Intensity level: beginner Benefits: walking improves heart and circulatory health, as well as helping with weight control. It can also be beneficial to mental health, muscle tone and flexibility. Safety: please read the general safety Read More
All you need for this wall workout challenge is a small space and a wall. It will work all your leg muscles, glutes, upper body and core. The challenge starts with an easy 5 reps Read More
This legs, bums and tums 30 day challenge covers the 3 most popular areas to train for women. Thighs and bums tend to be a problem because that’s where women generally store fat. Even if Read More
This lower ab circuit targets the lowest part of the “6-pack” muscle group. A lot of ab exercises engage the upper part of the 6-pack more, leaving you with uneven tone across the muscle as Read More
Weak glutes is a very common problem that a lot of people aren’t even aware they have. It’s usually accompanied by weak core stabilising muscles, poor pelvic stability, tight hip flexors and often tight hamstrings Read More
Walking 3 miles a day will keep you fit and burn around 2000 calories a week. It will also keep your muscles toned and flexible and strengthen your bones, plus it has several other benefits Read More
The Pilates method focuses on developing core strength, good posture and smooth, controlled movement. There are 34 mat work exercises in the original method – some mainly develop strength and some work more on smooth Read More
If you want to build your core strength quickly, then try this 6 week strong core workout. The intensity increases each week, so you know you’ll be progressing and building strength. There are 6 exercises, Read More
This mini ab workout will take less than 10 minutes, so it shouldn’t be too difficult to find time to do it daily. It includes exercises for all the layers of ab muscle, so will Read More
Although there are many possible causes for back pain, poor posture is a common one. In the case of low back pain, the cause is often problems with poor pelvic alignment caused by weak core Read More
Although it’s good to walk outdoors, treadmill walking has several advantages for a weight loss program (see below). If you’re you’re thinking about doing a treadmill walking workout to lose weight, you should be looking Read More
The back of the upper arm is a problem area that’s often flabby. The muscle here is the triceps and it doesn’t get worked a lot in every day life. That’s because it’s job is Read More
This challenge targets the main glute muscle with two standing exercises, as well as pulsing variations on these two exercises. You might have done kneeling donkey kicks before – these are a great exercise for Read More
The idea of this home workout challenge is that over the course of a month you build up a full body workout that you can continue to do on a regular basis once the challenge Read More
Push ups are a multi-tasking exercise that work the chest, shoulders and upper arms as well as the core muscles. They also need no equipment and can be done pretty much anywhere. So they’re a Read More
Adequate fluid intake is essential for our bodies to function properly. If our fluid intake is too low, we can experience various symptoms including headache, feeling light headed and dry lips. Drinking plenty of fluids Read More
Keep your whole body flexible with this full body stretching routine. Flexibility is an important component of fitness and you should always allow time for stretching in your schedule. If you can’t fit a stretch Read More
Focus on improving your abs with this 100 day ab challenge. There are 5 exercises which between them will work all of the ab muscles, for a flat, trained look. You’ll get up to 90 Read More
There are many benefits to walking at any time of day, but an early morning walk has even more benefits of its own (see below). It doesn’t need to be a long walk to enjoy Read More
There are lots of benefits of outdoor walking, but one big advantage that treadmill walking has is that you can control the incline. This means that you can increase the intensity of your workout without Read More
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