• Emma Lord
  • Emma Lord
  • Emma Lord
  • Emma Lord
  • Emma Lord
  • Emma Lord

Home Fitness

Stretching…..the truth. How and why should I stretch before exercise?

Before starting exercise, it’s important that you prepare your muscles and joints with a warm up, but unlike a post exercise cool down (where you lengthen out the muscles), the aim is to warm and stretch them at the same time without turning off the sensors that protect them from injury. This is what’s referred to as ‘dynamic stretching’ and you should do about 15-20 repetitions of each one. Here’s how to do it……

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How do I shake up my running?

So you’ve probably been running the same route for ages, could probably do it with your eyes closed and no longer really find it challenging. Sound familiar? Well it’s at about this point that you’ll also notice you stop getting results if you’re trying to lose weight, and you don’t feel like your fitness is increasing either. Basically you’ve been doing the same thing for too long and your body no longer needs to adapt to meet the challenge. Time for a change! Here are my top tips for doing just that…………..

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What gym equipment should I buy for home training?

As a Personal Trainer, I visit clients’ homes and take them through programmes in their kitchen/sitting room/garden/garage. There’s often not much space, and I take all my kit with me, so each piece of equipment I use has to be versatile, easy to store, affordable and transportable. These same principles apply to buying your own kit for personal use, so here are my top 5 home gym toys.

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