Diet & FitnessFrom the very first day I threw on a pair of runners in 1992, I have seen many ideas about how to improve your running come and go; many have stayed constant, some have re-emerged every few years, and some have been pushed onto an unsuspecting public in magazines and in running clubs around the country.
One such idea is core stability training. You may have heard the phrase, or something similar, pop up in conversation over the years. You may have read about it in magazines. In this day and age of technological advances, we have allowed ourselves to lose track of what our bodies were designed to do. As we spend more and more time sitting down – in cars, on buses, at desks – our stabilization muscles are getting progressively weaker all the time. As we use them less and less in our everyday lives, we have lost the ability to activate our stabilization muscles subconsciously. Because of this, other muscles take on the work of the stabilization muscles and over-compensate; this can inevitably lead to injury.
Diet and Fitness
Core Stability
9 Essential Weight Loss - Health And Fitness Strategies
1. In the beginning, your fitness plan should not be overly aggressive.
One of the biggest problems most people encounter when starting a fitness programme is rapidly depleted motivation after only a few weeks due to an overly ambitious fitness plan. Two days per week of 20-minute low-intensity cardiovascular exercise (walking, jogging, biking, swimming); and two days per week of 30-minute light resistance training (using weights or resistance machines) is adequate in the beginning. As you become acclimated to the lifestyle “shift” you can add more days and get improved results. but beware: If you try to do too much too fast, you may end up quitting altogether. If you’ve tried and failed doing it alone, then we suggest you get a training partner or personal trainer who will help you sustain your motivation.
What to do after joining a gym
‘What Now? I’m thinking of joining a gym but what do I do once I’ve actually joined?’
Everyone dreads the first time they enter the gym.
The apprehension of entering a new environment, the uncertainty of what to do once you’ve joined. These are all normal feelings when you are introducing something new into your life. After all, it may have been years since you last worked out, or it may be new to you altogether. Don't worry you’re not alone, everyone was a 'newbie' at one stage and contrary to what you may think everyone is not looking at you, they have training to do!
If you have been thinking of joining a gym then you have probably pictured the above scenario over and over again in your head. Don’t worry it isn't that bad.
'Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained'
The best thing to do is just get up and go to the gym you have been threatening to join. You don’t have
