Biggest Weightlifting Myths To Stop Believing
We spoke to leading personal trainer John Clarke to get to the bottom of the biggest weightlifting myths in fitness.
We spoke to leading personal trainer John Clarke to get to the bottom of the biggest weightlifting myths in fitness.
Today’s personal trainers and fitness instructors owe a lot to their ancestors for the workout. Let’s look at the history of the workout and how it’s developed over time.
These days, fitness is about more than just pumping iron or hitting the treadmill. Here are Insure4Sport’s top 7 fitness trends of 2017.
The margins between success and failure are very fine when it comes to exercise. So, a motivational song can be just the boost you need to maximise performance, keep your heart pumping and stay in the zone. Music’s ability to give you the edge during a workout has been extensively proven. A study from Dr…
With Spring well and truly sprung, and Summer just around the corner, more and more of us are choosing to exercise outside instead of in. But it’s not just those without a gym membership who should be making the most of it. There are lots of benefits of outdoor training, and if you’re a sports…
Jo Cooper, a fitness instructor and model based in Crawley, West Sussex, has quite the fitness pedigree. With credits including two front covers of Fitnorama magazine, data capture for Xbox’s Zumba Fitness World Party as well as a whole host of television appearances for programmes such as ITV’s Daybreak and Channel Four’s Sunday Brunch, Jo…
At Insure4Sport, we don’t just cover sports you’ve heard of like football, boxing and karate; we also offer insurance on a number of weird and wonderful sports and fitness classes enjoyed by thousands of people across the UK. Here are some of the most unusual classes that we cover: Aerial Hoop Dancing You might think…
Parkrun, a free 5k time trial race that takes place mainly in parks and on public land, has taken the country by storm. According to Parkrun’s website, over 1 million people in the UK have taken part in a Parkrun event, but why is it so popular and what does this mean for PTs? Parkrun…
There’s a theory among some sports coaches that skipping (or ‘jump-rope’ as it’s known in the USA) is one of the most effective exercises you can do if you want to lose weight. The key to this is the fact it’s a cardio exercise that boosts your heart rate so your cardiovascular system improves and…