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Exercising Over 40
If you have always exercised then continuing to do so after the age of 40 should be no big deal. Your body will be accustomed to the strain and stresses of exercise and therefore should be able to cope with familiar workouts with relative ease. However even seasoned exercises that...
CORE STRENGTH & STABILITY IN ADULTS
What is Core Stability? Core stability should not be confused with ripped abs or a 6 pack. Core stability actually refers to keeping our bodies stable and balanced, allowing us to perform every day tasks and movements without harming our spine or its surrounding muscles and tissue. Therefore it includes...
Treadmills v Exercise bikes
Exercise Bikes v Treadmills The two most popular pieces of fitness equipment are treadmills and exercise bikes. In deciding between the two, you should compare long-term sustainability, the effectiveness of the workouts, and safety. Think About The Boredom Factor Having a home fitness gym is more convenient than going to the gym. However at home there are...
Tips for keeping your knees fit & healthy
Whatever you do never jump into a rigid exercise regimen without the proper build-up. Not if you want to avoid knee trouble. 400,000 knee replacement procedures are preformed each year in the U.S.A. alone. If at all possible, you will want to avoid this by learning to take better care...
The Best Home Treadmills For Serious Runners
There is no getting away from it; a serious runner needs a serious treadmill. If you class yourself as a serious runner then you are going to have to spend a little more on a treadmill than the average leisure runner or those who want to use their treadmill as...
“Exergaming”- the rise of virtual fitness and fun
Exergaming - Virtual Reality Fitness Equipment for use at Home. Fitness Options, based in Nottinghamshire, covering the UK talks about the rise of VR equipment and what you need to know. UK Supplier of Icaros VR Equipment
Are Family Gyms the Future?
Are the gyms of the future family gyms were the whole family could exercise together and spend time with each other? It would certainly require a shift in the gym concept of today as they are not really set up to cater for a 5 year old but it is...
Americans take home exercise seriously
Having a home gym used to be as simple as buying an exercise bike and sticking it in the corner of the basement. But as Americans place more emphasis on fitness, they are digging deeper into their wallets for state-of-the-art home gyms. Sales of exercise equipment jumped from $4.4 billion...
Can You Add 5 minutes to your workout?
Even for the busiest person, 5 minutes is not a lot of time. It’s a small enough amount of time that pretty much anyone can put aside. So what would happen if we all added 5 minutes to our regular workouts? Just 5 minutes – it doesn’t seem like much,...
A New Study Tests Cholesterol-Lowering Foods
Can so call cholesterol-lowering foods actually lower your cholesterol. New study says it can but its not any easy route. The results come from a six-month trial carried out by researchers from the Clinical Nutrition and Risk Factor Modification Centre in Toronto, Canada. 345 people were chosen who had high...
A New Concept in Group Exercise Has Come to Fitness Options
A new concept in group exercise has just been launched in the UK after it has proved so successful in Europe. The Nessfit Fitwalker is a mechanical treadmill designed for group exercise classes similar to the very popular spin bike classes. It begins with an expert coach, Fitwalkers and people of all...
A Fat Cell Is For Life
A joint study has found through applied carbon dating to DNA that the number of fat cells stay constant in adulthood no matter how thin or fat the individual is or how much weight they put on or loose. The study was carried out between Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientist...
15-Point weight loss incentive plan
If you really want to lose weight but have no idea how to start, fear not. Below is a 15-point incentive plan that will hopefully help you on you way. Our experience fitness team at Fitness Options can you start in the right way. 1. Before you do anything get a...
12 Reasons every adult should strength train
1 Avoid Muscle Loss On average adults who do not strength train lose between 2 and 3.5kg of muscle every 10 years. Although cardiovascular exercise is great for fitness it does not prevent loss of skeletal muscle tissue. Only strength training can maintain your overall muscle mass and strength throughout...
10 Fitness facts
The average man exercises for 115 days per year for around 25-30 minutes at a time, which equates to two sessions a week. This sounds great, but when you actually add it all up it’s about 48 hours in total or just two whole days out of 365. Most men...
Changing roles
The motivation to buy fitness equipment and start an exercise programme for the majority of men and women is personal appearance and self-image. So when men walk into our stores they immediately walk over to the multi gyms and weights. For these guys nothing less than a six-pack, bulging biceps and a 42 inch chest...
Can You Exercise Too Much
Doctors and health professionals are always telling us to exercise but is there such as thing as too much. Well yes there is. Exercise releases the drug endorphin. Endorphins can ease pain and make you feel good. It is this drug that is behind the phrase ‘getting a high’ from...
Can you be a vegetarian body builder?
There is a misconception that you have to be a big meat eater to be a successful body builder. But with a good understanding of nutrition and a well-designed diet plan, you can easily build muscle without meat. The main food source of all body builders is protein and it...
Can vibration training be good for you?
Can vibration training be good for you? This is a question that a magazine called GearTrends® a very well respected trade magazine in America has been looking in to. To begin with the first American Conference on Human Vibration has just taken place with a focus on disorders of the...
Can Exercise Make You Smarter
Research is proving that exercise can improve brain function. Could this offer hope for Alzheimer’s? Latest research has shown that putting subjects through a three-month aerobic programme, new nerve cells grew in the human brain, something that was thought to be impossible. The participants of a study carried out at...