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An impossible fitball exercise

admin — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:33:37 +0000

If you want to frustrate yourself when it comes to exercises then this is the perfect one for you. The aim is to keepthe bottle of water completely still. This is measured by whether or not there is any movement on the surface of the water within the bottle (which should be half full). So, lay on your back on the floor, grip the fit-ball between your ankles and lift it with a 90 degree angle at the knee, and your lower legs parallel to the floor. Whilst you do this you hold your upper body in a straight crunch position, so you are activating both your upper and lower abdominals. Get a friend/trainer to place the bottle of water on the top of the fitball and look very closely at it. I bet you can’t keep it completely still for a period of 5 seconds. Good luck, let me know how it goes. P.S. I can’t do it !!

Latest fitness craze ViPR, for functional personal training

admin — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 12:55:58 +0000

Information on a new piece of fitness equipment called the ViPR. It comes in rubber tubes in seven weights, from 4-20kg. The beauty of the design lies in its total body application, and ViPR’s complete flexibility: it can be carried, dragged, thrown, flipped, stepped on and rolled; it requires no maintenance, and can be easily stored…pretty much anywhere. ViPR uses the four pillars of human movement: gravity infused, stretch-to-shorten, tri-planar and integrated. It closely mimics the utility of seven tools: barbell, dumbbell, Kettlebell, stability ball, medicine ball, balance device and speed ladder. The “Swiss Army knife” programming potential of the tool is exploited in 9,000 currently developed exercises equally adaptable for beginners as for expert and elite users. Give it a try and let me know how you get on.

Core Training aids cricket performance

admin — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 08:42:20 +0000

After what can only be described as a horrendous start to the cricket season for me with the bat, things have finally improved this week. I decided to train my core on the morning of the game, which I don’t normally do, and I played much better in the afternoon. I doubt whether physiologically this helped my performance, but it probably did help mentally. I concentrated much better that’s is for sure. Personal training wise, with a couple of clients away this and next week not much to tell. L.I-W did really well yesterday when she achieved what she deemed as impossible by getting from the ground (her garden) back to her wheelchair completely unaided. This may seem relatively minor in the scheme of things but lets just say that for her it dramatically improves her independence, and means that picnic’s in a parks open spaces are no longer out of the questions. Well done, great effort. Michael

Learn to balance on the fitball, Guaranteed

admin — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 07:07:44 +0000

We’ve all been in the gym trying to do the basic tummy exercises whilst some smart arse is balancing on the ball in some flashy way. Here I will explain how you too can join to ball poser group, all you need do is follow this guidelines and practice. See the kneeling balance video on the exercise library page. Firstly the basics, kneeling on the ball on your hands and knees. Stand with your feet shoulder width apart and the ball resting against your shins. Place your hands, shoulder width apart either side of the highest point of the ball. Slowly rock forward until your feet leave the floor. TIP: use your hands to steer the ball and thus stabilize it. TIP: activate your core muscles (so hold your tummy in), this also helps stablize the ball. TIP: Don’t immediately try to keep the ball totally still, steer it around a bit to maintain your balance on it. Once you get the hang of it you should be able to kneel on the ball on all fours and keep it still. Good luck, let me know how it goes, feel free to call for any advice or help on 07980545324. Michael.

Functional Training – The meaning!

michael — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:21:30 +0000

Functional Training involves training the body for the activities performed in daily life. In doing so you train your body to handle its own body weight on all planes of movement.

HomeHealth Fitness design a personalised exercise strategy where the repetitive performance of movement patterns improve an individual’s performance of a specific daily or regular activity. In other words we help devise exercises that aid the client in performing certain movements, for example, a bowler in cricket; or more specifically, small broken down sections of his bowling action are worked on individually.