My recommendation for the best home exercise equipment for beginners is surprisingly cheap, can be stored in your knickers draw and can tone every muscle in your body! Actually, you don’t have to be a beginner. I have been a life long exerciser and a fitness trainer for over 30 years and it’s the only bit of exercise equipment I use now. Oh, and a good pair of trainers. More on that at the end.
When you read an article on the subject, it usually starts with, the best to way start exercising (at home) is to do something you like doing. That’s pretty obvious, why would you choose something you hate? But on the other hand, how do you know you like or dislike something unless you try it first.
The other is to start slow and build up. That’s another obvious one you might think, but you would be surprised how many people I see going hell for leather on the first session and not being able to move for a week afterward! Jumping straight into a gym session or a class at the local leisure center, or following the latest youtube video. People want instant! Instant is a myth! Read more
There is only one piece of equipment I always recommend when asked. Not only is it the best and cheapest home exercise equipment out there, but probably the only one you will ever need! I use it, my clients use it, it tones every part of your body and fits into your undies draw, pocket, or bag. Read more
Mood, is a feeling, an outlook, a state of mind, a chemical reaction. How to improve your mood is surprisingly simple and boils down to making just 3 simple behaviour changes in your day. Let me explain. Read more
Exercise motivation can be a struggle sometimes. It largely depends on what your reasons to exercise are and what you think exercise actually is. Get these two things right and you will easily understand why you don’t have it and how you can get it, making being fit and healthy a breeze!
Doing the housework, taking care of the kids and fitting in a job, take up many hours of most women’s daily lives. Hitting the gym or taking a class is not a long-term viable option most of the time. So what is the answer? Read more
You will not need any equipment except what the local council and Mother Nature has provided for you, free of charge! A fitness walking routine for weight loss using lampposts and muscle toning using a park bench. It incorporates ‘Fartlek’ and ‘Circuit Training” principles that allow you to take your fitness walking to another level. Let’s get you started… Read more
Many of us make decisions to change something at some point in our lives. No more so that with a new year resolution.
But why is it we do this more in January as opposed to any other time of the year? New years day is the same as any other day after all. The simple guide to new year resolutions that work, introduces you to the one resolution that makes all the other resolutions easy to achieve! Read more
Walking is good for you, it helps keep you fit and healthy if done correctly. But did you know walking makes you happy? The practice of regular walks helps mental wellbeing as well as physical well being. Let me explain.
The benefits to your health from putting one foot in front of the other as many times as you can throughout the day are well documented. Look at the success of couch to 5k or the abundance of step trackers on your phone or on your wrist. The gadgets and the courses encourage us to walk more. It’s good for us. The more time you spend walking, the less time you will spend being ill (in general).
That in itself is great for happiness and mental health as the mind and the body are linked. That is not what this article is about. Here we will discuss why walking makes you happy in more holistic terms. Read more
Here is a simple fitness guide for beginners. All you really need to know without all the hype and confusion! Exercise is just moving. Moving in a certain way to get a reaction and an adaptation. This is a simple, plain English explanation of what that looks like. Read more