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Keep Your Tendons Healthy And Your Balance Will Look After Itself

21/10/2020

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Your tendons help your brain understand how to balance

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We rarely hear of the need to keep our tendons healthy. But we know that our balance gets worse as we age. The things we need to do to keep our tendons healthy also help us better sense the position and movement of our joints.

As we age, our ability to sense the position and movement of our joints degrades, even in very active older people. This loss is more severe in inactive people and leads to a less stable gait and more falls.

This is why it helps to think of regular daily exercise as a means of living longer better by avoiding falls - and also looking better longer with an upright posture. Your aim is not to build muscles and exhaust yourself; it is to improve your balance. In doing that, you'll need to build more muscle, but that outcome is a side-effect.
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The best program to combat loss of balance is a combination of aerobic, balance and strength exercises. This combination keeps our tendons healthy, as well as our ligaments and muscles.

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Over 60? This One At-Home Exercise Will Help You Live Longer Independently

27/7/2020

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And it will reignite your joy of movement

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If you don't know where to start with exercise, and exercise doesn't excite you, then you're not alone.  I have something for your that is so simple that you'll love it. In fact, it is so simple that this one of my shortest articles.

​Despite its simplicity, it will make a big difference in helping you live longer better.

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How To Do 15 Proper (Not Fake) Pull-Ups - Everyone Can

19/6/2020

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If you can do one, I'll show you to get to 15

Pull-ups are a fantastic pull exercise, and we don't do enough pull exercises. That's why we see so many rounded-hunched shoulders in the gym, and they look bad on men and even worse on women (because it makes them look so much older).

It's a shame to see people putting in all that work and building a poor posture instead of a stronger one. Pulls-ups develop a more robust and more attractive posture. If you can do one proper pull-up, I'll show you how to build that up to 15.

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Stopped Exercising - Your Muscles Won't Turn To Fat But Your Body Might

6/5/2020

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​If you weigh the same and your muscles are shrinking, then you are adding fat

Since the lockdown began, I have had to stop doing my more intense strength exercises at the gym - I used to go three times weekly. Like you, I've read that our muscles "turn to fat" when we stop exercising.

That's a scary thought, especially after 20 years of progressively building my muscular strength and endurance.
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There's good news and bad news. The good news is that our muscles don't turn to fat - that's not even remotely true. The bad news is that our bodies will accumulate more fat if we continue to eat the same amount as we did with more muscle.

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This King of Squats Makes Your Core Work Overtime To Maintain Balance

30/4/2020

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I Discovered Bulgarian Squats #AtHome For Balance And Strength

When you're over 50 you need to pay attention to exercises which improve your (deteriorating) balance. It's time to forget the split training days and to concentrate on the split squats - in particular the Bulgarian Split Squat.

Some say that the Bulgarian Split Squat (BSS) is the King of single-leg exercises. That's a beautiful thing. All the more so during these #StayAtHome times because it's an exercise that you can easily do at home.

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Do These Two Quick Effective Pull Exercises To Complement Your At-Home Routine

3/4/2020

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It will only add 2 minutes 

At-home workouts often lack a good pull exercise. People, in general, don't do enough pulling movements, even when the gym is open.

There are two I recommend. Add these to your routine as otherwise, you'll not be getting the total body benefits you need during #StayAtHome.
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When the gym was open, I always rowed every session and did other pull exercises such as rope pulls and cable pulls. I don't have that access now.

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Build Strength And Cardio With This One No-Weights No-Equipment At-Home Exercise

24/3/2020

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You can start with one round

If you had to choose just one at-home exercise - using no weights and no equipment - for both cardio and strength, which one would you choose?

I must admit, I took a while to agree with myself that it would be burpees. I was hesitant because most people hate burpees. 

That's half-true at least. There's always the "I did 100 burpees a day" brigade, which makes it seem not so bad. 

But there's a catch. It depends on your outlook. My outlook is always to get the best Return On Exercise. 

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Gym Been Closed Down - Keep Fit With These Bodyweight At-Home No Equipment Exercises

13/3/2020

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Do these 9 exercises to stay strong and fit

With the restrictions on crowds, and in some places of the world on being within 1m of other people, it's likely you might not have access to your gym.

You can do these bodyweight exercises at home, and they will keep you fit.

​You'll find them a good challenge, and at the same time feel good they work across your whole body.

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Free Exercise That Will Make You Fantastically Fit And You Can Do With Your Friends

26/2/2020

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No machines, no mirrors, no worries, not just running

I go to gym 3 times a week, but I also like training outdoors. Running 5km twice a week adds more than just fitness; it also gets me out into the weather and nature.

A little little bit of rain; a hot, sweaty day; wind pushing into your face; a new sandtrap on the trail; a family with a dog that you have to navigate safely past - all make you feel as if you are alive.

But it is not running that will give your fitness a big boost.

Most people outdoors are walking or jogging. There are a few runners, and also, rarely, someone adding in a bit extra - perhaps running up a ramp.
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With a little bit of imagination, you can add in some training that will significantly boost your fitness.
It is free pure no-equipment exercise available to everyone.

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How To Go From On-knee to Full Pushups, and Reap The Benefits

22/2/2020

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You'll be doing 20 and feeling strong

We've all seen it. The instructor announces "20 push-ups everyone", and a groan rolls through the class.

"If you can't do 20 then start properly and then go to your knees!", she yells in vain—Eighty-percent of the class to straight to their knees.

Frustrated, the instructor yells "if you always start in the easiest position you'll never get to the hard position". Everyone pretends that they didn't hear.

That's the point. If you always start in the easiest position, you WILL never get to the hard position. And you'll never get the full benefits of the exercise.

I'll show you how to get from knees to full push-ups, and it will be worth your while.

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