Matlock / Bakewell gym - Blog
Exercising with your friends gets results!
Wednesday 23rd October 2013
Small group personal training with your friends is a fantastic way for people to benefit from the quality of service of personal trainer but in a small group situation. The group can be made up of your friends, work colleagues or even people with similar training goals or interests. You'll benefit from increased motivation, gain confidence, possibly meet new people and of course help build team spirit. An hour of group fitness training is not only a fast way to get results - you will have a great time having them. James Bailey commented "Enjoying a workout with your better half or your friends can be a great opportunity for some quality time together, even if you have different fitness levels.…
Want to double your endorphins?
Tuesday 22nd October 2013
Want to double your endorphins? Exercise classes spike your endorphins and turn training from burden to pleasure. My article this month is all about maximising pleasure. Below I'll explain why exercising in a group will have you walking away happier - and stronger - from every workout. Exercising in a group can double the amount of endorphins your body releases in comparison to working out alone. More endorphins mean more fun. More fun means more motivation. And more motivation means quicker, better results. Additionally, signing up to a timetabled group keeps you on the righteous path. Missing a workout is a lot harder if you've got people waiting for you to show up. James Bailey, Woodlands instructor and Corrective Exercise specialist, commented "Studio…
10 Reasons to Hire a Personal Trainer
Sunday 20th October 2013
Everybody will need little bit of help with exercise sometimes - even if you're just starting out or have been at it for a long time. Still, there are people who shy away from personal training, unsure of what they'll get out of the experience or whether it's worth the money. There are a number of reasons people work with per trainers. Some want a tailor made program so they can lose weight or get in shape. Some need to be held accountable for their workouts. Regardless of how long you've been training for, what your goals are or what level you're at, a personal trainer may be just what you need to take it to the next level. 1. You're…
30 minute Personal training Sessions
Wednesday 16th October 2013
Many people who work out in a gym find that staying motivated, working consistently at the right intensity, and monitoring progress is a time consuming and difficult task. Others find that even entering the gym area is too intimidating, not knowing where to start their exercise routine or believing they don't belong there because those places are only for fit people. Our 30 minute personal training options have been created exclusively to help you to achieve their lifestyle goals. Our one-to-one personal training methods are designed specifically to help you get great results quickly, safely and effectively. Our sessions are designed around five basic components: 1). Addressing Your Nutrition - the foundation of all health and fitness 2). Cardiovascular Exercise - optimise fat burning 3).…
What is CrossFit?
Friday 11th October 2013
CrossFit is one of the latest US fitness crazes making its way across the UK. CrossFit is described as a strength and conditioning program as "constantly varied, high intensity, functional movement," with the stated goal of improving fitness. CrossFit workouts are typically short - 20 minutes or less - and they are intense, demanding all-out physical exertion. CrossFit combines bodyweight exercises, resistance training (including Olympic lifts), sprinting, rowing, skipping and more. The equipment used is basic: barbells, dumbbells, gymnastics rings, pull-up bars, kettlebells, medicine balls, and boxes for box jumps. Below are some example CrossFit Workouts: CrossFit Workout 1 Running: 1 mile Do circuit 10 times: Pullups: 10 reps (total 100 reps) Pushups: 20 reps (total 200 reps) Bodyweight Squat: 30 reps (total 300 reps) Running:…
Get functional
Thursday 10th October 2013
When it is time to get back into shape, burn off those pounds that accumulated over vacation or build muscle for the beach, most people think about using gym machines. After all, when you walk into your local gym and see all the shiny equipment, it is impressive. How could you not get fit, burn fat and build muscle? However, bodyweight and free weight exercises are a better choice for your fitness, fat loss and body shaping needs. You not only build an attractively muscular body, but you improve real world performance with physical abilities you can use at the gym. Some gyms set up a series of machines and have the gym members go through the circuit like an assembly…
Do your joints hurt?
Tuesday 8th October 2013
Posture has a major influence on Pain. Pain can alter muscle function, creating reflex inhibition and changing our movement patterns. Pain and reflex inhibition change the sensory input to the muscles when there is damage to ligaments and capsules; it can also influence the ability of muscles to support the joint. We should also note that poor posture could be the source of many pain syndromes, as faulty postural relationships increase strain on supporting structure. Muscle imbalance and faulty joint alignment are common sources of pain. Pain is the ultimate motivator - the body will always move away from pain. It is these pain avoidance patterns that can continue to reinforce faulty movement within the nervous system. When optimum muscle balance…
Sometimes less is more
Monday 7th October 2013
Most of the popular splits undermine progress for average trainees. Just because a certain split works for a genetic phenomenon who may be bolstered by drug support, it doesn't mean that it will also work for natural, genetically average body builders. Ideally you should train each body part three times every two weeks; that is, once every four or five days per body part. You'll train three nonconsecutive days each week, which will give you four full days of recovery every seven days. The popular split routines usually include more training than non-training days, which is counterproductive for most bodybuilders. This is abbreviated training, and it's precisely what most body builders need if they want to make good progress. The short workouts…
The Woodlands Fitness Centre Newsletter October 2013
Tuesday 1st October 2013
What's New? October has crept up on us pretty much as every month has this year and it's mildly terrifying that 2013 is now almost over. And whilst we're on the subject of mildly terrifying, let's not forget its Halloween soon. We've started to decorate the club - and have opted for a nice, old fashioned white. As promised, no wacky colours this time. We're not sure how long the brilliant white will stay brilliant - so we might opt for a very light grey in the next couple of weeks. Most of the gym has been finished. Next will be the reception followed by the changing rooms. I always want to know what you think of the Woodlands Fitness Centre…
Is weight Training for women?
Thursday 19th September 2013
When it comes to weight loss, health and quality of life a little weight training can go a long way. Most people think that cardiovascular exercise on machines such as treadmills and exercise bikes burns more calories than lifting weights. But that isn't necessarily correct. Working your muscles as well as your heart and lungs can improve your health and help you drop a clothes size faster. While cardiovascular exercise is a great way of burning the fat, adding a little strength training to your workouts will earn you extra calories every day. You'll even be burning extra calories while you're sleeping or sitting on the couch watching Eastenders. Aerobic exercise may burn a few hundred extra calories but for every additional pound…
Can you target specific areas to burn off unwanted fat?
Thursday 19th September 2013
I'm always being asked by members to show them exercises to help them burn off unwanted fat on specific areas, normally the belly, bum and hips. Sadly you cannot target specific areas to burn off unwanted fat. Many magazines and articles lead you to believe that if you do 100 sit-ups a day you will have a flat tummy. The body works as a whole system, and only by addressing the whole system (nutrition, lean muscle mass, energy output, metabolism) will improvements come. The body burns fat from all over, so resistance training all body areas will start to tone and increase overall lean muscle mass and burn fat from all over. Muscles that are toned are on standby all day,…
What you should know about BMI?
Thursday 19th September 2013
BMI stands for Body Mass Index and is used to estimate a healthy body weight only based on your height and weight. The calculation is: Body Mass Index = Weight (kg) / Height2(m). However, this measurement does NOT actually estimate % body fat. The ranges that you typically read about are: 18.5-24 is considered to be a healthy range 25-29 is overweight 30+ is considered obese BMI isn't a very accurate way to diagnose individuals' health but rather it was designed to compare and classify populations of people. The BMI calculated for tall, slender people usually indicates they have more body fat than they actually do (just because of the way BMI is calculated). BMI also doesn't take into consideration the difference in weight of…