Abdominal work
Quite often I mention about abdominals and hip flexors when explaining an exercise. Could be when working with kettlebells, Pilates, Yoga, lifting weights or even running. They play an important role in stabilizing and moving your hips, thighs, and spine. A classical example is a Pilates exercise called “Roll Up” on which if we break…
5 mistakes to avoid when doing a Clean and Press
The majority of us are taught or teach ourselves to accentuate the positives and eliminate the negatives in life. Here’s a “What if” for ya! If we eliminate ALL negatives, then there will only be positives left! Anyway, it’s important for us to sometimes focus on what not to do, on what to avoid, in…
Push your body to the next level
3 Do’s and Dont’s when pushing your body to the next level Together with squats the push ups are one of the most basic movements your body can perform yet one of the exercises most people wish they could leave out of their workout. On the current BodyPump release for example (release #91) there…
3 top tips to become more active
Do you find yourself considering becoming more active ? Would you like to really succeed in that? You’ll find that the secret to success with increasingly productive, (as it is for the majority of of life’s endeavors) is almost always to plan your campaign well. You’ll want to evaluate the entire project first, and you…
Fat burner upper body workout
This is a quick fat burner upper body workout. I’ve used this workout as part of some personal training sessions specially when doing high intensity interval training (HIIT). It targets the whole upper body (chest, shoulders, triceps) including core and hip mobility/flexibility.
Pilates – The Roll Over
The Roll Over is the third exercise from the original 34 exercises and is one of my favorite exercises as well. If done correctly it’s a great exercise to strength your core, improve flexibility and work with spine mobility. Check the video and follow the instructions below:
The Pilates push up
From all the 34 original exercises designed by Joseph Pilates, how about start with the last one. Yes, the 34th exercise. The Push Up. Great exercise which works with strength, flexibility and stability. The Pilates push up is the last of the 34 original exercises designed by Joseph Pilates. Check the video and have a…
How to burn fat in less time
Why is High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) a good way to burn fat? HIIT alternates low & high intensity activities. Example: alternate 30sec sprinting with 60sec jogging for 10 to 30 minutes. Spinning or X-bike is a good example of HIIT as well. The main objective when working towards fat loss is to create a…
How to make the HIIT easier
First of all HIIT stands for High Intensity Interval Training and it’s a great way to get results (I would say the best way). Second, I want to tell you about a little tool to make it easier to follow a HIIT workout. As the name says, High Intensity…, it’s always a hard workout. Some…
Tough Mudder Challenge
On 8th June I’ve participate on the Tough Mudder Challenge in Chichister (South London). It’s a fitness challenge as well as a really fun and social event. It was an amazing experience which I highly recommend you to do something similar (as well as at least one marathon). Once you sign up it’s something that…