Did you know that you need 5 to 15 minutes of sunlight a day in the summertime to enjoy the boosting benefits of vitamin D? The sun needs to penetrate your skin, and the amount of skin needed is just that of your face, hands, and arms. Which can be a little tricky during the winter when we are cossetted…
Still not sure where to get started with movement snacks or full workouts? Don’t think you have the time to do the workout, let alone plan what it is you’d like to do? Then it might be time to find a personal trainer. You make a regular appointment with someone who is happy to put you through your paces and…
Movement snacks can be beneficial to those who make time for big workouts and get all the things they want with them. I use movement snacks all the time, even when I have completed a workout that day. Where they come in handy for me is, that it can help undo tightness or achiness in a muscle or joint because…
Who got inspired by Arnold Scwarzenegger last week? Don’t know what I am talking about? Head over to www.astralfitness.co.uk and take a look at last weeks blog, then pop back here and continue reading. ‘If you don’t find the time, if you don’t do the work, you don’t get the results’. – Arnold Scwarzenegger Now he may be referring to…
Not having time to move is not really an excuse. Arnold Schwarzenegger has famously said many things about making excuses, rather than time, to exercise. A recent one that chimed with me was posted on X on the 29th of August 2023 and it said; ‘Everybody has time to train. If you think you don’t, do me a favor [sic]:…
After becoming proficient in walking about a lot more, you might feel that you could do with more of a challenge to keep your fitness progressing. For that we thoroughly recommend weightlifting. Yep, you read that right! I do not think you are too old. Weightlifting in one of its many forms will do you the world of good. You…
Think you’re too old to start exercising and looking after your body? Wrong. It is never too late to start taking better care of yourself, and it could mean the difference between having an independent and good quality of life in your retirement years and beyond. But where do you start if you have never really taken care of yourself?…
Hello and welcome to the fourth October blog, Have You Introduced Any Movement Variations? Variety in your movements is absolutely key to having a healthy and active body for right now, and for the rest of your life. Have you tried to introduce any movement variations into your week since my last blog? Don’t worry if you haven’t, it can…
Hello and welcome to the third October blog, Variety In Your Movements. Variety in your movements is absolutely key to having a healthy and active body for right now, and for the rest of your life. Last week I left you thinking about how to introduce daily movement to look after your joints and your body in general, to help…
Hello and welcome to the second October blog, All about Variation of Movement. Variety in your movements is absolutely key to having a healthy and active body for right now, and for the rest of your life. Last week I left you pondering about the amount of different types of movement you usually do during your working week, and how…