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Some people really enjoy working out but sadly I’m not one of them. I enjoy all the benefits that regular exercise gives me like increased fitness, better muscle tone and being able to fit into my clothes but I don’t really enjoy exercising. I believe I’m not alone and that many people do not enjoy [...]
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You know what it’s like. It’s 11:30 p.m. and you’re skipping through the channels on your television to try and find something to watch. You’re not having much luck. Suddenly you see something interesting and take your finger off the channel button. You’re fascinated it’s some incredibly fit and good-looking woman with perfect teeth and [...]
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The debate about whether working with free weights such as barbells and dumbbells versus using machines continues unabated. Firstly lets face it any exercise a person does whether it’s with free weights or a machine has to be good. So beating people up because they use machines at the gym seems pointless to me. Personally [...]
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Back pain is one of the most common medical problems that affect people of all ages. When we are young it isn’t so much of a problem. But as we get older particularly into middle age it is estimated that eight out of 10 people will suffer from back pain at some point in their [...]
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I was reading an article recently whose title was what to do if your pecks won’t get any bigger. I think the real question is why on earth would you want your pecks to get bigger? This is a question asked mostly by men. They seem obsessed by muscle growth particularly chest and shoulders. I [...]
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Power plates have been on the market some time now. Basically it’s a platform that looks a bit like a set of scales. Underneath is a powerful motor that causes the plate to vibrate thousands of times a second. It is said that to get a beautifully toned body the only thing you need to [...]
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I love runners particularly the manic type you know the ones I mean the ones who just have to run at any cost. At any one time about 20% of my class is made up of runners or ex-runners. Many of them come to me from physiotherapists who have recommended Pilates to help alleviate some [...]
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When women think about strength training they see huge muscular women with bulging muscles and decide that is definitely not for them. The truth is women just don’t have the testosterone required to easily build large amounts of muscle. Yes, it’s possible but usually there’s an element of drug use such as steroids required to [...]
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With the summer fast approaching we are once again thinking about the size and shape of our bodies. It’s at this time of year that people start to think about what they will look like in a bikini. Sometimes when we look in the mirror what we see isn’t what we’d like to see. Many [...]
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After much begging and pleading from my clients I’m going to bite the bullet and create my own Pilates product. After reviewing one Pilates For Beginners program after another I can’t find one that I’d recommend for complete beginners. Sure there are thousands of different books and DVD’s on the market many of them written [...]
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