If you have read my blog on my latest fitness gadget, the Fitbit Charge 2, you know that it is measuring your heart rate. The heart rate is an important indicator of how intensively you exercise. And for a Personal Trainer, exercise intensity is one of the most important elements of an exercise program. Using…
Continue reading ➞ The Problem With Using the Heart Rate to Measure Exercise Intensity
1. Assess Your Goal Why do you want to start losing weight? The why is the single most important motivational factor. If you don't know why you are doing it, it is highly unlikely you will get there! Maybe you have several reasons, or maybe you just have a vague idea. Maybe your doctor told…
Continue reading ➞ 25 Tips on How to Start Losing Weight
I wrote last week about how women are often scared of lifting weights because they are afraid they end up looking like a bodybuilder. They think of bulky men pumping iron to achieve beefy biceps and heavy pecs. So instead, many spend hours each week doing cardio exercises such as running. They feel more comfortable…
Continue reading ➞ Why Women Should Lift Weights Too
Many women ask me for advice about how they can become stronger and more toned. And almost always, this question is immediately followed by "but I don't want to get bulky". And images of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone float in their heads. My answer is always the same too: "If it was that easy…
Continue reading ➞ Does Lifting Heavy Make Me Look Like a Bodybuilder?
I bought myself a roller last week. The previous day I had so much pain in my calves I couldn't do anything on my toes during my spartacus workout. I couldn't skip rope, I couldn't do jumping jacks, I couldn't do high knees, it hurt so much. So after struggling through the workout by doing…
Continue reading ➞ Rolling Away
I spoilt myself a year ago and bought a Fitbit Charge 2. I used to have a Polar heart rate monitor to keep track of my heart rate while I was pregnant. Just to make sure I did not overheat during exercise and hurt the baby. And although it is still working, I was a…
Continue reading ➞ A Fitness Tracker as Motivation to Move
Fitspiration is a new term on the block, a blend of fitness and inspiration. According to the Oxford dictionary, fitspiration is a person or thing that serves as motivation for someone to sustain or improve health and fitness. Under this definition my blog for example would probably be considered fitspiration. The message of fitspiration often…
Continue reading ➞ Fitspiration is not Necessarily Inspiration
