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Dance Yourself Dizzy? Think Again!

A couple street dancing.

Image Credit: flickr Hello Everyone. Today’s article is a guest post from The Factory Gym. ----- Thanks to the title, those 80s music stalwarts amongst you will instantly recall the fabulous disco beat (and not-so-fabulous-but-strangely-effective lyrics) of Liquid Gold’s greatest hit. However, although a successful product of its time in terms of getting people up and dancing, thirty-odd years later it’s been proven that a bit of carefree dancing doesn't necessarily add to that dizzy, ditsy factor … in fact, a bit of dancing could be making you smarter! Memory Boosting Moves The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cardiovascular Training, Guest Posts Tagged With: Dancing, Guest Posts

Top 10 Types Of Yoga

Top 10 Types Of Yoga

Yoga is a popular style of exercise that has numerous health benefits. It's also very expansive and there are numerous different styles. In this post I'll be focussing on these different styles and helping you find one that's right for you by listing the Top 10 Types Of Yoga. Once you've had a read of this infographic, please Like, +1, Pin and Tweet it by using the buttons above and below this post. Also, if you want to learn more about the yoga and other top exercise classes, take a look at the related articles below: 10 Health Benefits Of Yoga Top 10 Exercise Classes To Try 10 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Exercise Classes, Featured, Fitness Cartoons & Infographics, Yoga Tagged With: Exercise Classes, Fitness Cartoons & Infographics, yoga

10 Tips For Getting The Most Out Of Your Personal Trainer

10 Tips For Getting The Most Out Of Your Personal Training Sessions

In my previous two posts I looked at the benefits of personal trainers and provided you with some top tips for choosing the perfect personal trainer. However, in order to fully realise the benefits personal trainers have to offer, you need to follow a few simple steps. In this post I'll be providing you with those steps and listing 10 Tips For Getting The Most Out Of Your Personal Trainer. Once you’ve had a read of this infographic, please Like, +1, Pin and Tweet it by using the buttons above and below the post. Also, if you want to learn more about personal trainers and how they can … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Fitness Cartoons & Infographics, Personal Trainers Tagged With: Fitness Cartoons & Infographics, Personal Training

5 Myths about Kickboxing Exposed!

A man and woman kick boxing.

Hello Everyone. Today’s article is a guest post from PlayEnable. ----- “Difficult to learn”, “too intimidating and aggressive” and “male dominated”! These are just some of the common misconceptions that surround Kickboxing. Like most mainstream activities that have benefited from an increase in popularity it is common that certain general misunderstandings emerge. This results in a ton of misinformation about Kickboxing in general, while the reality is different for everyone. So I thought it would be useful to tackle some of the myths, following my own kickboxing experience and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Guest Posts, Sports Training Tagged With: Guest Posts, Sports Training

Fitness Tip Of The Day – Learn To Cook

Fitness Tip Of The Day - Learn To Cook

As healthy eating has become increasingly popular, more and more pre-packaged healthy meals and food products have hit supermarket shelves. This has led many people to believe that they can eat healthy without ever having to cook their own healthy meals. However, trying to eat healthy without learning how to cook is a big mistake for a number of reasons. First, many of the supposedly healthy food products on the market contain misleading food labels and are not actually as healthy as the product manufacturers would like you to believe. Second, even the highest quality pre-packaged healthy … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Diet and Nutrition, Fitness Tips Of The Day Tagged With: Diet & Nutrition, Fitness Tips Of The Day

9 Tips For Choosing The Perfect Personal Trainer

9 Tips For Choosing The Perfect Personal Trainer

In my last post I looked at the benefits of getting a personal trainer and discussed how they can help you achieve a range of fitness goals. While personal trainers certainly can be very beneficial, it's important that you choose a good trainer that's right for you. In this post I'll be helping you do just that by providing you with 9 Tips For Choosing The Perfect Personal Trainer. Once you’ve had a read of this infographic, please Like, +1, Pin and Tweet it by using the buttons above and below the post. Also, if you want to learn more about personal trainers and how they can enhance your … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Fitness Cartoons & Infographics, Personal Trainers Tagged With: Fitness Cartoons & Infographics, Personal Training

Fitness Tip Of The Day – Add Bananas To Your Diet

Fitness Tip Of The Day - Add Bananas To Your Diet

Bananas are a tasty, filling fruit that contain a wide range of health boosting nutrients. They're loaded with fibre which protects against constipation, allows you to get the maximum nutrition from your food, stabilises your blood glucose levels and much more. Bananas are also a top source of magnesium, manganese, potassium, vitamin C and various B vitamins which collectively boost your energy levels, assist with chemical reactions in the body, help your wounds to heal, relax your muscles and nerves and much more. Bananas don't require any preparation and are very portable, so you can take … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fitness Tips Of The Day, Food Tagged With: Fitness Tips Of The Day, Food

Fitness Tip Of The Day – Go For Healthy Snacks

Fitness Tip Of The Day - Go For Healthy Snacks

Snacking is something that sabotages many people's healthy eating efforts. They eat a healthy breakfast, lunch and dinner but they forget to prepare healthy snacks. Then when they get hungry between meals, they reach for a calorie packed snack (such as candy, chocolate or a cookie) and undo all their good work. The good news is that healthy snacks are easy to put together and once you get used to preparing them, you can easily satisfy your appetite between meals without loading up on calories and unnatural ingredients. There are lots of options when it comes to healthy snacking. Greek … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fitness Tips Of The Day, Food Tagged With: Fitness Tips Of The Day, Food

Fitness Tip Of The Day – Fill Up On Fish

Fitness Tip Of The Day - Fill Up On Fish

Fish is a filling, full flavoured food and can be enjoyed hot or cold. It contains high levels of protein which builds, maintains and repairs all your body's cells. It's also an excellent source of healthy fats which boost all your vital organs, protect against chronic disease and much more. In addition to this, fish is packed full of B vitamins, vitamin D and selenium which collectively enhance your energy levels, strengthen your bones and teeth, give your body antioxidant protection and much more. As mentioned above, fish is very versatile and tastes great hot or cold. When eaten hot, it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fitness Tips Of The Day, Food Tagged With: Fitness Tips Of The Day, Food

Fitness Tip Of The Day – Exercise Outside

Fitness Tip Of The Day - Exercise Outside

Gyms and exercise classes are hugely popular and as a result, many people do all their exercise indoors. While indoor exercise is undoubtedly a great way to stay fit, if you're not doing some outdoor exercise each week, you'll be missing out on the unique benefits of vitamin D. Vitamin D is often referred to as the 'sunshine vitamin' because exposure to the sun's rays stimulates the production of it within your body. Its main role in the body is to support the absorption of calcium and phosphorus - two nutrients that are essential for strong, healthy bones and teeth. It has also been linked … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fitness Tips Of The Day, Fitness Training Tagged With: Fitness Tips Of The Day, Fitness Training

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