Can YOU feel?

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

Those of you following this site will have noticed the emphasis placed on listening to you body, really being aware of your body and feeling the effect that your exercises are having on your muscles etc. I was made aware some time ago that this, for some people, is far from easy! A colleague of [...]

How long to exercise?

Saturday, November 21st, 2009

I am going to stick my neck out here and say around 10 minutes minimum to around 40 minutes maximum, with 20-30 minutes being optimum/average. In my book this goes for all sorts of planned exercise, from cardio-vascular like running, or weights sessions or even my favoured variety of muscle control exercises. Why do I [...]

Learn to listen to your body

Friday, November 20th, 2009

I think one of the reasons that many people do not get as much as they should out of an exercise session as they should (or want!) is a lack of real concentration on the task at hand. I touched on this in Your body wants what you want for it! You may think you [...]

Your body wants what you want for it!

Sunday, November 1st, 2009

One of my pleasures in life is my frequent visits to the pub (for social reasons of course!). I see a lot of people down there in various physical conditions.  Some of them, and other people I know, go to the gym (they say on a regular basis – I believe them!).  I have to [...]