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Fitness Vs Health

Thursday, October 13th, 2011

Hi All,

Here is an interesting one for you… if your physically active and are hitting the gym on a regular basis, does that mean your healthy?

Well most people presume so, but in reality there is not a necessarily a correlation.  If we think about it if you go to the gym or do any form of exercise you are bound to be fitter than someone who does not, and this will have some transition to health.  But is we consider if our gym goer is also a heavy smoker, drinker and eats a poor diet, are they going to be considered healthy?

We need to remember that just because we exercise we may not be considered healthy, so look ito your lifestyel and diet and see if that reflects all the hard work your putting in exercising.

TOM

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Best Parks to Exercise in (Greater Manchester)

Tuesday, May 31st, 2011

Hi all,

As many of you who know, who have personal training in Manchesterwith us on a regular basis, training outdoors can get great results.

Many of our clients actually choose to have their personal training sessions outdoors. In my 10 years of experience I have had the pleasure of training clients in many of the parks across Manchester, Stockport and Cheshire. Over this time the quality of the parks have got a great deal better, with a much higher rate of community usage.

Here is my list of the top ten parks that I have conducted Personal Training Sessions in, now these are in no particular order:-

- Bruntwood Park
- Didsbury Park
- Tatton Park
- Sale Water Park
- Marie Louise Gardens
- Fletcher Moss
- Heaton Park
- Cringle Fields

So why not get outdoors and make the most of the great parks and outdoor training spaces we have in the North West!

Look out over the summer months for our FREE outdoor training programs that will appear on this blog!

Tom

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On the Ropes

Thursday, May 5th, 2011

Hi All,

Anyone tried using Naval Ropes?

They are an amazing bit of kit! Very functional and gives you a great workout!

TOM

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What is the difference between Physical Activity and Exercise?

Tuesday, January 11th, 2011

Hi All,

I oftern get asked the question ‘What is the difference between Physical Activity and Exercise?’

Well here is your answer:-

Physical Activity:- are tasks of daily living that can be used to work the cardiovascular system (Heart and Lungs), for example shopping, walking the dog, etc… these activities generally do not need any specialist equiptment, a special venue and is not structured.

Exercise - is any form of structured activity performed on a regular basis with a specific goal in mind.  So this would include things like fitness classes, playing sport, having a Personal Training Session etc…

TOM

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The Best Fitness I Phone Apps

Thursday, November 25th, 2010

Hi All,

As more and more of us move to using smart phones, and especially I Phones. Many of my personal training clients across Manchester have asked, knowing I am a big I Phone fan for my top fitness I Phone apps.

I Map my Run - This is a great little tool to map the runs/jogs that you do.

Sprint GPS - This is a more comprehensive activity log, you can track run/jogs and bike rides. The app allows you to map the route you have taken, it will work out some vital stats such as distance covered, average speed, and calories burnt. One of the best things about this app is that you can control your music from within it.

I Fitness - This app is more of those of you who work out in a gym. This app allows you to deign and track your resistance based workouts. It has a library of exercises that is always being updated, this can really help to keep your workouts fresh.

The above fitness I Phone apps are great tools to help motivate you and make the all important recording keeping easier.

If you have any further suggestions of apps that you think other readers of the blog might fid useful, please do post them as a comment.

TOM

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Reduce your Diabetes Risk

Friday, May 28th, 2010

Hi All,

I have just been Reading over a piece if research by the Diabetes Prevention Program Research Group. This is yet another paper that shows us how important diet and physical activity actually are.

The study followed 3000 overweight people, they were split into three groups. One following a healthy diet and exercise, another taking anti-diabetic drugs, the other taking a placebo.

The research showed that the group following a diet and exercise program gained the greatest benefits in terms of reduced risk of diabetes. The actual risk of developing type 2 diabetes was reduced by 58% compared to the placebo group. While the anti-diabetic group saw their risk reduce by a third.

This is yet another study that shows the power of healthy eating and physical activity.

Until next time,

Tom

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