At some point in your gym career, you will hit the dreaded ‘plateau’. Sure enough, you’ll be putting the time in, merrily lifting away them bam! All of a sudden the weight will stop increasing, the reps will start failing and the only thing growing will be frustration. This series of articles, ...

Chloe Ting is a 34-year old Australian YouTuber who has been a part of the YouTube scene since August 2011, specialising in health and fitness content. When demand in home workout videos increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, Chloe’s videos became everybody’s go-to. Her promising video thumbnails ...

When we hear about Mixed Martial Arts, (MMA) we usually think about the fighters in the UFC or the diverse skills of Bruce Lee from the 1960's and 1970's. MMA is a combination of several fighting sports in one such as boxing, kickboxing, karate, jiu-jitsu, Jeet Kune Do, taekwondo, wrestling and ...

The body is a complex machine, with different parts that work in various ways, synergistically to perform a task. This ability of using different parts of the body together smoothly and efficiently is called coordination. If our bodily coordination is weak, then even simple tasks like running down ...

Part of the reason why we all love movies is because we can connect with the characters and all the emotions they feel on their respective rollercoaster journeys. When they come into hardship, we cry with them and when they find happiness, so do we. But there are also scenes in films that ...

Title: Next Level Strength: The Ultimate Rings and Parallettes Program Author: Al Kavadlo and Danny Kavadlo Year: 2019 Publisher: Dragon Door Publications Review: With the abrupt closure of gyms around the world in 2020, many fitness fanatics have had to turn to home training to stay ...

Warrior poses are among the most dynamic yoga postures. Besides being a great stretch for the outer hips and hamstrings, it’s proven to be an amazing strengthening pose. There are five variations of this pose: warrior one, two, and three, reverse and humble warrior. All target different muscle ...

TRX is the acronym for Total Resistance Exercises and refers to suspension training that develops strength, resistance and balance with the aid of a suspension straps tool. It is a small, easy-to-carry and store tool that has innumerable benefits, such as improving stability and mobility, whilst ...

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 ...

If you grew up in a household where salt and black pepper were the only flavours on your do it yourself spice rack, it can be incredibly hard to get your head around the plethora of choice available on the seasoning rack or aisle. Fear not! If you’re looking for tips as a complete beginner, let ...