Dr Izumi Tabata has been credited with inventing a training protocol for increasing cardio-vascular endurance and strength at the same time, the 20secs-On 10secs-OFF principle. Trying to perform as many reps as possible in those 20 secs. What people don’t know is Dr Tabata was instructed by the Head Coach of the Japanese Speed Skating […]
1. Exercise cuts your risk of cancer Researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, who recently reviewed 52 studies of exercise and colon cancer, found that the most active people were 21 percent less likely to be diagnosed with this cancer than their least active counterparts. Brisk walking or other moderate […]
If you were stuck on a desert island in-between fights and allowed only one piece of training equipment, it would have to be the agility band. With an agility band looped around your palm tree, you could effectively train every aspect of your game to a more comprehensive, sophisticated degree than you could with anything […]
Maintaining fitness when you travel needn’t be difficult nor time consuming. And you know it’s definitely worth putting the effort in when you return home and do your first training session – a few workouts while you’re away can be the difference between sliding back into your regular training and continuing to improve or a […]
Once you’ve mastered some of the basic Aqua Bag moves and have a feel for training with it, you can have a go at some of these more difficult moves. Aqua Bag Overhead Lunge This is a really challenging move! Clean and press the Aqua Bag overhead and then lunge forwards or backwards. You will […]
The Aqua Bag is a fun, easy to use, versatile and portable piece of equipment, making it perfect for home gyms, personal trainers and those who travel a lot. As the name suggests, the Aqua Bag is filled with water. This means that when you lift the Aqua Bag, the water moves making the Aqua […]
The standard bodybuilding template for training that has shaped the fitness industry in the West has resulted in the sets and reps protocol becoming standard. While sets and reps can certainly be effective and is an easy way to structure a workout, many people overlook the idea of working for time, which is also very […]