There are many, many, great benefits to running and especially during these challenging times. Many have taken to it as a means of stress relief and to get some vital exercise while we all eagerly wait for gyms to fully reopen. Not everyone reading this will have only just taken up running however, ...

Many people think you have to be flexible to do yoga. In fact, this is probably one of the most common reasons people don’t do it, but yoga can actually help stiffness tremendously. Regular yoga practice can improve joint flexibility and reduce tension. You don’t have to do handstands and you don’t ...

If you've ever heard of infrared technology, you may be aware of some of its benefits and applications in the health industry. Reducing inflammation, improving circulation and speeding up the healing process are prime examples. German company Beurer sent us one of their IL50, infrared heat lamps to ...

Push-ups are perhaps the single most basic, renowned and effective of all bodyweight exercises. The push-up, or press-up, also happens to be one of the best movements for upper body (chest, shoulder and tricep) development,  muscle building and conditioning. There are many push-up variations ...

It’s time to stop thinking of chores as merely chores and start thinking of chores as exercise, as ways to get you fitter and stronger. They are all physical activities that get you moving, with many of them even leaving you pretty much out of breath! Chores can be a way of working out without ...

One of the most effective fat burning workouts, you will have seen them performed by military personnel, (it has been used by the US military since the early 1940's as a way to gauge fitness) participants of Spartan Races, bootcamps, fitness classes, crossfitters and many others. That’s right, ...

Getting a decent night's sleep should be the norm for most young people. But, as you age, this definitely can become a long lost memory with many seniors suffering from sleep deprivation. One of the causes of this can lie in the lack of a proper or suitable mattress; this results in disrupted sleep ...

If you want to get 'whipped' into shape, there is no better place to start than a set of these ropes, but what are they? Battle Ropes are simply long ropes attached or wrapped around an anchor point and moved vigorously; they're used by a whole host of athletes and are so popular for a number of ...

To enhance your performance on a rugby pitch isn’t only achieved on the training paddock, work can be done in the gym to better the way you operate, play and perform. The following exercises don't solely focus on building size and mass, but concentrate on the functionality of your body, performing ...

The chin-up is an extremely challenging exercise which can bring impressive improvements quickly. It purposefully requires you to use a number of muscle groups, resulting in a powerful contraction of explosive energy to lift you above the bar. From strengthening your biceps to aiding flexibility ...