Physical activities Articles

With long working hours and constant demand on people's time it's even more important to squeeze in short workouts to keep you fit and healthy. This quick ten minute session can be done anywhere, anytime!

With so many styles of yoga out there, it can often be difficult to choose the style that best suites your body and preferences. Yoga encompasses many different elements in both the physical and spiritual realms, making it quite a diverse practice.

Kettlebells are often sold as being super-simple and intense - just a couple of moves can get you fit and strong, say advocates. But look further into them and you'll find a more fascinating way to train...

Resistance bands may not look like much. In fact, they’re little more than giant elastic bands. Despite their meager appearance though, resistance bands make great holiday workout equipment and have an important place in your regular sessions.

With the increasing amount of charity races comes increasing amount of participants. Therefore many more people are training for short distance races such as 5 kilometres which is achievable by just about anyone.

Strength and conditioning is fast becoming an essential element for all sports people training to a high level. But there is always concerns over women completing strength training although there is nothing wrong with women taking part!

Staying motivated is the first battle when starting a new exercise program. But don't let the bad days ruin the good days and follow these simple motivational tips!

While you might be a hardcore lifter and love your squats and deadlifts, there’s something incredibly satisfying about sporting a monster set of guns. Get your bis and tris in their best shape ever by incorporating these awesome arm moves in your program.

It’s all well and good saying you want to lose weight, but what are you actually going to do to make sure you achieve it? You do need an overall goal, but you also need smaller, shorter-term goals.

The Kettlebell version of the heaviest Olympic lift, the clean and jerk allows you to build strength, explosiveness and endurance all at once. Learn what it is and how to do it, then you can reap the benefits!