One of the most enjoyable ways to get fit. Very good exercise. Targets most of the bodies muscle groups especially when combined with skipping. We provide one to one or small group sessions at home, work or in the park so feel free to call about this. Otherwise, get some cheap pads and gloves from Argos, about £30 all in and do some boxing with a friend. Technique is less important when boxing just to exercise as opposed to pure boxing so feel free to try things. There are literally …

Happy new year. Detox January is well under way and as a result half the country is suddenly not drinking (alcohol that is)at all and eating mostly fruit. Unfortunately is smacks of hopes of a radical weight loss solution, but is it? For a sure fire way to guarantee losing weight we must consider our energy balance, that is the amount of energy (food and drink) we put into our body versus the amount of energy burnt off (through daily body function and exercise). Long term the most effect way …

Its the heart of the party season and with Christmas looming its only going to get worse. So by way of a free weight loss tip which is guaranteed to detox and combat ‘goose like’ weight gain in the next few weeks try this. FLUCTUATION TRAINING, not new, but very effective, no expensive equipment required, just a park and some trainers. The concept is simple, fluctuate your heart rate, thus making it speed up and slow down rapidly and regularly. It is suggested that the body burns more fat altering the …

Tabata or Tabata Intervals are named after a Japanese scientist called Dr Izumi Tabata who published a study in 1996 comparing conventional aerobic exercise with High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT). They consist of exercise intervals, based on his study, of 8 20 second all out sprints on a stationary cycle with a 10 second slow peddling rest in between. This is sandwiched between a 10 minute warm up and 10 minute cool down. When compared with moderate intensity exercise for 60 minutes over 5 consecutive days Tabata intervals were found to increase …

Manage your imputs. To loose weight most effectively exercise must be combined with a sensible eating regime. That is not to say a radical diet of any kind, more just common sense. So eat less. Take at least a 3rd of the food you would normally prepare for yourself off of the plate and save it for the next lunchtime or something. Do eat 5 portions of fruit and/or veg per day (this will also boost you immune system). Look at fat contents in the food you eat and make …