Heart Rate Recovery

Heart Rate Recovery

Evaluating your fitness level can be simplified by gauging how quickly your heart rate returns to its baseline after an intense exercise. To illustrate the concept of heart rate recovery (HRR), think of a scenario where someone is rushing to catch a bus. A person in...
Survival in the Modern Age

Survival in the Modern Age

Human beings haven’t naturally evolved for regular exercise. Physical activity was crucial for survival in the past, as people had to hunt for food and avoid becoming prey. Today, our society doesn’t demand physical activity for survival. Therefore...
Managing Expectations With Gratitude

Managing Expectations With Gratitude

Its time to enjoy a break from routine and some time for reflection before we close for the year. I trust in your term 3 of exercising you achieved a better sense of health and fitness. If however you found yourself disappointed with your progress then let’s talk...
Be Positive About Exercise

Be Positive About Exercise

I often find that worry and reasoning are two powerful forces that can hinder my fitness progress. It usually begins with a negative thought, like “I’m too busy,” and it’s easy to follow it up with a list of reasons why I can’t exercise....
Fitness Prestige Is Priceless

Fitness Prestige Is Priceless

Throughout history, status symbols have undergone significant transformations, reflecting shifts in societal norms and values. In the past, corpulence was often deemed a status symbol in certain cultures, with various connotations: Firstly, being overweight conveyed...
Core strength is pivotal for overall health

Core strength is pivotal for overall health

This week we will be focusing on the muscles of the truck and learning to feel our abdominal muscles engage to support movement during exercise.   Core strength plays a pivotal role in enhancing overall health and daily functioning. The core encompasses the muscles in...