The heart – we know it is an important organ of the body! However, not only is it just an organ, but it is muscular, meaning it needs to be exercised! Aerobic exercise is the best mode of exercise to make the heart strong. Making sure the heart muscle is strong means the heart will …
Have you ever been told to slow down, or maybe speed up your movements when exercising? Do you know why? Our body adapts differently to the same movement, depending on the speed at which you move! This makes it really important to move at the right speed, in order to get the desired benefits, whether …
High intensity interval training – you may have heard of this term, as it certainly has been taking the fitness world by storm recently! It is a fantastic exercise modality due to its time efficient nature as well as the great effect it has on your exercise response. What is it? High intensity interval …
Your lungs do more than just help you breathe! The lungs are an extremely important organ. They help our body to harness the oxygen we need from the air and then transfer it to our blood to be circulated throughout the body, as we need it. Whilst this is the most vital role that the …
This may sound like a strange title, but a colleague recommended I read an article by Katy Bowman (who is big on nutritious movement) called 13 ways to make your walk more nutritious. I thought it was a great way to encourage people to walk more often and more ‘nutritionally’ (getting more variety in their …
There are very few places in Australia where you can embark on a 15+ minute walk and avoid any sort of change in elevation. Fortunately, walking up and down hill provides us with great benefits. Each direction has a different and unique benefit that we will explore below. Walking up a hill or incline Cardiovascular …
With September upon us now, many people have decided to partake in the challenge and increase their overall daily steps. However there are a few important considerations when you are looking to increase your steps to ensure that it is done safely and without sustaining an injury. How many steps were you doing before? While …
With many people not feeling comfortable enough to go outside for a walk, there are many other aerobic exercise solutions that you can do within the comfort of your own home. In this article, we will discuss how you should aim to structure your aerobic exercise at home to get the same benefit as walking …
To improve our strength and endurance, we need to continue to progress the difficulty of what we are doing. There are many ways to do this and the way in which you choose to progress depends on your goal. What is consistent is the 10% rule, which supports gradual increases (10% to be precise!) over …
There is an interesting notion among many people that increased fitness and strength improvements come from doing more. While it is true that volume is a factor that needs to be considered, often the intensity of the activity has a greater influence on just how much you need to do. During a recent health talk …