Introduction If you have read my blog “What is Fitness?” you will know that fitness is multidimensional. There is more to it than cardio fitness. For overall fitness we all have to think about how...
Kettlebell workouts for aerobic fitness and strength
Introduction Using kettlebells in your home workout helps you to add variety, resistance, intensity, and volume to your exercises. They are very simple yet very versatile pieces of equipment, which...
Starting a strength training programme at home
Introduction If you have read my blog on the importance of muscle mass and strength as we age (click here) you will know that we should all be doing regular strength training alongside cardio...
Why maintaining muscle mass and strength are so important as we age
Introduction It is widely known that maintaining and building aerobic fitness is an important factor in staying healthy as we age. I have written about it myself in blogs on aerobic training (click...
What to expect from your personal training programme
Introduction I treat all of my clients as individuals. After all, that’s the whole point of a personal training programme. However, I’m sure that prospective clients will be pleased to...
Abdominal and core strength workouts
These 3 workouts will help you to build strength and endurance in all of the core muscles; the abdominals, the lower back, the side, and the obliques. They are progressively more challenging...
High impact leg strength and cardio workouts
Introduction These two high impact workouts include jumping exercises, and therefore will allow you to build leg strength and cardio fitness once you have built the foundations with the low and...
Medium impact leg strength and cardio workout
This medium impact workout introduces more dynamic exercises and therefore will require a foundation of leg strength to reduce risk of any injury to hip, knee, and ankle joints. If you haven’t...
Low impact leg strength and cardio workouts
Introduction These two low impact workouts do not include any jumping exercises, and therefore will allow you to build leg strength without risking any injury to muscles and joints. Make sure that...