Tag Archives: muscle strength
Arthritis: Pain = Strength = Hope
Be motivated by what you can do, not defeated by what you can’t. Arthritis is more than a little annoying! A sign of ageing? Generally, but our joints are likely to age far faster than we do if not looked …
Put your bare foot forward!
Have you ever wondered what you should wear on your feet for your Pilatess class? In my blog this month I will try to explain why the correct answer is nothing! (If you prefer for reasons of hygiene, or just …
Post Exercise Nutrition Advice
Most people who read up on this fail to realise that when articles are written about the ‘optimum’ time to refuel they are talking about those who want to build muscle and have had a very intense weights workout, or …
Why am I not losing weight even though I am exercising?
The short answer is likely to be that you are consuming more calories than you are expending. I have written about over-rewarding our exercise efforts in previous blogs but let’s look at the question “Why am I not losing weight even though I am …
Happy to ‘engage’ it but what exactly is my ‘core’?!
If you attend any of my fitness classes or see me as personal trainer you are bound to come across the term “core.” Personal trainers and Physiotherapists often advise core-strengthening exercises, articles in fitness magazines describe a new “core” exercise routine every month. So this must be …
