towards the back of your head. Lifting your upper body, turn your torso to the left
Read more The side plank is an excellent way to strengthen your External Oblique muscles as well as toning up your abdominals. There are a number of different ways in which you can create a side plank. The first one is to do a traditional press up but on the upward movement simply twist your body over placing your legs side on with the floor and resting on your elbow. You can either have both feet straight together or one on the
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