Planks are an ideal exercise for your abdominal muscles because they engage and strengthen all of your core's muscles. These will help you keep fit by giving you toned abs, improved balance, posture and flexibility. Read on for our Top 5 Plank Exercises for Abs! The four main abdominal muscles ...

Sometimes in life, strenuous never-ending workloads, lack of physical movement, poor posture and spinal misalignment can potentially lead to tense muscles that would rival those of an imposing, well-trained pitbull based on overcompensation due to muscular imbalances. Although it would be ...

We are all told to do at least an hour of exercise a day but did you know that we also need to incorporate two days of strength training? Before you hit those dumbbells, you need to warm up and after you do your exercises, a cool down session should be done. Why is this needed you ask? Read on to ...

Many people suffer from pain or stiffness in their necks. This is especially true if you find yourself sitting for long periods of time at a desk in a relatively sedentary job - even every day stress can be ‘a pain in neck’ quite literally! A popular request at yoga classes is to work on the neck ...

Dancing traces back through centuries and can be considered the original and natural way to stay fit just moving to the beat and flow of the music; to lose yourself in its pulse and vibration! In ancient Greece the ‘choros’ (which translates to ‘dance’ in Greek) was performed as an honour to a god; ...

When exercising, and working out, you might be tempted to forget a very important step (myself included) and that’s stretching. What’s great about stretching is that it’s not only beneficial to our limbs and joints, but it also has a huge impact on our mental well-being. If you’re still debating ...

We all grow out of playing make believe and making mud pies but climbing trees is something we should take into our adulthood! Let’s take a leaf out of Tarzan's book here and get our bodies doing a full workout branch by branch. I have both researched professional tree climbing and clambered to the ...

This subject is really close to home due to my super tight hamstrings.  Years' of running and weightlifting have left me needing to really target my hamstrings so I've added some specific stretches recently to help with flexibility. If you have the same issue, stay with me for my Top 5 Yoga Poses ...

In recent years kettlebells have become one of the most fashionable pieces of equipment in the fitness industry. If you choose to add any of these 5 Awesome Kettlebell Exercises to your current routine you'll certainly find an overall improvement in your conditioning, flexibility, power, strength ...

I practice yoga daily, it’s a choice I made a while ago, it’s my one non-negotiable every day.  It’s my chance to shut everything else out and to be present on my mat. I’m often asked why I practice yoga over other sports and activities so what follows are my 5 Top Reasons To Keep up Your Yoga ...