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Yoga has become one of those fitness disciplines that modern society associates which just women having a go at. If you see a yoga class at your local sports centre then you are likely to see mostly women there and if there are men within the class it will most likely be because his wife or partner has dragged him along.
This doesn’t make sense as...
It’s coming up to that time of year again where you are visiting family and friends and taking part in the traditional aspects of Christmas such as Christmas dinner where you are almost expected to eat lots and drink excessively.
This can be an absolute nightmare if you’re trying to lose weight. It is especially bad if you’ve been achieving lots...
So you’ve started an exercise program such as P90X or ChaLEAN Extreme, you’re doing well and completed a few weeks, you’re now exercising more and pushing yourself through your workouts as well as following a much better diet plan and eating the correct amount of calories.
After some time you decide to weigh yourself on the scales, your expecting...
Body Mass Index is a useful way we can attempt to calculate whether we are overweight or obese. The way it does this is by using our height and weight to give you a BMI score. This BMI score which is usually within the 15 to 35 range gives us a good idea of how fat or thin we are for our height.
Your height can have a big effect on what a healthy...
Below is our BMI Calculator (Body Mass Index) and can be used to help you find you approximate healthy weight range. Simply put in your height and weight (imperial or metric) and the calculator will tell you your BMI and whether you are within the underweight, normal, overweight or obese category. If you want to find out more about BMI, the check...
You've most likely heard sports teachers/instructors telling you to warm up before exercise. Some people might just want to dive right in to the tough exercise, because that is where the fitness gains are actually achieved. We're going to tell you no, you need to warm up first and in this post we are going to explain why. A warm up is essentially...
When you first decide to lose weight, your first thoughts about how to achieve a new you are by cutting down on the amount of food you eat. Naturally many people decide that one of the easiest ways to reduce their calorie intake is that they will skip breakfast all together. Usually hoping that they can survive any hunger pains through the morning...
Welcome to our new site, Improve Fitness. We're already stretched and warmed up and ready to get producing content for you. This site will contain articles, product reviews, hints and tips, recipes and more on a wide range of fitness subjects. The articles should help anyone to improve their fitness or if they are already in tip top condition...
