Good old fashioned skipping, still brilliantexercise now and great fun to do with clients. For the best results compete with your clients, either who can do the most or who can do the most in a set time i.e. 1 minute, garenteed to get them to maximise their effort. Boxers have been skipping for centuries and they are extremely fit. Variation is the key, there are standard two foot jumps, where you do mini jumps with both feet off at the same time, alternate feet, where you kind of jog …

Communication the the key to training the less able bodied. Discuss exercises types fully before attempting them, make sure you have fully considered the area in which the exercises are completed. Plan for any falls, so how you might get them from the floor back to a comfortable position for example. Be very positive, only in the most severe cases can no exercise be completed at all, its just a matter of slightly adjusting exercise to accommodate the individual. Any movement is better than none, some of it may have …

Either of the two large flat triangular muscles that run from the back of the neck and cover each shoulder. They help to move the shoulder blades and draw the head backward. The trapezius muscle has several other functions:
to move the shoulder blade in toward the spine, to rotate the shoulder blade so that the topmost part of the upper arm faces up, to move the shoulder blade up and down, to bring the head and neck in a backward direction, to rotate and side bend the neck and to …

Its the time of year that most cricketers have been longing for since the evenings began to shorten and last season ended in late September. Indoor winter nets begin for us this Sunday. However, many players, having wintered far too well will require some additional body conditioning to be in the best possible condition for the season. Good core stability is vital for both bowlers, for injury prevention and batsmen for their balance at the crease. Not to mention weight loss for those carrying additional pounds. Bowling is a very high …

Recent evidence strongly suggests that overweight and obese children are likely to remain that way into adulthood. Global statistics state that 22million children under the age of 5 are overweight and that 30% of children are now classed as obese. Annoyingly this is all preventable if children complete 60 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity each day. Getting these children to participate in exercise is the hard thing. Common problems are a lack of self confidence, general low energy levels due to inactivity and poor diet, lack of parental support, lack …