Tight hip flexors are a common problem, especially if you're spending a lot of time in a seated position. When seated, your hip flexor muscles are in a shortened position which leads to them becoming tight and can result in lower back pain, hip pain and injury. Hip strength will increase when you ...

Are your tight hips trying to tell you something? Throughout the body, stress, tension and emotion can mount and one of the areas it can build up in is in your hips. Our hips can be a storage ground for emotions such as fear, guilt and stress which is why you may feel emotional after attending a ...

Are lunges part of your lower body training? Well if they aren't, it's about time they were! This compound exercise is a favourite lower body exercise for many athletes and gym-goers.  It's not difficult to learn which makes it suitable for people from all types of training backgrounds, and it ...

Our next sandbag training article in the series revolves around Power Cleans. We've all seen weightlifters in the Olympics picking up heavy weights from the floor and hoisting them up before holding them overhead. The clean and jerk is one of the two lifts (the snatch is the other) in this sport ...

All squat workouts have their value. Whether it's heavy barbell squatting, squatting with kettlebells doing goblet squats, squats with medicine balls or simply bodyweight squats. Each lifting exercise hits your muscles in different ways, and the same goes for the bear hug squat, which indirectly ...

Cycling is an incredibly versatile pastime! If you’re up for the challenge, it’s essential to know tips on how to prepare for long-distance cycling. Stay hydrated, stretch, and take your time! Whether you plan on pursuing racing or want to travel the country, long-distance cycling requires ...

Chair pose The Sanskrit name 'Utkata' means 'fierce', 'proud', 'immense' or even 'difficult'. “The Ramayana” (the epic Indian story of Lord Rama), is among the most esoteric stories, or spiritual poems, dealing with Lord Rama's mission to rescue his wife Sita and to return to his royal kingdom, ...

The most common complement I get from women (especially at the gym) is, “you have a very attractive and curvy backside”, followed by the question, “what exercises do you do for your glutes?”. It’s extremely difficult for me to make them understand that my exercises don’t affect the size or shape of ...

Your core is a lot more important than you probably give it credit for, yet it's abs-olutely (sorry, couldn't resist that) key in virtually every movement your physical body performs. It helps give you a solid posture, so you can for example, handle increasing amounts of weight in the gym, it helps ...

Lunges are a tremendously worthwhile exercise. Effectively giving each leg a targetted amount of stimulation and stress, this exercise will develop your strength, stamina and endurance as well as a well-shaped, muscular and functionally powerful pair of legs. In addition to developing your thighs, ...