by Neil Young | Dec 5, 2023 | Health, Personal Training
Introduction As I’ve written in previous blogs (click here), coronary heart disease is the biggest killer in the UK. Not only that, there are 2.3 million people in the UK, who are living with coronary heart disease, including 500,000 who have been diagnosed with...
by Neil Young | Nov 16, 2023 | Fitness, Health, Personal Training
Introduction In the last blog (click here) I looked at the prevalence and development of coronary heart disease (CHD). I stated that the modifiable CHD risk factors are: Being physically inactive Being overweight Having high blood pressure Having high blood...
by Neil Young | Oct 31, 2023 | Health
Exercise is medicine. Nowhere is this more true than in the area of coronary heart disease (CHD). The positive effects of regular exercise on moderating CHD risk are manyfold. Before we examine exactly how exercise can be beneficial (covered in the next blog) the...
by Neil Young | Oct 23, 2023 | Eating Well, Fitness, Health, Nutrition, Personal Training
Introduction When I read up on how to live the healthiest life I often come across the term chronic inflammation. The research suggests that this could be the root cause of several lifestyle diseases from coronary heart disease to leaky gut, arthritis,...
by Neil Young | Apr 11, 2023 | Fitness, Personal Training
In the last blog (click here) we looked at how the two main measures of aerobic fitness, namely maximal aerobic fitness and long duration aerobic fitness, can be trained. In this article, we will explore exactly how these methods of aerobic training change the body’s...
