Entries by Nikki Sneddon
Warming Up Before Exercise – Why You Really Need To
We’ve probably all skipped warming up before exercise, right? We may have even reasoned with avoiding it because we’ll ‘warm up during exercise’, or ‘it’s just a pre-workout before my workout so what’s the point?’. If you’re a warmup-skipper, here are the reasons you might want to reconsider. Warmups prepare your muscles for activity Think […]
How Strength Training Helps an Ageing Body
Getting older is a natural part of life that a lot of people actively try to avoid, because ageing is often associated with frailty, dependence, and health problems. While it’s true that our bodies naturally start losing muscle mass once we hit the 30-year mark (generally at a rate of 5% per decade), this isn’t […]
