Wednesday, 29 July 2009
Monday, 18 May 2009
Lifehacker - Six Best Exercise Planning and Tracking Tools - Exercise
Lifehacker - Six Best Exercise Planning and Tracking Tools - Exercise
Some useful tools to help you exercise
Some useful tools to help you exercise
Thursday, 7 May 2009
Concept Rowing machine tips...
Sourced from Shortlist Magazine last week...
1. Toning Back and legs
Think of your arms and shoulders connecting as bits of string to the machine...
Slide forward and push off with your legs. As soon as your legs are flat then slide forward again so there are no arms at all... this is a great warm up and try to keep it steady for 15 minutes.
2. Working on Stamina
Rowing for 45 minutes at low intensity, keeping your heart @ 130 beats per minute.
This can boost your endurance and general fitness levels.
3. work on explod---i---n---g Strength
Do a Pyramid of 10-12 bursts of 10-15 strokes with about 45-60 seconds rest in between.
First two @ 24 strokes a minute and see how much power you can apply.
then go up to two stroke to 26 strokes a minute.
28 and then 30.
This will increase your explosive power.
4. Burn fat
This one is an aerobic exercise to burn fat and gain lean muscle.
Start with 2,000 metre row... increasing your stroke rate every 500 meters.
so start your first 500 m @ 20 strokes a minute
then your second 500m @ 24 strokes a minutes
then till your working flat out.
1. Toning Back and legs
Think of your arms and shoulders connecting as bits of string to the machine...
Slide forward and push off with your legs. As soon as your legs are flat then slide forward again so there are no arms at all... this is a great warm up and try to keep it steady for 15 minutes.
2. Working on Stamina
Rowing for 45 minutes at low intensity, keeping your heart @ 130 beats per minute.
This can boost your endurance and general fitness levels.
3. work on explod---i---n---g Strength
Do a Pyramid of 10-12 bursts of 10-15 strokes with about 45-60 seconds rest in between.
First two @ 24 strokes a minute and see how much power you can apply.
then go up to two stroke to 26 strokes a minute.
28 and then 30.
This will increase your explosive power.
4. Burn fat
This one is an aerobic exercise to burn fat and gain lean muscle.
Start with 2,000 metre row... increasing your stroke rate every 500 meters.
so start your first 500 m @ 20 strokes a minute
then your second 500m @ 24 strokes a minutes
then till your working flat out.
Monday, 30 March 2009
Podrunner: Intervals - Free Workout Music from dj steve boyett
Brilliant website to help one train up on running via music on your MP3 player...
gives you a selection of music and motivates you to run and shape up!
Podrunner: Intervals - Free Workout Music from dj steve boyett
gives you a selection of music and motivates you to run and shape up!
Podrunner: Intervals - Free Workout Music from dj steve boyett
Thursday, 22 January 2009
TIPS from Sport magazine for eating for well me.
TOP TIP... eat more and more often.
Cereal with banana
Raisin Porridge (half milk, half water)
Two Slices of Toast and Honey
Fruit Juice and Tea
Breakfast bar and Water on the way to work
Banana
Scone
Tea
Cake or milky drink
Sandwich - Lean meat... Chicken / fish / egg /soft cheese
must have 2 fillings and vegetables
Piece of Fruit Cake / Fruit
Water / Squash /Tea
Banana and Apple
Water / Squash / Tea
Chilli Con Carne / Cottage Pie / Chicken Stir Fry / Tuna pasta bake / Lentil Curry
to include protein and carb-rich food and vegetables
Afters... Yoghurt or Custard
Cereal with banana
Mug of Hot Chocolate
Breakfast
Cereal with banana
Raisin Porridge (half milk, half water)
Two Slices of Toast and Honey
Fruit Juice and Tea
Breakfast bar and Water on the way to work
Mid Morning
Banana
Scone
Tea
Cake or milky drink
Lunch
Sandwich - Lean meat... Chicken / fish / egg /soft cheese
must have 2 fillings and vegetables
Piece of Fruit Cake / Fruit
Water / Squash /Tea
Mid-Afternoon
Banana and Apple
Water / Squash / Tea
Evening
Chilli Con Carne / Cottage Pie / Chicken Stir Fry / Tuna pasta bake / Lentil Curry
to include protein and carb-rich food and vegetables
Afters... Yoghurt or Custard
Bedtime
Cereal with banana
Mug of Hot Chocolate
Thursday, 15 January 2009
New App for my Iphone
Bought Ifitness from the Iphone App store,
Bare useful
- contains lists of various exercises including pics and what body part it will help
- allowes one to build their own little program
- can record logs of your workout, to e-mail to yourself later if necessary
Itunes link
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=290451423&mt=8
New Year fitness
As I am getting myself ready for my snow holiday in 3 weeks time, I just started to get back into the routine of hitting the gym 3 times a week.
Asides from that I'm also eating a lot lot more then I have been for a while. Serious eating this time, and not the xmas treats and rich food.
Training is a bitch, I've lost a lot of the muscle bulk I had before xmas, Xmas and New Years has taken a toll on me, Illness and lack of training have all taken my strength and stamina down.
Have to keep building and rebuilding from the exercise I am doing.
Slow but steady process!!!
Asides from that I'm also eating a lot lot more then I have been for a while. Serious eating this time, and not the xmas treats and rich food.
Training is a bitch, I've lost a lot of the muscle bulk I had before xmas, Xmas and New Years has taken a toll on me, Illness and lack of training have all taken my strength and stamina down.
Have to keep building and rebuilding from the exercise I am doing.
Slow but steady process!!!
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