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...
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...