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Stretching and flexibility may very well be the most least understood aspects of exercise and fitness, and yet could have the most significant impact on our health, especially as we get older.
Got to admit – I’m about as flexible as a dry twig… and despite my good intentions, I’m actually getting worse!
“Maximum Results With Minimal Time Investment”
I’m all for becoming more efficient with my training, and when it comes to working out I like to keep my sessions short, and to use my time as effectively as possible – hence my love for compound exercises.
By now you must have heard about the scientific research, from the McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario which has devised a High Intensity Circuit Training (HICT) workout, that can be performed in – that’s right, 7 minutes!
According to their science boffins, the workout requires no specialist equipment other than just your own body-weight, a wall, and a chair.
It can be done at home, in the office, or whilst travelling, and is designed to work the entire body.
Not only that, they say it can have the same aerobic and strength training effect as a long run and a resistance workout!
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Last year (2013) the American Medical Association (AMA) declared that obesity is now officially a disease.
With approximately 1 in 3 Americans considered clinically obese, this decision was always going to come sooner rather than later.
Supporters of the decision claim it will help with how obesity is perceived – as an illness/disease, rather than through overeating and lack of exercise.
My immediate reaction was simply, disbelief.
.. And women of course!
The title of this article still makes me smile every time I say it to myself!
About 10 years ago when Pilates first came in to main stream fitness, and I was still in the military, one of my old physical trainer instructors – a lovely lady called Debbie (or rather; Sgt Massey!), always used to say “real men do Pilates!”
Back then, and to a great extent today, Pilates was seen (by us blokes) as a ‘girls form of exercise’..and something that was a bit of an easy cop-out that you did instead of ‘real’ exercise!
I never took it seriously then, and it’s only recently that I’ve started attending Pilates classes at my local gym.
It’s still very much a women’s dominated form of exercise, however, more and more of us guys are taking it up – and with good reason.
Barefoot running or simply walking around barefoot has had a lot of attention recently.
I see a lot of people blogging about its benefits, and it was even brought up during the Olympics.
Obviously it is not a new phenomenon, but how many of you have actually looked into running barefoot?
Probably not many.
Hopefully this article might stir something within and get you thinking about new possibilities.
I was always ‘led to believe’ that walking or running barefoot is not a good thing to do.
It damages our feet right?
If you listen to all those glossy running shoe advertisements, it seems that a good fitting, supportive shoe is essential to keep our feet healthy, to help us run more efficiently, faster and longer.
Could it be that these companies are more interested in commercial gain, than our health and wellbeing?
Surely not!