Hello Everyone. The Free Fitness Tips Newsletter - January 2009 is now online. You can view the HTML version by Clicking Here. You can view the PDF version by Clicking Here. If you have anything you would like to say about this month's newsletter please leave a comment at the end of this post. Happy reading :-) … [Read more...]
Look Forward and Be The Change
Hey everyone. Today I've got something new for you...my very first guest. It comes from Parth Shah who runs his very own blog over at ShahTraining.com. Shah's blog is full of killer workout information and provides you with some fantastic training techniques. I strongly urge you to check it out after you have finished reading his excellent guest post ----- We're going through some tough times. I can understand that. But when has the human race never faced a tough time. Just think about the events in history. The past fifty years will show you how lucky you are. Pick up the paper and … [Read more...]
Bodyweight Soccer Sprints
In my last few posts I mentioned that I had put together a simple bodyweight routine whilst I was back at my parents house for Christmas. Today I am going to be fully explaining this bodyweight routine. The creation of this routine came about because I had no access to a gym at my parents house. In the past I have just accepted this and not worked out at Christmas. However, this year I wanted to be a bit healthier and do some exercise. My first thought was to go jogging but the pathways were very icy and I didn't want to be slipping and sliding all over the place. So with jogging out I … [Read more...]
4 Ways To Motivate Yourself in 2009
Today I want to write about a topic that I feel is quite important if you want to succeed at anything – motivation. Whether it's a fitness plan, a new diet, being good at your job or anything else in life you need to be motivated to succeed. In my last post I discussed my fitness resolutions for 2009. What I failed to mention in that post is the need for motivation in all of them. Writing a list and saying you want to do this, this and this is easy. However, actually having the motivation to do the things on that list is not so simple. To explain this concept further I want to share with … [Read more...]
My Fitness Resolutions for 2009
Hello everyone. I hope you all had a good Christmas and wish you all a Happy New Year in 2009. Hopefully, you didn't party too hard last night and are able to read this post without too much trouble. Since New Years Eve is traditionally a time when people make resolutions for the new year I thought today I would put a fitness spin on this theme and post my fitness resolutions for the new year. 1) TO IMPROVE MY FLEXIBILITY:- I'm not naturally very flexible. I used to be very flexible in my mid-teens because I incorporated stretching into my daily routine. However, over the last few … [Read more...]
The Free Fitness Tips Newsletter – December 2008
Hello Everyone. Hope you had a good Christmas and are looking forward to welcoming the New Year tonight. The Free Fitness Tips Newsletter - December 2008 is now online. You can view the HTML version by Clicking Here. You can view the PDF version by Clicking Here. If you have anything you would like to say about this month's newsletter please leave a comment at the end of this post. Happy reading :-) … [Read more...]
Merry Christmas from Free Fitness Tips
Hello Everyone. I'm just leaving a quick post to wish you all a Merry Christmas. This blog has grown a lot this year and that is down to the continued support of my readers. I hope you all have a wonderful day, enjoy spending time with your family and get to have a rest after a tough year. This month I have been writing about how you can keep your diet and fitness regime on track over the festive period. I started the month by writing about the common cold & the flu and then moved on to discuss whether vitamin C can help reduce your chances of contracting them. I then moved on to … [Read more...]
The Importance Of Getting Enough Vitamin D This Christmas
Vitamins are important nutrients that help your body function properly. They all have different roles to play and a deficiency of any one vitamin can lead to a number of nasty side effects. Whilst they are all equally important, vitamin D is perhaps even more important over Christmas. In this article I will be discussing why vitamin D is particularly important over the festive period and how you can make sure that you get enough. As I discussed in my previous article on vitamin D it is one of the fat soluble vitamins. The main role of vitamin D is to help the body absorb calcium and … [Read more...]
4 Top Tips For Improving Your Mood This Christmas
In my last few articles I have been discussing how our mood often suffers at Christmas. Not only do we have the stress of organising gatherings with family and friends, buying presents and the cold weather to deal with but we also have an increased chance of catching the common cold or the flu. On top of this research has shown that the lack of sunlight in the winter months can lead to a type of winter depression called Season Affective Disorder (SAD). However, it's not all doom and gloom. There are a number of things you can do to ensure your mood stays positive over the festive period. … [Read more...]
5 Outdoor Exercises You Can Do This Christmas
In my previous article I discussed 6 Christmas exercises that you can use to stay fit over the festive period. In that article I suggested that you join a gym, get some exercise DVDs or get a Wii fit so that you can exercise in an indoor environment that is warm and light. However, if you can brave the winter weather and the cold outdoors there is plenty of scope for exercising outside this Christmas. In this article I will be discussing five outdoor exercises that you can try over the holiday period (if you are brave enough). 1) GO SLEDDING:- As long as it snows then sledding is a great … [Read more...]