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PT Secrets
Author: Sarah Jane Hunter
20/05/09
Here are some popular fitness myths you may have heard and what I hear daily when teaching in fitness classes: Muscle turns into fat when you stop exercising Muscle and fat are completely different body tissue, it is impossible for one to become the other. It is definitely true to say that if you stop exercising you will gain fat, but this is because your muscle decreases in size if they are not challenged. With less muscle, your body is less efficient at burning energy, so you are more likely t...
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PT Secrets
Author: Alba Feely
14/02/09
If you're doing resistance training to shape and sculpt your muscles to get a really good total body workout and ensure your upper body and lower body muscles are getting a rest between sets try alternating an upper body move with a lower body move. ...
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PT Secrets
Author: Alba Feely
13/02/09
Always listen to your body when you're exercising as to how you're feeling – whether you're feeling really good and feel like pushing yourself that little bit further on that particular day or if your feeling tired and are finding it more challenging than usual doing your regular workout – take it that little bit easier. There will always be days when you feel you can do more and other days when you feel like you've already run a marathon before even starting your workout so as they say go...
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PT Secrets
Author: Alba Feely
12/02/09
Question Why am I not losing weight? Answer Have you started an exercise regime and are eating a well balanced diet but still not losing any weight? Here are a few suggestions as to why not: Are you getting enough sleep? Are you drinking enough water? Are you missing breakfast? – Eat breakfast every day. People who eat breakfast tend to consume fewer total calories overall during the day than those that don’t. Are your food portions are too big? – you may be eating healthily but if your ...
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PT Secrets
Author: Sarah Jane Hunter
09/02/09
The answer lies in your metabolism, that little engine in your body that burns calories all day, every day. Because of genetics, some women burn fat faster than others. But age, weight, diet and exercise habits also play a role. s women age, their metabolisms slow down, mainly because they are losing five or six pounds of muscle each decade starting in the mid-20s. Which basically translates to you may be burning 100 fewer calories a day at 35 than at 25. But there are easy things you can do to ...
