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newsbusters--2019-03-19--Vimeo Bans Church For Pushing Traditional Christian Values
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Vimeo Bans Church For Pushing Traditional Christian Values
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A video hosting website banned Fairview Baptist Church’s account for streaming a conference that discussed traditional Christian teaching on homosexuality. Vimeo informed the Fairview Baptist Church of Edmond, Oklahoma, that its account violated Vimeo’s Terms of Service Reformation Charlotte reported. “We apologize for any inconvenience and wish you luck in finding a video hosting platform more suitable to your needs,” wrote Marty of Vimeo’s “Trust and Safety department.” American Family Radio host Janet Mefferd explained that not only was the livestream of the event censored, but the entire channel was shut down as well, including numerous unrelated videos. Mefferd broke the story on Twitter. She blasted the video platform for its “blatant admission of Vimeo viewpoint discrimination.” She also hammered it for not only removing the content it disagreed with, but removing completely unrelated videos purely out of spite. Mefferd tweeted, “They removed Christian testimonies of people who left LGBT lives. They removed other talks on Scripture.” “This is what @Vimeo sent to Fairview Baptist Church @FairviewEdmond, noting why the church’s account - w/all its SERMONS - was deleted. No content allowed that promotes ‘sexual orientation change efforts.’ Even though @GodsVoiceConf was about the BIBLE! Bad enough. But .. This is a blatant admission of @Vimeo viewpoint discrimination, not just objections to specific content. They removed SERMONS that had nothing to do w/SOCE. They removed Christian testimonies from people who left LGBT lives. They removed other talks on Scripture.” In an exclusive interview with MRC TechWatch, Mefferd explained more about the nature of the challenges Christians face in America. Mefferd argued that, “There is no doubt that Christians in America are being censored,” particularly when it comes to discussing “an orthodox view on biblical sexuality.” She described Vimeo’s behavior here as hitting “a new and unconscionable low.” That was because the firm decided to purge “Fairview Baptist Church's account, with all its sermons, just for featuring videos from our God's Voice Conference.” She claimed that “This is not just removal of specific content that violates the company's standards. It's outright viewpoint discrimination and censorship.” Mefferd disputed as smears about Sexual Orientation Change Efforts by the LGBT activists. “It is not necessary to ban therapy for the many, many people who have benefited from it, but the activists want it banned as a means of silencing all moral dissent against homosexuality. Who are LGBT activists to tell those who want therapy that they cannot have it?” She attested that no one is forcing them to go to therapy, and in a free country like America nobody has the right to prevent people from seeking it. Mefferd suggested that Christians need a direct solution to this problem rather than letting it sort itself out. She asserted that “it's absolutely critical for conservative and Christian commentators who have been deplatformed to fight back, insisting that our lawmakers rectify this censorship through legislation and tough crackdowns.” She made the distinction that “It's one thing to censor direct threats of violence or harm on these sites. It's quite another to be censored because you hold to a biblical worldview or conservative viewpoint that some monopoly-holding tech giant finds personally offensive.” She quoted the increasingly popular assertion that “We all know the ‘community standards’ are not applied equally.” She drove the point home that this is part of a widespread and growing assault on Christian teaching, ranging from overt censorship to subversion. “Everyone who cares about free speech needs to take note: We've now moved into dangerous new territory, where Vimeo censored a Christian conference, which promoted what the Bible says about sexuality, and years' worth of a church's sermons -- merely because we dared to dissent from the LGBT agenda! If they did it to Fairview, they can do it to your church. If they did it to the God's Voice Conference, they can do it to your conference. Vimeo must be reined in. Enough is enough.” She finished by stating she and her compatriots are resolute in their defense of the faith. “We will not be intimidated. We will continue to tell the truth about the gospel and the transforming power of the gospel of Jesus Christ. And we will fight for our rights as Americans to be treated like every other American when it comes to our free speech.”
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Alexander Hall
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https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/techwatch/alexander-hall/2019/03/19/vimeo-bans-church-pushing-traditional-christian-values-0
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2019-03-19 14:00:00+00:00
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newspunch--2019-05-05--Arizonas Oldest Church Destroyed By Fire 3 Arrested For Arson
| 2019-05-05T00:00:00 |
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Arizona’s Oldest Church Destroyed By Fire – 3 Arrested For Arson
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The historic Presbyterian church in Sacaton, Arizona — the oldest church in the state — has been burnt to the ground by arsonists. Police have arrested three people in connection with the blaze but have not released their names or any details surrounding the crime. The C.H. Cook Memorial Church is the oldest Presbyterian church in the state, and it went up in flames last Monday. Now, the community is trying to figure out what comes next. Fox10 reports: The church was built in 1918, and it was located at Church Street and Pima. It was a historical pillar of the community, but now, three people are being charged with burning it down. “Answering all the questions of why and how and what for, that’s the hard work,” said Rev. Munroe. Officials with the Gila River Police Department say three people have been questioned and arrested for arson. Their motives are not known, but Rev. Munroe says the historic C. H. Cook Memorial Presbyterian Church was a pillar in the community, having been built over one hundred years ago. The loss of the church is not only sad for worshipers but everyone in the small town. “It wasn’t just Presbyterians gathered in the courtyard, watching the first responders put out the fire,” said Rev. Munroe. “It was members of the community. Members of the community would come by and say, ‘hey, I remember when I was 12 and I worshiped there. I remember doing Bible in the basement.'” As of now, it’s still not safe to enter the burnt-out remains of the church to see if anything is salvageable. Rev. Munroe said they did have long-term goals to bring the church back to its former glory. Now, however, they’re not so sure what they’re next steps will be, as the community comes together.
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Baxter Dmitry
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https://newspunch.com/arizonas-oldest-church-destroyed-fire-arson/
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2019-05-05 09:10:33+00:00
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newsweek--2019-01-14--Jackson Pastor Shot to Death While Opening His Church for Sunday Service
| 2019-01-14T00:00:00 |
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Jackson Pastor Shot to Death While Opening His Church for Sunday Service
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A Jackson pastor was shot dead by at least two unknown suspects while opening his church for Sunday service, NBC-affiliate WLBT reported. Sixty-three-year-old Anthony Finch Longino, was shot at around 9:00 a.m. outside the doors of New Bethany Missionary Church on Hill Avenue in the Mississippi capital and was later confirmed deceased by the Hinds County Coroner, Sharon Grisham-Stewart. Read more: Las Vegas shooter's home sold for $425,000 with proceeds set to go to victims After the shooting, the suspects stole Longino's blue Dodge Ram pick-up truck, Jackson Police Department (JPD) said. The perpetrators initially arrived at the church in an older model green pickup with a damaged rear windshield, according to the police. The suspects have not yet been found. Police believe the motive behind the killing was robbery. At around midday, the victim’s car was spotted behind a house on Eastview street and a black male was also seen running away from officers. However, the man managed to evade capture. Then, JPD received a tip-off from an individual who said that a 14-year-old male living on Pecan Boulevard may have information about the shooting. Officers, backed up by a Hinds County SWAT team, searched the property after obtaining a warrant, but no leads were found, Magnolia State Live reported. The juvenile was later found and taken to police headquarters for questioning, although he has not been arrested. “So once the search warrant was at hand, we entered the house, we did not find a suspect,” JPD Chief James Davis, told WLBT. “However, the fourteen-year-old has been taken to police headquarters for questioning in reference to the shooting because he did state that he knew information of this shooting.” Davis said he would do everything he could to stop violence in the community but asked for help from residents. “This is a very very sad day where a pastor has opened this church up for service and lost his life,” he said. “It was senseless, but it’s in a community, and police cannot do it by ourselves, we need help from the community, to step up. If you know of any individuals in your community that have committed these crimes, don’t wait till an individual loses their life.” JPD is urging anyone with information about the shooting to call Crime Stoppers on 601-355-TIPS (8477). Anyone who provides information that leads to an arrest will be eligible for a reward worth up to $2,500. The incident was not the only fatal shooting on Sunday. An 18-year-old woman was also killed and five others injured after a gunman opened fire in a Phoenix hotel during an argument.
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2019-01-14 12:59:46+00:00
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newsweek--2019-02-11--Alabama Church Removes Pew Honoring Confederate President Jefferson Davis Condemning Monuments That
| 2019-02-11T00:00:00 |
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Alabama Church Removes Pew Honoring Confederate President Jefferson Davis, Condemning Monuments That 'Represent Insensitivity, Hatred and Even Evil'
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A church in Alabama has removed a pew honoring Confederate President Jefferson Davis, asserting that the mission of its parish is "diametrically opposed" to what Confederate symbols "have come to mean." In a statement on the St. John's Episcopal Church's website, Pastor Robert C. Wisnewski Jr. posted a message explaining that church leaders had voted to remove the pew, after determining that what it stands for does not represent the church's values. "Confederate monuments and symbols have increasingly been used by groups that promote white supremacy and are now, to many people of all races, seen to represent insensitivity, hatred, and even evil," he said. "The mission of our parish is diametrically opposed to what these symbols have come to mean." The church, which is mostly white and based in Montgomery, where Davis lived before the Confederacy moved its capital to Richmond, Virginia in 1861, had maintained a pew with a bronze plaque honoring Davis for decades, the pastor said. While church lore suggested that the pew was dedicated to Davis at the start of the Civil War, Wisnewski said, it actually had not been installed until decades later, when whites sought to maintain control in the South. The pastor also noted that John Trotwood Moore, "a controversial politician and outspoken proponent of segregation from Tennessee," had addressed the congregation at the dedication of the pew on Pentecost Sunday. "Moore had gained national attention by filibustering in Congress against an anti-lynching bill," Wisnewski noted. "Lynchings had become so frequent in the 1920s that Congress sought a way to outlaw them. Moore stood for lynching." After explaining the pew's history to church leaders, Wisnewski said the Vestry voted in favor of correcting what he branded a "political act" of the past. "Davis was a political figure, not a church figure, nor even a member of the parish. Acting to remove the pew and plaque is the correction of a political act," the pastor said. Wisnewski said that the decision to remove the pew "was not done to rewrite our history or to dishonor our forebears," but, he said: "We agreed that the current Vestry would not take any action to install a Jefferson Davis Pew were it not already in place. As such action would be troublesome, to continue to allow the pew to be in our worship space would be troublesome." Both the pew and the plaque honoring Davis have been removed and placed in the parish's "archives," Wisnewski said. He noted that while some "may view this as an unnecessary action," others may believe this decision should have been made long ago." For his part, the pastor said he was "very proud of this Vestry and their decision." "Your leadership wants our congregation to grow numerically and spiritually and we want always to be welcoming to all who may come our way," he concluded.
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https://www.newsweek.com/alabama-church-removes-pew-honoring-confederate-president-jefferson-davis-1326398?utm_source=Public&utm_medium=Feed&utm_campaign=Distribution
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2019-02-11 15:35:57+00:00
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newyorkpost--2019-02-21--All are welcome Florida church hosts dog-friendly service
| 2019-02-21T00:00:00 |
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‘All are welcome’: Florida church hosts dog-friendly service
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PLANTATION, Fla. — All dogs may go to heaven, but not all dogs go to church. Saint Benedict’s Episcopal Church in Plantation, Florida, has welcomed dogs to its Saturday service for the past 10 years. The Sun Sentinel reported Wednesday that the service targets dog owners who want to avoid leaving their companions at home while they worship. The rector of the church, Father Albert Cutie, questions if one can “really pray and leave a loved one behind.” Cutie says many of the church’s patrons live alone, and a pet can often become their closest family member. He says the attending dogs are quiet, except when they meet after Holy Communion. An animal blessing ceremony is also held each year at the church, whose motto is “all are welcome.”
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https://nypost.com/2019/02/21/all-are-welcome-florida-church-hosts-dog-friendly-service/
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2019-02-21 07:14:45+00:00
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newyorkpost--2019-07-31--Historic 125-year-old church mysteriously burns to the ground
| 2019-07-31T00:00:00 |
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Historic 125-year-old church mysteriously burns to the ground
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A Roman Catholic church that stood in Texas for more than a century mysteriously burned to the ground this week — with insurance adjusters placing the damages at $3 to $4 million, according to a report. The 125-year-old Church of Visitation in Westphalia caught fire on Monday morning, just as congregation members were planning a celebration for the anniversary of its completion, sources told KWTX. Video and photos captured at the scene show the historic house of worship engulfed in flames — with some residents reportedly seeing smoke from as far as five miles away. “(It’s) extremely difficult and painful to be here,” Joe Vasquez, bishop of the Austin Diocese, told KWTX on Monday as the church was burning. “I’m very deeply affected by this and I know the people here are also heartbroken.” Over 250 residents were said to part of the Visitation congregation. It’s unclear where they will be gathering in the wake of the fire. The church said it will be accepting donations to help rebuild. “This architectural beauty is now a loss,” Vasquez told KWTX, “and that’s what saddens all of us here.” ATF agents and the local State Fire Marshal’s Office were investigating the blaze Tuesday to see if there was any criminality involved. It was not immediately clear how it started.
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Chris Perez
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https://nypost.com/2019/07/31/historic-125-year-old-church-mysteriously-burns-to-the-ground/
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2019-07-31 05:35:15+00:00
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newyorkpost--2019-10-01--Florida church buys strip club to hold expanding congregation
| 2019-10-01T00:00:00 |
newyorkpost
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Florida church buys strip club to hold expanding congregation
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A Florida church that has grown too large for its amenities at a local high school is buying a strip club to house their growing congregation, a report said. The pastor of NewSound Church in West Palm Beach told a local CBS affiliate that he’s happy to buy the giggle joint Double Dee’s Ranch in the city because it holds up to 700 people. The church has a congregation of about 1,000 people, he told the station. “I don’t mind being in a building that was a strip club any more than I mind somebody walking in our doors that had at one time in their life been a stripper,” he said. “We believe we can bring hope and healing to any location, that’s what we’re trying to do.” Mauney told the station that his congregation has been renting out Wellington High School. In order to do so, parishioners have been lugging trailers worth of lights and sound equipment into the school and then packing it back up every Sunday.
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Ben Feuerherd
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https://nypost.com/2019/09/30/florida-church-buys-strip-club-to-hold-expanding-congregation/
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2019-10-01 03:40:07+00:00
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newyorkpost--2019-12-24--Louisiana church uses crop duster to sprinkle holy water onto town
| 2019-12-24T00:00:00 |
newyorkpost
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Louisiana church uses crop duster to sprinkle holy water onto town
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A Roman Catholic church in Louisiana used an unusual method to spread blessings all over town on Sunday: a crop duster. Members of St. Anne Church in Cow Island loaded 100 gallons of the blessed liquid onto the plane to be sprayed on the surrounding town and nearby farms, according to a Facebook post by the Diocese of Lafayette. Cow Island is located about 160 miles east of New Orleans. The unincorporated community is in Vermilion Parish. Parishioners also brought water from their homes to the airstrip to be blessed by Rev. Matthew Barzare. The social media post had been shared more than 500 times as of Monday afternoon. Some commentators requested a visit by the blessed crop dusters to their towns. The blessing was the idea of L’Eryn Detraz, a Cow Island native who serves as a missionary in Ohio, the diocese said.
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Fox News
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https://nypost.com/2019/12/24/louisiana-church-uses-crop-duster-to-sprinkle-holy-water-onto-town/
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Tue, 24 Dec 2019 02:34:51 -0500
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npr--2019-02-23--United Methodist Church To Debate LGBTQ Clergy And Same-Sex Weddings
| 2019-02-23T00:00:00 |
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United Methodist Church To Debate LGBTQ Clergy And Same-Sex Weddings
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Daron Smith, left, and his husband, Chris Finley, right, worship at a Sunday morning service at Lafayette Park United Methodist Church in St. Louis, Mo. Smith, a lifelong United Methodist, said he feels hopeful ahead of a vote on LGBTQ ordination and same-sex weddings in the church. **Shahla Farzan/St. Louis Public Radio** ****hide caption**** ****toggle caption**** Shahla Farzan/St. Louis Public Radio Daron Smith, left, and his husband, Chris Finley, right, worship at a Sunday morning service at Lafayette Park United Methodist Church in St. Louis, Mo. Smith, a lifelong United Methodist, said he feels hopeful ahead of a vote on LGBTQ ordination and same-sex weddings in the church. Shahla Farzan/St. Louis Public Radio United Methodist Church leaders are meeting in St. Louis beginning Saturday to decide whether to lift a ban on LGBTQ clergy and same-sex weddings. The topic has become increasingly contentious in recent years, as more United Methodist clergy have come out as gay. United Methodists are among the last mainline Protestant denominations to address the issue, and some worry it could cause a major rift in the church. "It's a little nerve wracking for a group of people you don't really know to make a decision about you," said Daron Smith, who's gay and a lifelong United Methodist in St. Louis. This weekend, more than 860 delegates from across the world will convene for a four-day conference, where they'll debate and likely vote on one of three proposals. One would allow same-sex weddings and the ordination of LGBTQ clergy — while also giving church conferences outside the U.S. the power to prohibit these practices. We've tried to do our best due diligence [and] offer models that would allow us to remain together as a united church. Kenneth Carter, President, United Methodist Council of Bishops Another more conservative plan would maintain current church policy and cut ties with regional church conferences that don't comply. A third proposal would reorganize the church into three "values-based" groups and let each group make its own rules. "We've tried to do our best due diligence [and] offer models that would allow us to remain together as a united church," said United Methodist Council of Bishops President, Ken Carter. The United Methodist Church has more than 12 million members spread across the world. In the U.S., membership dropped to 6.9 million in 2016, down from 7.2 million in 2014. But globally, the church is growing, especially in African nations. The broad diversity of church membership has made discussion around human sexuality more challenging, said Carter. "In some nations of the world, homosexuality is a taboo subject, or it's against the law," he said. "So it's a more complex conversation for us, to try to develop a church law that can be open to all people." According to church estimates, 58 percent of delegates at the St. Louis conference are from the U.S., while 30 percent hail from African countries. The remaining delegates are primarily from Europe, Asia and the Philippines. For S. Jewell S. McGhee, a student at Eden Theological Seminary, the U.S. should not be the "unquestioned leader" of the discussion. "I feel like the message that American Christians have given too often is that the rest of the world doesn't matter as much," McGhee said. "That is a message that is against the message of Christ as I see it." The United Methodists are part of a long line of Protestant denominations that have grappled with the issue of human sexuality in recent years, including Lutherans, Presbyterians and Episcopalians. The difference, said historian of American religion Marie Griffith, is that United Methodists have held together a vast and disparate coalition longer. "Some lean very progressive on the issue, some lean very conservative," said Griffith, a professor at Washington University in St. Louis. "It's very hard to know how you're going to hold people — especially people at the edges of that spectrum — together." Regardless of the outcome, it may be months or years before any changes to church policy go into effect, particularly if they involve constitutional amendments. But in St. Louis, Daron Smith and his husband Chris Finley aren't giving up hope. "If the decision doesn't go our way this time, we'll keep fighting," he said. "The church belongs to everyone, not just a select few."
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Shahla Farzan
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https://www.npr.org/2019/02/23/697122604/united-methodist-church-to-debate-lgbtq-clergy-and-same-sex-weddings?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news
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2019-02-23 12:56:00+00:00
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npr--2019-02-26--United Methodist Church Votes To Keep Bans On Same-Sex Weddings LGBTQ Clergy
| 2019-02-26T00:00:00 |
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United Methodist Church Votes To Keep Bans On Same-Sex Weddings, LGBTQ Clergy
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United Methodist Church Votes To Keep Bans On Same-Sex Weddings, LGBTQ Clergy Leaders of the United Methodist Church have rejected the One Church Plan, a measure that would have eased restrictions on gay clergy and same-sex marriages, with delegates voting against it at a special session of the church's General Conference. On Tuesday afternoon, delegates from around the world voted 438 to 384 to pass what was called the Traditional Plan, which maintains the church's rules. Earlier, delegates also had defeated The One Church Plan, which would have allowed individual churches to decide how they handle issues of same-sex weddings and the sexuality of their clergy. The Traditional Plan prevailed, despite impassioned warnings from delegates like the Rev. Tom Berlin of Virginia — who compared it to a virus that would cause a dire sickness in America's Methodist community. The standoff over hotly contested aspects of church doctrine played out in St. Louis, where delegates were meeting for this week's special session of the General Conference. There, clergy and lay members of the church weighed how to respond to a 2018 report from a special church commission on revising the Methodists' guiding Book of Discipline. When it formed the commission, the Council of Bishops said it had heard many criticisms that the Book of Discipline "contains language which is contradictory, unnecessarily hurtful, and inadequate for the variety of local, regional and global contexts." The report focused on sexuality and ways to strengthen the unity of a religious body that's home to a wide variety of views. And as the conference has shown, there is a wide diversity of deeply held opinions about those views. The bishops had recommended endorsing the One Church Plan. The conference is also taking place at a time when, as St. Louis Public Radio's Shahla Farzan has reported, an increasing number of Methodist clergy have come out as gay. Amid the discord over the rival plans, supporters of change are left considering whether to remain in the church — and what the result says about their institution. Jeffrey Warren, a young gay delegate from the Upper New York Conference, told fellow conference attendees on Monday that he evangelizes on his college campus — and that he has success in reaching people for an important reason. "They said they have not heard this message before," Warren said. "They didn't know God could love them, because their churches said God didn't." Trying to marshal support for the One Church initiative on Tuesday, the Rev. Tom Berlin of Virginia called it the "only shot at change" for people who want to lift blanket bans on same-sex couples who want to wed and on LGBTQ members of the church who want to be ordained. "I doubt you're going to get a better offer today," Berlin said in his minority report speech, addressing delegates who might have withheld their vote because they felt the plan didn't go far enough. "To those who would like to maintain the current Book of Discipline, you can still have it that way," Berlin said, adding that pastors would not be forced to perform same-sex weddings and churches wouldn't have to change their practices. On the other hand, Berlin warned, there would be dire consequences if the Traditional Plan were to be embraced — particularly for Methodist churches in the U.S., where they represent the country's second-largest Protestant denomination. "You will be putting a virus into the American church that will make it very sick, and it will be sick quickly," Berlin said, adding that however it's intended, the Traditional Plan will be perceived as an overt act against gay church members and others. "Many of us have members who will leave," he said, adding that he had already gotten texts and other messages to that effect in the aftermath of Monday's initial vote. "Many pastors are going to lead their church away from the connection. Some conferences will leave, I believe," Berlin said. "Other people will stay and fight. And they will do weddings; they will break the Book of Discipline; there will be trials; it will be in the news," he said, adding that the focus will shift away from any good the church accomplishes. "It's going to be about the people we don't serve," Berlin said, "and the disagreement that will continue." Berlin, who is the lead pastor of Floris United Methodist Church in Herndon, Va., added that a "virus of conflict" would then cross from the U.S. into churches in other countries. Berlin urged anyone who is against the minority report to abstain from voting or to reject the Traditional Plan so the church would maintain its current status quo. "I'm asking you to wash your hands of this Traditional Plan today," Berlin said as his supporters applauded, "because it will bring that illness into our house." That triggered a number of speeches for and against the idea. In opposition, Cara Nicklas of Oklahoma faulted the way the impassioned debate has played out over the church's competing plans. "By those advocating for the One Church Plan, I was either told explicitly that I am mean-spirited and unloving for holding to the church's doctrine on same-sex relationships, or the general tenor of the communications implied that I am unloving if I don't agree to change the church's Discipline. I don't love all, I am told." "When that is the message — when gay persons become convinced I don't love them because I don't condone their behavior, it hurts my relationships with them," Nicklas said. The way the plan has been discussed is harmful, she said. "You surely don't want to be united with me, if I am as mean and unloving as I am accused," Nicklas said. "If the One Church Plan passes, I'm certain you will not stop trying to make me fit your idea of a loving person." Nicklas called it "a false narrative" that the One Church Plan would end the crisis or allow free choice. Also speaking against the plan was Nancy Denardo, a lay delegate of western Pennsylvania, who cited the Bible's mention of marriage as being between a man and woman in the Book of Matthew. "The One Church Plan does not agree with the words of our savior," Denardo said, warning that it "deceives young persons into believing that same-gender marriage is OK with God — when clearly it is not." "The word became flesh — not the flesh becomes the word," Denardo said. She added, "I'm truly sorry if the truth of the Gospel hurts anyone." After those speeches, Rey Hernandez of the Philippines East delegation rose to speak in favor of the alternative plan, saying it embraces the diversity of today's church and would help spread the Gospel. "The One Church Plan ... reflects reality, the reality that we're trying to reach," Hernandez said. On Monday, the Rev. Byron Thomas of the North Georgia conference compared the dilemma to the church's earlier handling of race. "In 1939, the UMC was trying to figure out what to do with black people," Thomas said, as quoted by the Iowa conference. "At that GC, the Central Jurisdiction was voted into being. The late Bishop Thomas wrote that the white folks stood up and clapped, and the black folks sat down and cried." "I believe we are at another stand up and clap, sit down and cry moment," Thomas was quoted as saying Monday.
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Bill Chappell
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https://www.npr.org/2019/02/26/698188343/united-methodist-church-votes-to-keep-bans-on-same-sex-weddings-lgbtq-clergy?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news
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2019-02-26 20:22:04+00:00
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npr--2019-04-11--Evil Acts Son Of Sheriffs Deputy Is Chief Suspect In Louisiana Church Arson Cases
| 2019-04-11T00:00:00 |
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'Evil Acts': Son Of Sheriff's Deputy Is Chief Suspect In Louisiana Church Arson Cases
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'Evil Acts': Son Of Sheriff's Deputy Is Chief Suspect In Louisiana Church Arson Cases Police have arrested the son of a Louisiana sheriff's deputy as a suspect in connection with three historically black churches that were torched in recent days. Officials identified the suspect as Holden Matthews, a 21-year-old white male from St. Landry Parish, a small community about an hour west of Baton Rouge. "I don't know what this young man's motive was, I don't know what was in his heart," Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards said at a news conference Thursday morning. "But I can say it cannot be justified or rationalized. These were evil acts." Matthews was charged with state crimes on three counts of simple arson on a religious building, Louisiana State Fire Marshal H. "Butch" Browning told reporters. Each charge has a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison. St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz said the suspect's father, Deputy Roy Matthews, "was shocked and hurt, as any father would be." The deputy knew nothing about his son's activities, Guidroz said. "And when I had to call him in and we sat him down and told him what we wanted him here for, he broke down." But Matthews did help authorities with his son's arrest late Wednesday, about 12 hours after Holden Matthews was determined to have been involved in the fires, the sheriff said. Holden Matthews complied with officers' requests during the arrest, authorities said, adding that he has no previous history of violence or arrest. The sheriff did not say whether Matthews confessed to the arson allegations or denied them. Guidroz said hours of manpower, drones and old-fashioned detective work led them to Matthews. And both physical evidence from the crime scenes and "technological evidence" confirmed him as a suspect, Browning told reporters. Authorities are still vetting several motives but an imminent threat to public safety prompted law enforcement to quickly secure warrants to bring Matthews into custody. The suspect was linked to "black metal," Browning said, referring to the music genre that's previously been associated with church arson attacks in Norway and elsewhere. A social media account that appeared to be Matthews' showed images of the young man playing the electric guitar and taking selfies. The profile said that he was the lead singer and songwriter for a band called Vodka Vultures. The three black churches were burned down within a span of 10 days in St. Landry Parish. The first fire tore through St. Mary Baptist Church in Port Barre on March 26. The second burned at the Greater Union Baptist Church in Opelousas on April 2, and the third broke out at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church in Opelousas on April 4. No one was reported injured in the fires, which broke out when the buildings were empty. All three of the churches were built in rural areas more than 100 years ago, and have served generations of predominantly black families through weddings, funerals and religious services. The time and proximity of the flames led people to wonder whether the fires were linked. Pastors prayed that the arson was not a racist act, part of a violent legacy for black churches in the South that were attacked since the civil rights movement. New Orleans FBI Special Agent in Charge Eric Rommal said his team has been working with local law enforcement agencies to determine whether the incident was motivated by bias. Community members vowed to rebuild the incinerated structures and to come together, saying their faith will not waver. Florence Milburn, a member of the Greater Union Baptist Church, told NPR that she immediately went to her church after receiving news of the fire. "My husband and I drove over there along with our other family members, and along with our church family, we were on site and we watched our church burn to the ground," she said. When U.S. Attorney David Joseph announced Wednesday that a suspect had been identified and taken into state custody, he called the fires "despicable acts." Authorities said the three fires were not connected to a fourth fire which occurred on March 31 at the Vivian United Pentecostal Church, a mainly white church near Shreveport.
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Sasha Ingber
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https://www.npr.org/2019/04/11/712173532/authorities-arrest-suspect-linked-to-3-burned-black-churches-in-louisiana?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news
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npr--2019-08-27--LDS Church Forbids Lethal Weapons At Church In New Policy Change
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LDS Church Forbids Lethal Weapons At Church In New Policy Change
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LDS Church Forbids Lethal Weapons At Church In New Policy Change The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has prohibited nearly all parishioners from carrying lethal weapons on church property. Prior to the shift in policy, having a weapon on church grounds was considered "inappropriate." The change was revealed in an update to a handbook sent electronically to local church leaders over the weekend. "Churches are dedicated for the worship of God and as havens from the cares and concerns of the world," the handbook reads. "With the exception of current law enforcement officers, the carrying of lethal weapons on Church property, concealed or otherwise, is prohibited." There are have been several gun incidents on church property in recent years. In September, a 74-year-old man accidentally fired a gun in an LDS meetinghouse in Provo, Utah. No one was hurt or injured in the incident. An audio recording later released by MormonLeaks featured an unidentified church leader trying to dissuade others who were present from posting anything on social media. In August 2010, a man fatally shot a Mormon bishop at a chapel in Visalia, Calif., and then was later shot dead by police. Two years earlier, a man shot and killed his pregnant estranged wife in a church parking lot in Lehi, Utah. In an emailed statement, Daniel Woodruff, a spokesman for the church, told NPR the change "took effect the first week of August and will be formally communicated to local Church leaders as new meetinghouse safety guidelines in the near future." The notice was sent to local leaders in Texas, according to Woodruff, and anticipates an imminent state law that will permit the carrying of open and concealed weapons in places of worship unless a person is notified that it is prohibited.
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Vanessa Romo
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https://www.npr.org/2019/08/26/754557345/lds-church-forbids-lethal-weapons-at-church-in-new-policy-change?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news
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pamelagellerreport--2019-06-18--Muslim Mob Burns Christian Church After Arrest of Imam in Niger
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Muslim Mob Burns Christian Church After Arrest of Imam in Niger
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When does the world stop denying reality while persecuting the handful of us who dare speak candidly ? How many millions must die in the cause of Allah? A mob of Muslim activists sacked and set fire to a Christian church in Niger this weekend to protest the arrest of an influential imam. On Saturday night, scores of demonstrators in Maradi, Niger’s third largest city, torched the church of the Assembly of God in the Zaria neighborhood along with the car of the parish pastor. In another neighborhood, the Life to the Full Christian church was sacked. Witnesses told Agence France Presse (AFP) that on late Saturday evening, groups of young Muslims laid barricades across the road and burned old tires in protest of the arrest of Cheick Rayadoune, the influential imam of the mosque of Zaria. Police had arrested the imam earlier in the day after he had preached at Friday services against a new government bill on the organization of the exercise of worship, calling the proposed legislation “anti-Islam.” After several hours of detention, the imam was released. A senior official of the Niger’s Ministry of the Interior told AFP that there is “nothing anti-Islamic” in the proposed legislation, which is the fruit rather of extensive consultation and is intended to counter measures advocated by “obscurantist terrorist organizations” in the country. In 2017, Niger’s Ministry of the Interior convoked Nigerien Muslim scholars to work together on drafting the bill. In late April, the Council of Ministers adopted the legislation, which was drafted to “prevent the risks of abuses found in other countries” and to provide means for the state to “regulate practices that are common in the religious sphere,” according to an official statement. The council’s communiqué emphasized a “total absence of rigorously defined norms” concerning “the exercise of worship” in the nation, against a backdrop of increasing “fundamentalist and extremist religious tendencies” in various regions of the country. The bill still needs to be adopted by Parliament to become law. Imam Cheick Rayadoune has said that he was misinformed about the content of the bill, having been falsely led to believe that it would impose same-sex marriage. He said he will correct the error in his sermon this Friday. Meanwhile, police have detained 178 Muslim demonstrators over Saturday’s violence. Niger is a country that is overwhelmingly Muslim, with only 1-2 percent of Christians of a population of more than 20 million. The country is not unaccustomed to religiously motivated violence. After the publication of caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed by the French newspaper Charlie Hebdo in 2015, anti-Christian mobs killed ten people in Niamey and destroyed most of the churches in the capital, as well as in Zinder, the second largest city in the country.
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Pamela Geller
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https://gellerreport.com/2019/06/muslims-set-church-ablaze-imam.html/
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2019-06-18 13:30:54+00:00
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pinknewsuk--2019-01-20--Scottish Episcopal Church faces split after equal marriage row
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Scottish Episcopal Church faces split after equal marriage row
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Signup to receive a daily roundup of the top LGBT+ news stories from around the world An Aberdeenshire church has voted to break away from the Scottish Episcopal Church, because of its teachings on equal marriage. The Scottish Episcopal Church has been facing a backlash since a 2017 decision to embrace same-sex marriage, angering evangelicals and conservatives by becoming the first mainstream branch of Christianity in the UK to allow same-sex weddings The body faced a controversial ‘punishment’ from the global Anglican Communion, while a number of local churches have moved to break away to maintain their anti-gay marriage teachings and traditions. The fallout continued this week, as Westhill Community Church in Westhill, Aberdeenshire overwhelmingly voted to break away from the Church. On January 17, 87 percent of parishioners voted for a break from the Scottish Episcopal Church, in a decision supported by Rev. Ian Ferguson. Speaking to The Press and Journal, Rev. Ferguson said: “I’m deeply sad that this stage as arrived it breaks my heart. I have been in the SEC for a number of decades and I certainly didn’t want to be in this position.” He added: “It’s too early to say at the moment what’s going to happen next. We’ll continue to be Orthodox Anglicans and we will not be creating another denomination. “We are just trying to get our heads around the vote because it’s still very fresh.” Ferguson, one of the more vocal opponents of same-sex marriage within the church, stressed there were multiple issues behind the decision. He said: “People have different kinds of concerns about all kinds of things, and it’s not just one thing. “This has been an ongoing matter where a number of us throughout Scotland have been concerned about the direction the SEC has been going in.” Ferguson had also opposed the 2018 appointment of Bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney Anne Dyer, who is the church’s first female bishop and a supporter of equal marriage. Bishop Dyer said in a statement: “The congregation of Westhill Community Church is a much loved and valued part of our diocese, and I am deeply saddened that they have indicated that they want to pursue potential separation from the Scottish Episcopal Church. “I will continue to work with Westhill as we begin discussions to enable this potential separation, and will continue to pray for the Rector, Vestry and congregation members in the weeks and months ahead.” The Primus of Scotland, Bishop Mark Strange, said: “I have been informed that Westhill Community Church, Aberdeen has voted to prepare to leave the Scottish Episcopal Church, and therefore the Anglican Communion. I have received that news with great sadness and will pray that, painful though this process will be for the Church and for the local Diocese and wider community, we will all remember that we are all striving to serve as disciples of Christ. “We will continue to pray for unity and understanding as we strive to further the mission of God to our nation and around the world.”
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Nick Duffy
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https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/01/20/scottish-episcopal-church-equal-marriage-split/
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pinknewsuk--2019-04-03--Catholic Church near Madrid investigated for alleged conversion therapy
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Catholic Church near Madrid investigated for alleged conversion therapy
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Signup to receive a daily roundup of the top LGBT+ news stories from around the world A Catholic Church near Madrid is being investigated after a Spanish journalist alleged that they were offering illegal conversion therapy to LGBT+ people in an undercover investigation. Deputy head of Madrid’s regional administration, Pedro Rollán, said the bishopric of Alcalá de Henares would face penalties if they were found to have offered conversion therapy, according to BBC News. Madrid approved a ban on conversion therapy for LGBT+ people in 2016. The ban prohibits medical, psychiatric, psychological and religious groups from trying to change a person’s sexual orientation. The alleged conversion therapy practices of Alcalá de Henares were uncovered by a journalist writing for Spanish publication El Diario. The journalist posed as a young gay man seeking “treatment” for his sexual orientation, and attended a session at the Family Counselling Centre Regina Familiae on 21 March. He claimed that he was sent documents before the session which claimed that homosexuality is caused by childhood trauma such as sexual abuse. The “therapist”—who is allegedly unregistered—also claimed to be a doctor of biology. The journalist has claimed that he was told by this unregistered therapist that the process would be “slow” and that he must stop watching pornography and stop masturbating. In documents sent ahead of their session, the group claimed that being gay is a “false identity” and that movements for LGBT+ equality wrongly tell young people that they should be accepted. However, the bishop of Alcalá de Henares has responded to the article and branded it “fake news”. The statement quotes remarks from Pope Francis concerning misinformation in the media. BBC News reports that the leftist Podemos party have pleaded for an investigation of the diocese for the alleged conversion therapy. Under the region’s laws—which bans conversion therapy—organisations seeking to change a person’s sexual orientation could be fined up to €45,000. The Catholic Church continues to be anti-LGBT+ in its teachings, despite the fact that a survey released last October showed that the majority of Catholics want a more positive approach to the LGBT+ community. YouGov polled 9,606 people in the world’s largest Catholic countries—Brazil, Columbia, France, Italy, Mexico, Philippines, Spain, and the US—to find out more about attitudes towards LGBT+ people in the community. 63 percent of practicing Catholics agreed with the statement “the Catholic Church should reconsider its current teachings on LGBT issues to help support the mental health and well-being of children and young people.” Tiernan Brady, Equal Future 2018 campaign director, welcomed the results and said they indicated changing attitudes among Catholics. “This is not a call for change from outside the Church—it is from its own people,” he said. “The truth is that far too many children and young people grow up thinking that if they or someone they knew turned out to be LGBT it would be bad luck or a disappointment. Most of the damage that comes from learning such attitudes happens to children and young people long before anyone knows if they are LGBT or not.”
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Patrick Kelleher
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https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/04/03/catholic-church-madrid-conversion-therapy/
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pinknewsuk--2019-05-29--Portland church posts political pro-trans anti-racist signs
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Portland church posts political pro-trans, anti-racist signs
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Signup to receive a daily roundup of the top LGBT+ news stories from around the world A pastor in Portland is boosting the bible’s message every week by posting progressive political signs outside his church to reach more people in his community. This week, the sign reads, “Harriet Tubman deserves to be on the $20. End white supremacy.” Reverend Adam Erickson’s messages are usually biblically inspired, based on what’s happening in the news or his sermon that week. Previous signs have advocated for tolerance towards Muslims, transgender people and immigrants. Erickson moved to the Clackamas United Church of Christ in Milwaukie, Oregon, just outside of Portland, 18 months ago. He began writing the weekly political messages to spread the message of God to his community and build his flock, he told CNN. And it’s working – the regular Sunday congregation was originally around 30 people and now sees 50 to 60 people attending the weekly service. This is because “people are thirsty to know they are loved,” Ericksen said. Last week, while the debate around abortion bills became increasingly tense, the sign simply said, “Our transgender siblings have heartbeats.” The trans sign was a huge hit, according to Erickson. He said, “We’ve gotten hundreds of messages, including from transgender people who say they wish they had a church like this in their area.” There has been “almost no criticism” from the local community, although sometimes people say the messages are a bit political, Erickson said, adding that this was the point of the signs. “Jesus preached the kingdom of God, and this was politically loaded message,” Ericksen said. “His harshest message was for religious leaders who marginalised people.” Citing Christ’s sermon on the plain in the Gospel of Luke as one example of Christ calling out political and religious powers who don’t care for the downtrodden, Erickson said to CNN, “But woe to you who are rich, for you have already received your comfort.”
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Vic Parsons
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https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/05/29/portland-church-pro-trans-anti-racist-signs/
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pinknewsuk--2019-06-03--Alabama church to throw wedding party for banned Arthur episode
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Alabama church to throw wedding party for banned Arthur episode
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Signup to receive a daily roundup of the top LGBT+ news stories from around the world An Alabama church is hosting a wedding party to screen the banned episode of PBS cartoon series Arthur and Friends which depicts a gay marriage. First United Methodist Church in Birmingham, which describes itself as “an open place for all,” is collaborating with Shout LGBTQ Film Festival in defiance of Alabama Public Television (APT)’s decision not to broadcast the episode. When “Mr Ratburn and the Special Someone” first aired on May 13, APT’s director of programming, Mike McKenzie, said it would be “a violation of trust to broadcast the episode.” A rerun was shown instead. But the LGBT-friendly church was granted permission to air the show by Boston TV station WBGH. The church’s members are now throwing a wedding party for the cartoon rat, who happily marries his partner, Patrick, a chocolatier and aardvark. People of all ages are invited to the public event on June 15 at 10am to watch the episode; wedding cake and sparkling apple juice will be served. Speaking to AL.com, the film festival’s creative director, Rachel Morgan, said the episode and the event’s location fulfils the festival’s mission to show content featuring people who are underrepresented in film and media. She added: “Weddings take places at churches all the time. So First Church seems like a perfect venue for the cartoon in my opinion. (The church) frequently communicates to the community that they are an ‘open place for all,’ and I think this event reflects that statement.” Although First United Methodist Church isn’t the first to show the episode in Alabama, its decision is expected to attract backlash from some in the conservative state. A petition by the anti-LGBT+ group One Million Moms calling for the show to be cancelled has attracted over 19,000 signatures. The reaction to the episode was overwhelmingly positive, but the show’s creator, Marc Brown, expressed sadness at the backlash from some. Speaking to People magazine, he said: “I’m really proud of that episode and will defend it to anybody. “I don’t want children or people who are different to feel excluded. That’s not the kind of world we want to live in. And we want children to be educated so they can see there’s not just one type of family. Everyone should feel represented. I think we did that with Arthur.”
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Emma Powys Maurice
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https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/06/03/alabama-church-wedding-party-banned-arthur-episode/
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pinknewsuk--2019-09-26--Vicars new church is already being accused of extremism and homophobia
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Vicar’s new church is already being accused of extremism and homophobia
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Philip de Grey-Warter is quitting the Church of England to form a new church, which residents are concerned will be "homophobic." (GAFCON/ Vimeo) A vicar in Cornwall is resigning from the Church of England (CoE) and starting his own church, but local residents are concerned that it will be “extremist” and “homophobic”. Philip de Grey-Warter announced that on September 29 he will lead his last service as vicar of Fowey, Cornwall, before leaving the Church of England and starting the new church, named “Anchor”, in the same town. His resignation from the CoE, he said in his announcement, is over the church’s guidelines released in December 2018 and approved by the House of Bishops allowing trans people to be baptised to recognise their transition. The concerns of local residents are rooted in the fact that De Grey-Warter’s Anchor Anglican Church will operate under the evangelical, anti-LGBT+ organisation GAFCON (Global Anglican Future Conference). GAFCON was created in protest when the openly gay former Bishop of New Hampshire, Gene Robinson, was ordained in 2003. Speaking to The Irish Times, the Church of Ireland’s Maria Jansson previously said GAFCON used “homophobic and misogynistic rallying calls to gain a base from which they can access C of I governance, resources, parishes, schools and young. This has to be called out for what it is – religious extremism.” The eighth point of GAFCON’s Jerusalem statement, in which is summarises its beliefs, is: “We acknowledge God’s creation of humankind as male and female and the unchangeable standard of Christian marriage between one man and one woman as the proper place for sexual intimacy and the basis of the family.” One Fowey resident told CornwallLive: “I am not a church-going Christian, but I do understand that Jesus’ message was one of love and acceptance for all – not discrimination in any way, shape or form. “The GAFCON view that being gay is an illness which can be cured is deeply damaging and has no place in modern Britain. I hope the people of Fowey will not consider GAFCON views acceptable in our town or our schools.” De Grey-Warter said: “I believe Jesus says what he means and means what he says. So my job as a minister is not like a chef, concocting or inventing the meal, but more like a waiter, serving up what the chef has already provided. “I am not at liberty to rearrange the plate or add ingredients because of fashion or remove elements because someone somewhere thinks they’re challenging or unpalatable.” The Church of England has been increasingly divided in recent years over the issue of same-sex marriage. The Campaign for Equal Marriage in the Church of England launched on April 12 2019, seeking an end to rules that ban same-sex weddings in church parishes.
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Lily Wakefield
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https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/09/26/church-england-vicar-gafcon-extremism-homophobia-christian-anglican-cornwall/
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eveningstandard--2019-01-02--Fitness gadgets to give you a healthy head start in 2019
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Fitness gadgets to give you a healthy head start in 2019
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Your list of new year resolutions inevitably involves notes to lose a few pounds and raise your fitness levels: the marathon is only four months away and that new bike isn’t going to ride itself. It can feel daunting but there is an upside: new year means new gear. Those miles will go more quickly when you’ve got a personal trainer in your ear and a new pair of smart scales is the incentive you need to push a little harder in the spinning studio. From jackets that heat up for cold runs to water bottles that glow to remind you to drink, here’s the smartest fitness tech you need in 2019. There’s no point going the distance if you can’t track your results and feel smug. Fitbit’s Charge 3 (£129.99, johnlewis.com) is a neat, lightweight option that’ll record all your major fitness stats, monitor your heart-rate and sleep. It offers seven-day battery life, is water resistant to 50m, and has over 15 goal-based exercise modes. If you’re happy to pay more, Fitbit’s Ionic smartwatch has a bigger screen and offers more: it’ll track your GPS, offer personalised workouts and let you make payments, as well as acting like a more general assistant doing things like controlling your smart lights at home (from £199, currys.co.uk). The Apple Watch Series 4 (£399, apple.co.uk) offers many of the same tools but has an enhanced focus on your heart, plotting your pulse readings on handy graphs. If you’d rather not wear something on your wrist, the Myzone heart-rate belt (£111, buy.myzone.org) sits around your chest and links to your smartphone, and the Moov Now (£60, amazon.co.uk) is a lightweight fitness monitor you can wear on your wrist or ankle. Miles pass more quickly with music. Denon’s wireless sport earphones (£149, denon.co.uk) feature special ear-hook technology so they’ll stay secure when you’re on the move. For something more sturdy, the Beats by Dr Dre Mixr On-Ear Headphones have a lightweight, flexible headband that folds away when not in use. If you’d rather not take your phone running, Samsung’s Gear IconX earbuds (£199, Samsung.com) let you upload music from your phone so they work as standalone media players. Sometimes even Dua Lipa isn’t enough of a motivator, so LifeBEAM’s Vi earphones (£118, getvi.com) speak to you during your workout, acting as a personal trainer in your ear. She’ll train you on your time, breathing, step count and heart rate as you go, while still playing your music. If you want to take your wearables even further, Athos’s Compression Capri Tights (£257, liveathos.com) have embedded sensors which offer real-time biometric tracking, from muscle activity to calorie expenditure. These sync with an app, telling you which muscles are firing and how much they’re being exerted. When it’s dark, Proviz’s Nightrider LED jacket (£125, provizsports.com) and Metier’s Beacon Jacket (£250, metiercycling.com) feature LED lights so you’ll stand out on the roads. For cold days, Blaze’s Explorer Jacket (from £200, blazewear.com) incorporates TriZone technology to keep you warm at the touch of a button. Now even your water bottle is smart: the Hidrate Spark 2.0 (£37, hidratespark.com) tracks your water intake and glows to remind you to drink. It’ll tell you when you’ve met your daily goal and syncs with your Fitbit or Apple Watch to monitor your hydration. Release your knots and tension after your workout with the Pulseball (£90, pulseroll.com), which vibrates and feels like a sports massage, then use Fitbit’s Aria 2 smart scales (£125, fitbit.com), which sync with your smartphone to track your weight, body fat percentage and BMI. Finally, Sony's latest wireless speaker, the SRS-XB501G, is the ultimate two-in-one gadget (£267.99, down from £300, amazon.co.uk. It soundtracks your workout and doubles up as a portable weight. To prove its capabilities, Sony teamed up with Made in Chelsea star and personal trainer, Lonan O'Herlihy, to create a 20-minute HIIT workout, using the speaker. Get fit and sound good at the same time.
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Katie Strick, Amelia Heathman
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https://www.standard.co.uk/tech/fitness-gadgets-healthy-head-start-2019-a4028261.html
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eveningstandard--2019-01-17--10 of the best trainers in London share their one tip to achieve your fitness goals in 2019
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10 of the best trainers in London share their one tip to achieve your fitness goals in 2019
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Today (the third Thursday of January) is so-called 'Quitters' day', which means it's the day when people are most likely to give up on their new year's resolutions, according to social fitness network Strava. How depressing. Fortunately, this year's wellness vibe is much more centred around self-love and self-acceptance, over the idea that you must reinvent yourself as soon as the clock strikes 12 on December 31. Even so, many of us will be using the start of a brand new year as a good excuse to get fit, so we asked 10 of London's most influential personal trainers for some alternative words of wisdom to encourage and motivate you on your fitness journey. From prioritising at least seven hours kip a night, to learning to breathe properly in a workout and extending your overnight fast, their expert advice was not all focused on reps and sets. Read on for more 2019 fitspo. The race is on... "Instead of 'I want to lose X amount of weight', make this the year you learn something new," says Roger. "Learn to touch your toes, or if you can already, learn to palm the floor this year. Learn how to sit in a squat comfortably (the natural way we are designed to sit down). Learn the headstand, handstand or a yoga pose you like the look of. This way if you fall off the bandwagon three weeks in you can gently remind yourself, you have the rest of the year to achieve it and jump right back on it." "There is a growing body of evidence pointing towards the fact that extending your overnight fast provides the digestive system with the right amount of time to perform its function uninterrupted by a new influx of food, and enough time to repair and rejuvenate, supporting the growth of healthy bacteria in the gut," says Max. "On top of this, by extending your overnight fast you're forcing your body to use its stored energy – body fat, which means weight loss, stable energy levels and feeling less hungry over all." How do you incorporate it? "Start by aiming to finish consuming any calories by 8pm (unless you are out for dinner with friends, DO NOT become antisocial!). Once you have got used to this, start by gradually breaking your fast in the morning a bit later, so rather than 8am, wait until 10am. Gradually you will teach your body to start using body fat for energy, an incredibly empowering experience." "Do your training session first thing in the morning," she says. "There are so many great reasons to kickstart your day with exercise: "1. Movement is good for both physical and mental health - by starting the day with a run or a fitness class you will wake up your body, boost your mood and be ready to take on the day. "2. Having a morning workout routine will help you to be consistent - our schedules change day to day due to work or social commitments, but the first hour of each day is yours. "3. Lastly, evidence shows that morning workouts may improve the quality of your sleep - so if you find it hard to switch off and you struggle to fall asleep, make sure you exercise early in the morning. "Exercise increases the adrenaline and cortisol in the body, so if you're training late in the day, you might find it harder to fall asleep," she added. "I now try to ensure I get seven hours every night (as unfortunately we can't bank it if we sleep in any day)," says Ben. "Research shows not enough sleep can reduce your cardio-vascular capacity by up to 20 per cent the next day. As I like to train in the morning I can directly feel this after not enough sleep - my training is more effective with better sleep. "Get yourself a good zinc and magnesium supplement (and potentially a 5-HTP supplement) to take before bed and get 7 hours as many nights as possible in 2019," he advises. "My top tip would be to release the pressure of training in a gym. Workouts can be done anywhere anytime and with zero equipment. There are tonnes of free workouts online (like my own!) which can show you exactly what to do in the comfort of your own home. You certainly do not need a gym membership to get fit in 2019," she says. Corinne is the head trainer at East London gym Blok, where she regularly teaches up to 10 classes a day. "People often comment how I remain so active yet never sustain any injuries (touches wood). This is because I spend a lot of time checking in with my body and utilising elements from methods such as Pilates and yoga. These practices allow me to focus on my body and how I'm feeling. This is not to be underestimated, the key principles driving these methods enable you to slow down, to analyse and to assess what is happening in your body whilst insuring that your form and technique is correct." "Using our breath purposefully before, during and after our workouts can drastically increase our body's ability to perform and recover. By making small tweaks to the way we breathe while we workout, we can drastically increase efficiency of oxygen usage and build up our tolerances to carbon dioxide so that we can go hard and faster for longer," Richie says. "We can even utilise this marvellous tool that is our breath after workouts to calm down our bodies systems and put ourselves in a state of recovery faster so that we are ready for the next workout!" "Pick a type of training that’s going to keep you interested," Antoine says. "If you don’t like cycling, don’t do it. Don’t force yourself to like something you don’t because you feel it will be good for you – it probably won't. Working out shouldn’t become a chore. If you’re smiling during your training, you’ve already won. That will give you the foundations to really push yourself to the limit." "The best piece of advice I could give to anyone looking to do more yoga or get into yoga in 2019 is 'little and often is better!'" she says. "It can be very overwhelming starting something new and frustrating when you’re 'not good' at it! Doing 10-15 mins of steady, controlled movement and breathing a day is better than rolling straight into a full class once a week and getting annoyed at yourself because you’re not as good as you thought you’d be!" "Record your training sessions and keep a log of your progress," says Jamie. "Looking back at the starting point to your fitness journey can help keep you motivated by seeing your improvements and how far you’ve come, which will boost your confidence."
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Rosie Fitzmaurice
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https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/health/best-personal-trainers-in-london-fitness-tips-for-2019-a4005241.html
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2019-01-17 12:42:00+00:00
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dailybeast--2019-11-06--My Workout Diary: Chris Cabrera
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My Workout Diary: Chris Cabrera
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The Honey Deuce cocktail (Grey Goose Vodka, lemon juice and raspberry liqueur with an eye-catching cantaloupe ball garnish) has become one of the most recognizable symbols of the US Open Tennis Championship. Fans drink an ocean of them every year and covet the collectible cups they’re served in. Grey Goose naturally keeps several of its brand ambassadors at the tennis center during the event. I asked one of them, Chris Cabrera, to keep a workout diary for me during the tournament. “It is one of the biggest events of the year for us, so you can imagine that it is my top priority for those two weeks,” they said. “My normal workout routine didn’t work for the schedule I had during this time, so I made adjustments and if it meant I could only run two miles and workout for 30 minutes I still did it.” Cabrera also tried to drink at least two liters of water each day and cut down on their cocktail drinking. “When I know that I have a grueling week ahead of me of hosting and being out almost every night, I stop drinking a couple of hours before I go to bed,” Cabrera says. “This allows for a better night’s sleep. Staying hydrated is one of my top priorities in general. It also helps with weight loss, headaches and digestion.” Read on for their Workout Diary. Breakfast was an English muffin and coffee. I went for a three-mile run on the treadmill followed by working out my legs (deadlifts, squats, lunges). Working out my legs is always a bit more intense, so I wanted to make sure I did it on the one day I had off this week. I had a healthy lunch consisting of fish, oysters and sweet potatoes. I try and have a substantial amount of complex carbs when I work out my legs. Dinner was jerk chicken at my mentor’s Colin Appiah’s house! I had to host at the Open that evening, so I woke up at 7 AM. I ran two-and-a-half miles and worked out my back and shoulders; five sets of 40 reps of different workouts using free weights and machines. I had a protein shake on my walk home from the gym. After getting home, I showered and changed. I left the house to grab breakfast and knock out some admin work before heading to three accounts and taking the 60-minute train ride to the Open. I spent the rest of the day and evening there. Dinner was mostly snacking when I had time. I woke up at 6:30 AM and ran three miles along FDR’s running trail. I had to be at the Open at 10 AM. At that time of day, it takes a little over an hour to get there, so I just wanted to make sure I got in at least a run. At home, I had some coffee and a toasted English muffin and headed out. I spent the majority of the day at the Open and left to take a couple of influencers who were in town to dinner. I was home in bed by 1 AM. I woke up at 7 AM and ran two miles on the treadmill. I also worked out my chest and arms; five sets of 40 reps of different workouts using free weights and machines. I had a press event at the Today Show at 10 AM, so I only had time to work out, go straight home, get ready for the day and head out. I grabbed a yogurt with granola and coffee at my local café and started the day. After the Today Show, I spent the afternoon on the Upper West Side visiting accounts before heading to support my colleague at one of his events. I was home in bed by 12:30 AM. I woke up at 7 AM and ran three miles along the FDR running trail. I had calls starting at 9:30 AM, followed by two Grey Goose trainings starting at 2 PM. I was able to take my phone calls at home, so I cooked a proper lunch. Six ounces of chicken with a cup of brown rice and a serving of sautéed vegetables. After the trainings, I headed to the Open. My dinner consisted of noshing on various crudité, popcorn, chips and a slider. This evening ended on the early side. I was home by 11 PM and asleep by 12:30 PM. Since it’s the weekend, I usually try not to get out of bed before 8 AM. I was able to get up at 8 and had yogurt with granola for breakfast. I headed to the gym and ran a couple of miles. I did an assortment of exercises and worked out my back, shoulders, chest and arms (four sets of 10 reps for each area). I had a protein shake on the walk home and was able to have a salad with grilled chicken before heading to the Open. I got to the Open at 2 PM. I stayed through the end of the match and headed out. I had to fly out the next morning to Chicago for work, so I got home at 8:30 PM to pack and ordered sushi. (That’s kind of healthy, right?) I was asleep by midnight. It was a rest day. I spent the day traveling to Chicago to host the Grey Goose Great Bar Race. My Workout Diary features the fitness regiments of bartenders, chefs, distillers, and brand ambassadors. Interview has been condensed and edited.
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Noah Rothbaum
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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/thedailybeast/articles/~3/jYZFkFYfPHo/the-workout-diary-of-talented-bartender-chris-cabrera
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Wed, 06 Nov 2019 09:44:09 GMT
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dailybeast--2019-11-14--My Workout Diary: Jesse Vida
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My Workout Diary: Jesse Vida
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In the middle of Singapore is a monument to gin. Inside the art-deco Atlas, which was named Best International Cocktail Bar at the Tales of the Cocktail conference this past summer, are shelf after shelf after shelf of gins from around the world. There are 1,300 bottles in total rising four elegant stories all the way up to the establishment’s cavernous ceiling. This incredible stack of liquor doesn’t even look real, almost like a set from Blade Runner. One of the caretakers of this impressive collection is head bartender Jesse Vida, who came from New York’s acclaimed BlackTail. Vida admits that it took some time to get used to Singapore’s tropical climate but he continues to run outside and works out almost daily. “If I eat healthy and workout I feel great,” he says. “If I eat like shit and workout I feel just OK.” I asked him to keep a Workout Diary for me during one of his typical weeks. To put it simply, I do not enjoy any form of distance running. I’ve started to take running on as a challenge. The heat here is brutal (think New Orleans in July all year round), but it also feels really good when you get to a point of acclimation and can handle running in it. Every time I run, the less challenging it gets. I’m interested in doing a half marathon at some point in the not too distant future. First hour drilling and positional sparring. Second hour full sparring. I started Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) about nine months ago and can’t get enough of it. I would describe it as live action chess with sometimes extreme consequences. It is very physical and even more so a mental challenge. I love tapping into my competitive nature and the learning curve is vast. Among many things, humility and respect are the constant lessons of BJJ. The standard class and drilling will work up a sweat for sure, this varies by the technique being worked on that week. The second hour of sparring is real tough, six 10-minute rounds with six different opponents nonstop. That is by far the hardest workout of the week. I stopped lifting heavy weights some time ago and all of my workouts are based around cardio. I have a small gym in my building that has everything I need. I’ll do a different series of circuit workouts that keep the heart rate up for the entire workout. Typically four sets of a run, a focus muscle group, and always some core as well. First hour drilling and positional sparring. Second hour full sparring. I can’t always make sparring twice a week. It depends on my schedule, meetings and all of that, but it is a treat and a challenge when I can. Jump rope has been another fun cardio exercise I’ve picked up over the last nine months. It’s not too dissimilar to running although I find it less challenging to a certain extent. I’ll treat this similar to my gym circuits and do five minutes of jump rope followed by either push-ups, squats, or some other workout and simply alternate. Same workout, just minus the full sparring. My Workout Diary features the fitness regimens of bartenders, chefs, distillers, and brand ambassadors. Interview has been condensed and edited.
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Noah Rothbaum
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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/thedailybeast/articles/~3/wKkvenCVJ04/the-workout-diary-of-talented-bartender-jesse-vida-from-atlas-bar-in-singapore
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Thu, 14 Nov 2019 17:35:04 GMT
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eveningstandard--2019-01-02--Best resistance bands The best workout and exercise resistance bands
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Best resistance bands: The best workout and exercise resistance bands
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There is a lot of confusion when it comes to resistance bands and the best way to incorporate them into your training. With the ever growing database of online workout videos on Instagram and You Tube, people tend to automatically associate resistance bands with just glute training, while others in large commercial gyms might disregard them altogether as they haven’t been taught proper use. However, there is a vast selection of resistance bands on the market all with unique and important uses to compliment not only your training, but your recovery too. Firstly, resistance bands are great to incorporate into your workout for progressing and regressing exercises, which would result in either adding more resistance to make your training harder, or support your bodyweight to take some resistance off and make exercises easier. Not only this, but they are fantastic to warm-up and begin activating specific muscle groups pre-workout. As a personal trainer before I enter into any sort of strength session, whether that be lower body or upper, I will always start by using resistance bands in my warm up to help mobilise certain areas and then to activate the muscle group I intend on training. Lastly, certain resistance bands can also be used to assist you with post-workout stretches to help lengthen and increase the intensity of the stretch. A couple of great pre-workout activation exercises you could do are face pulls, which are great for your upper back or monster walks and kick backs to help activate your glutes. Activating muscle groups before a workout is going to help target that specific area to build muscle when you begin lifting. Although these are more on the expensive side compared to the latex resistance bands, the material is much more durable and the possibility of them breaking is very small. If you use bands or want to incorporate bands into your training frequently then it is worth investing in this thicker fabric set to support you. Super comfortable to wear, these resistance bands avoids any rolling and bunching thanks to the fabric construction. The set of three comes in variable sizes of 12", 15" and 17" and also includes a helpful ebook full of exercises you can start to practice right away. It is best to buy a pack of resistance bands so you can play around with the different strengths; extra light, light, medium, strong and extra strong. You could even double up when training. For example, you could place the medium band just above your knee and the light or extra light band around your ankles and perform a length of monster walks in your warm up, they will be sure to get your bum on fire. Or you can increase the intensity of simple compound movements, such as a squat by placing a medium or strong band just above the knee. The only problem with these types of bands is that they can wear and break; however, they are on the affordable side so it doesn’t harm to buy an extra pack just in case. If you are more of a beginner or new to training this is a great investment on a range of bands for quite an affordable price but the pack also comes equipped with a user guide including 10 functional exercises that you can begin trying right away. The guide will help you with the foundations of basic movements and how to progress and regress them. Resistance tubes are great to add into your training if you want to switch things up and not use weights. They can make simple movements incredibly challenging and will certainly help improve your strength. I personally love using them for upper body training. One of my favourite exercises I would recommend is the overhead press; stand with your feet on the middle of the band, hip-width apart, hold the handles with both hands and keeping your core engaged, glutes intact, press your arms up, rotating your palms forward as you fully extend and slowly lower back down working to a 2-4 tempo. A perfect pack for the more hardcore gym goers. The pack includes a set of wrist wraps, which are great protection when you are lifting heavy. To compliment this there are also lifting straps included which can help you to lift heavier when your grip strength gives weight. The resistance band included is great for glute work and the camouflage design makes training certainly makes this one more aesthetically enjoyable. These bands are very versatile as they come in a lot of different sizes and thickness. They are particularly helpful in calisthenics training to assist and regress harder movements like a pull-up or a press up. You would want to opt for a thicker band at beginner level and slowly move down to the thinner options as you progress until a band is no longer needed at all. Not only that, but these bands are also incorporated into the training of a lot of athletes and professional footballers to help with agility, speed and power. Although these bands are great for resistance training as you can target both large and small muscle groups at the same time, I personally love to use them for assisted stretches. They are particularly great too if you do any sort of yoga or acrobatic training and need help increasing flexibility. If you're looking for a no hassle entry to resistance bands the three piece set from is an excellent option and especially suited to glute strengthening exercises. ES Best product reviews are unbiased, independent advice you can trust. On some occasions, we earn revenue if you click the links and buy the products, but we never allow this to bias our coverage. The reviews are compiled through a mix of expert opinion and real-world testing. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter
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Kelly Marks
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https://www.standard.co.uk/shopping/esbest/health-fitness/gym-equipment/best-resistance-bands-uk-a4023046.html
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2019-01-02 12:57:44+00:00
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eveningstandard--2019-01-07--Koboxaposs upper body workout A hardcore class that packs plenty of punches
| 2019-01-07T00:00:00 |
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Kobox's upper body workout: A hardcore class that packs plenty of punches
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When and where? Kobox’s King’s Road studio, every Tuesday at 5.45pm — otherwise known as the Chelsea branch’s prime-time class, which catches the first round of high-energy worker bees who have hotfooted it from their west London office primed to hit a punchbag very, very hard. A 50-minute class is split between drills on the aforementioned punchbag and “wall” exercises. There are six punchbag moves: each is assigned a number, and drills are projected on to the wall so you can follow. You alternate punching rounds with “wall” drills of fast HIIT exercises, some involving equipment — shoulder presses with sandbags or hand weights — and some demanding bodyweight moves, such as mountain climbers, burpees and press-ups. The skinny Kobox estimates that you can burn up to 1,000 calories a class. You could fill a bucket (TMI?). This is a (very) hard and fast session, with very little let-up between rounds. Make sure you take a (reusable) water bottle and grab a towel (provided) from the rack before you enter the studio. The west London outpost of this boxing studio is packed with French hedge-fundies, lissom Chelsea mums and off-duty models (genuinely — Jourdan Dunn is a regular). The class is taught by Ollie, who might look like a cutie pie but is in fact a brutal taskmaster. His rounds of burpees between drills are enough to make you cry. You won’t be able to tell if you are, as you’ll be sweating so much (see above). Your first class includes a set of boxing wraps — remember to bring them if you brave a second class. You also need standard studio kit: towels are provided. Ollie is all about big hip-hop beats, which are a suitable soundtrack to a session beating the hell out of a bag. There are four showers with Ren toiletries, and the changing room has hairdryers, GHD straighteners, moisturiser and cotton-wool pads. The lockers use a code system — no padlocks required — and there’s a protein shake bar on site. Shakes start from a fiver — pay by card or via your account — and there are vegan proteins available too. The Blueberry Brawler will revive you. Arrive 10 minutes early — first-timers get a run-through of the moves with the trainer teaching the class, so you won’t ne totally lost when it comes to the fast-paced drills. Also, pick a bag nearer the back of the studio so you don’t feel too exposed. Avoid anything intrepid after your first session as you’ll hurt all over. While fatigued muscles last a few days the endorphin hit is addictive.
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2019-01-07 12:31:00+00:00
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eveningstandard--2019-01-09--This desk has an exercise bike connected to it so you can workout while you work
| 2019-01-09T00:00:00 |
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This desk has an exercise bike connected to it so you can workout while you work
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A desk connected to a digital exercise bike could help burn calories even if some users might struggle to keep a straight face among colleagues at meetings. Creators of the app-connected Deskcise Pro said it helps stop slouching and is an antidote to the post-lunch dip. The idea is for workers to pedal for between 10 and 30 minutes at a time at nine exertion levels, all while at a laptop. Its app shows how much the user has pedalled in a day, the calories burned and heart rate. The height level of the desk can be adjusted to turn into a standing desk and the tabletop can be slid closer to the worker. Its inventors, Loctek Ergonomic, say the exercise helps generate ideas and their executives hold meetings on bikes. Alex Laspinas, sale director of Loctek Ergonomic, can himself pedal up to 25 miles a day in their California office. He said: “You want to motivate people to sit, stand and move throughout the day. “It’s pretty easy, you’re multi-tasking, you can work on your laptop while you’re pedalling and the bike tells you how many miles you’re doing, how many calories you’re burning, which it records throughout the day. “It stimulates your brain so you’re always thinking while moving and you’re not slouching. “Even pedalling for a minute or two on the hardest setting, which is like going up a hill, burns a lot of calories. “You could put four or five of these in your break room or your meeting room so you could have an active meeting in a circle, just talk and pedal. “It creates ideas, instead of slouching you’re up and thinking.”
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MARK BLUNDEN
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https://www.standard.co.uk/tech/deskcise-pro-desk-bike-ces-2019-a4034031.html
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2019-01-09 12:14:00+00:00
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eveningstandard--2019-01-17--Best skipping ropes and jump ropes for your 2019 workouts
| 2019-01-17T00:00:00 |
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Best skipping ropes and jump ropes for your 2019 workouts
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Skipping is one of the most effective time:benefit ratio forms of exercise out there. In comparative terms an hour of skipping typically burns around 1,000 calories, compared to walking at 300, swimming 550 and jogging at around 700. What’s more, when the weather's taken a turn for the worst, it’s something you can do in your bedroom or living room. It’s a full body workout; arms, back, shoulders, legs, and wrists. Skipping also requires you to be poised on the balls of your feet so it’s lower impact and therefore less stressful on knees and ankles than say walking. Jumping rope is also a discipline of focus and coordination too - there’s the double jump, skip jump, hop jump, cross-over .. the list could go on. There’s a whole host of online classes and apps to keep you motivated with countless routines and new challenges. There are numerous types of skipping rope available; fabric and plastic beads we suggest to avoid all together, they’re not great. Leather ropes are generally a little lighter and are good for beginners or those just looking for a general work. Plastic and PVC are the most popular skipping ropes - they’re affordable, durable, lightweight, good for beginners as well as advanced athletes, although if you’re looking for speedy skipping they’re not the best for this. Finally there are the super fast steel cables which are very popular in the crossfit community - they’ll allow you to do as many skips in a set amount of time as possible, and they usually have a protective coating so they’ll be very durable. It’s recommended that beginners start with a basic lightweight speed rope before progressing to a weighted jump rope. Skipping ropes often come in a variety of sizes too. There are a couple of general rules you can turn to (although some brands will also have more detailed and specific guides). The first is the skipping rope should be three feet taller than your height, so if you’re 6ft, go for a 9ft rope. Another method is whilst standing on the rope, pull the chord upwards, and it should come to just below your armpit area. Many of the ropes we have selected below come in a long length (9ft or 10ft) and you can then adjust them to fit you perfectly. Here is a selection of our top pick skipping ropes to suit every ability, occasion and budget. Suited to fast skipping, this is a very well executed premium product, and is very hard to beat at this affordable price point. The coated steel cable is durable, and if you’re likely to be skipping outdoors it also comes with slide on protector to avoid damaging the actual cable. It’s easily adjustable too, the handles are really nicely weighted and it has a super smooth and fast rotation action thanks to it’s double bearing (it’s like silk!). It comes in one size, and it’s then easily adjusted. Complete with a neat bag to stow it in and it looks the part too - always a nice bonus. With its neat patented mechanism, this set comes with two different weighted ropes which you can interchange mid workout in a flash - ideal for someone looking to take a more structured approach to their skipping, and thinking about building an effective training regime by purely skipping. The ropes are made of a coated braided steel, so they won’t tangle and you can use on any surface. The handles are nicely weighted with a very smooth rope action. It’s a durable and great feeling rope, coming at a slight price premium, but worth it. Named after the world record holder for the most number of skips in ten seconds (that’s a staggering 108 if you wondered), the speed skipping rope is a favourite for boxers wanting to increase speed, coordination and endurance. The no nonsense simple design is unchanged since its creation in 1976 - so it’s stood the test of time for good reason - and it arrives in a standard 9ft length which you can cut and adjust to your preferred length. Constructed from a 5mm PVC cable, this 9ft standard rope is a staple of many gyms. With comfortable handles and a nicely weighted cord it’s an ideal start skipping rope, or one to simply not have to worry about using and abusing on rough outdoor surfaces. Think skipping ropes and you’re more likely to point towards Sports Direct than Berluti. However, this 125 year old super high end purveyor of all things leather have put their mark on gym equipment too. This elegant skip rope, made in collaboration with Hock Design, has steel-tipped ergonomically shaped wooden handles and a durable and super tactile Venezia leather rope. Yes, it’s extortionately priced, but if you’re curating the best in impeccably designed home gym equipment, this is for you. The Official Jump Rope of USA Boxing, there’s no doubt this is a super capable piece of kit that’ll last forever. If you’re thinking about getting into your double unders, or like investing in quality functional gear it’s the business. Popular in many crossfit gyms, it’s durable with an aircraft grade aluminum cable and PVC coating, and this cable at 3.4 ounces is ideal for beginners. A brilliantly designed ‘smart’ rope, this displays your live jump count right in front of you by incorporating snazzy LEDs into the jump rope itself. This acts as a brilliant motivator and will likely keep you wanting to beat your personal best again and again. It’s also one size fits all, so you simply adjust to your desired length using a small screwdriver, hit the power button on the end of one of the chrome effect handles (they look and feel cool!) then it’ll sync to the Smart Gym app and you’re good to go. Record each work out including number of jumps and calories burned. The cable is connected by ball bearings, so it’s a smooth action too. If you’re looking for a more traditional style skipping rope, this is one of the most affordable quality options available. The nice feeling hard wood handles also double up to house removable weights if you’re looking for that added training effect, and the real leather rope is a little heavier too, so perhaps not ideal for the complete / lighter built skipper. As cheap as chips, you can’t go wrong with this standard issue 9ft nylon skipping rope. Being a light rope, it’s ideal for fitness and speed training, and you can use it down the local park or in the back garden without worrying about ruining it. This 10ft skipping rope is easily adjusted (just use a flat or cross head screwdriver) and the PVC coated steel cable is a nice weight to be able to get momentum and some good speed up. It is designed with a ball bearing system with a 90 degree turn so it’s a very smooth to use, and at this price it’s a no brainer if you’re looking to dabble in your first speed rope. If you’re looking to take a structured approach to your skipping, the C is a great option - different weight ropes easily interchanged and a joy to use. If you’re looking for a cheap, cheerful and effective speed rope, the is just the job. However when it comes to balance or cost, product performance and durability, the outperforms the others in the shortlist. ES Best product reviews are unbiased, independent advice you can trust. On some occasions, we earn revenue if you click the links and buy the products, but we never allow this to bias our coverage. The reviews are compiled through a mix of expert opinion and real-world testing. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter
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Fergus Scholes
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https://www.standard.co.uk/shopping/esbest/gadgets-tech/fitness/skipping-ropes-best-jump-ropes-for-workouts-a4038261.html
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eveningstandard--2019-01-21--7km runs planks and arm conditioning Victoria Beckham reveals the details of her daily two-hour mo
| 2019-01-21T00:00:00 |
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7km runs, planks and arm conditioning: Victoria Beckham reveals the details of her daily two-hour morning workout
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Victoria Beckham has been talking about how she maintains her tiny frame with a strict regime of diet and exercise, and it involves a two-hour morning home workout. In a Guardian Weekend Magazine article, journalist Jess Cartner-Morley was granted an exclusive look into the fashion designer's hectic day-to-day life in the lead up to the launch of her new Reebok sportswear collection – and it was rather fascinating. "I am very, very disciplined in the way that I work out, in what I eat. That’s how I’m happiest. I expect a lot from my body – I’m 44, I’ve got four kids, I work a lot, I travel. For me to do all that, I have to eat healthily and work out," she said, adding that exercising has a positive effect on her. "It’s part of who I am now, and I really enjoy it. That was a big part of why I wanted to work with Reebok – I had very specific ideas about the workout clothes that I wanted to wear and couldn’t find," she went on. Victoria said that she rises each morning between 5.30am and 6am, in order to fit in some of her daily workout before dropping the kids off at school. It begins with 7km on the treadmill, which she describes as "a mix of uphill fast walking, jogging, running. That’s the only time I watch TV – boxsets, documentaries – so I look forward to that. It takes 45 minutes." Next up it's legs, arms and core work with a personal trainer. "30 minutes legs, 30 minutes arms, toning and conditioning, then loads of planks and that kind of thing for my core," she says. "At the weekend I will do the whole thing straight through, but in the week I often jump in the car halfway through to take the kids to school, then carry on when I get home," she continued. "I work out every day when I’m at home, and then when I travel I really focus on work so I can get as much done as possible in a short trip and get home." She event spoke a little about her eating habits too, which suggest she's not much of a foodie. "I never cook. I used to – when we lived in Spain, I used to cook a lot. But these days I don’t tend to get home till late, so dinner wouldn’t be ready till quite late. "David’s a really good cook," she said.
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Rosie Fitzmaurice
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https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/health/victoria-beckham-2-hour-morning-workout-routine-a4044246.html
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2019-01-21 10:44:00+00:00
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eveningstandard--2019-02-04--Iaposm a convert to this underhyped full-body workout expect to see a lot more of it in 2019
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I'm a convert to this underhyped full-body workout, expect to see a lot more of it in 2019
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My first experience of TRX put me off ever doing it again. Sandwiched in the middle of a HIIT class as a form of active recovery, I found myself hanging lopsided from a pair of straps bashing into the girl next to me. It was not an elegant sight. With no clue how to adjust the straps and no guidance from my instructor, I dismissed it as fiddly and a waste of valuable exercise time. Fast forward several years and I'm now a convert to the workout after just one 60-minute session with TRX master trainer Dr Frances Mikuriya. She has just opened Body Machine, a chic new TRX and spin studio on Kensington High Street. With its exposed concrete walls and giant floor-to-ceiling windows, the light airy space is a far cry from the dimly-lit boutique studios I'm used to. Also an architect, Frances has personally designed the space, modelling it closely on the TRX headquarters in San Francisco. TRX isn't new to London but you could say it's had less hype than other cult workouts, like boxing, barre or spin. However, if you're after a full body workout that tones every inch of muscle, while also perfecting your form and improving your balance, then look no further. Suspension training is a strength-based workout that involves lifting your own body weight using two straps which hang from above. When I tell Frances about my initial experience with TRX straps, she winces, she's heard it all before from her other clients. "I think it's really a missed opportunity because the TRX education curriculum is very, very strong," she tells the Standard. "You need to have your straps at a specific length, you need to stand at a certain distance from the anchor (the point from where your straps hang). This is all very important to maximise the exercise." The class begins with arms. We move through a series of row and push up movements, keeping the core engaged the whole time. Frances leads us, explaining at what length to hold the straps for each movement. "If you really know how to teach TRX, you'll never get bored," she says. "There are tonnes of different kinds of rows, a high row, low row, mid row. It works your shoulders and back, we work pretty much every single muscle." Next up it's legs, think piston squats, leg lunges and skaters. "We do a lot of single leg work, to fire up your glutes," she explains. "It challenges the entire body in all planes of motion, working various muscles at the same time [which] helps to build lean, toned muscles." The class ends with core work on the floor. Holding the plank and performing mountain climbers with your feet in the straps intensifies the workout and increases the calorie burn. "Using the TRX suspension trainer can provide the perfect combination of instability to improve core stability, balance and coordination," she says. Body Machine is Europe’s first authentic licensed TRX studio, meaning it is directly affiliated with the makers of the patented trainer. Other gyms can buy and install straps, but it doesn't mean to say their trainers have been properly taught how to use them, Frances says. Alongside TRX, Body Machine also offers "SpinAddikts" indoor cycling classes, as well as (two-hour!) combination classes where you can mix the two workouts. The toning and stretching elements of suspension training seem like the perfect post-spin remedy to me – if you have the stamina that is. Frances says that some of her clients claim TRX helps them to recover faster after cycling and that, equally, they find they are able to pedal faster in the first place because their core is stronger from the suspension training. Two days after my session with Frances and my abs and arms are still aching. As someone who works out regularly it's been a while since a workout has given me that two-day burn. Next on my list is the combo class, though I'll have to let my body recover first. Under its soft launch, Body Machine is currently offering sessions for £20, bundle rates are also available bodymachineps.com
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Rosie Fitzmaurice
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https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/health/benefits-of-trx-best-full-body-workout-a4054426.html
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2019-02-04 17:10:00+00:00
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eveningstandard--2019-02-16--If you have a desk job this workout youaposve never heard of is probably one of the best you can
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If you have a desk job, this workout you've never heard of is probably one of the best you can do
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If London's fitness scene has been been all about high-intensity workouts and hardcore spin classes the last few years, then 2019 might have more of a focus on mindfulness exercise. Gym-goers are increasingly aware of the importance of stretching and lengthening muscles while also strengthening them. The word Gyrotonic, or "Gyro" as it's known, probably doesn't mean much to you, but if you like Reformer Pilates or just sit at a desk all day, then keep reading. It was created by former dancer Romanian-born Hungarian, Juliu Horvath, who started practising yoga after an injury. He went on to create his own method calling this system "yoga for dancers." The hybrid workout takes elements of yoga, Pilates, dance, and even gymnastics, and can help to strengthen your core, increase spine flexibility and promote better posture. So as someone who is hunched over a computer all day, every day I jumped at the chance to try it out. As with yoga, Gyrotonic workouts link breath with movement and the mind, so they're supposed to be stress busting too – I'm double down. I meet Gyrotonic instructor Karrie Dene at the triyoga studio in Camden for a private session, who explains to me that the main way in which it differs to yoga and Pilates, is that it's less linear and more three-dimensional in its range, with plenty of spiralling and circular movements. "One way to describe the difference is to say that Pilates is like classical ballet and Gyrotonic® is like contemporary dance," she wrote in a triyoga blog post comparing the two. Like Reformer, Gyrotonic also uses apparatus, instead of a carriage the main piece of equipment is a pulley tower (below), it features pulleys and weights which are used to apply constant resistance during the workout. We begin with some upper body exercises, Karrie instructs me to practice arching and curling my back while breathing in and out deeply – this is one of the foundational movements of Gyrokinesis. Then, while still arching and curling, we add in circular movements with each of my arms whilst holding a lever, as if I'm stirring a large pot – this all requires a surprising amount of coordination and core strength. Karrie guides and directs my flailing limbs to ensure I'm getting the correct range of movement: "You're not going to get it all in one session!" she laughs, and she's certainly right about that. Next up is a hamstring series, which, by the way, is probably ideal for runners. It involves looping the pulleys with weights through my feet and alternating stretching each leg up and down towards the floor. When I stand up afterwards, Karrie tells me to walk around the studio to see how I feel and my upper body feels incredibly light. You can get an idea of the kinds of spherical movements the workout involves in the video below: This is tougher than Reformer I'd say, but this workout has really sorted my back out (to some extremely satisfying cracks!), I actually feel like I've been to the chiropractor. My stressful day melts away and I float home. I can see why this is beloved by dancers, this workout requires a lot of coordination – and patience – but you can also feel it undoing all of that damage from sitting at a desk eight hours a day. I'd say one of the cons with Gyrotonic is that as a beginner, you definitely need to have a one-on-one session with an instructor, as the movements are subtle but not necessarily straightforward, meaning this is not going to be a cheap way to workout. Though, as we all seem to be investing more in our health and fitness these days, this might not be such a barrier – consider it prehab!
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Rosie Fitzmaurice
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https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/health/gyrotonic-workout-benefits-a4064836.html
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2019-02-16 17:00:00+00:00
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eveningstandard--2019-02-27--Kim Kardashianaposs trainer Melissa Alcantaraaposs workout plan and fitness advice from cardio
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Kim Kardashian's trainer: Melissa Alcantara's workout plan and fitness advice, from cardio to butt toning
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Melissa Alcantara, better known as “Fit Gurl Mel” to her 750,000 Instagram followers, is often credited with helping Kim Kardashian keep her million-dollar body in shape. Alcantara grew up in the Bronx and says she didn't initially know much about healthy eating. After giving birth she tried a range of fad diets and workouts, including Weight Watchers, Insanity, and Crossfit. When those didn’t work, she transformed her diet and exercise regime completely, focusing on nutrition instead of calories. And it was quite the transformation. Alcantara says she lost 40 pounds in 60 days and went on to earn bodybuilding titles and win Jiu-Jitsu competitions Kim Kardashian came across one of her transformation photos on Instagram and quickly got in touch - in a serendipitous twist, Alcantara was about to move to Los Angeles, where she soon began training the most famous Kardashian sister. If you’re not in Calabasas, you can still workout like a Kardashian. Alcantara is a trainer on the Fitplan app, where she shares her workout plan. Her program isn’t about cardio - instead, it’s a hybrid program that combines dumbbells, weights, and resistance bands. Alcantara promises the same routines she shares with her celebrity clientele for $15.99 a month. We caught up with the trainer to talk cardio, healthy eating and the most common mistakes people make while working out. Tell us about how you came to train with Kim Kardashian... "One day while browsing through Instagram at like 4am, Kim found one of my transformation images. Kim wanted to be strong and healthy and do it the right way (aka the hard way), so she reached out directly. Three days later we were chatting at her apartment in New York (I lived in Brooklyn at the time) and we really connected on a personal level. I told her that we were actually moving to LA in the near future, which worked perfectly because she wanted to train with me and embark on this fitness adventure together. The rest is history. Kim is my homegirl and we push each other to do better every single day." "For women, I believe it is thinking you’ll turn into a man if you lift weights. Also people thinking they can move some dumbbells up and down and make some magazine level muscles in a couple of months. The truth is that what the image may be showing is anything from Photoshop to chemical enhancements, and that building a functional and aesthetic physique takes a long time. It’s more a lifestyle for longevity and quality of life rather than something you do for the summer or a friend’s wedding." There are so many “quick fixes” for fitness these days, whether it’s diets or vitamins. Do any of the diet trends work? "If they worked, I wouldn’t get this question all the time. Fundamentally, people know they are fads. However, who doesn’t like the promise of something that will change your life forever in just 21 days with minimum effort? I ask people to analyze what they’re doing and determine if they can do it for at least 6-12 months. If the answer is no then most likely it isn’t sustainable and it's just a fad." What’s the best possible butt exercise? Is it squats or something more involved? "This is a great question. Right now, people are obsessed with their butts, but the human body doesn’t work in isolation. The function of the glutes is to prevent the human from falling on its face when running - they fire to keep you standing. In addition, the butt works along the posterior chain (lower back, glutes and hamstrings) which means that the entire muscular chain needs to be addressed in training. There’s no one exercise that will unlock the secrets to a functional and big ass. You need to train the system and address its strength and mobility. Stiff muscles are actually very brittle, and your aim should be to create a butt that is both strong and flexible. I recommend incorporating the fundamentals, squats and dead lifts and layering in hip thrusts, banded movement exercises and sprinting in order to have a nice and functional bottom. Most importantly, be patient as hell since this muscle chain takes forever to develop." What’s the most common mistake you find when people work out on their own that they can easily avoid? "They go and 'work out,' meaning they walk into the gym and have no plan or strategy to actually work out their bodies and their mind. The best way to avoid this is to make, or utilize, an existing plan - such as my Fitplan 8 Week Body Sculptor or Built Aesthetics plans. By going into the workout with a plan, there's a clear aim, which allows different muscular systems to be worked on rather than just one part. The body is a kinetic machine with many inter-dependencies and should be viewed in its totality." On Instagram, you say 20 minutes of cardio and a nutritious diet is all you need. Is that true for most people? "If you’re training correctly, you’re already doing cardio while dead lifting and squatting. People connect cardio with losing weight, but the goal of cardio is to improve cardiovascular ability, meaning that you’re able to sustain the movement for longer and more efficiently while using less energy. Nutrition plays a much larger role in losing unneeded fat. Yes, you need fat in your body to function correctly, thus you should never aim to get rid of more fat than is healthy for your body - and the focus [should be] on actual nutrition and not on calorie deficits. That being said, incorporating a particular amount of cardio along with proper nutrition will have a positive impact on losing unneeded fat. Both of my Fitplans have several forms of cardio that aim to both help you lose fat and improve your cardiovascular ability. Bodies have to be able to move, not just look like they can move." In your Instagram stories, you share some of your favorite meal plans along with the calorie counts. What’s the best meal someone can eat before they work out? "Well, 'best' is entirely subjective and people react differently. What you eat before or after is not as important as what you eat over time. Your body doesn’t actually like change, so in order for it to change you need to give it enough time to change. Instead of meal timing and composition, you should experiment with what works for you. For example, if you work out at 5 am, it is probably more efficient for you to not eat before training but if you work out during your lunch break at work, you may want to eat a couple of hours before in order to feel like you can handle the training – and make it through the morning at work! Again, the goal is to eat with nutrition in mind. Avoid processed food, and essentially bull**t in order to get the results you want. Most of the time, I personally like training on an empty stomach in the morning and then I eat all my meals (3 - 4 meals per day) between 12 pm and 9 pm." What’s one food people think is healthy but should really drop from their diet? "I wouldn’t say they have to cut it out from their diet, but people seem to go to a pack of nuts or peanut butter whenever they feel hungry. We have been told that nuts are healthy and that they have protein but, in reality, nuts are a form of healthy fat. In saying that, if you eat a couple of packs of nuts a day, what you’re doing is eating 500 calories of healthy fat when you may only need a smaller portion." What’s the best time of day to exercise? "For me, it is the morning around 10am but this time is not possible for a lot of people due to other professional and personal commitments. Given the needs of the modern world, the best time is the one you have. Whenever it may be, I recommend using your time effectively to exercise not just your body but also your mind."
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Margaret Abrams
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https://www.standard.co.uk/insider/living/kim-kardashian-s-trainer-melissa-alcantara-workout-plan-fitness-advice-cardio-butt-toning-a4074246.html
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eveningstandard--2019-03-13--Kendall Jenneraposs former trainer Autumn Calabrese reveals her at-home workout tips
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Kendall Jenner's former trainer Autumn Calabrese reveals her at-home workout tips
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Want to know how to work out like Kendall Jenner? Look to her former trainer, Autumn Calabrese. She is about to release her new video-based nutrition program, Ultimate Portion Fix, which is an expansion of her super popular BeachBody program. Insider caught up with her to find out how to workout efficiently from the comfort of your own home. Can you walk us through Kendall Jenner’s routine? When I trained Kendall she was almost 18 and getting ready for her first New York Fashion Week. Our focus was overall muscle tone while maintaining her long, lean figure. We started with a short warm-up on the treadmill and foam rolling to loosen her muscles, then we moved on to a total body workout using light weights, and kept her heart rate up to torch calories. We ended with toning exercises for her glutes and abs. What are your go-to at-home workout tips? If you're serious about your fitness goals, invest a little in the proper equipment to achieve them. Designate a workout space - having a space that's for your workouts allows you to have everything in one place. When you're organised it makes getting to the workout that much easier, and getting it done that much more efficient. If you're going to a fitness class it starts at a specific time, so if you want to take it, you have to show up then for it. Do the same thing for your at-home workout - designate a time and make it non-negotiable. Download an app or stream a workout program to get the proper guidance. Is there a certain move you swear by? There's no one move that works best. You need to do a full workout for results and you need to know what results you're looking for to know what exercises are best. Looking to shape your legs and grow your butt? Lunges, squats and glute bridges are ideal. Looking to build your chest? Chest press, push-ups and flies are the way to go. Looking to strengthen your lungs and build your endurance? HIIT cardio is a great way to do that. The best exercise depends on the desired outcome. Should people buy their own equipment? You can get a great workout with minimal equipment. I suggest a set of light, medium and heavy dumbbells, and resistance bands or mini loops in light, medium and heavy. You can work your entire body with just a few things. How should people prepare for a workout? Whether you're working out at home, outside or at a gym, it's important to make sure you're fuelled properly to give you energy (and not just for the workout). I suggest a small serving of protein, healthy carbohydrates, vegetables and a little healthy fat. If someone can’t find the inspiration to workout at home, what do you suggest? Enlist a workout buddy, create a heart-pumping playlist and just start. Even if it's only ten minutes, something is better than nothing. Once you start you'll probably get a little burst of energy and motivation to keep going. But this is also why it's great to stream a workout program at home - you never feel like you're doing it all by yourself. Someone is there cheering you on the whole time
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Margaret Abrams
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https://www.standard.co.uk/insider/living/kendall-jenner-brooke-burke-autumn-calabrese-beachbody-workout-tips-a4089846.html
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eveningstandard--2019-04-11--Kelsey Wellsapos 10-minute butt-sculpting workout for glutes of steel this summer
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Kelsey Wells' 10-minute butt-sculpting workout for glutes of steel this summer
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Summer is just around the corner and many of us will be hammering the gym in advance of that holiday we may or may not have booked yet. In our quest to get fitter and stronger, we enlisted the help of Kelsey Wells, creator of the PWR workout, a 12-week training programme with a specific focus on weight training, which is part of Kayla Itsines' SWEAT app. Kelsey, who has over 2 million Instagram followers, is travelling to London next month to headline Balance Festival, where she'll lead a full-body PWR workout on the main stage. Ahead of that, below she shared a 10 minute lower-body tabata workout which she has designed exclusively for the Evening Standard. All it requires is a resistance band and the space of a yoga mat, so it can easily be practised while you're on that vacay. Kelsey's PWR programme is heavily focused on weight lifting and hypertrophy training (which involves gaining muscle). While there are obvious physical benefits to resistance training, she often uses her platform to share how it has hugely benefited her mental health. Specifically, Kelsey has documented how exercise, and in particular lifting, has helped her to cope with postpartum depression. "There are so many benefits, physical and non-physical," she says. "I want women to understand that weight training is a phenomenal option for everyday fitness – you don't have to spend hours in the gym to get results." "Gaining muscle helps not only to shape and sculpt the physique, but weight training has numerous other benefits such as increasing metabolism and strengthening our bone density." Tabata, Kelsey explains, is a form of HIIT that mixes high-intensity work periods with a short rest. She has incorporated tabata into the "challenges" section of her workout app as a quick but effective option for when you're short on time, and says it's the perfect accompaniment to a weight lifting regime. "Personally, I would recommend a tabata workout once a week to complement lifting," she adds. Complete four sets of the first exercise at 20 seconds on, 10 seconds off. Once you have completed all four sets, take a quick 30-60 second break before moving onto the next exercise. "The addition of a resistance band can help you intensify this workout, but it can also be done without," Kelsey says. "If you’re up for an additional challenge, you can repeat the four exercises again (20 minutes in total)!" she adds. Step 1: With a resistance band looped around your upper thighs, plant both feet on the floor further than hip-width apart. Point both feet slightly outward. This is your starting position. Step 2: Inhale. Looking straight ahead, bend at both hips and knees, ensuring that your knees remain in line with your toes. Continue bending your knees until your upper legs are parallel with the floor. Ensure that your back remains within a 45- to 90-degree angle to your hips. This is called full sumo squat position. Step 3: Push through your heels and extend your legs slightly. Bend your knees to return to full sumo squat position. Step 4: Exhale. Push through your heels and extend your legs to return to the starting position. Repeat for the specified number of repetitions. Step 1: With a resistance band looped around your upper legs, plant both feet on the floor slightly further than shoulder-width apart. Point feet slightly outwards. Looking straight ahead, bend at both the hips and knees, ensuring that your knees remain in line with your toes. Ensure that your back remains within a 45- to 90-degree angle to your hips. This is a squat position. Step 2: Ensuring your hips remain level, take a step forward with your right foot. Step forward with your left foot and return to a squat position. Step 3: Ensuring your hips remain level, take a step forward with your left foot. Step forward with your right foot and return to the starting position. Continue alternating between right and left for the specified amount of time, inhaling for one repetition and exhaling for one repetition. Step 1: With a resistance band around your ankles and both hands resting on the back of a chair, plant both feet on the floor with a small split stance, ensuring that your feet are hip-width apart. This is your starting position. Step 2: Inhale. Exhale. While keeping your left foot firmly planted on the floor, bend your right knee and raise your heel towards your glutes. Step 3: Inhale. Slowly extend your knee to return to the starting position. Complete half of the specified amount of time on the same side, before completing the remaining time on the other side. Step 1: With a resistance band looped around your lower thighs, plant both feet on the floor shoulder-width apart. This is your starting position. Step 2: Inhale. Looking straight ahead, bend at both hips and knees, ensuring that your knees remain in line with your toes. Continue bending your knees until your upper legs are parallel with the floor. Ensure that your back remains within a 45- to 90-degree angle to your hips. Hold this position for the specified amount of time. Balance Festival falls on May 10-12 at The Old Truman Brewery in Shoreditch, London
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Rosie Fitzmaurice
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https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/health/kelsey-wells-10-minute-tabata-glute-workout-a4113216.html
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eveningstandard--2019-04-30--Barre workout video Jourdan Dunn and Ashley Verma of Define London share their best barre moves
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Barre workout video: Jourdan Dunn and Ashley Verma of Define London share their best barre moves
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As an international supermodel, Jourdan Dunn has tried her fair share of workouts. But a year ago she discovered one that stuck. Last April, Dunn was introduced to celebrity trainer and founder of Define London Ashley Verma. The pair hit it off right away. "I go off people's energy - and I love Ashley's" says Dunn when we meet at Define's central London studio on a sunny spring morning. "I feel like every class I'm getting challenged, I'm screaming 'Ashley why are you doing this to me!' but I'm also constantly pushing myself." Dunn isn't the only A-lister who loves Verma's 'Define method' ballet barre classes. Victoria's Secret angels Lorena Rae and Nadine Leopold are among her clients, as are Poppy Delevingne, Lisa Snowdon and Victoria Baker-Harber. She also works with a regular stream of models from top agencies Select, Elite and Storm, who love the fast toning results (the mantra being #DefineNotDiet.) A former dancer and Broadway star, Verma worked as a trainer in New York for eight years before moving to London with her British husband to launch her Define studio. The classes are characterised as 'a New York style barre method with up-tempo, toning and sweat-inducing work outs.' Verma says there are many misconceptions surrounding ballet barre - mostly that it's easy. "I think a lot of people come into the Define studio and think, ‘oh I’m just going to do this ballet thing’" says Verma, "and then they’re holding onto the barre for dear life and they’re discovering all these tiny little muscles that are starting to pick up. They suddenly find, ‘oh wait I’m seeing this definition, I’m feeling stronger, I can see my abs, I’m standing a little taller and more confident'". Dunn says she enjoyed watching her personal trainer brother Antoine struggle during one of Verma's classes. "He's a big guy, he does boxing and he’s very athletic, but he’s not used to working the muscles we do during barre, and he [was] like ‘woah’ - obviously I'm loving it" she laughs. When she's not travelling for work Dunn likes to train with Verma at least twice a week, usually after she's dropped her nine-year-old son Riley off at school. "I think it’s important to focus on a healthy lifestyle - diets are fads, it's just the short term. Coming into the studio it’s a connection with my mind, body and soul, I feel great afterwards, like I can go tackle my nine-year-old or go to a photo shoot." As a keen cook, Dunn prefers to exercise hard rather than diet. "I’ve always enjoyed putting goodness into my body, but at the same time I’m not gonna restrict myself - the other day, twice in a day, I had fried chicken." We hit the Define London studio to watch Dunn and Verma in action - check out our video above for a run-down of the key moves. Want to try a Define London class for yourself? Classes for Evening Standard Insider readers will be half price when you book with the promo code ES50. (One promo code use per person. Valid for 1 month from the release date) Video make-up by Emma Osborne at One Represents using Weleda, Carl Campbell at Carol Hayes Management, Stylist Toni-Blaze at LMC Worldwide, Jourdan Dunn wears Reebok, Ashley Verma wears Lucas Hugh
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eveningstandard--2019-05-24--Mirror Workout The at-home fitness system Kate Hudson and Jennifer Aniston love
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Mirror Workout: The at-home fitness system Kate Hudson and Jennifer Aniston love
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The new Mirror workout system has arrived at the peak of the age of convenience, and that has definitely played in its favor. Loved by celebrities including Reese witherspoon, Kate Hudson and Nina Dobrev, this sophisticated at-home workout system takes the hassle of going to a gym or fitness studio, or even having a trainer come to your house, out of your exercise routine. But the system does have its disadvantages - for spin-enthusiasts or treadmill-fanatics, Mirror doesn’t incorporate all equipment into its workouts just yet. But if you're still interested, here's everything you need to know about the $1,495 in-home workout system that celebrities love. According to Mirror’s VP of Fitness Kailee Combs, “It’s a nearly invisible, fully interactive home gym.” In other words, the Mirror is actually a mirror. While not in use, your Mirror will just pose as... a mirror. When in use, you’ll still be able to see yourself as you exercise, but you’ll also be able to see the fitness instructor guiding your workout. These instructors are filmed teaching the classes live in New York City, so you can watch live or later on the Mirror. After downloading the Mirror app and entering your stats in an initial survey, users can choose from a range of live and on demand classes with difficulty levels from one to four. The Mirror personalizes the list of classes based on the filters you choose. Once you select your class, the instructor pops up on the Mirror screen, along with a score bar on the right hand side. Your goal is to chase your personal target score throughout the entire workout and attempt to beat it the next time you work out. You will also be able to see your calories burned and heart rate throughout the class if you sync the Mirror app with any Bluetooth heart rate monitor, like an Apple Watch. Below the calories and heart rate, the Mirror also lets you see everyone else who has joined the live class with you, or if you choose a class from the library, all those who joined the class when it aired live. If the class is live, the trainer can see your stats throughout the workout and give you shout-outs as you go. In return, the clients taking the class can send notes and emojis to the trainer to tell them how they're feeling. The Mirror will also optimize the classes to you based on your goals. For example, if you mention you have a knee injury in your initial survey, whenever there’s a jumping exercise in class, the Mirror will show you a modification that is better for your knees. You don’t need any equipment, but if you have equipment, like dumbells, you can note that as well and you’ll be given suggested classes which include the equipment you own. Types of classes offered include boxing, barre, cardio, strength, pilates, stretch, yoga and more. Plus, for expecting and new mothers, there is also a range of pre and post natal strength classes. Kate Hudson was working out after the birth of daughter Rani Rose, and says the Mirror played a key role in her success. She even finished a Mirror workout while nursing her baby, posting the results on Instagram. A lover of Mirror herself, Ellen Degeneres gave each member of her audience a Mirror during one of her '12 Days of Giveaways' shows last year. Other celebrities who have used Mirror include Alicia Keys, Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Aniston, Nina Dobrev and Leslie Mann. The Mirror is $1,495, plus $13 per month for a subscription to all of the classes. “We are producing over 16 new live classes per week,” says Combs. “An Equinox membership in New York is over $200. You’re definitely beating the cost of an Equinox membership. And we also offer financing which makes the mirror as low as $164 a month. A lot of people use that option.” Mirror is not the first popular at-home workout system. Peloton puts indoor cycling classes in your home, and FightCamp launched at-home boxing classes, bag included. For those who are hooked on spin or treadmill running, Mirror doesn’t offer that yet. But Combs still believes Mirror is a beast of its own. “I think we’d like to see ourselves as a platform, not just a piece of workout equipment,” she explains. “[Exercise] is the first genre, the next is fashion, beauty – we are a platform for immersive experiences.” Mirror recently launched a partnership with Tracy Anderson to bring her popular cardio dance and sculpt workouts to users. By the end of the year, Mirror hopes to launch personal training classes, where you can actually interact with your trainer virtually via camera and microphone. As for the years to come, Mirror hopes to build on its immersive experiences, which could include make-up tutorials or personal styling. But it seems the future of working out is at home, and who isn’t here for that?
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Lauren Keary
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https://www.standard.co.uk/insider/living/everything-need-know-celebrity-loved-mirror-a4147026.html
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2019-05-24 15:12:41+00:00
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eveningstandard--2019-07-01--Why tennis is this summeraposs smash hit workout
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Why tennis is this summer's smash hit workout
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In the collective imagination tennis means Wimbledon, crisp linen whites and Williams sister smashes. It also, surely, means the romcom Wimbledon — which I watch probably every six months or so — manicured courts and elegant aces. So it was disappointing to discover that tennis could also mean me missing ball after ball; me throwing a John McEnroe style-strop as I sent another underpowered shot into the net; and me being hit in the face by the ball I tossed into the air during a “serve”. In March I stepped on to a tennis court for the first time in more than a decade. During this yawning chasm of time it transpired that I had forgotten how to hold a racquet properly and that tennis lessons were very, very much required. My patient tennis coach — Milton, a former champion now in his 60s who has been coaching community tennis in south London since the Seventies — had his work cut out for him. My motivation to pick up a racquet was not simply the influence of a romcom and a dilettante’s interest in the grand slam circuit. My Camberwell flat overlooks a jigsaw of pristine courts, radiant as a Slim Aarons photograph. On many evenings I have found myself standing at the window, mesmerised, as tennis players gambolled across them. Moreover, after years of voguish gym classes in studios styled as nightclubs and presided over by tyrannical instructors who demanded that I “be the pain”, I was disillusioned with exercise. HIIT classes hone muscles but I wanted to be outside. I wanted to play. Inevitably, I am late to this party: London’s courts are already prime real estate. According to the register Tennis for Free, the capital has more than 2,600 local tennis courts (not including those at clubs like Queen’s). In Burgess Park, where I now play once a week, courts are booked up a week in advance. In Stratford’s Olympic Park the courts are reportedly heaving on weekday evenings and weekends. Milton tells me he coaches in Camberwell morning until evening, seven days a week. Obviously, it’s brilliant exercise. Tennis whittles the trunk, creating an ironclad core, steely obliques and toned upper arms. Getting low on the court targets the glutes and an hour of tennis is phenomenally efficient cardio. But it’s also a game, and there’s the thrill of strategy. After years of exercise for vanity’s sake there is something satisfying in finessing a skill.
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Phoebe Luckhurst
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https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/health/why-tennis-is-this-summer-s-smash-hit-workout-a4179691.html
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2019-07-01 13:30:00+00:00
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naturalnews--2019-03-29--Play and lose weight Gamify workouts to make exercising more fun
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Play and lose weight: "Gamify" workouts to make exercising more fun
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(Natural News) Are you finding it difficult to motivate yourself to work out, even though you really want to lose weight and need to improve your health? Consider turning your boring session of physical exercise into a fun and exciting game, where every pound you shed is an achievement you can brag about. The process of “gamification” adds the mechanics of a game to an exercise routine or another activity. It can increase the motivation, participation, and dedication of a person to his or her exercise routine. More and more people are “gamifying” their workouts. With the help of activity trackers and fitness apps, they are turning chores into enjoyable events that they personally want to complete. They also like to show their success stories online. Gamifying can offer a solution to the increasing lack of interest in doing any sort of physical activity. Studies conducted by research groups and organizations show that many people are not getting enough levels of aerobic and resistance exercises. As a result, the state of their health deteriorates, leaving them more vulnerable to ailments. (Related: Athletes who want to boost their game are recommended to try beetroot.) A 2018 study by researchers from the University of Iowa exemplified the investigations of gamifying exercise routines and the corresponding effects on physical fitness. The experiment involved office workers who spend at least 75 percent of each working day in a seated position. Mother Nature's micronutrient secret: Organic Broccoli Sprout Capsules now available, delivering 280mg of high-density nutrition, including the extraordinary "sulforaphane" and "glucosinolate" nutrients found only in cruciferous healing foods. Every lot laboratory tested. See availability here. All the participants were equipped with Fitbit, a fitness tracker that measures the levels of physical activity of its user. Furthermore, half of them also used a web-based game called MapTrek, where the digital avatar of the user will travel through a map based on the number of steps recorded by Fitbit. Every week, the members of the MapTrek group engaged in walking challenges to see who could travel the farthest in the game. The other group did not hold such competitions. At the end of the 10-week-long study, the MapTrek group was shown to take many more steps than the Fitbit-only group. The gaming members also spent more minutes performing physical activity on a daily basis. The researchers remarked that many of the MapTrek players demonstrated much greater motivation to wear their Fitbit, allowing them to self-monitor their physical activity. Furthermore, while both both groups were unable to sustain any spikes in activity levels, the gaming group cover far more steps than their counterparts. Dr. Yuri Quintana of the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center is one of the researchers who are interested in the potential of applying games to existing practices such as physical exercise. He notes the difficulty of getting people to take up a healthy behavior, much more sustaining that activity over time. Quintana adds that combining traditional health support services with mobile apps has been shown to help patients stick to healthy lifestyles for longer periods. And while the above-mentioned study focuses on the short-term effects of gamification on the fitness behavior of people, the concept can also be applied to long-term practices. “Traditional forms of education and communication have shown limited results,” Quintana says. “Gamification shows promise, but long-term studies are needed to find the optimal blend of education and communication methods.” Proponents of gamifying physical exercise and fitness centers want to get people to consider healthy activities as fun. They want people to seriously ask questions like “Why am I working out?” and “How can this game help me stay active every day?”
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Edsel Cook
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http://www.naturalnews.com/2019-03-29-lose-weight-gamify-workouts-to-make-exercising-more-fun.html
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2019-03-29 23:11:23+00:00
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naturalnews--2019-07-06--Is faster better How short intense workouts can help you lose weight quickly
| 2019-07-06T00:00:00 |
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Is faster better? How short, intense workouts can help you lose weight quickly
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(Natural News) Do you feel like your exercise routine isn’t helping you lose weight? Try high-intensity interval training (HIIT) and sprint interval training. These two short, intense exercises can help you lose weight faster than continuous moderate exercises, according to a study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. For the study, researchers from the Federal University of Goiás in Brazil analyzed previous studies that compared the effects of intense interval training with continuous moderate-intensity exercise over at least four weeks’ time. They used data from 41 studies involving 1,115 people combined for thematic analysis and the results from 36 studies involving 1,012 people. Interval training is exercise done in alternating short bursts of intense activity, interspersed with short recovery periods. In the study, they classified interval training into two: (1) HIIT, which includes various exercises; and (2) sprint interval training, which includes cycling, running, jogging, and speed walking. The most widely used HIIT routine included four minutes of high-intensity workout followed by three minutes of recovery. For sprints, the most used is alternating four minutes of jogging with 30 seconds of all-out sprint. Both interval training and continuous moderate exercise reduced overall weight and body fat of the participants over four weeks, regardless of gender or starting weight. However, researchers found that interval training caused 28 percent more weight loss, with sprint interval training being the most effective and efficient way to lose weight quickly. (Related: Just a few minutes of high-intensity exercise offers the same benefits as longer workout sessions.) Mother Nature's micronutrient secret: Organic Broccoli Sprout Capsules now available, delivering 280mg of high-density nutrition, including the extraordinary "sulforaphane" and "glucosinolate" nutrients found only in cruciferous healing foods. Every lot laboratory tested. See availability here. The researchers also emphasized the importance of consulting a health expert first before beginning interval training to avoid injuries and cardiovascular stress. “It is important to be aware of the possible risks and caveats associated with higher intensity training,” the researchers wrote. “For example, it might increase the risk of injury and impose higher cardiovascular stress. Adherence should also be examined as higher intensity protocols can result in higher discomfort.” Losing weight is not just about exercising. You also need to follow a healthy diet and lifestyle. Here are other things that you can do to shed those extra pounds: Read up on more natural ways to achieve your ideal weight at Slender.news.
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Melissa Smith
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http://www.naturalnews.com/2019-07-06-how-short-intense-workouts-can-help-you-lose-weight-quickly.html
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2019-07-06 10:17:02+00:00
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naturalnews--2019-07-29--HIIT that belly High intensity workouts reduce belly fat faster than continuous exercise
| 2019-07-29T00:00:00 |
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HIIT that belly: High intensity workouts reduce belly fat faster than continuous exercise
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(Natural News) High-intensity interval training or HIIT is one of the most popular ways to burn fat. It involves intense bursts of activity and short recovery periods. A recent study found that this form of exercise is an effective way to reduce belly fat, much more so than moderate-intensity exercise. The researchers of the study are the first to investigate the effect of HIIT on the body fat of people suffering from cardiovascular disease. They presented the results of their study at the American College of Cardiology’s 68th Annual Scientific Session. The researchers reviewed the results of two exercise protocols assigned to 120 cardiac rehabilitation patients at the Mayo Clinic. The exercise program included three sessions per week for 12 weeks. During the first week, all the participants performed a continuous moderate-intensity training, which involved walking or biking. Then, the participants were divided into two groups. Ninety people were asked to switch to HIIT, while the remaining 30 continued moderate-intensity training. People from the HIIT programs had to perform four to eight intervals of one-minute high-intensity exercise and three to five minutes of low-intensity exercise. At the end of 12 weeks, the participants from the HIIT group lost four more pounds of body fat than the moderate-intensity exercise group. The HIIT group also gained more muscle mass and lost about an inch more off their waists. (Related: Burn fat, build muscle, and better your health in less time with HIIT.) “These findings support the use of HIIT as an essential treatment tool to improve body composition in heart attack patients enrolled in early outpatient cardiac rehabilitation,” said Yaoshan Dun, lead author of the study. “Our data suggest that, compared to moderate-intensity continuous training, supervised HIIT results in greater improvement in these patients. HIIT may contribute to better outcomes for patients with abdominal obesity who have cardiovascular risk factors or established heart disease.” While the study specifically analyzed the effects of HIIT on heart attack survivors, healthy individuals can also benefit from this form of exercise. Other studies show that HIIT not only aids in weight loss, but also improves heart health in healthy individuals. HIIT is not only meant for the gym. This form of exercise can also be performed at home. If you have a few minutes to spare, here are some routines that you can do right in your living room: Making time for your fitness will benefit your health in the long run. To know more about HIIT and other forms of exercise you can do without going to the gym, visit Slender.news.
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Stephanie Diaz
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http://www.naturalnews.com/2019-07-29-hiit-that-belly-high-intensity-workouts-reduce-belly-fat-faster.html
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2019-07-29 10:27:14+00:00
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naturalnews--2019-10-14--Make the most of your workout with Hatha yoga and enjoy its anti-inflammatory benefits
| 2019-10-14T00:00:00 |
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Make the most of your workout with Hatha yoga and enjoy its anti-inflammatory benefits
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(Natural News) A published study in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine revealed the Hatha yoga may help the body in the maintenance of blood lipids and reduction of inflammation. The researchers from Sweden also considered Hatha yoga’s potential in preventing cardiovascular diseases. Yoga is a popular fitness exercise and method of relaxation in America. According to the National Center of Complementary and Integrative Health, around 21 million adults and 1.3 million children practice yoga in America. There are various styles of yoga, each with its own practices and philosophies. The most widely used style among practitioners is the Hatha yoga. Hatha yoga is an old yoga system which incorporates asanas (yoga postures) and pranayama (breathing exercises). The main philosophy of Hatha yoga is the priming of the body and the mind. It is designed to prepare the person for meditation. Practitioners sometimes call it a “dual” type of yoga because one of its beliefs includes the duality of two opposites: the sun (“ha”, in Hindi) and the moon (“tha”). The term hatha yoga is used in such a broad way that it is sometimes overlap with other styles. For that reason, it is often called the “general category” of yoga. This is because it incorporates practices and poses from all the different styles, letting its practitioners experience a bit of each one. Because of this, Hatha yoga great for beginners or students who prefer a more relaxed style. Aside from being a form of exercise, Hatha yoga, along with the other styles of yoga, is also considered as complementary treatment alongside traditional Western medicine. The researchers wanted to examine how practicing high-intensity yoga exercises (HIY), particularly Hatha yoga, affects the body. The researchers’ basis idea was the long list of health benefits associated with yoga, but the studies on the physiological effects of high-intensity yoga were limited. Using a randomized control trial, the researchers gathered 44 participants (38 women and 6 men) for the study. They all within the 20-40 year range, and all of them reported performing exercise only two hours a week or only one hour at a high intensity. Afterwards, they were randomly assigned into two groups: the HIY group and the control group. The HIY group had home training while the control group had no yoga or home exercises. The participants were measured at baseline and after the six-week program. Their parameters for measurement were as follows: The results showed that there was not much difference between the HIY and control group in terms of cardiovascular fitness, HR, HRR, BP, and any of the blood parameters. However, secondary findings revealed that the levels of ApoA1 and adiponectin levels improved significantly in the HIY group. ApoA1 is a component found in high-density cholesterol (HDL). ApoA1 helps in bringing out the cholesterol and phospolipids from inside the cell and combines with them. This forms HDL. HDL, or the good cholesterol, is responsible for carrying cholesterol and fats called phospolipids to the liver, where they can be broken down. This helps prevent the development of cardiovascular diseases. On the other hand, adiponectin is derived from the adipose tissue. Some studies have pointed out the inverse relationship of adiponectin and numerous inflammatory markers. Adiponectin modulates the pathways in cells, which can reduce inflammation in response to stimuli. This ability suggests adiponectin’s beneficial effects to cardiovascular and metabolic disorders. The results showed that performing high-intensity yoga exercises can improve the maintenance of blood lipids and exhibits anti-inflammatory properties. This further affirms the health benefits associated with yoga and its potential in helping prevent heart disease.
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Grace Olson
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http://www.naturalnews.com/2019-10-14-hatha-yoga-enjoy-its-anti-inflammatory-benefits.html
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newyorkpost--2019-01-03--This fitness guru swears by 12-minute workouts
| 2019-01-03T00:00:00 |
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This fitness guru swears by 12-minute workouts
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Krista Stryker was tired of spending too much time at the gym with little to show for it. So in 2010, the personal trainer experimented with High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT), which emphasizes short bursts of full-body movement. The result? “The 12 Minute Athlete,” the title of Stryker’s [book](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07L4KH5L5?tag=nypost-20), [blog](https://www.12minuteathlete.com/) and [app](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/12-minute-athlete/id665678340?mt=8). “I used to never know how to workout without all the equipment at the gym,” says Stryker, 32, whose compact workouts could be done in her old, small Brooklyn apartment, using little more than a medicine ball, a kettlebell and a chair. Her 12-minute routine works the whole body while getting up the heart rate. “Guys will tell me, ‘12 minutes, that’s nothing,’ ” says Stryker, now living in Los Angeles. “But then a lot of them can’t even get through it.” She says her workouts should be done at least three to four times a week. Results should come in a month, especially if you’re also eating plenty of fruits, veggies and other whole foods. “You will get stronger. You’ll start to get a little leaner. Your clothes [will] fit a little better,” she says. ### Krista Stryker’s 12-minute workout Set your timer for 12 minutes. Do each exercise for 30 seconds, resting for 10 seconds in between rounds, until the timer goes off. **1\. Burpees:** Start in a plank position, then jump forward so that your feet land near where your hands are. Keep your core engaged and your back as straight as possible. When your feet are planted, jump with your hands in the air. Come back down with your hands on the floor and jump your feet back to a plank. Repeat. **2\. Body-weight squats:** Start with your feet shoulder-width apart. Keep your core tight and your shoulders pulled back, and squat as far down as possible, keeping your weight on your heels. **3\. High-knee sprints:** Run in place, driving knees up to about belly- height or higher. Keep your core tight and chest upright, and focus on pumping your arms as if you’re running. **4\. Pushups:** Keeping your hands shoulder-width apart and elbows close to ribs, dip down until you’re a couple of inches above the ground. **5\. Jump lunges:** Start in a lunge, with your back knee bent and a few inches above the floor and your front knee bent at 90 degrees — so you can still see your toes when looking over your knee. Jump as high as you can while you switch legs, squatting back down with your legs in opposite positions. **6\. Russian twists:** Sit on the floor with your feet and upper body up, forming a 45-degree angle. Pull your belly button toward your spine to engage your abs and twist side-to-side, touching the floor next to your hip with your finger tips. When ready, do this with a 10-pound weight in your hands. Krista Stryker demonstrates Russian twists. John Chapple
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Lauren Steussy
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https://nypost.com/2019/01/02/this-fitness-guru-swears-by-12-minute-workouts/
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npr--2019-01-13--Get Fit Faster This 22-Minute Workout Has You Covered
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Get Fit — Faster: This 22-Minute Workout Has You Covered
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Get Fit — Faster: This 22-Minute Workout Has You Covered Hard to fit exercise into your day? Then, maybe this workout is for you. It covers everything you need — from cardio to strength-training to stretching. "You can get a fantastic work out in 22 minutes," says Tim Church. He's a physician and researcher who's spent his career studying exercise. Why 22 minutes? Compared with 1960, Americans today burn about 140 fewer calories, on average, per day due to our sedentary jobs. To offset the damages of sitting, we need to move. The latest recommendations call for at least 150 minutes of moderate intensity exercise per week to maintain good health. If you divide 150 minutes by 7 days a week, that's 22 minutes a day. With the help of certified fitness trainer Bryant Johnson, whose high-profile clients include Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, we break down this workout into 10 minutes of cardio, 8 minutes of weight training and 4 minutes of stretching. The best part? All the exercises can be done at home — no special equipment needed. Only 10 minutes of cardio? Yep, I was skeptical, too. But here's the hack: Whether you're on a treadmill, an elliptical, or exercising outside, say goodbye to your steady pace. Instead, think intervals, or high-intensity interval training. You'll start out slow, then build in bursts of intense aerobic activity that push up your heart rate. I like to alternate between one minute of cycling as hard as I can, followed by one minute at a more leisurely pace. Then, I repeat. (You can also try 20- or 30-second sprints.) Johnson compares interval training to driving a car. Cars burn more fuel with the stop-go, stop-go of city driving. On the highway, cruising at a steady pace, you don't burn as much fuel. So, think of interval training as city miles — you're burning more fuel, or calories. One study found that, compared with people who worked out at a steady pace, those who did interval training on stationary bikes as part of a four-month study were able to lose more weight from fewer minutes of exercise. "You're getting more benefit," explains Church. "HIIT [high-intensity interval training] helps you have a very efficient workout. You're stimulating more physiological pathways and you're stimulating more muscles." Our workout starts with 5 minutes of cardio, then moves on to weight training. Add another 5 minutes of cardio before ending with stretching. After cardio, weight training is the next essential component of our workout. Bryant Johnson has built in repetitions of three simple exercises. We start with push-ups or planks. Then, we move on to squats, which he demonstrates here. If you listen to our LifeKit podcast on exercise, you'll hear me struggle through the pistol-squats (squats performed with one leg lifted off the ground) and the push-ups. What I realized is that I've been focusing too much on cardio, and I don't have as much strength as I thought. When I put Morning Edition host Rachel Martin through this same workout, she had a similar realization: The pistol squats were tough for her, too, even though she's an avid runner. Then, for the upper body and chest, Bryant suggests a rowing-like exercise you, which he also demonstrates here. You can use a towel, belt or resistance band. We did three weight training exercises in a circuit: 12 repetitions each of squats, rows and push-ups (not pictured). You can do standard push-ups, or if you're just starting out, try standing push-ups against a wall. Repeat this circuit — squats, rows and push-ups — three times. Weight training becomes even more important the older we get. "From age 40 or 50 on, you lose 1-2 percent of your muscle mass per year," Church says. "Maintaining muscle mass and strength is absolutely critical to quality of life, to healthy aging." He says it's the ultimate use-it or lose-it. This workout ends with 4 minutes of stretching, which for me is a supplement to a yoga practice. Why is it important to make time to stretch? "It's a way of calming the nervous system down," Johnson says. To inspire all those who are tempted to skip out on stretching, Johnson says you want to aim to be a bamboo tree, not an oak tree. "Which type [of tree] is the strongest?" he asks. Under pressure, an oak may snap, whereas a bamboo tree will sway and bend. "The more flexible you are, the stronger you are." Now that you've got the routine, here's our advice: repeat daily. Church says the benefits of working out are innumerable. Not only does it help fend off disease, it makes our bodies stronger and our minds clearer. "I've spent my whole career studying exercise, and I'm absolutely convinced that 95 percent of the benefits of exercise are above the shoulders," Church says. Exercise can help reduce anxiety and depression. "There are so many benefits to the brain, and each year we learn more." Like this article? Listen to it as a podcast. It's part of Life Kit, NPR's new family of podcasts for navigating your life — everything from finances to diet and exercise to raising kids. Sign up for the newsletter to learn more and follow @NPRLifeKit on Twitter. Email us at [email protected]. Follow NPR's Allison Aubrey at @AubreyNPRFood.
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https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/01/13/684432540/get-fit-faster-this-22-minute-workout-has-you-covered?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news
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slate--2019-03-16--Rich People Love Pelotons Fancy Workout Services Will You
| 2019-03-16T00:00:00 |
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Rich People Love Peloton’s Fancy Workout Services. Will You?
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Very Well is a weekly column by Slate’s Shannon Palus. Each week, she’ll test health and wellness products to help readers figure out what they should try, what they should skip, and why. Readying yourself to work out can, in 2019, feel like preparing to go on a stage. Blush “makes me feel strong,” model Adriana Lima recently told Glamour, as the face of Puma’s new gym-ready Maybelline collection. Sweat-friendly makeup lines pair perfectly with fashion-friendly gym clothes (leggings with tons of cutouts don’t exactly make thermodynamic sense, but they do look cute). Styled social media selfies are part of a regular routine for many—more than once, I’ve caught myself in the crossfire of a fitness instructor’s Instagram story. At the Peloton workout studios in New York City’s West Village, working out is done more explicitly for the camera. A sign next to a pile of towels explains that “all classes are streamed live to homes around the country,” and to “please follow the direction of the instructor so as not to distract from the live production.” The workout class I’m about to attend will be streamed out to customers throughout the country—the feature that separates Peloton from your average boutique workout class. Peloton users purchase a Peloton machine for a few thousand dollars, then use the equipment’s glossy Android tablet screens to tune in to instructors teaching from Peloton’s studios in New York. Unlimited access to these classes—which can be “attended” live or watched later—costs $40 a month for equipment owners, or $20 via a recently launched app that streams the classes to a smart phone. Like a comedian with a studio audience, instructors perform each class for a roomful of cyclers or runners, who, as with any fitness studio, pay about $30 a pop for a 45-minute workout. That’s what I’m here for. Peloton is best known for its spin classes, but as I am fundamentally not a bike-in-place-er, I am checking out one of the brand’s latest offerings, the “Tread.” Since I’m on a press pass, I’m accompanied by a pair of PR minders who will be taking the class alongside me. Our trio agrees it is early for a workout (8 a.m.!). We enter the studio, where all treadmills point to a central machine where an instructor, wearing a shiny sports bra and a Jenny Slate–ish smile, is warming up. A handful of cameras are perched at various angles. I take my place on a machine in the second row, out of frame. A woman wearing black, like a stagehand, counts down the start of the live stream, and we’re off, jogging away. I am into it. If you are the kind of person who likes running (me) and being included (also me), it is not hard to be into it. The music is loud and clubby, the lighting is soft green-blue. It helps that running involves endorphins (I often marvel at how workout brands just attach logos and price tags to something that, once you muster the resolve to do it, simply feels good.). The instructor offers playful encouragement (“Are you smiling? You better be!”) and nuggets of affirmation that sound approximately like what my college therapist used to tell me (“sometimes we go faster than other days, somedays we feel on top of the world, somedays not so much”). The treadmills are shinier and bouncier than your average machine, and in addition to buttons, they have knobs that can dial pace and incline up or down with a quick movement, making the experience of breaking into a sprint feel natural and seamless. At various points, the instructor raises her Peloton-branded plastic water bottle (everyone in the studio has one) and says “Cheers!” Throughout the class, she acknowledges runners at home, shouting out their user names, or addresses the whole room with a “go team!” I’m not sure what team we’re on exactly, but I’m happy to be a part of it. I am into it. If you are the kind of person who likes running (me) and being included (also me), it is not hard to be into it. The exercise kinship in the room that day—and with runners tuning in from across the country—had been in the works for nearly a century. Peloton is the great-grandbaby of a fitness guru named Jack LaLanne. In 1936, he opened what his estate claims was the “first ever modern gym,” the “Jack LaLanne Physical Culture Studio.” “At the time he was heavily ridiculed and criticized for charging money for people to exercise,” the bio on his website explains. But his vision was clear: Exercise’s fancier pieces of equipment weren’t just for athletes. They could be sold to the average person, too. When television blossomed as a medium, LaLanne did too. He pioneered what’s credited as the first fitness program, in which he promises to help people watching at home look better and feel better. In his first episode, he extols the virtues of toning one’s face, and explains how to work out while sitting in a chair. Like modern fitness instructors, he ties working out to a higher well-being: “He’s smiling down on you, for making an effort,” he tells viewers. “Our bodies are God’s living temples.” This laid the groundwork for the modern fitness movement, of which LaLanne is widely recognized as the grandfather: “There is not a single person in the world of fitness that does not owe you a salute,” alleges a featured testimonial on his website from Richard Simmons. Fitness classes gained legitimacy in the late ’70s, when the American College of Sports Medicine recommended that everyone work out three to five times a week, writes Devon Powers, an associate professor of advertising at Temple University, in a paper exploring the phenomenon. Today’s fitness brands follow largely in LaLanne’s footsteps, attempting to bridge charismatic and hot instructors with consumers across a variety of platforms, including studios, books, conventions, apps, and Instagram accounts. “It’s a much more intimate connection now,” Powers said. Powers first became interested in the phenomenon of niche exercising classes while doing CrossFit and noticing that some participants followed their instructors’ advice on whether to work out post-injury over their own doctors’. She calls the phenomenon “branded fitness.” In this view, each brand sells its own mini-sport with its own idiosyncratic goals, machines, uniforms, and even health advice. CrossFit devotees, for example, work out at special gyms called “boxes” and train to compete in CrossFit games. SoulCycle has a line of clothing that features the brand’s signature yellow and playful skulls; it also sells grapefruit candles so your own home can smell like the studio. Orangetheory has special heart rate monitors, which participants use to try to hit a “science-backed” target called the “Orange Zone.” These communities are fun. They’re also expensive. When I spent a year as a member of the luxury gym Equinox ($205/month), my workout goal became hitting a certain number of “check-ins” on the Equinox app, which provided a counter and encouragement. I bought a $70 Lycra crop top at the gym gift shop that was in line with the aesthetics of other Equinox-goers. I found myself DM-ing my favorite instructor of a class called “Best Butt Ever” about self-esteem. I watched a budgeting video from my restorative yoga instructor, who had spent part of class telling us how she got out of debt. Equinox successfully creeped into the rest of my identity. (I also loved it—if there were an Equinox near my current apartment, I would still belong.) Peloton aims to cultivate this microworld, too. In addition to the specialized equipment, Peloton sells clothing bearing their logo, while instructors cultivate personal followings on Instagram, bearing abs alongside motivational quotes and a #TrainPeloton hashtag. In the spring, Peloton will host a “homecoming” in New York for people across the country who Pelotons to work out together in person, a capstone to all those miles (of course, logged in the app, which dispenses virtual badges for hitting milestones). As I peruse the classes, which range from single miles to hourlong sessions, it strikes me that the point of doing Peloton isn’t to train for something like a marathon (running exclusively indoors is a poor way to prepare your body for road or trail). It’s to be fit enough to participate more fully in Peloton—to confidently snag a machine in the front row, to get shoutouts from the instructor for hitting a milestone in the number of classes you’ve taken, all of which keeps paying for more Peloton. Pricey status is part of the appeal: The slick, angular Peloton Tread is designed to look good on camera. And as a recent viral Twitter thread pointed out, the brand certainly seems comfortable with affiliating itself with luxury: I cannot fit a Peloton treadmill in my small apartment (though Peloton’s PR team was eager to lend me one), nor could I afford to buy one, anyway. But last June, the company launched an app that features the same content streamed to the pricey machines, including access to the livestreamed classes as they’re happening. I can download this app and use it at my New York Sports Club, which offers a standard collection of Stairmasters, etc., beneath a bunch of florescent lights. After my pleasant experience with the live-streamed workout class, I think that it could be a nice life hack to spruce up my plain gym membership with boutique exercise content for $20 a month. I envision myself joining the fold. I excitedly sign up for the free trial before heading to the ancient treadmills at my gym. I start watching a recorded class on my tiny, cracked iPhone screen. The app tells me that two other people are also streaming the class, perhaps from their own Pelotons (though maybe from their own budget gyms). But without them next to me, I don’t really feel a connection. The instructor bobbing and shouting no longer feels inspiring or magically peppy. It feels like any other workout video. With no one watching, I turn off the class before it’s over and slink away.
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Shannon Palus
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https://slate.com/human-interest/2019/03/peloton-work-out-classes-fitness-inclusion-equinox-crossfit-soulcycle.html?via=rss
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2019-03-16 13:00:03+00:00
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sputnik--2019-01-12--No Pain No Gain Sporty Ladies Boost Guys Workout Performance
| 2019-01-12T00:00:00 |
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No Pain, No Gain: Sporty Ladies Boost Guy's Workout Performance
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This exercise helps motivate gym-goers as they are around ladies almost all the time. This particular powerlifter was ingenious enough to use sporty females as weight to enhance his workout. The video showing the creative workout was uploaded to the Instagram page of one of the girls, Demi Bagby, who was used as a weight on the barbell.
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thedailybeast--2019-09-06--My Workout Diary Anne Louise Marquis
| 2019-09-06T00:00:00 |
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My Workout Diary: Anne Louise Marquis
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If you go by Instagram alone, the life of a liquor brand ambassador looks like one fabulous party after another. Can someone really get paid to host events and have fun? Yes, but what you don’t see on Insta are the 5 AM flights, the marathon days or the toll the constant drinks, travel and small talk has on a person’s body and mind. One of the best in the business is Anne Louise Marquis who is the National Portfolio Ambassador for Campari America. (She was, in fact, named Best American Brand Ambassador last year at the Tales of the Cocktail conference.) The secret to her success may just be her commitment to her regular fitness regime, which gives some routine to her anything but routine schedule and provides a bit of balance to all the late nights. I asked her to keep a diary for one week to understand how she squeezes in a variety of different workouts into her packed calendar. “Whenever I’m in the Bay Area on a Wednesday or Sunday, I go to Ecstatic Dance in Oakland. The premise is simple: big open room, great music, no substances, respectful boundaries, and freedom to dance your heart out. It’s the most Bay Area thing possible—all ages, all colors, all sizes—and on Sundays there are even babies with those cute hearing protection things dancing in the arms of their free-spirited parents. I dance alone and also occasionally with friends. I studied contact improv throughout high school and college, and there’s nothing I love more than dancing with a partner, so this is very fun for me. If I’m lucky, I’ll find someone skilled who will flip me around in the air and make me feel like I’m flying. Two hours fly by there and I finish sweaty and tired. Active, social, fun. Ten out of ten. Highly recommend it.” “6:30 AM is really early but this is a long day and I have a train to catch, so I’m up and out as soon as the day is bright enough to be safe. I run three miles around my parents’ neighborhood. Three to four miles is my average. It’s a distance where I can maintain my pace and also do in time to keep my day moving. I often try to talk myself out of it while I’m still in bed, but it’s only 30 minutes, and I can almost always spare 30 minutes I reason, so I get out of bed and do it. I hated running when I started. In fact, I didn’t start running until I was in my thirties. It helped me lose some weight, helped me learn to clear my head, and also trained me how to carve out time for myself in my rather hectic schedule. My body likes it, training my brain was the hard part because running was so boring. So, I listen to podcasts and if I can find a friend to run with I will schedule a date with them. I ran a half marathon this summer with my best friend. This fall, I’m running in the Bourbon Chase, which is a relay though Kentucky. Tonight, I’m hosting Espolon Cocktail Fights, so I pack up at home and take the train to San Francisco for the night.” “I woke up in denial at 7 AM but that California sunshine starts early. Last night we went for a one and done post Cocktail Fights and I stayed out past midnight, which I try and avoid on nights with an early wakeup. A couple emails demanded attention but I made it to the gym, which can sometimes feel like a victory in itself on weekdays. My workout today is all interval runs on the treadmill and HIIT type exercises with weights. I do three sets of: half mile run/jog/sprint and five minutes of interval exercises on the floor. I use a simple app called Bit Timer to keep me doing different things every 50 seconds with a 10 second reset between exercises. It keeps it fun and confusing for my body. Once the gym is done, I eat breakfast, pack quickly and head to the airport for my flight to NYC.” “I landed late last night, took a long cab ride home to Brooklyn, unpacked, did laundry, realized I was leaving the next day, repacked and went to bed. Today, I have meetings starting at 9:30 AM and with all that I need to get my apartment ready for guests while I’m out of town. I don’t have time to work out/shower/get to work, so today is my skip day—unless running through Grand Central with a suitcase at the end of the day counts? Train to New Haven, present a seminar at New Haven Cocktail Week, visit an important cocktail bar, Uber to Waterbury and finally get to bed late.” “The alarm went off too early, I snoozed too late, half in denial I had to be at the airport in Hartford by 5 AM. The Lyft driver I got was a miracle worker and somehow I made it in time for my flight despite my subconscious trying to sabotage my travel plans. I get to Louisville, work from my hotel room, and take a nap because these long days are catching up with me. I wake up in time to do a 20-minute bodyweight workout in my hotel room before dinner. With quick workouts I do the harder plyometric moves like jump squats, burpees, mountain climbers, etc. I know I’ll only have to do this for 20 minutes, so I can push myself a little harder to maximize the time.” “Today is a long day of hosting bartenders at the Wild Turkey Distillery, but I try and squeeze in a little gym time before I meet the team to drive out there. I do my standard run/HIIT routine while listening to NPR. I like working out to The Politics Podcast because the news makes me a bit mad and I’ll push myself in my workout fueled by that frustration. It also feels like multitasking that I can work out and also catch up on the news. Win, win. Today I do things like: push-ups on an incline, squat jumps, lunges with weights, setups, and a bunch of upper body stuff on the weight tower that I learned in physical therapy. I pick up moves here and there and stitch it together to hit all my muscle groups. I’m not a methodical ‘arms day’ or ‘legs day’ person. Maybe I should get a trainer and actually learn how to do this stuff. That might require holding still for a few days and that’s a bit tough with this job.” “I don’t have the time or money to take classes all the time, but I love them, so I try and do one a week if I can. I use the MindBody app to find classes near me and prepay for them the night before, so I’m sure to get up and go. Today, I do a treadmill/circuit workout at a place called Shred415 or is it 415Shread? I don’t know, but it was great. The class ends up being an hour-long version of my gym workout, which is great, and also tells me I’m on the right track with my routines. I love treadmill classes because they coach me to run harder than I do on my own and show me how hard I can push myself within a safe container. I also like that I learn a bunch of new moves to add to my hotel routine. If a move is awful and unbearable, I know it’s a good one for me to do. If I’m not in a treadmill class, I love going to yoga. I got my 200-hour yoga teacher certification this year and it’s a bit unusual for me not to do any yoga in a week, so maybe I’ll go next week. Tonight, we host the Camp Runamok bartender campers for an Italian Family Dinner with our amaro portfolio (Campari, Aperol, Averna, Cynar, Braulio). I finally head home around 11 PM and wake up at 4 AM for my 6 AM flight to Portland in time to do it all over again.” My Workout Diary features the fitness regiments of bartenders, chefs, distillers and brand ambassadors. Interview has been condensed and edited.
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thedenverpost--2019-12-25--Jackson Wink MMA Academy to offer fans “travel workouts”
| 2019-12-25T00:00:00 |
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Jackson Wink MMA Academy to offer fans “travel workouts”
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Jackson Wink MMA Academy, the storied mixed martial arts gym that has trained UFC light heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones, will beginning offering mixed martial arts fans a chance to travel to the American Southwest and train like its fighters. Gym co-owner Greg Jackson told The Associated Press recently he will start providing personalized packages for fans who want to train as a mixed martial artist in Albuquerque, New Mexico’s high altitude. Trainees will get a chance to run in the Sandia Mountains, go through specialized exercises along the Rio Grande, and face outdoor routines through desert mesas, Jackson said. “We want to give people the option to have a little different experience,” Jackson said. “Why not come to a place with a high attitude and train like some of the best fighters in the world? It can be really rewarding.” Jackson said the gym has previously offered similar outdoor training sessions for celebrities preparing for movie roles, but he declined to give names. He said prices for personalized MMA packages would vary and stays could last a week to two weeks at a time. Jackson said interested parties have been reaching out to him through his Instagram account. The move comes amid an increase in tourism across the country around exercise and outdoor recreation. This year, New Mexico created an outdoor office as part of a push to build on hiking, biking and other recreational offerings across the state’s diverse landscapes. Jackson Wink MMA Academy is sought out by mixed martial artists in the U.S. and from around the world. In addition to Jones (25-1-0), the gym has trained former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm (12-4) and former UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre. Jackson has been operating a gym for 27 years but teamed up with Mike Winkeljohn in 2007 to form the academy. The gym has been featured in several sports documentaries and has been called one of the best MMA gyms in the world by various MMA magazines. Fighters come to the gym to train with Jackson and Winkeljohn, who use New Mexico’s high altitude for conditioning and the mountains for seclusion. Located just off Route 66 in downtown Albuquerque, the gym regularly attracts MMA fans and tourists who take selfies outside the facility. The gym recently opened an MMA-themed cafe.
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Russell Contreras
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https://www.denverpost.com/2019/12/25/jackson-wink-mma-academy-fan-travel-workouts/
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theguardianuk--2019-01-12--Fit in my 40s F45 gives you all the workouts a person can do in 45 minutes Zoe Williams
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Fit in my 40s: F45 gives you all the workouts a person can do – in 45 minutes | Zoe Williams
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The F45 workout schedule looks madly exciting; its website is like an ice-cream counter, tons of different classes with zingy names – Brooklyn, Panthers, Hollywood, Romans. Plus, they all have groovy graphics and you think, “This sounds exactly me. I would like to improve my combat prowess while working on my core strength. I want an infamous, 1,000-calorie-burning cardio workout.” They’re on to something, goddamn them. The idea is quite simple – all the workouts a person could do, boiled into 45 minutes, fancied up with themes – and through some combination of variety and enthusiasm, they lull you into thinking it’s actually something you want to do. I rejected everything that required a partner (Wingman, which is paired resistance; and 22, which is paired cardio, because I am not here to make friends). Foxtrot is an EPIC (their capitals) cardio workout with two intensity levels: a 45-second set and a 20-second one. The idea is that you are more measured in the longer burst, then go flat out on the shorter one. Picture the scene: you need to do 10 Russian twists (sitting on the floor with your legs up and your back almost straight, putting an imaginary ball to one side, then to the other) and 10 mountain climbers (in a sort of push-up position, then you make a climb-style motion with your legs). It reminds me a little of British Military Fitness: these exercises feel classic, as though they were devised by the Canadian air force around the time they invented planes. The truly distinctive thing about them is how much easier they look when other people are doing them. The very idea that, after 45 seconds, I would start over and do it more vigorously was fanciful. For the 20-second slot, I was pretending. Jumping jacks, lateral dips, all manner of evil crunching; the main obstacle you’re working with here – hefting about, buckling under the weight of – is your own body. I will say one thing for the short burst; at least it stops. The relief of a thing, stopping, occurs more than once a minute. But then it starts again, so you know, swings and roundabouts. Circuits are good for the short-of-concentration-span, but this wasn’t varied enough in arduousness. Some of it needs to be easy. I’d like a nice, gentle bicycle (lying on your back kicking your legs in a horizontal Miss Marple fashion, not a literal bicycle) every once in a while, maybe once every four minutes. Yet this has been crafted with such concerted instrumentalism – not a second wasted, results you could put on a billboard – there were people in the class who’d have probably complained if the nausea had let up. I’m reminded of the economist Ha-Joon Chang’s critique of productivity: not everything has to be efficient. If someone played a minuet seven times faster, could we call that better? I can’t be sure, but I would have been happier with a foxtrot twice as long and half as hard. It’s meant to be quasi-social, hence the paired sessions. On Saturdays, there is a DJ. • Go to f45training.com to find your nearest studio
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Zoe Williams
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https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/jan/12/fit-in-my-40s-f45-all-workouts-you-can-do-in-45-minutes-zoe-williams
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2019-01-12 07:00:37+00:00
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theindependent--2019-03-01--9 best hand weights for the perfect home workout
| 2019-03-01T00:00:00 |
theindependent
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9 best hand weights for the perfect home workout
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If you’re looking to get leaner, stronger and fitter without a gym membership, weights are an essential bit of equipment to add to your home workout. They can be used for isolated lifts but they’re most fun when added into bodyweight exercises. “They add intensity to any move and help with progression,” says Kira Mahal, personal trainer and CEO at MotivatePT. “For example, mastered your 20 squats? Now try holding dumbbells at chest level or at your sides, and feel the extra burn. For complete beginners, start with a 2kg dumbbell.” We tested kettlebells too. These build strength by creating momentum, and controlling that momentum with your muscles. The classic kettlebell moves, such as swings and snatches, employ several muscle groups at the same time, making them an excellent functional exercise. A kettlebell class or session with a personal trainer is advisable for teaching you good technique. “I’d advise starting with dumbbells and building up to kettlebells, as you generally need a better grip-strength with the latter,” says Mahal. Novices should start with around a 6kg-8kg kettlebell for women, and 12kg-14kg for men. We did strength workouts in a wood-floored living room with each of the products, and here’s what we thought. If you have floors that don’t take kindly to having iron weights clonked down on them or you’re afraid of dropping them onto yourself, these rubber-coated adjustable dumbbells are what you’re after. The rubber handle provides good grip when you’re lifting, and the whole set is durable and well made. It consists of eight 2.5kg weight plates, four 1.25kg and four 0.5kg. The bars weigh 1.5kg each. The only slight downside is the smell of rubber, but this does lessen once they’re out of the box for a while. These dark and brooding cast iron adjustable dumbbells look and feel the business. The set includes four 0.5kg weight plates, four 1.25kg and four 2.5kg, all securely held on with cast iron spin locks. Extra discs can be bought to take it up to 35kg. The bar is steel, with easy to grip PVC handles, and each weighs 1.35kg. Just mind your floors when you’re putting them down. If space is at a premium but you want a rack’s worth of different weights at home, or you dislike the faff of changing the plates on adjustable weights, this selectable weight system is worth considering if you have some cash to splash. It gives you the equivalent of 15 pairs of weights in a single dumbbell. You simply turn the dial at each end to your desired weight – from two to 24kg – and the dumbbell grabs the selected weights and leaves the others behind in the tray. It’s incredibly simple to use, despite being a clever piece of equipment. The dumbbell itself is longer than average, but we quickly adapted to that and the bar is ergonomically designed with good grip. It comes with a free workout DVD of training ideas and you can also download the Bowflex select tech app. A compact polyurethane bell that’s kind to your floors when you put it down, especially if you drop it (not that we’d advise you to). It will also look stylish if it’s sitting in the corner of your living room, like a rather nice doorstop. We tested the 6kg weight – its smooth chrome handle is designed for easy swinging and snatching as it doesn’t have a seam that can make hands sore, but just take care if your hands get sweaty. We’d say it suits smaller hands best, as the handle width and thickness is smaller than average. Available in 4kg up to 32kg. These simple padded weights strap around your wrist or ankle and secure with Velcro. They are great for adding weight to resistance exercises on the legs, such as leg lifts, or for arm exercises if you have issues with grip strength or worries about weights being dropped. You may have seen people wearing wrist or ankle weights when out walking or running, but we’d suggest that you shouldn’t do this as it can cause muscle strains and joint/tendon injuries. Available from 0.5kg to 2kg. If you want a more traditional kettlebell, this is the real deal. Made by specialists Wolverson Fitness, the handle is wide and ergonomically spot on for all the classic kettlebell moves, and the hand-finished 32mm-thick bare metal makes it seam-free and extremely durable. The base is wide and super-stable (beneficial if you’re doing exercises such as bear walks). Available in every weight you could need, from 4kg to 32kg, and colour coded. This pair of fixed-weight dumbbells have hexagon-shaped weights at each end. Why? It stops them rolling away when you’ve put them down in the middle of a workout (especially annoying when you’re lying down) and it means you can also do moves such as press-ups or planks on them with stability and without damaging your floor. They have ergonomically shaped handles and friction grips, too. Available from 1kg up to 30kg. A nifty idea for people with delicate floors or who worry about dropping weights on themselves. The weighted discs are soft and wrapped in neoprene – they’re solid enough to hold their shape, but spongy to the touch. You can detach them to use for exercises such as resting them on your abdomen for hip raises or use them like sand weights for arm exercises. We tested the dumbbell, which functions well – although we’d prefer a friction grip on the handle. You can purchase additional bars to use the discs as a barbell or kettlebell. These little dumbbells are small enough to stick in a cupboard or stylish enough to leave out if you want to. The iron weights are covered in a smooth vinyl that provides good grip and feels pleasing in the hand – smaller hands only though – and they have squared ends to stop them rolling away. Available from 1kg to 5kg. The Bodymax deluxe 30kg rubber dumbbell set is good value for the amount of weight you get and is the safer bet if you drop them. If a rubber smell bothers you, the Opti Cast set is also an excellent buy. The Wolverson Fitness coloured cast iron kettlebell was our bell of choice, especially for bigger hands. IndyBest product reviews are unbiased, independent advice you can trust. On some occasions, we earn revenue if you click the links and buy the products, but we never allow this to bias our coverage. The reviews are compiled through a mix of expert opinion and real-world testing.
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Lisa Buckingham
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https://www.independent.co.uk/extras/indybest/outdoor-activity/best-hand-weights-a8803421.html
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2019-03-01 15:47:00+00:00
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theindependent--2019-06-26--I tried Beyonceaposs favourite workout SoulCycle for five days hereaposs what happened
| 2019-06-26T00:00:00 |
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I tried Beyoncé's favourite workout, SoulCycle, for five days – here's what happened
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I am in a candlelit basement with 60 people and we are chanting. None of us have met before, but I know that half the room support Chelsea FC and the woman next to me likes to whip her towel around in the air and squeal when she gets excited. I’m staring at my very sweaty reflection, and like my comrades, am singing “I look good, I look good, I look good”. I absolutely do not. This is SoulCycle, the cult spinning class that describes itself as a “sanctuary” rather than a workout, dubs its instructors “rockstars” and claims to benefit the mind, body and soul in just 45 minutes. The American company is perhaps the most famous fitness studio in the world, having made cameo appearances in Hollywood films (notably, I Feel Pretty) and earned itself an unparalleled celebrity following, with Beyoncé, Victoria Beckham and Tom Cruise among its fans. A few years ago, there was nothing like it outside of the US. But thanks to the advent of boutique spinning studios such as Psycle and Boom Cycle – unmistakably inspired by SoulCycle – similar offerings exist around the UK. But SoulCycle is taking back its crown having opened its first London studio earlier this month. It’s louder, slicker and, it must be said, far more American than any of its counterparts. My earnest Californian instructor even admitted this himself in my first SoulCycle class when he asked us to high five one another mid-way through. “I know you Brits don’t love it,” he confessed, referring to our nation’s signature stiff upper lip, “but I’ve only just moved here, let’s make friends with our neighbours!” I’ve tried countless boutique exercise class in London, but as one of the first companies to convince us that it’s socially acceptable to pay £24 for a workout, SoulCycle has long been my white whale. I was desperate to find out what all the fuss was about: would I find it physically draining? Would I struggle to swallow the stream of happy-clappy aphorisms? Would I find my inner self and emerge reborn as a transcendent -and very toned – spiritual being? Anything was possible. Here’s what happened when I tried SoulCycle for five days. I feel like I’ve just walked into Gwyneth Paltrow’s garage. Everything is white, there are inspiring slogans on the walls and everyone looks like they sell kombucha on Instagram. Even the filtered water machines look like something straight out of Kim Kardashian’s private distillery. There’s an expensive smoothie bar in the corner that sells drinks with names like “Soul Life” and “Matcha Love” and the women's changing rooms are packed with preposterously plush toiletries (Le Labo and Drunk Elephant). I smother my face in the free facial oil – it just felt like the right thing to do – and I’m ready for my first class. My instructor is a blonde-haired muscle man named Mantas who looked like he’s leapt off the front of an Abercrombie & Fitch bag. He begins by taking us through some stretches and asks us to “f***ing inhale” before telling us to “get to know” our bikes as if they’re Tinder dates. Then the lights go out and I suddenly notice there are candles surrounding the central podium Mantas’ bike is on. The music begins – I think it’s Kanye West but I can’t be sure – there’s a heavy beat pounding and a spotlight flashes on and off Mantas in time with the music. This feels like a nightclub. But as Mantas tells us to increase the resistance on our bikes and move our legs faster than is humanly possible, it soon becomes apparent that I am, in fact, exercising. Similar to dancing, we’re supposed to ride our bikes in time with the beat of the music – I soon realise this isn’t something I’m capable of doing, which makes sense considering I’m an atrocious dancer. Luckily my bike is near the back, so Mantas doesn’t call me out on this like he does with some of the other front-running riders. It’s not long before he’s asking us to fist-bump our neighbour and “be vocal” ie make whooping sounds. Many people oblige while I snigger like a schoolgirl. There’s a brief weight-lifting segment featuring two 3kg dumbbells, which we use to perform bicep curls and overhead rows among other arm movements. Then a bit more spinning (we're told to spin standing up, return to sit on the bike and stand up again), some bumper sticker aphorisms from Mantas (“when you see the finish line, you don’t slow down, you speed up!”) and it’s over. I’m very sweaty and I scuttle out before the end stretches. I’ve nearly arrived for my 8.15am class when I receive an email telling me the showers aren’t working this morning at the studio. It’s too late to turn back now, so I accept my fate of spending the day as a smelly person. Despite the message about the showers, the class is full. I head to my assigned bike and am shocked to find that it’s on the front row in the middle. Nowhere to hide. Did I really choose this one? Before the class, Mantas introduces himself to me and to the woman next to me, Mackenzie, who is also American and, naturally, a SoulCycle pro. We chat, mostly about spinning and Mantas’ unbridled enthusiasm, until a disgruntled gentleman asks me to please get off his bike. We do a lot of press-ups on the bike this morning, which I enjoy because it takes the pressure of my aching legs, sore from yesterday’s class. There’s no spotlight action, but Mantas is no less sprightly with his coaching: “find your journey, see it, take it”, and the music motivates me through a rather painful weights session in which he asks us to perform the exercises lifting two weights in one hand – this portion of the class is longer than ones in the likes of Psycle and Boom Cycle. The class comes to an end with the usual “congratulate your neighbour” encouragement and I am relieved to exit and find that the showers are fixed. I celebrate my unexpected cleanliness by buying a protein shake. It costs £7 and tastes like liquid avocado. This is when the chanting takes place. It’s during the weights session and Mantas, who I’m beginning to think lives here, has got us all chanting “I look good” with every shoulder press. I mouth the words because I can’t bring myself to actually say them while looking at the ratty, sweaty mess that is my reflection. This is also the class when I discover how many SoulCyclers support Chelsea FC, because Mantas has written “LONDON” on the misty mirror facing us all and asked us to shout out the names of the football teams we support (not before he asks us to clarify the British translation of “soccer”). It seems that only one woman is passionate enough to yelp out her team of choice (this is the same woman who whips her towel around in the air), prompting the rest of us who are too embarrassed/nervous to contradict her to concur when Mantas asks if we all support Chelsea. Given the ratio, I decide that half of these people are probably actual Chelsea fans. After the class, I feel like buying a small bottle of hydrating coconut water. It costs £5. The feeling has gone. Ah, a new instructor. He’s English but I don’t catch his name – I hope Mantas is getting some sleep next door. The music is a bit grungier today – there’s a lot of Papa Roach - there’s minimal inspirational chit chat and I sweat far more. I soon realise this is probably because I’m hungover. We spend almost the entire class riding on a high resistance, which feels incredibly tough on the legs and makes the whole thing feel a bit like mountain biking. The tone of the class feels a little less cult-like and a little more British (I don’t speak to anyone around me), and I realise I’m pushing myself harder. The weights segment is shorter today and not as heavy because we stick to 3kg in each hand, all of which I’m grateful for because my shoulders are sore from yesterday. When the class finishes, the woman next to me hops off her bike immediately without so much as a glimmer of eye contact. Normality, at last. This is the hardest class yet. It’s led by a British woman named Lauren Naomi who is as energetic as a puppy in a playground. We move around the bike more than in previous classes, constantly changing our hand positioning and bopping from side to side in time with the music – ish. I think I’m managing okay until she asks us to do a body roll. Lauren Naomi does this with the elegance of a gazelle and the rhythmic flair of someone in Step-Up. I almost topple over my bike. “You are your own worst enemy!” she yelps as we enter the final stretch. “I want you to look inside yourself and tell yourself you can do this! You got this!” People are cheering, whooping, clapping. For a brief second, I forget that I’m in indoor cycling studio and picture myself climbing Mount Everest. I cycle faster, harder and finish sweatier than I’ve ever felt. Maybe there’s something to this motivational chat. SoulCycle truly is like nothing I’ve done before. Yes, it has spawned similar concepts, but nothing quite compares to the high-voltage, primal energy that suffuses every class. I might not have emerged a transcendental being after just five days, but once I let go of my hesitations and embraced SoulCycle’s strange, American idiosyncrasies, there was something meditative about the experience. I felt calmer, cooler and more in touch with my body. I can see myself returning, though the £24 price tag is a little steep for me to become a regular. But who knows, after a few more inspirational soundbites and group chanting sessions, I might find a way to rationalise the expense. If not for the workout, then at least for the laughs.
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Olivia Petter
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https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/soulcycle-beyonce-workout-trial-spinning-london-uk-launch-soho-a8975836.html
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2019-06-26 14:27:00+00:00
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theindependent--2019-09-16--Extreme temperature workouts are not as beneficial as you might think
| 2019-09-16T00:00:00 |
theindependent
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Extreme temperature workouts are not as beneficial as you might think
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First there were heated fitness studios; now the latest trend is working out in frigid temperatures. Although there are some health benefits associated with each of these regimes, there are also some risks. Here’s what you need to know. The ideal body temperature is around 37C. When you exercise, your muscles are very inefficient and only 25 per cent of the energy is used for movement. The other 75 per cent of the energy muscles produce is lost as heat, increasing the temperature of your body. If it exceeds 40C, it can be dangerous, so your body tries to keep the temperature at around 37C. One strategy to prevent body temperature from rising is getting more blood to the skin, which is people’s faces flush during an intense workout. If you exercise in an already hot environment, the difference between body temperature and room temperature is small, and your heart needs to work harder trying to get more blood to the skin. Another way your body gets rid of excess heat is by warming up sweat to the point at which it evaporates, which then takes heat with it when it evaporates to the air. You can lose up to two litres of water every hour through sweat. As you sweat more during exercise in the heat, it is important to replace the fluid you have lost or your blood can become thicker, which also puts a strain on the heart. Both ways of keeping the body under 40C add an extra burden on the heart. As a result, cardio workouts are more difficult in hot environments and endurance performance is decreased in hot environments. But exercising in a hot environment might be good for short activities that need powerful muscle contractions. There is also a school of thought that light-intensity workouts, such as yoga, can benefit because the extra strain on the heart during exercise in the heat can increase the number of calories you burn. But research by Central Michigan University showed that there was no difference in exercise intensity, so the amount of calories burnt doing yoga at 20C and 35C were the same. Increasing muscle temperature can increase flexibility and reduce the risk of injury. But a hot environment does not necessarily mean increased muscle temperature. Regularly undertaking workouts in a hot environment can help endurance performance in the heat, but your overall fitness and health may not get anything extra. In the cold, your body is hotter than the surrounding environment and can easily get rid of the heat produced in the muscles during exercise. This stops the temperature of the body from increasing during prolonged exercise and performance in your cardio session will usually be better on cold days. Researchers from the University of Aberdeen found endurance to be best at around 10C (compared with 4C, 21C and 31C). When it is really cold, the heat produced by your muscles is not enough to maintain a core temperature at 37C. The body has ways to cope with extreme cold environments, such as shivering. Shivering is essentially muscles contracting to produce heat, not movement. As with any muscle contraction, shivering requires energy and burns calories, so at rest you may burn more calories in the cold than in normal temperatures. Another strategy to cope with cold is to use fat to produce heat. Researchers in the US have shown repeated workouts in the cold increases the amount of brown fat in your body. Brown fat is known as “good fat” as it burns calories. Both shivering and burning fat consume calories, and studios that hold workout classes at 7C have begun to appear, with the idea that they can help people lose weight. Researchers from Spain found that exposure to a progressively cold environment can increase energy expenditure by up to 30 per cent, which corresponds to around 500 calories for 24 hours of cold exposure. This means exposure to cold can help you lose weight faster, but the effect would be small for a one-hour workout in the cold. And feeling cold is unpleasant. If you want to increase your muscle strength, doing workouts in the cold probably won’t help. Muscles work best at hot temperatures. When muscles get cold, the force they can produce decreases. You are also more likely to get injured in the cold, but the extra risk of injury is reduced if you warm up properly. The small extra amount of calories burnt in extreme environments (hot or cold) may help you lose weight, but it could be outweighed by the increased health risks and reduced performance. Doing 150 minutes of physical activity a week is the key to good health, regardless of the temperature. Lindsay Bottoms is a principal lecturer and Daniel Muniz is senior lecturer, both in exercise physiology at the University of Hertfordshire. This article first appeared on The Conversation
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Lindsay Bottoms, Daniel Muniz
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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/extreme-temperature-workouts-benefits-side-effects-health-a9100701.html
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2019-09-16 08:50:34+00:00
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themanchestereveningnews--2019-12-27--Kate Ferdinand divides Instagram followers with bikini workout video at Christmas
| 2019-12-27T00:00:00 |
themanchestereveningnews
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Kate Ferdinand divides Instagram followers with bikini workout video at Christmas
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Kate Ferdinand has prompted a split reaction on Instagram after sharing a video of herself working out on the beach this Christmas. The wife of Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand is on holiday in the Maldives - and she didn't let the holiday stand in her way of her fitness regime. Kate posted a 'simple workout' for fans to follow on her social media. "You don’t always need a gym to exercise!! Really simple workout on the beach," she said. Some fans responded by telling the former The Only Way Is Essex star to have a day off. "Have a day off will you Kate," grumbled one. "It’s Xmas relax and have a drink," insisted another follower. "Now I feel like s***," moaned another. "Meanwhile I’m in bed eating chocolate," said another fan. But other followers hailed the video as inspirational after their Christmas indulgence and hailed her as 'body goals.' "Just love her!! Such a fantastic role model for all women!" said one. "Some new year inspo for us," said another. "I'm going to do this Kate," another fan told her. "We can do work outs on the beach over Christmas!! We’re saved!" cheered another fan. Kate and Rio are on their annual Christmas holiday with his children Lorenz, Tate, and Tia. Kate revealed that one of Rio's sons had suffered a broken arm, but they weren't letting it stand in the way of their fun on the beach. In a family snap, to replicate the one they shared last year of them all on the beach, he could be seen raising his arm in a blue cast. Kate wrote: "No handstands this year as we have a broken arm. "Merry Christmas everyone. Hope you have all had a fabulous day, lots of love." Get breaking news first on the free Manchester Evening News app - download it here for your Apple or Android device. You can also get a round-up of the biggest stories sent direct to your inbox every day with the MEN email newsletter - subscribe here . And you can follow us on Facebook here .
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[email protected] (Katie Fitzpatrick)
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https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/showbiz-news/kate-ferdinand-divides-instagram-followers-17480536
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thepoke--2019-04-29--This comedians attempts at recreating gym couples workouts are hilariously inept
| 2019-04-29T00:00:00 |
thepoke
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This comedian’s attempts at recreating “gym couples” workouts are hilariously inept
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Arron Crascall doesn’t mind making a plank of himself in the interest of giving people a laugh on the internet, but judging by his form in this compilation of “gym couples” exercises, he probably couldn’t pull off any other type of plank. Arron’s hilariously inept physical feats have earned the clip over 1.8m views on Twitter alone. These are a few of the comments it’s picked up along the way. Athlete Jenny Meadows had this very personal take on gym couples –
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Oonagh Keating
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https://www.thepoke.co.uk/2019/04/29/comedians-attempts-gym-couples-workouts-hilariously-inept/
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2019-04-29 07:03:41+00:00
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thesun--2019-01-03--Ferne McCann makes thinly-veiled dig at Billie Faiers fiance telling him to get in shape with her
| 2019-01-03T00:00:00 |
thesun
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Ferne McCann makes thinly-veiled dig at Billie Faiers’ fiance telling him to ‘get in shape’ with her workout DVD after feud
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FERNE McCann has hit out at her reality co-star Billie Faiers' fiance Greg Shepherd, saying he needs to improve his fitness by working out to her new DVD. The television personality, 28, has released an exercise video on disc after transforming her figure in recent months. And she says Greg needs to follow her programme to make sure he's fighting fit ahead of his wedding to Billie. Sharing a video of herself holding Ferne's new release on her Instagram Stories, Billie wrote: "Very proud of my darling @fernemccann. Me and @gregory_shep can't wait to do this #weddingprep." On the front of the DVD's case, Ferne had written: "To Gregory, Merry Xmas. This will get you in shape for wedding. Love, Fit as Ferne." The apparent dig comes after a rivalry between Ferne and Greg came to light after he hit out at her when she promoted former Geordie Shore star Charlotte Crosby's television show rather than Billie's series The Mummy Diaries which aired at the same time last year. Taking to Twitter after Ferne's actions, Gregory wrote at the time: "Wow!! #socalledbesties." And it seems Ferne is still bantering with Gregory after their apparent falling out with her message to him on her DVD. Just over a year after giving birth to daughter Sunday, Ferne McCann is looking incredible. The ex-TOWIE star put her impressive figure on display as she soaked up the sun in Dubai this week - and The Sun Online recently revealed her health and fitness secrets. Ferne - who's gone from a size 12 to an eight - launched her fitness DVD Fit As Ferne this week, which includes seven high-intensity workouts created with her trainer Ellie Hopley. While Ferne has kept her fans up-to-date with her health and fitness journey on Instagram, this is the first time her followers have had access to her exact workout routines. She told The Sun Online earlier this month: "Ellie and I have been working together since I had my daughter Sunday last year and it's this workout that has got me into the best shape that I've ever been in." "Each section is designed to get your heart pumping and your body sweating." According to snaps on her Instagram page, the DVD will include lots of planking and floor work. Ferne continues: "There's even a HIIT section which will get you fitter faster and help you burn calories even after you've finished your workout." The mum-of-one has also revealed that she's overhauled her eating habits and cut down on her alcohol intake, adding: "I eat organic food and cook myself so I know what's in my meals. "My alcohol intake is drastically smaller. I still have a takeaway and a glass of prosecco - you have to live a little - but I just have these treats in moderation." Ferne told Lorraine in December 2017 that she hadn't been to the gym since giving birth a month earlier, but was pictured back for the first time in January. She'd previously said that she enjoys playing team sports, such as badminton and netball. The mum-of-one also said she'd lost weight by breastfeeding. In February, she revealed that she'd undertaken the 30 Day Challenge - where you avoid junk and processed foods. While she's clearly focused on her fitness, Ferne has said that she's "never owned scales" and that her weight loss is "about how I feel not how I look". She said: "This hasn't come easily. I've worked and trained really hard and I don't have any shame saying that. "I didn't put too much pressure on myself. I think that was the secret. I always want to run before I can walk and I want everything right now. "But pregnancy taught me to be more patient, just to relax and go with it. And once you change your mindset, it's definitely more achievable." Here are 10 tips for getting healthy after Christmas - from eating breakfast to using Instagram. Emily Ratajkowski and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley join the modelling elite as they strip down to their bikinis for New Year's celebrations. And Dry January could actually be a BAD idea - but there are still some benefits. Got a story? email [email protected] or call us direct on 02077824220. We pay for videos too. Click here to upload yours.
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Owen Tonks
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https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/8115564/ferne-mccann-billie-faiers-greg-shepherd-lose-weight/
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2019-01-03 22:32:05+00:00
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thesun--2019-01-03--Joe Wicks shares six stress-busting workouts and great veggie recipes to get you feeling your best f
| 2019-01-03T00:00:00 |
thesun
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Joe Wicks shares six stress-busting workouts and great veggie recipes to get you feeling your best for 2019
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JOE WICKS is on a mission to be remembered as “the guy who made the UK fit again”. And he wants to start his revolution with Sun readers. In day three of our serialisation of his latest book Veggie Lean in 15, the fitness coach, 32, shares some more of his mouth-watering vegetarian dishes. There is also an exclusive workout to blitz fat and get you feeling your best for 2019. Joe says: “I’m so excited for Sun readers to try these healthy recipes and get moving with my workouts. You’ll soon notice a big difference in how you look but, most importantly, how you feel. “My workouts work because they give you no excuses. All you need is yourself — and you’re off. No gym membership, no equipment. It’s high-intensity moves, which mean your heart rate goes through the roof, burning more fat. The best bit is you don’t have to do it for as long to get the same results.” Father-of-one Joe has made millions from sales of his bestselling series of Lean in 15 books. But exercise, for him, is about a whole lot more than simply staying in great physical shape. He says: “Working out makes me a better person in so many ways. I’m better to be around, I’m more fun and more motivating for others. When you stop working out it’s easy to be like, ‘I can’t be bothered, I’m just gonna stay in and watch Netflix.’ “Even if you just do ten minutes, it’s better to keep ticking over and keep that motivation. That’s what I always try and do to motivate people. Start small, don’t stress, and even the smallest amount of effort will pay off. Exercise is still my ultimate stress reliever.” USING your own bodyweight to improve your fitness is a great way to make exercise fun. Plus, because it is equipment- free, you can do it any time and any place. By utilising your own bodyweight, you can elevate your heart rate, improve your cardio and start to burn body fat. This bodyweight workout takes less than half an hour so is perfect for anyone with time pressures. Simply do each exercise for 40 seconds then rest for 20 seconds and repeat four times. Aim to work out between three and five times a week and, combined with my veggie recipes, you’ll soon be feeling a new you in the New Year. START with both feet together, then step forward with one foot and bend both knees into a lunge. Aim to keep your back straight and alternate each leg. PLACE your feet in a comfortable position that will allow you to squat down while keeping them firmly flat on the ground. Sit low and drive through the heels to stand up. Repeat fast. START in a standing position with your tummy muscles pulled in, nice and tight. Run up and down on the spot as fast as you can. Lift each knee as high as you can, keeping your back straight, and pump your arms with power to accelerate. Keep this up for the full 40 seconds. Look down toward your hands and keep your back flat. Then drive your knees toward your chest as fast as possible. Keep hands narrow and elbows close to the body. Lower yourself down toward the ground and push back up, fully extending your arms. FROM a standing start, place hands on the floor in front of you. Quickly kick back your legs into a high plank then lower your chest to the ground. Push up, jump feet forward and rise up into a standing position. Repeat as fast as you can.
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FIONA NIMONI
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https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/8115047/joe-wicks-stress-busting-workouts/
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2019-01-03 23:15:13+00:00
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thesun--2019-01-19--Victoria Beckham begins gruelling two hour workout at dawn EVERY day and remains very disciplined
| 2019-01-19T00:00:00 |
thesun
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Victoria Beckham begins gruelling two hour workout at dawn EVERY day and remains ‘very disciplined’ about what she eats
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VICTORIA Beckham has revealed she works out for two hours every day at home to maintain her slim figure. The slender star, 44, gets up between 5.30am and 6am every day to get started on her gruelling workout regime before taking a break halfway through for the school run. The mum-of-four works up a sweat with 7k on the treadmill first thing in the morning. "A mix of uphill fast walking, jogging, running," she told the Guardian. But Victoria insists it isn't a slog and really enjoys catching up with her TV in her home gym. "That’s the only time I watch TV – boxsets, documentaries – so I look forward to that," she said. "It takes 45 minutes. Then I work out with a trainer – 30 minutes legs, 30 minutes arms, toning and conditioning, then loads of planks and that kind of thing for my core," she continued. The busy mum does the whole two hours in one go at the weekend but stops during the week to drive the kids to school and then carry on when she gets home. "I work out every day when I’m at home, and then when I travel I really focus on work so I can get as much done as possible in a short trip and get home," she said. Victoria says that exercise is "really positive" and a "part of who I am now". But the slim star doesn't pretend her slender figure is all down to exercise - she also follows a precise diet. "I am very, very disciplined in the way that I work out, in what I eat," she said. "That’s how I’m happiest. I expect a lot from my body – I’m 44, I’ve got four kids, I work a lot, I travel. For me to do all that, I have to eat healthily and work out." Got a story? email [email protected] or call us direct on 02077824220. We pay for videos too. Click here to upload yours.
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Jessica Gibb
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https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/8232096/victoria-beckham-begins-gruelling-two-hour-workout-at-dawn-every-day-and-remains-very-disciplined-about-what-she-eats/
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2019-01-19 12:08:08+00:00
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thesun--2019-02-01--Get fit in February with Towie star Lucy Mecklenburghs home workouts and delicious recipes
| 2019-02-01T00:00:00 |
thesun
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Get fit in February with Towie star Lucy Mecklenburgh’s home workouts and delicious recipes
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FEBRUARY is the perfect month to dedicate to fitness goals – because it is the shortest. So forget your guilt about letting January go by without fulfilling your New Year’s health resolutions, and get back on track with Fabulous’ Get Fit Feb. Lucy Mecklenburgh can help you kick the month off in the right way — and is living proof that you can get dream abs without giving up favourite foods or that all-important glass of wine. The former Towie star, 27, runs a hugely successful online fitness platform, Results With Lucy, and has 1.4million Instagram fans. She says the secret of finding a healthy lifestyle is about balance. She explains: “When I started I was doing a lot more weights, weighing my food and training six days a week. “It wasn’t long before I realised I didn’t want that life. I stepped back and found a happy balance. And Lucy encourages you to find the driving force behind your fitness goals. She says: “I tell people, no one is born with motivation. A lot of mums do my workouts and I always encourage them to use their children to stay motivated. “Do you want your kids to be healthy? Do you want to be a good role model for them? Use that as your driving force, make it something really positive.” Set aside 20 minutes to complete one of Lucy’s home workouts — do each exercise for 30 seconds with a 20-second rest and repeat the circuit three times. Then why not rustle up one of her healthy recipes. With arms off the floor, by your sides, lift your shoulders, upper back and legs off the lounger, keeping shoulders back and neck in line. Look down towards your hands and keep your back flat. Then drive your knees towards your chest as fast as possible. Sit with back straight, chest up, feet off the ground. Keeping elbows tight to body, reach to the side of your hip as far as you can, keeping feet still. Once there, switch to the other side. Plant hands directly under the shoulders, slightly wider than shoulder-width apart, like you’re about to do a push-up. Keeping your tummy muscles pulled up, and your body in a straight line, hold this position. Place all the ingredients in a smoothie maker or food processor and blend till smooth. Mix all ingredients in a big bowl and then serve. Heat the olive oil in a saucepan over a medium heat and add the red onion. Once the onions are soft add the chicken thighs, garlic, mushrooms and coconut milk. Crumble in the vegetable stock cube. Once cooked through pour into a pie dish. Roughly tear and scrunch the filo pastry and place onto of the mixture in the dish. Brush the filo pastry with a beaten egg or melted butter to help it brown in the oven. Place in the oven for around 20-30mins until the pastry is browned and the chicken is cooked through. Whilst the pie is cooking you can cook any vegetables you wish to accompany the pie. Serve the pie and vegetables together and enjoy. For more information or to sign up visit resultswithlucy.com
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dcoombs
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https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/8334352/get-fit-in-february-with-towie-star-lucy-mecklenburghs-home-workouts-and-delicious-recipes/
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2019-02-01 22:30:12+00:00
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thesun--2019-02-15--Short spurts of 23 minutes high intensity interval training burn MORE FAT than 41 minutes of a co
| 2019-02-15T00:00:00 |
thesun
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Short spurts of 23 minutes’ high intensity interval training ‘burn MORE FAT’ than 41 minutes of a conventional workout
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SHORT spurts of sweat-inducing exercise help shed more weight than going for a run or a long gym session, a study suggests. Researchers found that 23 minutes of high intensity interval training was more effective than 41 minutes of a conventional workout. It led to 29 per cent more weight loss than traditional gym sessions. The findings suggest HIIT could be perfect for people too busy to stick to the recommended guidelines of exercising for at least one hour every day. Steven Ward, CEO of fitness industry body ukactive, said: “These figures show the positive impacts of interval training on reducing weight and, with Britain battling a grave obesity crisis, this research should be welcomed.” Typically, HIIT involves 30 seconds of intense effort, such as sprinting, cycling or doing burpees, followed by short recovery periods. The researchers, from Britain and Brazil, examined 36 studies involving more than 1,000 people. But they warned that HIIT came with increased risk of injury or strain on the heart. Mr Ward added: “The most important thing is to find an exercise regime that is enjoyable and sustainable.”
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pbarden
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https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/8431860/shorts-spurts-exercise-best-study/
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2019-02-15 00:37:56+00:00
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thesun--2019-03-23--Inside Carol Vordermans intense full body workout behind her impressively perky bum
| 2019-03-23T00:00:00 |
thesun
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Inside Carol Vorderman’s intense full body workout behind her impressively perky bum
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CAROL Vorderman has revealed the intense workout regime responsible for her celebrated bum. The star, 58, shared her gym secrets on Twitter after mesmerising fans with her hourglass figure in recent snaps. After insisting her body is 100 per cent natural, Carol shared the programme behind her look; alternating lower and upper body days with additional core exercises factored in. Her lower body workout consists of goblet squats, forward lunges and glute raises with burpees in between exercises if she's feeling up to it. To craft a strong core she does leg raises, side oblique dumbbell raises with glute raises, reverse crunches and a plank as extras. The upper body day consists of shoulder press pyramids and frontal deltoid raises. She added that she also "walks about 7 miles a day and 3 circuits a week." Today Carol revealed that her libido is sky-high after reaching the age of 58. The curvy TV legend admits that she has a "number of special friends" that are all younger than her and often gets up to "mischief". The former Countdown presenter credited the HRT doses that she takes to combat the menopause with putting a spring back in her step. She is running on double the amount of testosterone and has increased her oestrogen by 50 per cent and doesn't have one boyfriend and is instead enjoying her freedom. "I get up to a lot of mischief. I have a number of special friends but I’m not doing anything wrong. Everyone’s single," she told the Daily Mail. "And yes, apart from one, they’re all younger than me. I don’t want to settle down. I’m enjoying my freedom." But she won't name names, explaining: "I’ll have broken the code. I never mention them, and they don’t talk about me. If I told you who they were, I’d have to kill you!" Carol raised her two children - Katie, 26, and Cameron , 22, both students - from her second marriage to Patrick King. She also cared for her mum full-time until she died two years ago. "I hate the phrase 'me time', but it’s the first time in my life I haven’t been looking after anyone, and I intend to enjoy every minute," she said. Just days ago, Carol denied having plastic surgery or wearing bum pads to achieve her age-defying curves and insists she's the "same old Vorders". The TV legend won Rear of the Year award in 2011 and 2014 but has now modestly said that her bum was "not news" as she has "always had a huge a***." She blamed the high-waisted jeggings for accentuating her bottom and revealed that as "knickers dig into my big bum" she often goes "commando". "I promise I haven’t had bottom implants... I’ve been working out for decades, so the shape of mine is down to years of keeping fit," she told the Mail Online. Got a story? email [email protected] or call us direct on 02077824220. We pay for videos too. Click here to upload yours.
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Daniel Cain
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https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/8705590/carol-vordermans-full-body-workout-bum/
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2019-03-23 19:28:31+00:00
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thesun--2019-04-19--Exercising after work is better for weight loss than a morning workout
| 2019-04-19T00:00:00 |
thesun
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Exercising after work is better for weight loss than a morning workout
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DOES the thought of getting up before work to exercise fill you with horror? If so, you're in luck - because exercising in the evening may actually be better for burning body fat than morning workouts. A review of two studies looking into body clocks and physical activity has concluded that exercising in the evening may be more productive. "It's quite well known that almost every aspect of our physiology and metabolism is dictated by the circadian clock," said senior author of one of the studies, Gad Asher of the Department of Biomolecular Sciences at the Weizmann Institute of Science. "This is true not only in humans but in every organism that is sensitive to light. We decided to ask whether there is a connection between the time of day and exercise performance." The studies looked at the association between time of day and exercise performance primarily in mice. Because mice are nocturnal, scientists first had to translate mouse hours into human ones. One study saw the little rodents being put on treadmills at different times of day within their active hours. Scientists then examined the exercise capacity of mice on different exercise intensities and regimes and found that overall exercise performance was significantly better in the "mouse evening" compared to morning hours. They also found that in the "mouse evening", the critters had higher levels of a metabolite called ZMP, which is responsible for metabolic regulation. It's actually a compound that some athletes use for doping, and scientists concluded that the increased production of ZMP may explain why they performed better later on in the day. Scientists also looked at 12 humans and found similar results. People tended to exercise more effectively in the evening compared to the morning thanks to the fact that they had lower oxygen consumption. The second study also involved mice being on treadmills but this time, scientists also recorded the changes that happened to their muscle tissue in response to exercise. They found that a protein known as HIF-1a played an important role and was activated by exercise in different ways depending on the time of day. Interestingly, that let them to conclude that exercise seems to have a more beneficial impact on metabolism in the late morning rather than in the evening. But neither study found that working out first thing was the optimum choice. It's important to stress that this is just the start of working out when the best time of day to exercise is, and that these studies were actually conducted in a lab - meaning that external lifestyle factors weren't present. If you enjoy working out before work, carry on. But if you really struggle in the mornings, don't force yourself to go against your body clock - evenings are just as good and perhaps even better. "There is lots of contradicting research into the benefits of training in the morning vs. the evening and think it is really important to look at this very individually and not get too stressed about the detail," Melissa Weldon, PT at Sweat It, told The Sun. "There have been studies to suggest that training in the morning is more beneficial for fat-loss, but I really do think it depends on personal preference, in regards to when an individual is able to both commit to consistently and work the hardest. "In contradiction to the claims, someone working in a fasted state, could struggle with their energy levels and get less from their workout than if they trained, for example, after breakfast or at lunchtime." Melissa told us that unless you're an elite athlete, timing probably doesn't matter too much. "The most important thing is to find a time that works for you, that you can commit to regularly and that you are mentally prepared for. "I personally find I perform at my best between 9 and 3pm, when I feel optimally fuelled and mentally prepared to go to the level I need for my goals." We pay for your stories! Do you have a story for The Sun Online news team? Email us at [email protected] or call 0207 782 4368. You can WhatsApp us on 07810 791 502. We pay for videos too. Click here to upload yours
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Miranda Larbi
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https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/8897156/best-time-to-exercise-weight-loss/
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2019-04-19 09:40:41+00:00
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thesun--2019-05-04--Why its time to give fast HIIT workouts a miss and embrace your inner tortoise
| 2019-05-04T00:00:00 |
thesun
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Why it’s time to give fast HIIT workouts a miss and embrace your inner tortoise
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FOR years, our exercise mantra has been “go hard or go home”, with intense spin classes and HIIT workouts promising we could get fitter in just 20 minutes or less. But now things are slowing up on the gym floor, with an increasing number of experts recommending we take it down a gear. HIIT – AKA high-intensity interval training – mixes bursts of hard, fast moves that aim to take your heart rate up to 90% of its maximum, with short recovery periods in which you rest. “By working out this way, you get a huge spike in the level of the stress hormone cortisol, which helps the body to adapt and grow,” says Bryce Hastings, head of research for gym Les Mills. During a rest period, your cortisol level should fall, but the gym’s research scientists found that didn’t happen for those who do HIIT. “We found their recovery was compromised and it was causing problems such as injuries, mood swings, fatigue and disrupted sleep,” explains Bryce. Now the Les Mills team advise that people only do two 20-minute HIIT sessions a week, with at least two days’ rest in between. And they aren’t the only ones suggesting a limit. Research by universities in Brazil found that two days of back-to-back HIIT exercise compromised the immune system, leading them to recommend at least one rest day between workouts. It takes almost that long for our bright-red faces to return to normal, anyway. LISS – low-intensity steady state, to give it its full name – cardio sees you swapping the short, sharp bursts of HIIT for longer steady runs or cycles where your heart rate reaches 60-80% of its maximum. “There are years of research showing that this works – we just seem to have forgotten it in our excitement over HIIT,” says Niko Algieri, co-founder of London gym Equilibrium Total Balance. “A couple of sessions of 45-60 minutes steady cardio a week will burn fat and work your heart and lungs to raise fitness.” Sadly, strolling around the shops won’t quite cut it. Aim for a pace where you’re breathing hard enough to just about keep up a conversation while you move. If you’re super-fit, MISS – moderate-intensity steady state – might be more your style. “A common mistake when people don’t find LISS challenging is to extend the time for which they work out, but that can lead to injury,” says Bryce. Instead, he suggests you step up the pace to “where you can say a sentence, but not have a proper chat.” So, for example, MISS would be a medium setting on the rower or a fast jog. Remember, this isn’t going all out. “During HIIT you should barely be able to say your name,” says Bryce. “That’s not what you’re aiming for here.” Weight training the HIIT way gets you cranking out maximum reps in the shortest possible time (search #AMRAP on Insta for thousands of humblebrags). But it turns out this method might not be the most effective for building strength. “The problem is it doesn’t allow you to focus on form at all – rarely do I see anyone doing a HIIT strength workout extending their muscles to their full range of motion,” explains Niko. “That means you’re not recruiting all the muscle fibres and won’t be getting the optimum challenge your muscles need.” Instead, try the weight version of slow exercise, LIRT – that’s low-intensity resistance training. Aim for three sets of 10-15 reps per move, using a weight that’s heavy enough to make your last two or three reps feel hard. Make sure you push the weight out steadily and control it coming back. Then rest for 60-90 seconds between sets to let your muscles recover – a perfect window for a quick swipe right. Before trying LIRT, it could be worth booking a session with a personal trainer. “Good form is key to getting results from slow training – and we have had to correct a lot of people who’ve fallen into bad habits doing HIIT,” says Niko. If your favourite part of any exercise class is the bit where you lie down on a mat and stretch, you’re in for a treat. Slow and purposeful stretching is on the timetable at cool gyms such as Frame and Barrecore, and the LA trend for specialist “stretch studios” is set to hit the UK soon. But it’s more involved than just a bit of lying down. Next-gen slow stretch classes focus deep into muscles to work a layer of connective tissue called fascia, and also push your muscles slightly further than normal, which helps to improve flexibility. “The normal type of stretching you do after a workout releases tension created during exercise and brings levels of adrenalin and cortisol back to normal,” says Jayne Robinson from Frame. “Stretching classes do more than this, restoring a range of motion you may have lost.” These stretches are best done in a class as there are rules to follow. “Work into the stretch gradually and avoid jerking or sharp movements. It’s OK to feel some discomfort, but if the pain becomes sharp, or your breath shortens, you’re going too far. The motto is ‘bend, not break’,” explains Jayne. So is this it for HIIT? Well, you don’t have to wave goodbye to that hot CrossFit trainer if you don’t want to – just balance out fast workouts with plenty of slow. “Think of your body like a car, but with a few different petrol tanks,” says Niko. “You need to keep each tank full with a different type of workout to perform well. Do some exercises that challenge you, but add in some slower ones to restore.” More and more research shows you get results working out slower, but smarter. One 2016 study by the University of Bath found similar levels of slimming success in a group doing HIIT five times a week as a group doing fire training sessions at a moderate pace. On top of this, if you’re a new or less enthusiastic exerciser, a 2017 study from Iowa State University found it’s likely you’ll also enjoy your slower session more than an exhausting HIIT one. And all trainers agree the best exercise for your body is the one you keep doing. Ready, set, slow!
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rbayne
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https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/8975252/hiit-workouts-fitness-exercise-cardio-weight-training/
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2019-05-04 23:35:02+00:00
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thesun--2019-05-21--Britney Spears shows off her incredible figure during gym workout following court showdown with her
| 2019-05-21T00:00:00 |
thesun
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Britney Spears shows off her incredible figure during gym workout following court showdown with her dad
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BRITNEY Spears has showed off her incredible figure during gym workout following a court showdown with her dad. The Work B**ch singer posted a sped up video of her exercising on her Instagram on Tuesday, captioning it: "Getting ready for summer." In the footage, the 37-year-old revealed her toned abs and legs in a bright orange bra top and tiny check shorts. She wore a pair of brightly coloured Adidas trainers as well as white sports socks as she worked her way through her routine. This included twists with a pole across her shoulders, squats with a workout ball and weight exercises for her biceps and triceps. Her post comes just days after shared a throwback clip of herself dancing to Michael Jackson's anthem Scream amid her court drama with father Jamie. She captioned the post: "Me and Michael", and her boyfriend, Sam Asghari, swiftly took to the site to praise her. He commented: "Moves better than MJ." The opening lyrics to the 1995 featuring Janet Jackson track are: "Tired of injustice, tired of schemes, Your lies are disgusting, What does it mean." The chorus chimes: "Stop pressurin' me." The 2018 upload has sparked speculation Britney is addressing her current legal battle over the conservatorship of her affairs, which her father Jamie Spears and attorney have control over. One commented: "This is from March 2018. Britney dropping some major hints with the song and Michael on her current situation or her team posting again as though it’s current. Just saying." Another added: "The song she has chosen. Maybe she wants to scream?" Last week, the mother-of-two reassured fans she would return to the stage and perform. Her manager Larry Rudolph exclusively revealed to The Sun her Las Vegas residency is officially off and said the star has no upcoming commitments. But when asked by TMZ on Friday if she'd perform in the future, as she headed out with boyfriend Sam Asghari, Britney replied: "Of course." Speaking for the first time about Britney’s wellbeing, Larry admitted he was concerned for the star, who this week claimed her dad had forced her into a mental health unit in March. Larry said: “I don’t want her to work again until she’s ready, physically, mentally and passionately. “If that time never comes again it will never come again. “I have no desire or ability to make her work again. I am only here for her when she wants to work. Got a story? email [email protected] or call us direct on 02077824220. We pay for videos too. Click here to upload yours.
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jill robinson
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https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/9125728/britney-spears-work-out-court-battle-dad/
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2019-05-21 22:17:48+00:00
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thesun--2019-05-30--How to boost your brain power with regular exercise and workout challenges
| 2019-05-30T00:00:00 |
thesun
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How to boost your brain power with regular exercise and workout challenges
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WANT to be brainier? According to studies, one of the best ways is to take regular exercise or learn a new skill. Exercise can increase the number of new brain cells and learning a skill in middle age can stave off dementia and reduce stress. We look at ways to boost your brain power by getting fit, and also try out natural body washes. Be Military Fit is one of the most effective outdoor programmes – a 60-minute workout done in a specific order so you get the best calorie burn. It sounds terrifying but I gave this a go and the instructor was motivating without making me feel very unfit. It makes a difference having the support of a group of all ages. Although the London Marathon is inspiring, the thought of it can be daunting if you are not in your early 20s – but I was pleased to find many people who run marathons are older. Mo Farah is 36 and recently won his second London half marathon. Think small to begin with and sign up for a 5k. You will get the cardio workout and it is great for mental toughness. More people are changing jobs in their 50s. Health and Fitness Education found a fifth of their students who sign up to become yoga teachers, personal trainers and massage therapists were over 55. It costs from £545 to retrain at hfe.co.uk. Eco-friendly body wash with 93 per cent natural or low-processed ingredients. Made with natural plant extracts and neutral pH, and Yope promises it will not cause irritation or dryness to even the most sensitive skin. Comes in three scents – I tried geranium, which smelled gorgeous. Contains sulphur and sodium to work as natural cleansers as well as magnesium to help restore and moisturise skin to peak condition. Has a fresh scent, not as sweet as the other two, but it did leave my skin feeling clean and soft. A gentle body wash containing vitamin E to help moisturise and protect the skin. It also has hydrolysed wheat protein which is high in amino acids to improve moisture levels. Smells divine and is packaged beautifully – my favourite.
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Joelle David
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https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/9181797/exercise-regularly-to-be-brainier/
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2019-05-30 01:56:23+00:00
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thesun--2019-07-03--Nude workout sessions among the most surprising requests personal trainers get from clients
| 2019-07-03T00:00:00 |
thesun
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Nude workout sessions among the most surprising requests personal trainers get from clients
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PERSONAL trainers shared the strangest things their clients ask them to do — including naked workouts and oiled up wrestling. Over 2,000 fitness experts were asked about the weirdest requests they've got as part of their job, which frequently included having sex with the client. Online local services marketplace Bark.com compiled the bizarre results of the survey of personal trainers' experiences. Trainers were asked if they'd ever experienced any inappropriate behaviour while on the job, as well as if the people they worked with had strange fitness goals. They were also quizzed about if they'd ever had requests to hold training sessions in strange locations. It turned out one of the trainers in the survey had been asked to hold a client's face during their workout. And another said they'd been approached by a man who wanted to have exercise sessions "in his bedroom". One respondent even said their client and stripped naked in front of them before a session. Others had been smacked on the bottom and been told the intimate details of an affair one of their clients was having. Speaking about the survey, Kai Feller, Bark.com co-founder, said: "There's no doubt personal trainers see the best and worst in people when putting them through their paces, but after hearing from our fitness experts, it sounds like tired and time-poor clients are the least of their worries." The news of PT's confessions comes after Sun Men revealed that women are more attracted to blokes with dad bobs than guys with abs.
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Daniel Hall
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https://www.thesun.co.uk/sun-men/9425878/nude-workout-sessions-most-surprising-requests-personal-trainers/
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2019-07-03 10:09:01+00:00
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thesun--2019-10-10--Kate Wright refused to marry Rio Ferdinand until after a gruelling workout to keep her ‘focused and
| 2019-10-10T00:00:00 |
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Kate Wright refused to marry Rio Ferdinand until after a gruelling workout to keep her ‘focused and happy’ on her wedding day
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KATE Wright refused to marry new husband Rio Ferdinand until she had done a gruelling workout to keep her "focused and happy" on her wedding day. The 28-year-old reality star shared a video of her “wedding morning workout”, which showed her pumping weights and running on a treadmill before she walked down the aisle. In the video she turns and tells the camera before starting the exercise: “Can’t get married before I get this done”. She then told her one million Instagram followers in the caption: “Lots of people asking did I train the morning of the wedding .... of course I bloody DID. “It’s not just about the body it’s about the mind ... going into the best day of my life feeling focused and happy.” Kate then gave a shout out to her former rugby union player personal trainer Mel Deane. She said: “Thank you @meldeane12 for the wedding morning workout #itsalifestyle.” [sic] Kate and Rio, 40, tied the knot at the five star hotel D Maris Bay in Marmaris, Turkey in front of family and friends on 27th September. She looked spectacular in a plunging lace bodice dress that displayed her cleavage and was made in just seven days after her original outfit wasn't made the way she wanted. And Rio previously admitted that the water works started when his daughter Tia walked down the aisle first, followed by Kate. He told OK! Magazine: “I cried as soon as the day started. Seeing Tia walk up the aisle before Kate set me off. It was just so emotional." The sports star went on to say he felt like Kate was "sent to them" and it was "fate" they met after first wife Rebecca Ellison died in May 2015 after a short battle with breast cancer. Got a story? email [email protected] or call us direct on 02077824220. We pay for videos too. Click here to upload yours.
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Joanne Kavanagh
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https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/10110349/kate-wright-work-out-wedding-day/
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thetelegraph--2019-01-23--3 new surprising ways to workout from as little as 5
| 2019-01-23T00:00:00 |
thetelegraph
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3 new surprising ways to workout from as little as £5
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Just like new year's resolutions, the new year marks a time for trainers, gyms and fitness enthusiasts to set the gym-scene for the year ahead with more effective ways to workout. 2018 saw the rise of low impact workouts such as body barre, reformer pilates and dancing , taking over from high, fat-burning exercises such as spinning and boxing. The movement allowed those who dread the gym and intimidating workouts feel more welcome in the world of fitness, proving it to be a place for everyone - not just the super fit. As we look ahead to 2019, here are the new surprising, ways to workout that will help you sculpt and tone like no other.
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Dominique Temple
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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/beauty/body/3-new-surprising-ways-workout-little-5/
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2019-01-23 07:17:43+00:00
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thetelegraph--2019-05-31--The best home rowing machines for a lung-building workout
| 2019-05-31T00:00:00 |
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The best home rowing machines for a lung-building workout
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According to a 2018 fitness industry report there are, for the first time, over 7,000 gyms in the UK. Total membership is nearing 10 million – one in seven of us – and the health and fitness industry is worth almost £5 billion. Evidently, Britons are more health-conscious than ever. We waste a lot, too. According to one survey, the average person spends £250 on unused memberships; roughly 40 per cent of 'gym-goers' will continue to pay long after they've stopped attending. Whether you find it boring, intimidating or simply can't find the time, there's little point maintaining that costly monthly fee if you're not actually going. One alternative that could see you both save money and boost activity levels is investing in home gym equipment. There are countless options out there, from treadmills and weights to cross-trainers and exercise bikes. But one of the best you can go for is a home rowing machine. While not necessarily cheap, they work 85 per cent of your muscles and are low impact, so your joints will thank you. They're also relatively easy to use and store. "There are plenty of reasons to use a rower," says Born Barikor, a fitness instructor and founder of outdoor fitness initiative Our Parks. "Every stroke, you're using nine muscle groups, so whether you're trying to burn calories or increase your fitness level, it's really good because it takes away the impact of going out running. It's also a really good way to tone up with no impact on the joints."
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Tomé Morrissy-Swan
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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/recommended/leisure/best-rowing-machine/
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2019-05-31 15:43:09+00:00
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breitbart--2019-11-07--Watch – Tulsi Gabbard: How to Find Workouts That ‘Kick Your Ass’ Even While Traveling
| 2019-11-07T00:00:00 |
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Watch – Tulsi Gabbard: How to Find Workouts That ‘Kick Your Ass’ Even While Traveling
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“I’m on the road a lot, and it’s not always easy [to stay fit and healthy], but look, I feel so much better [when I work out], and it helps make sure that this body keeps working, for a long time, I hope,” 2020 Democrat presidential candidate Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) explained to Breitbart News Daily host Alex Marlow in an exclusive interview Thursday morning. Breitbart News Daily airs Monday through Friday, 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. Eastern, on SiriusXM Patriot channel 125.
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dailybeast--2019-11-10--Scouted: Ready to Start a Home Workout? These Products on Amazon Will Help Get You Started Without t
| 2019-11-10T00:00:00 |
dailybeast
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Scouted: Ready to Start a Home Workout? These Products on Amazon Will Help Get You Started Without the Fuss
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Why pick one or two dumbbells in a set when you can mix and match with the twist of a dial? The Bowflex SelectTech means each dumbbell can change from around five pounds to over 50 pounds.
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John Brandon
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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/thedailybeast/articles/~3/j78b5E__pfI/home-fitness-and-exercise-products-from-amazon-to-help-you-start-a-new-workout
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dailybeast--2019-11-23--My Workout Diary: Bobby Stuckey
| 2019-11-23T00:00:00 |
dailybeast
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My Workout Diary: Bobby Stuckey
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Bobby Stuckey is one of the most famous and acclaimed sommeliers working in the United States today. He’s co-owner of Boulder restaurants Frasca Food and Wine and Pizzeria Locale as well as Denver’s Tavernetta and the forthcoming wine bar Sunday Vinyl. And that’s not to mention his Italian wine brand Scarpetta. While his career is incredibly impressive, it’s actually his fallback plan. Up until the spring of 1995, when he was 25, his life centered around professional cycling. He was under contract for a team and traveled around the United States competing in road races. “I’ve always been a fan of and a participant in endurance sports,” he says. “I started running 10Ks when I was a little kid, in high school I did triathlons and from that I got into racing bicycles.” To make ends meet he worked in restaurants while he raced and he ultimately realized that was what he wanted to do with his life. But he insists that the experience of being a professional athlete was actually the perfect preparation for opening his own establishments. “I think it really helped me be a great restaurateur,” he says. Since cycling “is really humbling. It’s really hard to do.” While he usually works six days a week overseeing his veritable empire, he still squeezes in frequent runs or bike rides around Boulder. He also has done more than 20 marathons and is planning to do another one next year. I asked him to keep a workout diary for me when he was recently in Tennessee for a special bike race that the famed resort Blackberry Farm holds each year. Read on for his diary. A 5:45 AM wake up call was a little aggressive, since I worked service the night before in Denver at Tavernetta. But I wanted to get a run in before heading out to Blackberry Farm in Tennessee. It was an easy eight-mile run with Craig Lewis (retired professional cyclist, wine importer and amazing runner) and we saw the sun come up. This is a sight that myself and most restaurant employees do not get a chance to see. It was super beautiful. We ran out past Wonderland Lake up over a couple of hills and cruised home to pack before an 8:45 AM ride to the airport. I hope that I didn’t forget anything packing this quick. Off to Blackberry Farm. Well, here we are at Blackberry Farm for the Pro-Am Classic, which is a three-day bike ride with a super charged chef and sommelier presence for dinner and post-ride lunches. I feel very honored and humbled to get to do it. Sam Beall, the late proprietor of Blackberry Farm, was an amazing cyclist and an amazing food and beverage force. So in his memory, the event gets better and better each year. With saying that, I do not recommend being a 50-year old and showing up to this event without riding much beforehand. This summer, I rode maybe twice a week from the Friends and Fellows Ride at the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen in mid-June until now. Not the best build up for three days like this, but hey, I am here, so let’s see what happens. Today, was a 47-mile ride, ridden pretty hard. In the 47 miles, we had 4,500 vertical feet of climbing. The hardest part was on Butterfly Gap, which is a beast and it was great to see my business partner Lachlan Mackinnon-Patterson climb like a goat to get second on the segment. Then a rolling section that ended with a five-mile, hard effort, timed section. The hard part: retired pro Craig Lewis went to the front six miles before the timed section to thin it out. It pretty much meant that myself and the rest of the group were fatigued before we got to the start. It was super fun and super hard. (Note to self: I should have ridden my bike more this summer). Day two of the beat down at Blackberry Farm. Today was 50 miles with a 2,500 vertical of climbing. It was much less climbing than yesterday, but a hard, hot day regardless. In the stage, we did two timed efforts—A.K.A. little races. The first one was a TTT (team time trail), where your team needs to finish with five of the 10 team members you start with. Our team was captained by the great George Hincapie. (Funny, I raced on his team in 1993 at the U.S. Olympic Festival.) This event always kills. It’s super hard. But it felt great to be able to be one of the five to finish together. It was a super hard effort. Then another effort 10 miles later. Ouch. Next time I sign up for something like this, I need to ride my bike more than two days a week. I woke up early at Blackberry Farm to get a run in on the trails before the rest of the day and heading back to Colorado. Only at Blackberry Farm do you get a “Good Morning Mr. Stuckey!” from the gardener as you jump on the trails. Today, was super hot and super humid. Back in Boulder. I woke up and did a great, easy 10 mile run at the Boulder Reservoir. I was happy to be home! I woke up early and got my e-mails done and then headed out to the Boulder Reservoir for an old-school Scandinavian work out called Fartlek, which translates to speed play. Since I have been running pretty steady all July and August, but not doing anything that would be a structured workout, this is a great way to re-introduce some high-paced running. For years, I have used this when I need to wake myself up and get back to logging some harder workouts. And, since I am running a half marathon next Saturday, I might as well start now. It goes like this: it’s a total of about 10 miles with a 20-minute warm-up without looking at the milage, then three minutes full-force with two minutes easy pace. You continue this for 45 minutes. In the beginning, those two easy minutes seem perfect but by three-quarters of the run, I am praying for the two minutes easy pace to feel longer…by the actual race, you are back at it. I came home super happy and excited as today’s Fartlek went well. My wife, Danette, said she could tell by how I walked in the door that I had a great solo mission. She loves asking “How was your Fartlek total mileage?” When I looked at the end, it was just a touch over 10 miles and done in just under 75 minutes, including an easy warm up and an easy cool down. The legendary Poorman. I love this run. It has been a staple for me and fellow Boulderites for years. It is an 11-mile loop up Boulder Canyon to Four Mile Canyon up over Poorman Hill, which is a dirt road, and then down Sunshine Canyon. It’s a great run and it is a great way to put a smile on my face. My Workout Diary features the fitness regiments of bartenders, chefs, distillers, and brand ambassadors. Interview has been condensed and edited.
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Noah Rothbaum
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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/thedailybeast/articles/~3/q8ntc5P9dPA/the-workout-diary-of-bobby-stuckey-master-sommelier-and-co-owner-of-frasca-food-and-wine-and-tavernetta
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Sat, 23 Nov 2019 10:20:29 GMT
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eveningstandard--2019-01-21--Best workouts to boost your positive energy and banish the winter blues
| 2019-01-21T00:00:00 |
eveningstandard
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Best workouts to boost your positive energy and banish the winter blues
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London is suffering from a collective post-holiday comedown, and we’re all snotty, skint and sun-deprived, and spring is months away. We've already survived Blue Monday, supposedly the gloomiest day of the year, so theoretically it can only get better from here. Here's a shocker - hibernating with a mug of tea will only lengthen the misery. The best way to beat the blues is to pull your socks up and chase a natural high. This is your guide: “Doing cardio in the morning improves your energy, appetite and mood for the whole day,” says Rhian Stephenson, former Canadian national athlete and CEO of Psycle London. The spinning studio kicks off its weekday Ride classes with a high-intensity 45-minute workout at 6.30am — the perfect morning boost before a day spent sitting at a screen. It’s all about endorphins, says Stephenson. “The chemicals your body releases with cardio are both stimulating and relaxing, so it counters depression, dissipates stress and improves concentration and focus all at once.” It’s a magic wake-up formula: Digme runs spinning classes inside Blackfriars station for commuters on the go, and FirstLight Cycle at Westfield in White City wakes riders up using natural light and a 30ft digital mirror that transports you to sunny Ibiza — the ultimate antidote to dark January mornings. A slow wander to Pret won’t cut it: to really get the endorphins going during the working day, put your trainers on, even if it’s for a quick 15-minute dash through Hyde Park between meetings. “It’s a great way to recharge the batteries and return feeling refreshed,” confirms international runner Sophie Harris, who takes a break from her desk most days for a quick jog through Westminster or around Battersea Park. “When you run, your body takes your brain along for the ride,” says author Bella Mackie, who recently revealed that running helps to keep her anxiety in check. “You’re concentrating on the burn in your legs, the swing of your arms. Once you’re in a rhythm, you start to notice obstacles in your way, or people to avoid. You see details on buildings you’d never noticed before.” It’s a way to fall back in love with London, too. “There isn’t a problem that can’t be solved while head-up breaststroking through freezing-cold water,” explains Katie Kenny, who swears by her twice- weekly morning dip at Tooting Bec Lido with swimming partner Manda Read. At the moment, the pair only manage about 200 yards of breaststroke but they say the feeling afterwards is “euphoric”. “As the sun rises, swimming through the blue sparkling water makes you buzz with joy,” says Read, admitting she struggles from winter blues on the days she can’t fit in a dip. But hitting the sweet spot takes acclimatisation, she warns: gradually increase your time in the water as your body adapts, change quickly afterwards and don’t be tempted by a hot shower: “It’ll make you feel colder in the long run.” “There’s no better stress relief than hitting a bag and taking out your day on it,” says Ian Streetz at Kobox. The key is its intensity, he adds: “It gets the heart pumping, endorphins flowing and the mind focused.” Third Space is launching a high-energy workout called Yard WOD at its Canary Wharf studio, and Gymbox’s Anger Management gets you hitting a target with a baseball bat — pretend it’s your boss. Yoga is about becoming aware of your breath — just the tonic before bedtime, says yoga instructor Immy May. Frame runs weekday Yin Yoga sessions until 9.40pm, and MoreYoga has launched a series of Late Night Lock Ins from 7pm to 9.30pm — the first is on February 1. Get in practice at home, May suggests. “It’s become a ritual to roll out my mat, light candles, find a chilled playlist and just move. That’s all yoga is: moving your body and allowing your mind to simmer down.” Crucially, this means “no scrolling, Netflix or email checking”.
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Katie Strick
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https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/health/best-workouts-to-boost-positive-energy-a4044281.html
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2019-01-21 10:00:00+00:00
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eveningstandard--2019-03-12--CorePower hot yoga and cardio The celebrity workout Kaley Cuoco and Julianne Hough swear by
| 2019-03-12T00:00:00 |
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CorePower hot yoga and cardio: The celebrity workout Kaley Cuoco and Julianne Hough swear by
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Plenty of workouts tout how tough they are, from Tone House’s ab-sculpting red rooms to Barry’s notoriously intense sweat sessions. CorePower, a celebrity favorite hot yoga studio, has one of the toughest classes of all - YogaSculpt, a hot yoga, cardio, and sculpting class that works every single muscle in your entire body. The Big Bang Theory actress Kaley Cuoco told Shape that she owes her abs entirely to the hardcore yoga studio, which has locations all across the United States. “I go to a place called CorePower Yoga. One morning I’ll take the Hot Power Fusion class, which is an amazing calorie burner. Or I’ll take a Yoga Sculpt class, where we wear three-pound weights during yoga moves. The sculpt classes include 20 seconds of mountain climbing or jumping jacks between the poses, so I get cardio, too.” Cuoco’s not the only celebrity who credits the workout with toning her body. Dancer Julianne Hough stopped by the Minneapolis location to show off her moves and used the workout to prep for her wedding. “I get bored easily, so I like to switch it up...I do CorePower yoga," she told Self. Her brother, fellow dancer Derek Hough, has also taken part in the classes. If you’re considering venturing to CorePower, there's a few things to know about the fitness mini-chain's signature classes. The classes are separated into levels and the site is clear about what to expect. CorePower Yoga 1 is a Vinyasa class that can reach 85 degrees, but is unheated with no added humidity. The class simply heats up because of prior classes held in the same studio. CorePower Yoga 1.5 is hotter and reaches temperatures of 90 degrees. It also has added humidity, so prepare to sweat profusely. Yoga 2 focuses on strength and balance, hitting 98 degrees - just like the boy band. But the most intense challenge might just be YogaSculpt, a class which combines yoga, cardio and (you guessed it) sculpting. During YogaSculpt, the practice room is heated to between 90 and 93 degrees; so prepare to sweat the moment you enter the space. Classes usually start with everyone lying down on the mat, basking in the heat. You'll want to wear a sports bra and tank top - don't opt for a t-shirt and full leggings. The YogaSculpt class is split up into sections. The first is a yoga flow, then sculpting with weights and then a quick cardio burst, which includes plenty of jumping jacks. The cardio portion only lasts for three minutes but it feels much, much longer. This isn’t the type of class where you can grab a quick drink after or head into the office. Post-practice, you'll mostly just want to shower and feel particularly drained. The instructors urge class-goers to give it all they’ve got in the last few minutes. Once you do, you won't have much to give after class - but you will have Hollywood abs.
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Margaret Abrams
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https://www.standard.co.uk/insider/living/corepower-celebrity-workout-a4088791.html
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2019-03-12 13:50:00+00:00
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eveningstandard--2019-03-30--Calisthenics the perfect workout for sculpting and toning arms
| 2019-03-30T00:00:00 |
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Calisthenics: the perfect workout for sculpting and toning arms
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Seen those guys working out on the bars in the park? They're practising calisthenics, also known as 'the prison workout', and if you've dismissed it as something reserved for beefcakes, think again. It's probably one of the most effective ways to sculpt and tone your muscles. Having gained popularity in outdoor gyms in London, the workout is increasingly making its way onto the schedules of fitness studios. We went down to CaliFlow London, a new incredibly Instagrammable movement studio – think Aesop soap in the loos and chic monochrome interiors – which just opened its doors on Kensington High Street. The studio offers calisthenics upstairs and yoga downstairs, two workouts designed to complement each other, according to founder Paddy Archer, who says: "Bodyweight training emphasises both strength and flexibility, not pursuing one is at the compromise of the other." We went straight in for the 60-minute CaliStrength class, led by Harry who provided a perfect hip hop playlist to accompany. The word "calisthenics" comes from the Greek words kallos (beauty) and sthenos (strength) and people have been practising it for years, though it's seen somewhat of a resurgence lately – type in #calisthenics on Instagram and over seven million posts come up. It's a form of training which teaches you to use your own bodyweight for resistance, and borrows some elements from gymnastics. Equipment is minimal, and that's partly why so many people love it. CaliFlow has some basic apparatus like bars and hoops to hang and swing from – you'll feel like you're in a grown-up PE class. Harry's class was based around a variation of push-ups, pull-ups, dips, squats and lunges – so the likelihood is you're already incorporating elements of calisthenics into your current fitness routine – and the emphasis was heavily on form. Beginners should fear not, as there were resistance bands in varying lengths provided for those less able to haul themselves up over the pull-up bar. The pull ups and dips will work your biceps and shoulders like no other class, and we already know that performing hanging leg raises (once you get to those) is one of the best ways to sculpt abs. If you like taking a skills-focused approach to fitness, by setting goals based on physical achievements over aesthetics for example, this workout's for you. In just one class, you'll feel yourself making progress, pulling yourself up that bit higher or just by perfecting your form doing a push-up. "These simple movements can be transformative when applied correctly," says Paddy, who was inspired to open the studio following his own injury. Having spent years competing in triathlons, he underwent knee surgery aged just 27. "I realised I wasn’t necessarily willing to pay the price physically so I started out on a journey to find training methods that promoted physical longevity. We teach clients to move their bodies and reconnect with themselves," he says. And while calisthenics is popular among athletic types, Paddy says that because it's based around lifting your own bodyweight, it's accessible to everyone, regardless of ability. With regular practice, he says, you'll build yourself up to achieve positions like the lever (above), planche and handstand – moves you'll want to show off on the 'gram.
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Rosie Fitzmaurice
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https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/health/califlow-calisthenics-workout-for-arms-a4094916.html
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2019-03-30 09:39:00+00:00
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greenwichtime--2019-11-29--Runners get a Thanksgiving workout at Turkey Trot 5-miler
| 2019-11-29T00:00:00 |
greenwichtime
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Runners get a Thanksgiving workout at Turkey Trot 5-miler
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Before feasting on Thanksgiving turkey, more than 500 dedicated runners got in a morning workout at the 35th Annual Dental Oral Surgery Turkey Trot Beachfront Bushwhack at Greenwich Point Park on Thursday. Presented by Dental Oral Surgery and Threads & Treads, 368 runners competed in the five mile cross-country race and 147 competed in the kid's one mile fun run. Stamford’s Milan Duka was the first overall finisher in the five-mile race with a time of 26:50 while New York’s Kelly De Csepel was the first female finisher with a time of 30:40. Both were awarded with $2,000 Oris watches from Betteridge, presented by Dr. Janet Bodey, of Dental Oral Surgery, and Mickey Yardis, of Threads & Treads. Other prizes including sweatshirts, beanies, and frisbees were given to other top finishers in each age group.
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https://www.greenwichtime.com/local/article/Runners-get-a-Thanksgiving-workout-at-Turkey-Trot-14869339.php
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Fri, 29 Nov 2019 11:00:00 UT
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newyorkpost--2019-03-18--This workout move could help save your heart
| 2019-03-18T00:00:00 |
newyorkpost
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This workout move could help save your heart
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Drop and give me 40. A new study says that...
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Lauren Steussy
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https://nypost.com/2019/03/18/this-workout-move-could-help-save-your-heart/
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2019-03-18 20:46:38+00:00
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thesun--2019-03-12--Watch Tyson Furys intense workout at Manchester training camp with Billy Joe Saunders as he prepare
| 2019-03-12T00:00:00 |
thesun
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Watch Tyson Fury’s intense workout at Manchester training camp with Billy Joe Saunders as he prepares for next fight
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TYSON FURY hit the gym in Manchester to train with Billy Joe Saunders ahead of his first fight since the controversial draw with Deontay Wilder. The Gypsy King and WBC champion fought in one of the most exciting heavyweight title fights for years on December 1. Despite being floored twice, the majority of fans and pundits were outraged when Fury failed to be announced as the winner. That led to immediate talk of a rematch, but contract wrangles have ended any chance of that happening soon. Fury has penned a contract with ESPN, but he pulled away from negotiations over another scrap with Wilder after he discovered the champ had no interest in having a warm-up match first with the American broadcasters in order to help raise the “Bronze Bomber’s” profile in his homeland. But that has not deterred Fury from hitting the gym as he got down to work with trainer Ben Davison and his close mate Saunders. Bob Arum, Fury’s American promoter has said recently that he has sent out a number of offers to top heavyweights for Fury’s next fight. He said: “Tyson Fury’s gonna fight either in May or June in the United States against a top contender. “We have offers out, we’re waiting for a signed contract.” Arum is also hopeful of finally landing a rematch with Wilder after his mandatory title defence against Dominic Breazeale. He added: “Wilder apparently is going to do an interim fight as well and then hopefully we can match them up. “We tried to sign Wilder, give him a tune-up fight and have him fight Tyson Fury, but they decided to do the tune-up fight themselves which is their prerogative. “But we’re still obviously open and we’ll sit down with them to do a match between Fury and Wilder sometime at the end of this year.”
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Gary Stonehouse
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https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/8618574/tyson-fury-billy-joe-saunders-training/
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2019-03-12 13:51:39+00:00
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thesun--2019-03-15--Jodie Marsh gets totally naked apart from a pair of knee high socks for a sweaty gym workout
| 2019-03-15T00:00:00 |
thesun
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Jodie Marsh gets totally naked apart from a pair of knee high socks – for a sweaty gym workout
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JODIE Marsh has never been shy of flaunting her figure, but she's taken it to another level in her latest Instagram selfie and posed completely nude in the gym. The former glamour model, 40, commanded attention on social media yesterday when she posted a full-length mirror selfie wearing nothing but a pair of knee-high pink socks. While her bubblegum pink hair framed her features, the only things protecting her modesty were the silver bars of the weight-lifting equipment she was standing behind. Jodie shared the racy photo with her 440,000 followers and had her fans asking what gym she was going to - as they want to join. One fan wrote: "Could do with knowing where that gym is?" "I wanna train in that gym," another penned. "Need a gym buddy Jodie? ;)". A fourth shared: "If you ever need a incentive to get to the gym that’s it right there." It's not the first time Jodie has posed nude in the gym, she previously shared a similar photo of herself in 2016 with the bars of her weights in the same strategic place. In January, Jodie's ex-boyfriend, Wayne Lennox, slammed her in a shock Facebook rant - claiming that the star made him choose between her and his children before their bitter split. Wayne branded Jodie an "evil bully" and threatened to reveal "every single detail" of their relationship if she "continues to bully" him. Over Christmas, Jodie announced that Netflix filmmaker Wayne was "the one", before revealing their shock split on New Year's Eve. Jodie claimed that the director's "secret children" were the reason that their romance had soured, but Wayne tells a different story. Writing on his social media page, he shared: "I wasn’t going to say anything, but when someone drags your mum, your children and family’s name through the mud and into the newspapers I feel like I have to put some facts into the world." Dubbing Jodie's recent comments "traumatic", Wayne continued: "There is a sad irony that the girl saying (and making money) from these stories is allegedly an anti bullying champion, so to see her go and try bully me and my loved ones so publicly has been a shock. "I can tell you I was the one who walked out the door. I won’t go into details as to why, I won't stoop down to her level of cyber bulling either, let’s just say when you're given an ultimatum a) the girl who I’ve seen for a few weeks or b) seeing my children I'm going to choose my children over anything. "My children are my life, and no one should have to choose between seeing your kids or seeing a partner. "You can read all over her blogs and social media that she has had a problem with my kids since the very start." Jodie previously claimed that she "felt sick" and wanted to "bathe in bleach" after she learned that Wayne had hidden a third child by a third woman from her. Taking to Instagram at the time, she wrote: "So having spoken to loads of ex girlfriends now, on email, over messenger and over the phone I have just found out that my ex had not two kids by two different women but THREE kids by THREE different women. "The whole relationship he hid his third kid from me. Wtf?! My mind is blown. "I may have been an easy target and I may have believed his lies for a short while but I am SO happy to have gotten out when I did... "I had my eyes opened on NYE as to who he really was and I’m now finding out the extent of his lies." Got a story? email [email protected] or call us direct on 02077824220. We pay for videos too. Click here to upload yours.
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Sun Internet 2
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https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/8643046/jodie-marsh-naked-gym-workout/
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2019-03-15 10:28:27+00:00
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thesun--2019-11-18--Tommy Fury posts clip of intense gym workout as Love Island star trains for ring comeback
| 2019-11-18T00:00:00 |
thesun
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Tommy Fury posts clip of intense gym workout as Love Island star trains for ring comeback
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TOMMY FURY has shown fans he is working hard ahead of his ring return - by posting a clip of himself smashing the heavy bag. The younger brother of ex-unified champion Tyson put his 2-0 pro career on hold this summer to enter the popular ITV Love Island villa. After coming second with now girlfriend Molly-Mae Hague, Fury announced his boxing comeback will take place on December 20. The 20-year-old is yet to have an opponent named, but it has not stopped him from stepping up his training. Fury posted a video on Twitter at the Ricky Hatton gym in Manchester throwing a variation of hooks to head and body on the boxing bag. The light-heavyweight made his debut at the end of 2018 with a point win over Jevgenijs Andrejevs, before stopping Callum Ide in March. After his return just before Christmas, the reality TV star called out YouTube phenomenon KSI, who beat internet rival Logan Paul by split decision on their pro debuts. Fury said: "This time next year? Hopefully on the horizon of a big fight with KSI. "We'll see where he's at because I watched the fight and I didn't know he was going to continue fighting. "But he says to himself he wants to keep fighting, so listen I'm a fighting man. "We're young, we're both on that influencing side, he's from the YouTubering, I'm from Love Island. "We've both got a great following in the UK - why not make it the Battle of Britain?"
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Jack Figg
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https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/boxing/10373372/tommy-fury-love-island-ring-comeback/
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Mon, 18 Nov 2019 22:11:48 +0000
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thetelegraph--2019-01-30--15-minute workouts may reverse type 2 diabetes in just six weeks
| 2019-01-30T00:00:00 |
thetelegraph
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15-minute workouts may reverse type 2 diabetes in just six weeks
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Fifteen-minute workouts could reverse diabetes in just six weeks, new research suggests. A trial of overweight men found that short, intense resistance training sessions three times a week significantly boosted their ability to manage insulin. Previous research has indicated that 45-minute workouts could have this effect, but the new study has been greeted with particular excitement as experts believe type 2 diabetes patients will be more likely to commit to shorter sessions. It is estimated that by 2025 there will be five million people with a diabetes diagnosis in the UK, 90 per cent of whom will have type 2, which is related to lifestyle. Despite rates getting worse, public awareness that...
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Henry Bodkin
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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2019/01/30/15-minute-workouts-may-reverse-type-2-diabetes-just-six-weeks/
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2019-01-30 01:00:00+00:00
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thetelegraph--2019-05-01--A wild wet workout what happened when I tried team paddle boarding
| 2019-05-01T00:00:00 |
thetelegraph
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A wild wet workout: what happened when I tried team paddle boarding
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“Just think of the material,” one of my three teammates shouts as I belly flop into a lake for possibly the third time in as many minutes. We are attempting to maneouvre a 22ft inflated board around a 850-metre square race track, with a paddle each – but mainly, I seem to be practicing my swimming. I climb back on, curl my toes to grip the board and tense my legs, only for the board to steam on ahead and send me swimming again. Deflated – and very wet – but not defeated, I vow to relax a little – and, miraculously, at the fifth time of asking, the four of us find ourselves smoothly sweeping our way through the water, gaining steady momentum towards the first corner (at which point the whole four-people-balancing-on-a-floating-board thing once again goes terribly wrong). But for a brief moment there, my feet were relaxed, my core and upper body strong, and the finish line was in sight. This is my initiation to a new sport, ‘dragon racing’, which combines the thrill of stand-up paddleboarding with the fun of competing as part of a team. I’ve never experienced anything like it before. If any one of the four of us falls out of the rhythm, without the rest instinctively balancing to compensate for the weight distribution on the board, we’re toast.
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Madeleine Howell
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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/body/wild-wet-workout-happened-tried-team-paddle-boarding/
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2019-05-01 09:44:04+00:00
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eveningstandard--2019-01-02--Best home multi gym equipment and machines
| 2019-01-02T00:00:00 |
eveningstandard
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Best home multi gym equipment and machines
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What better way to kick start a new year than by creating your own personalised hub of fitness, tailored to your preferred way of training. Racking up loads of equipment is one thing, but as a personal trainer what I have come to realise is to reach your goals, whether it be cardiovascular, muscular or mental, you really don’t need much to create a fun and challenging workout using your own bodyweight or calisthenics training. For this reason multi-gym structures are by far my favourite way to exercise and the ones I would really recommend if you are looking to create a solid, interesting and efficient structure to take your training to the next level. Basically a multi gym is a combination of a variety of different pieces of equipment creatively merged together to create a functional training facility that can cater to a variety of different training disciplines. Not only are they very space efficient and cost-effective compared to buying a load of different machines and equipment, but they are also incredibly long lasting. Manufactured to be sturdy and withstand years of use, the simplicity of most designs means there is little room for design fault and error. Depending on your fitness goals there are a huge variety of multi gyms in the industry to explore. If you’re into more functional a Crossfit style training rig would be your best bet; however, if strength training is your thing and you want to build more muscle, you would steer towards the designs that include cable machines and lifting benches. Most brands will create a pamphlet with a number of different exercises you can carry out on your new piece of equipment, so if you do not currently have a training programme or trainer to show you the ropes, worry not. Here we look at eight machines across a wide range of budgets all perfectly suited to the home. I would recommend buying a TRX kit as a staple item in anyone’s home-gym, not to mention they are great for travelling too. For home use, just attach the padded wedge to the end of the straps and place across the top of a door and close - the wedge will hold the resistance and allows for a huge range of exercise for both the upper and lower body. The whole thing bundles up to the size of a loaf of bread and can be used in other settings like the park or even a hotel room - a blessing for both frequent and occasional travellers that want to maintain their routine. The TRX is also fantastic for building strength, power and increasing mobility for both new and advanced training. Once you have the basics down it's great to play around with different movements; whether you want to work on explosive power training, challenge yourself with single leg work or even create some mini HIIT workouts, you have so many options to keep things interesting and fun with a TRX. If you own or are looking to invest in a multi-gym structure these can easily be added and removed as you fancy. Marcy creates a great range of products that combine a lot of elements into one machine. This is exactly what the RS5000 Power Rack does. It includes all the essentials for free-weight training, cable training and bodyweight training to equip the everyday fitness fanatic for whatever they might need. Mixing all of these types of training together can create inventive and challenging workouts that will really help you take your routine to the next level. Another favourite for more functional training but still with a few savvy resistance-training additions. The rig is incredibly space-efficient and allows you to perform an array of different movements. You can cover all your compound strength training; squats, overhead press, deadlifts - as well as working on smaller muscle groups with the Lat Pull Down and bodyweight training on the dip and pull up bars. Note that weights are sold separately so remember to factor this into your spending budget. This multi gym comes with thirteen height adjustable positions for bars and attachments, a lat pull down bar, straight bar, dual foam padded hand grips and ankle strap. Six weight plate storage bars with Olympic plate attachments and spring collars and an integrated crossbar for bodyweight training, including pull ups and suspension training. A fantastic all around buy at a very budget friendly price. If powerlifting is your thing the simplicity of this ensemble might be just what you need to cover all your basics. Perfect for building total body strength and developing muscles in both the lower and upper body as well as having the option to also perform exercises with specific core activation, the rack would be a wise addition for someone with a specific goal and training programme to follow. Again with the addition of the pull up bar there is also the option to perform isometric holds and clip on a TRX for more targeted suspension training. For the affordable price I would say its definitely worth the investment and will cater to most of your foundation training. See all multi gyms from Argos Slightly more on the larger side, the Marcy Multi Gym was built with the idea to equip a very large range of different movements and skills and even allows two people to train at the same time, which is great on the motivation front. This multi gym is perfect for heavy compound training and lighter isolation movements, the addition of the rower in the bundle is a huge bonus too with regards to keeping up one’s cardiovascular system and mixing a different type of exercise into your routine. Easy to assemble and transport this multi-functional rig is great for more Crossfit / Strongman style of training. The more hardcore gym-goers will love playing around with the various bodyweight exercises here, such as pull-ups and dips, but also leaving room for the addition of ropes and Kettlebells to really change things up. You could also add in a TRX station and play around with super setting more high intensity movements and isometric holds. Another innovative Technogym product, the multifunctional UNICA bench is the perfect option for those looking to build some serious strength in a small space. Compact in size and able to fit into tight spaces it's great if you are looking to target and isolate specific muscle groups. Created with an interesting biomechanical design the UNICA comes equipped with resistance bands which is a great addition for warming up selected muscle groups pre-training and helping to stretch them out post session. A beautiful and well built piece of equipment for the high-end home gym. Technogym equipment is renowned for its efficiency and class which is why this product has a higher price tag compared to the other multi gyms; however, if you are looking to redefine your wellness and work on your strength with more controlled movements, flexibility, posture and breathing, it’s a great option. The Kinesis comes equipped with a wellness ball and ankle weights too so there are hundreds of exercises you could do, basic and more advanced. A stunning multi gym in terms of both aesthetics and function when money isn't a factor. The takes our top pick based on size, budget and function. The TRX offerers a sincere workout that beginners and more advanced athletes will enjoy and is also a great addition to other multi gym rigs. The is also a great option that offers a wide range of training in a sturdy but compact size. At just under £300 the Weider multi gym is a solid investment for 2019 and beyond. ES Best product reviews are unbiased, independent advice you can trust. 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2019-01-02 15:26:00+00:00
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eveningstandard--2019-01-05--Best London gym packages 2019
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Best London gym packages 2019
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The New Year is all about setting resolutions that you hope to achieve throughout the year, and while most of us might fall short in the first few days of January – Hello Dry Jan- we’re here to help you achieve the fitness goals no matter what type of exercise you're after. If you are looking to get in better shape but lack either the know-how, the motivation or you don’t want to make a commitment to a specific place, investing in gym packages at studios across London may be a more effective solution than a traditional gym membership. These studios specialise in classes with trained instructors and feature state-of-the-art equipment as well as stylish décor – because if you don’t share a photo of your training on Instagram, did it really happen? Challenge yourself this year and start how you mean to go on. Conveniently located near Covent Garden and Holborn in Aldwych, the 2019 package for Sweat It will help fulfil your resolution with focused classes and unique training options. Each day, classes specialise in a particular area, while the weekend is reserved for full body. Half the class is spent on cardio where in the intervals, you are encouraged to push yourself on the treadmill with different activities that put a fun twist on running. The second interval is mat work to help you tone in the specific area that you are working on. The studio is offering five classes in five days for just £65 for the whole of January - this is a 67 per cent discount on the five class bundles that typically cost £97.50. What’s more, by signing up to the package, you will be automatically entered into a draw to win a three months free membership – and there is no limit on how many times you can purchase this, so the more you buy, the more chances you have to win. £65 | Sweat It | Buy it now With what seems like a new studio popping up every week, you may or may not have heard of F45. One of the fastest growing training networks, the studios specialise in 45 minute high-intensity, circuit training classes where each day is devoted to the same class in the studios across the city. To kick-start your fitness journey, new users can trial a weeks’ worth of training for £20 and then you’ll be completing the F45 eight-week challenge in no time. If you are moving houses or jobs, a traditional gym membership in one set location may not be a viable solution. Core Collective, on the other hand, offer no complicated contracts, joining fees or notice periods, you simply pay for a tier of classes that can be cancelled at any point. Tier 1 offers 12 classes per month for £145, Tier 2 allows you to have 20 classes per month for £210 and Tier 3 gives you 30 classes per month for £250, which makes each class just £8.33. Offered for a limited time, you can use the tiers at both the Kensington and new Knightsbridge location, while also making the most of the in-house café for smashed avocado toast and the Malin + Goetz products in the changing rooms. You have probably spotted a 1Rebel class on your Instagram feed as the photogenic studios have quickly become a firm blogger favourite, but do not underestimate the epic classes where the Rumble (boxing), Ride (spinning) and Reshape (high-intensity – treadmill and mat work) are some of the best in London. From January, 1 Rebel is offering a 20 per cent discount on all passes for two months with the code ES1REBEL. The passes are all no-contract 'pay-as-you go' for a flexible and commitment-free approach to gyming. Choose between the four packages on offer, from the Fresh Meat – for newbies and Rebel Pass – a rolling contract that can be cancelled at any time, to the the traditional packages with class blocks and the Ride Unlimited where you can spin in any of 1Rebel’s studios across London. Back by popular demand, Another_Space is relaunching its Resolution 21 that is designed with the principle in mind that it takes three weeks to form a habit. The studio – that offers three variations of classes – encourages gym goers to complete 21 classes in 30 days. With this package, you can work on your strength and flexibility with a Yoga session, tone and burn calories at a high intensity or HIIT class or strengthen your core and stamina at a spinning Cycle class. The Resolution 21 package is available to purchase from January 2-31 for £275 and can be used across both the Bank and Covent Garden studios. Located in the heart of the city at Blackfriars and Moorgate as well locations in Richmond, Oxford and Fitzrovia, Digme offers a wide range of workouts for all levels. Offering yoga, cycle and HIIT classes, Digme play host to a range of classes that have a variation on the theme so that you can complete the exercises with a specific goal in mind. Spin at either the 45 minute Ride class, performance-based Perform or dance Beat class, where no data is recorded. The high-intensity classes are broken down into the interval Matrix class, Matrix Run, Matrix Core, ramped up Matrix Meta. There are also yoga classes and a free run club every Monday at the Rathbone Square studio. For January, the gym is offering two different packages so you can get into your best shape ever, whether you are a budding or seasoned gym goer. The introductory offer allows you to purchase three credits for £19.99 at a discount from £24.99. Alternatively, the ten credit pack, which includes one credit for a friend, is available for £129 if you buy before January 1 or £149 throughout January – reduced from £169. Prepare for a Yoga class like you have never experienced before with FLY LDN where you salute to the sun against the backdrop of cinematic visuals and a carefully-curated playlist. For January, the studio is offering a package entitled the ‘Sweat Games’ where the more class blocks that you purchase, the more classes that you win. If you buy five classes, you win one. Take 10 classes and win 3. Take 20 classes and win 5. The person who takes the most classes in January wins unlimited training in February. ES Best product reviews are unbiased, independent advice you can trust. On some occasions, we earn revenue if you click the links and buy the products, but we never allow this to bias our coverage. The reviews are compiled through a mix of expert opinion and real-world testing. 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Ellie Davis
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https://www.standard.co.uk/shopping/esbest/health-fitness/best-london-gym-packages-a4020621.html
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2019-01-05 12:38:00+00:00
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eveningstandard--2019-01-29--Lidl is selling an affordable new range of at-home gym equipment including a rower bike and vibrat
| 2019-01-29T00:00:00 |
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Lidl is selling an affordable new range of at-home gym equipment, including a rower, bike and vibration plate
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Budget retailer Lidl has launched a new range of at-home fitness equipment – and, naturally, it's very affordable, with prices starting from £3.99. The Crivit range spans everything from resistance bands, push up bars and forearm trainers at the lower end of the price spectrum (£3.99 each) to larger equipment, like rowing machines and bikes (£199 and £229 respectively) at the other. Fancier gadgets include a vibration plate (£79, above) which features push-up handles and resistance bands to help define and tone muscles, while there's also the Medina ab trainer (£17.99), if you fancy having a go at getting a six-pack by the summer. Always wanted to try out suspension training? Now you can do it from the comfort of your own home, as Lidl is also selling a bargainous Crivit suspension trainer with pulley for under a tenner (£9.99). For weightlifters there's a 10.5kg dumbell set (£15.99 or 2 for £26) or kettlebells of varying weights, including 6kg (£6.99), 10kg (£9.99) and 14kg (£14.99), as well as a workout bench (£29), perfect for strength and resistance training. To finish off your at-home sweat sesh, the supermarket is also selling a range of fitness accessories, including Bluetooth in-ear sport headphones (£13.99), as well as the Garmin Vivosport fitness tracker (£99) through which you can monitor activity, calorie burn, sleep and stress levels. Flavoured protein powders and other exercise performance enhancer supplements also feature within the range, which launches in stores on January 31. Who needs a gym membership now?
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Rosie Fitzmaurice
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https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/health/lidl-cheap-home-gym-equipment-fitness-a4051506.html
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2019-01-29 11:16:00+00:00
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eveningstandard--2019-11-05--SkiErg: the full body cardio machine to start using in your gym sessions
| 2019-11-05T00:00:00 |
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SkiErg: the full body cardio machine to start using in your gym sessions
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People tend to hit up either the treadmill or bike for their cardio workouts at the gym, though a wave of boutique rowing studio openings in London, like The Engine Room and Gareth Bale's Rowbots, have encouraged some to rediscover the rowing machine. Looking to mix up your workout? The next piece of equipment to incorporate into your gym session is the SkiErg, a cardio machine which allows you to mimic the action of Nordic skiing - it'll prepare you nicely for your next trip to the slopes, too. But it's not just for keen skiers, the piece of kit has become a star component of many circuits-based classes. And for good reason – it'll work your arms, legs and core all at once, giving you an effective HIIT blast in minimal time. It's low-impact, too. Ashley Graham recently posted a video to Instagram of her mastering the SkiErg while heavily pregnant. Lawrence Hannah, founder of Camden-based functional group training studio Metabolic, uses it in most of his circuits classes. "It’s a great piece of kit because, done properly, it’s literally a total body workout, using the lats all the way through the abs down the quads and glutes to the calves. It's a cardiovascular exercise, so you're getting your capacity burn and it’s versatile so you can use it for endurance or HIIT if you increase the intensity." The SkiErg has also become a staple at DW Fitness First's functional areas in London and is currently being rolled out to gyms countrywide. Tim Andrews, head of gym floor experience, says: "Most people would imagine because you’re using your arms that it’s upper body only, in the same way some people think that about rowing, but once your technique’s correct you’re engaging pretty much everything, and there's big demand on your glutes and hamstrings. "It improves power, strength and endurance, you can make plenty of adaptations too, like normal ski, Nordic style ski, seated, standing and it also mimics everyday actions, so you could definitely argue it's functional." Functional fitness is a term used to describe exercises which train the muscles in the body for everyday activities. Though, he says, while useful for functional training, the machine is predominantly geared towards HIIT training. "Just like an assault bike, the SkiErg is perfect for fast paced interval training. Using the damper settings effectively means a SkiErg will match your effort the harder you push – great for minimum time, maximal capacity efforts." Or alternate between the two, recommends Luke Barnsley, master trainer at Third Space London, who uses the SkiErg in his classes at The Yard in Canary Wharf. "Longer efforts like 5km or 10km will develop aerobic capacity. You’ll burn more overall calories as your time on the machine will be longer overall. "Meanwhile shorter efforts like 2km or 500m repeating sprints will develop anaerobic capacity (ability to work without oxygen), total calorie burn will be less, as you will be exercising for less time. However, you will burn more calories during the effort. A combination of both on different days might be a good idea." Keen to give it a go? Here's how to use it: 1. Begin with your hands and feet shoulder-distance apart 2. Grip the handles with your arms slightly bent 3. Pull the handles down while engaging your core and ab muscles and bending your knees simultaneously 4. Keep your arms in tight as you drive down, extending them past your thighs 5. Extend your arms upwards as you return to your starting position raising up onto tip toes
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Rosie Fitzmaurice
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https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/health/how-to-use-skierg-cardio-machine-hiit-benefits-skiing-workout-a4275441.html
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Tue, 05 Nov 2019 12:01:56 GMT
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eveningstandard--2019-12-30--Best gym deals 2020: from Pure Gym to the latest London fitness studios, the best gym membership dea
| 2019-12-30T00:00:00 |
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Best gym deals 2020: from Pure Gym to the latest London fitness studios, the best gym membership deals and offers on now
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Whether it’s to start eating better, going to the gym more regularly or finally investing in a membership, New Year’s resolutions tend to lean towards fitness goals where budding gym bunnies everywhere use the start of a brand new year to kick-start a healthier lifestyle. No matter your preferred method of exercise – be it yoga, Pilates, HIIT, boxing or circuits – or your goals – to lose weight, build muscle or train for a particular event – opting for gym package allows you to mix and match routines to keep your workout fresh and exciting. Many of these gyms also have some of the best instructors in the business, state-of-the-art equipment and very Instagrammable décor. Some of the best boutique gyms around London are giving you a helping hand with discounted packages and exclusive deals that make it more cost effective than ever to get into an effective gym routine, while also giving you the chance to trial and error and find your perfect workout. Start 2020 as you mean to go on. Pure gym are known for low cost, no contract memberships across the UK boasts over 250 locations. Depending on the gym, Pure Gym offer women only classes, personal training, and a six week weight loss course among dozens of other classes and training programs. Offering both contract free as well as fixed term memberships, you can save up to 10 per cent off six, nine and 12 month memberships when you pay in full. You can also get a free three day pass to use at selected gyms anytime until January 8 by downloading the PureGym app. Students can get up to 30 per cent off fixed-term six, nine and 12 month memberships. If you are looking for results, The Foundry should be one of your first ports of call. The gym – who now have studios in Old Street, Bank and Vauxhall – is known for its challenging workouts with a variety of classes on offer likes Sweat or Lift as well as private and semi-private training. For January 2020, they are offering three classes for £30 (that’s half price) or a discounted rate off the 30 day trial of the aforementioned semi-private training. This consists of eight PT sessions and unlimited classes for only £150 (instead of the £225). The offer is available exclusively for ES readers when you email [email protected] and quote ‘ES Jan Offer’. This Aldgate-based studio specialises in yoga, Pilates and barre set to the transportative backdrop of scenic beaches or calming candle light. For the New Year, commit to a new routine at an even better price where from January 1-31 2020, you can get 20 per cent off all class packages with the code FLYES20. Dubbed one of the most challenging but effective gym classes in London, TwelveThree was founded by former England boxing captain Ryan Pickard, and former IBF champion Darren Barker and offers box-fit classes in its boutique Aldgate and Paddington-based studios. For the New Year, you can get two weeks unlimited membership – including a PT session – for just £69! If you are a spinning enthusiast, you have no doubt heard of Psycle but there’s no better time to try out the motivational workout that now extends to barre, strength, yoga as well as ride. The chain has recently opened its doors in Westbourne Grove and has studios in Mortimer Street, Shoreditch and Clapham. To get you in to the swing, Psycle is offering an intro offer of three classes and buddy credit for £30. There are also discounted credit bundles; 10 for £165 with one buddy (down from £190), 20 for £320 with two buddy (down from £350) and 50 for £775 with three buddy (down from £825). The discounted energy project gives you eight weeks for £635 (reduced from £695) and 12 weeks for £935 (from £995). Heartcore, the boutique gym chain that specialises in reformer Pilates has a cult following and it is clear why. The classes are small, while the workouts are challenging but incredibly effective. From December 26 to 29, you can get up to 30 per cent off special packages for all classes like Dynamic Pilates, Strength + Conditioning, Yoga, Barre + Ritual, and Ride. The credits will expire by January 31. With six sites across London and in Oxford, Digme has become a cult studio for spinning lovers but also for its yoga and HIIT classes. From December 26-31, they will be offering 10 credits for the price of 12 (£175 in London and £125 in Oxford) but from January, you will also be able to invest in three credits for £20 instead of £59. For subscription packages, get into shape with 50 per cent off your first month and a reduction in the price of 8, 12 and unlimited packages. Can’t keep your love for Digme a secret? Recruit your friends and be up for the chance of winning an unlimited subscription if you refer the most in each studio. Get put through your paces at fitness studio chain UN1T who boast gyms in London Bridge, Munich, Qatar City and Kuwait City. Focusing on strength and conditioning, the classes are ideal for those looking to build muscle with a mix of cardio, endurance and weight-based exercises. Looking for something new? The 14 day trial – which includes 8 sessions in a two week time period – is just £39. This gives people a great chance to try a mix of our classes from strength to cardio endurance and team conditioning. It has been quite the year for Core Collective. In 2019, the chain has expanded opening new studios with locations now in St John’s Wood, Knightsbridge and Kensington. There are also new classes coming January - TRX Sculpt and TRX Burn – designed for build strength and muscle and improve posture and mobility. The class offering also includes Cycle, Circuit, ROW, Power Yoga and Mat Pilates. The classes work in a tiered format and can be cancelled at any point. There is a reason Sweat It has become one of the most popular gyms in London. Quite frankly, the classes are hard but they are very effective. Each day, the classes focus on a particular area like lower or upper body with full body on the weekend in a HIIT running machine then mat work format. For the New Year, they will be offering a deal across their monthly packs with three months for the price of two. Aussie-import F45 boasts an extensive number of studios across London and the world. The newest opening? In the heart of Soho – Dufours Place, just off Carnaby Street to be precise. To celebrate the launch, the franchise are offering discounted foundation memberships for only £20 available from January. ESBest product reviews are unbiased, independent advice you can trust. On some occasions, we earn revenue if you click the links and buy the products, but we never allow this to bias our coverage. The reviews are compiled through a mix of expert opinion and real-world testing. 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Ellie Davis
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Mon, 30 Dec 2019 11:05:55 GMT
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freedombunker--2019-02-27--How a Bedside Gym Can Change Your Life
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How a Bedside Gym Can Change Your Life
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I decided a while back to make some form of daily exercise* a regular part of my life. The secret to consistency? I can literally roll out of bed and be in the gym. I’ve made a few fitness acquisitions over the years that have added up to make a convenient “bedside gym.” I usually start the morning with an abbreviated, accelerated stretching routine, which I learned from a good yoga teacher (who also happens to be a friend). Yoga mats are cheap to acquire, great for transportation, etc., and they make a great place to stretch out, lay down for crunches, or lay out for push-ups. This hangs niftily in the door frame of my bedroom-bathroom entry-way and lies in easy wait for me in between waking up and taking a shower. I can get in pull-ups, chin-ups, or both in a morning. These make for great arm workouts and (so I’ve read) can help boost testosterone levels. The barbell has fixed weights on the end, so it’s not good for muscle-building (go to the real gym for that), but it is good for maintaining muscle and doing exercises like squats. When I do push-ups, I’ll occasionally lift up one arm and make a ringing “ding” against the bar before letting myself down. I also find the bar useful for holding my feet when I need to do sit-ups. With just these three tools, I can manage a good range (though definitely not all) of the activities that help me stay fit. And I don’t have to go far from bed to do it. *Taking a cue from Isaac Morehouse, I set my sights stupidly low. Even 10 crunches might count for the day. This article was reprinted with permission from the author.
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http://freedombunker.com/2019/02/27/how-a-bedside-gym-can-change-your-life/
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liveaction--2019-12-04--Personal trainer starts a gym for autistic children: ‘They are very capable’
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Personal trainer starts a gym for autistic children: ‘They are very capable’
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A trip to the gym may not seem like a big deal for most people. But for people with disabilities, like autism, it can be extremely difficult — especially when there aren’t trainers available who know and understand how to help. California personal trainer Chad Hooker, though, is working to change that with a new gym that can make a big difference. It all started when someone asked Hooker if he’d be willing to work with the son of a friend, who is autistic. Hooker, who had been a personal trainer for five years, had never worked with anyone on the autism spectrum, but agreed to try anwyay. It went so well, that Hooker was inspired to create Puzzle Piece Athletics, where trainers like Hooker work with children and young adults with autism and other disabilities through personalized exercise programs. READ: Nashville police officer uses own money to start a camp for girls with special needs Now, five years later, Hooker works with around 50 clients, and is hoping to expand his program to more locations around the country. And he believes that anyone, no matter their abilities or special needs, can accomplish a goal. “With positive motivation, connection and a little bit of love, you can get them to do anything,” Hooker told WTHR. “They are very, very capable.” And word of what he’s doing even reaches people all over the world. “I’ve been hit up from Abu Dhabi. I’ve been hit up from Australia, the Netherlands,” he said. “It’s not just the United States that needs a program like this.” For autistic people, many gyms can be too overwhelming. The bright lights and colors everywhere, loud music, and large exercise classes can be intimidating. Autism-friendly gyms, for example, will focus on things like small classes, no bright lights or colors, and even mufflers underneath the floors to keep things quiet and calm. These kinds of gyms — as well as programs like Hooker’s — are very much needed, as autistic people are at higher risk of obesity, and can struggle with things like coordination and motor skills. These needs often go ignored, but this is thankfully changing. Neurodiversity is becoming more understood, and with it, people of all needs and abilities are finding places where they belong, and are wanted and accepted. “Like” Live Action News on Facebook for more pro-life news and commentary!
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newyorkpost--2019-09-29--At-home fitness services and equipment for people who hate the gym
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At-home fitness services and equipment for people who hate the gym
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Discover the highlights of our New York Post Store , brought to you by our partner StackCommerce. The New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you buy something through our links. Hate the idea of waking up at the crack of dawn to surround yourself by other sweaty people, grunting lifters, and glaring eyes at the gym? Same. Fortunately, with all the gadgets and tech around today, you can cancel your gym membership once and for all and get fit from the comfort of your own home. Working out at home saves you a ton of time and money. Plus, there’s a much shorter line at the shower. Heck, it may even help you stick to a regular exercise routine, depending on your personality type. You won’t have the same access to all that fancy gym equipment, sure, but here’s the thing: fancy equipment isn’t necessary to get a good sweat on. We’ve rounded up 10 at-home fitness services and equipment that will help you get a killer workout within the privacy and comfort of your humble abode. Whether you’re short on space, a total beginner, crunched for time, or ready to rock, there’s an option for you. And the best part is everything is on sale. If you’re the kind of person who needs a little push in the right direction, this Fitterclub Personal Training membership will help motivate you. It’s like having a personal trainer and nutrition coach who lives within your devices and keeps you moving forward. From shedding pounds and transforming your body to getting healthier and stronger, this resource will shape the programs to suit you. Just fill out the simple questionnaire and start getting recipes and videos tailored to you. A five-year membership would usually cost you $600, but you can sign up for just $39 right now. Featured on Good Morning America, USA Today, and more, a subscription to Live Streaming Fitness could very well be all you need to get in shape. Similar to Fitterclub, you’ll have access to both videos and meal plan inspiration. However, with Live Streaming Fitness, fitness classes are on-demand and available 24/7, plus there are even on-demand cooking classes to help you turn healthy eating into a lifestyle. A lifetime subscription usually goes for $499, but you can sign up now for just $99.99. While regular old scales just label you with a single number, this innovative scale allows you to monitor much more than just your weight. It gives you the ability to analyze your overall health by connecting to your smartphone via Bluetooth. There, it will evaluate 13 different body indexes: weight, body fat, muscle, visceral fat, protein, bone, body water, body type, body age, BMI, and BMR+. Not only will these scores help you keep track of your goals and growth, but they’ll help you make better lifestyle choices as well. Pick up the Picooc Mini Pro Smart Scale for just $50 now – 15% off retail value. An excellent space-saving workout tool, the OYO Personal Gym weighs in at just two pounds. But don’t let its size fool you. This sucker can produce up to 15 pounds of smooth, balanced resistance, giving you the fat-burning benefits of weightlifting without you having to lift an actual weight. Keep it at your desk, by your TV, or anywhere else in your home for quick, easy, yet effective workouts throughout the day. Usually retailing for $100, you can pick up the OYO Personal Gym SE for just $73 — a 26% savings. Aren’t the best workouts the ones that don’t feel like workouts? Take cycling for example. You ride around leisurely, taking in the scenery, and still end up burning mad calories. Sadly, outdoor cycling isn’t always an option, since the weather is often unpredictable. But that’s where this Bike Lane Trainer comes in handy. If you have a quick-release rear axle bike, you can easily set it up on this trainer and ride just like you would outdoors – except in front of the TV. Typically $182, you can slash over 50% off and pick up the Bike Lane Trainer for just $77. If you miss the hustle and bustle of the gym, this BodyBoss 2.0 Portable Home Gym will bring back some of those vibes. It features two resistance bands, a collapsible workout bar, handles, wrist straps, and a door anchor. Plus, you’ll get a workout guide in case you’re confused as to what everything does. It’s like having your own mini gym you can take anywhere and use anytime. Pick up the BodyBoss 2.0 for $179 now and get started on your workout almost immediately. Getting your body used to your new workout gear can be quite the adjustment. Translation: muscles you didn’t know you had will be sore. Fortunately, this BFGun X300 helps you target super-specific body areas for pain relief and quicker recovery. It comes with five massager attachments: a small dampening ball for large muscle groups, large dampening ball for targeted areas, fork attachment for trapezius muscle, flat attachment for all parts of the body, and a cone for trigger points and small muscle areas. Remember, no pain, no gain. The Heroproof BFGun X300 HyperDrive Percussive Therapy Muscle Massager usually costs $300, but you can pick one up on sale for $260. With all your new workout subscriptions and equipment, you’ll need a way to track their effectiveness. This SmartFit PAL Trainer Watch can show you how well you’re doing by monitoring your activity and your progress, whether you’re jogging, walking, bicycling, swimming, or practicing yoga. Even better, it’s only a fraction of the price of popular options like Apple, Garmin, or FitBit. The SmartFit PAL Trainer Watch is on sale for just $30 — 84% off the retail value. If you want to take your usual at-home workouts to the next level, this Aduro Sport Balance Board will do the trick. Simply use it as a foundation for squats, lunges, planks, push-ups, or any other balance-based exercise, and you’ll feel a major difference in your core. The Aduro Sport Balance Board is on sale for just $20 — that’s 50% off the usual price. Designed specifically for people with active lifestyles, the CRESUER TOUCHWAVE earbuds fit securely in your ears and won’t fall out no matter how intense your workout. They’re dust-, rain-, and sweat-proof, provide three hours of non-stop playtime, plus an additional 12 hours with the wireless charging case, and give you full control over your audio with intuitive touch controls. Originally $60, you can pick up a pair for just $40 on sale.
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2019-09-29 13:41:17+00:00
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thesun--2019-01-20--Why a Sunday walk is better than an intense gym session for weight loss
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Why a Sunday walk is better than an intense gym session for weight loss
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THE first few months (or weeks) of the year often see the birth of thousands of new fitness fanatics hitting the gyms to frantically shed those Christmas pounds. But research suggests that taking a brisk walk could be a better way of losing weight than an intensive gym sesh. And if spending an hour in the gym is your idea of hell, this might be something to consider. According to a number of personal trainers, low intensity workouts – like walking – are extremely effective at shifting those unwanted love handles. And personal trainer Megan Takacs agrees that a slower-paced, lower-impact cardio sessions does your body the world of good. This basically means that going for a Sunday stroll after lunch could ideally be the best way to burn off calories without risking injury. Walking at a brisk, but not fast, pace for just 30 minutes can help you burn between 100 and 300 calories, or up to 600 calories an hour. It has been claimed that during the first 30 minutes of exercise, your body is burning sugars stored as fuel. Walking is also free, and is an activity that you can easily fit into daily life so grab those trainers and head on out. In other health news, here's a comprehensive guide to the keto diet and how it helps with weight loss. Here's how to stay positive on Blue Monday - also known as the most depressing day of the year. And here's a selection of healthy breakfast options to keep you fuller for longer.
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Sofia Petkar
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https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/8240712/weight-loss-walking-better-than-gym-session/
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2019-01-20 22:34:44+00:00
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thetelegraph--2019-06-28--The best exercise bikes is indoor cycling an effective way to lose weight and avoid the gym
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The best exercise bikes: is indoor cycling an effective way to lose weight and avoid the gym?
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If the thought of going to a crowded gym brings you out in a cold sweat and gets your heart pumping for all the wrong reasons, the idea of creating a personalised home gym may have crossed your mind. And if cycling appeals, your eyes will turn to a static exercise bike (or a turbo trainer – a stationary device to which you can attach your 'real' bike. As an example, check out the Tacs Flux Smart Trainer, available for £549 at wiggle.co.uk.) The best exercise bikes are less bulky than a treadmill or a cross-trainer, and it means you would swerve the journey to and from the gym (time efficient for those with busy schedules) or avoid the traffic you might encounter on a road bike (all the while sheltered from the elements), enjoying the same health benefits and performance improvements in the comfort of your own home. It's the one-stop solution to all your weight loss goals and gym-going woes. Right? The idea of pedaling away in front of your own television is certainly an attractive one. The new generation of smart indoor bike trainers are oh-so covetable, and many can be linked up to training apps such as iFit, which uses Google Maps to simulate a real route, or virtual reality training programs like Zwift. However, they're also expensive (we're talking about you, Wattbike Atom and TechnoGym Bike Forma).
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Madeleine Howell
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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/body/best-exercise-bikes-indoor-cycling-effective-way-lose-weight/
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2019-06-28 13:43:06+00:00
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eveningstandard--2019-01-26--The best fitness classes in London to try in 2019
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The best fitness classes in London to try in 2019
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If you're planning on getting healthy in 2019, then your timing couldn't be better as the fitness scene in London is booming. Rather than sticking to a single gym membership, many people now prefer to mix up their exercise regime with a range of different classes, and thanks to a string of new studio openings in 2018, the capital now has an endless number to choose from. From kickboxing to spin, hot yoga and rowing – we’ve rounded up the best fitness classes in London below. What starts with a classic HIIT workout ends with a self-massage to alleviate muscle tension and meditation. This HIIT class combines wellbeing with fitness to create a perfect harmony. The Australian phenomenon has finally reached the UK and is taking London by storm. Soon there will be 20 studios dotted around our capital that merge HIIT, circuit training and functional training into one. These 45-minute workouts are perfect for burning fat and building muscle. These morning HIIT classes are done to the beats of Kanye West and Busta Rhymes – getting you pumped up for the rest of your day. Is any fitness class list complete without a mention of Barry’s Bootcamp? These cult classes can burn up to 1,000 calories per class while toning and boosting your metabolism through a combination of weight training and cardio. Sweat IT is a another cardio and strength interval training studio which offers high-intensity, 50-minute workouts designed to build strength, speed and endurance. Classes vary on a daily basis to and target specific body parts. Triyoga offers a variety of yoga and pilates classes at varying levels, including a hot yoga class in a a far infrared heated studio. Price: £17 for one class, multi-class packages available. FLY LDN is a new addition to the capital's yoga scene and offers a range of multi-sensory flow and low-impact classes set in an immersive studio, to a backdrop of cinematic visuals (think, Himalayan mountain ranges one minute and crashing ocean swells the next) and a curated playlists. Price: from £10 for your first class. Set in the luxurious clubhouse above Spitalfields Market, the studio offers 60-minute Bikram yoga classes and 45-minute Elementals Hot Flow yoga classes, in addition to barre, TRX and spin classes in other rooms. Hard work with a quick result, fitness yoga combines the benefits of a fitness session with your favourite parts of yoga. Located in Dalston, Yoga on the Lane is quite possibly London’s prettiest yoga space. Here they offer a number of Vinyasa yoga classes and cater to everyone from beginners to experienced yogis, mums and pregnant women. Their underfloor heating also means it’s the perfect cosy work out for winter. Psycle has somewhat of a cult following in London and there’s no surprise as to why. Dimly lit rooms with neon lighting give the studios a nightclub feel, and the rides are specifically designed to get your heart racing while strengthening core muscles. Hand weights are also used for part of the session to make sure your upper body is taken care of. Each bike at One 10 is monitored with personalised technology so you can see how you did at the end of your ride and also notice how fast you’re improving. Quick sprints and heavy climbs are combined with effective choreography to leave you on a high. For the ultimate ‘party on a bike’ experience, head to Boom Cycle. They offer a full body workout with low lights, loud music and fast sprints – there’s a reason Boom Cycle is one of the most popular fitness communities in London. Besides their signature spin classes, Psycle have also branched into barre, yoga and strength classes at their Shoreditch studio. Their 55-minute small group barre classes are perfect for beginners who want to tone their physiques and work every muscle in their body. The boutique fitness studio led by former Broadway performer and celebrity trainer Ashley Verma brings high-tempo, New York style barre fitness to the UK. Expect to work hard to good tunes. Price: £30 for first two classes, plus a buddy credit. This ridiculously cool East London haunt is home to Disco Barre which combines ballet-inspired moves with disco beats. They also offer a number of different barre classes, from box and burn to bum-focussed barre workouts and more. The perfect place for any barre lover. The studio that brought barre to London, Barrecore is the ultimate location for all things barre. The perfect place for a barre lover of any capability, these 60-minute classes will leave you sore for days (in a good way). The fitness dance class studio offers a range of high-energy classes from the calorie-burning FitBeat, to BashmentBEAT, where you'll learn to wind your waist to dancehall rhythms, and BarreBEAT, which mixes low-intensity barre workouts with various dance elements of hip-hop and disco. Price: £14 for one class, intro deals and class packages are also available. Ever wanted to dance like Beyonce? Or perfect your girl band moves like Little Mix? Seen on Screen let you choose from a number of classes including some dedicated to specific artists like Drake and Lady Gaga. From tap to ballet, jazz, street and ‘world’ dance classes, this soho-based dance studio is a dance lovers dreams. Classes start at just £7 per class so this is a cheap way of getting fit while having bundles of fun. Not so much a dedicated fitness class but rather a get-fit-while-having-the-time-of-your-life class. Swing Patrol is located at various locations across London and will teach you how to swing dance. So grab a friend or a partner and head on down. Reshape Full Body and Abs at 1 Rebel is a 45-minute physically and mentally intense workout combining treadmill sprints and weights designed to condition and re-sculpt muscle groups. Dotted across five London locations, 1 Rebel has something of a cult status in London with their Ride, Rumble and Reshape classes. Core Collective’s TRX class offers a whole body workout in 45-minutes and aims to build muscle endurance, a strong core and lean physique. During the class you will test your balance, coordination and strength while working every muscle in your body. Frame’s Total Body class incorporates all the best bits of Frame’s fitness classes into one to create a class that will push you like no other. From cardio to mat work and gliders – this is one for people with a high level of fitness. For a full-body workout like no other, head to London's first fully-integrated boutique rowing studio which opened its doors in October 2018, making it one of the newest addition's to the capital's fitness scene. Choose from three classes: ROW 101, an introduction to rowing fundamentals, and signature classes Beats or Breathe. Another Space offers yoga, spin, HIIT and boxing classes. This January will see the return of their signature mash-up classes, in which you can combine two of the former in one. For those really looking to up their fitness levels this year, why not take on the Resolution 21 challenge, in which you'll be tasked to complete 21 classes in 30 days from January 2-31. The Boxing ‘Skills’ classes help you develop techniques for boxing - one of the best overall body conditioning methods of training. Each day focusses on a different are of the body (Straight jab Mondays, Hook Tuesdays etc) so you’ll find a day that suits your favourite boxing technique. London's first kickboxing-inspired boutique studio, opened in 2018, and offers a high-energy 54 minute class that combines HIIT, stretching, kickboxing and core work, which is suitable for all abilities and a guaranteed fat burner. You'll leave every session with sweat dripping and endorphins pumping. Sweaty Betty regularly hosts Fight Klub’s Drum’N’Box which is a high intensity workout mixing regular boxing with kick boxing and Thai boxing. The best bit? Their in-store takeovers are varied so you can get a taster for a number of classes in the one location. Each Wednesday at 7.30pm London Field’s Fitness hold a boxing class for just £5. These high energy classes will help to develop your boxing technique and tone your upper body. Dynamic Pilates is Heartcore’s signature workout which combines strength and conditioning with core-centred movement. The result is a complete balance in postural strength, alignment, tone and mobility. PBB’s Dynamic Pilates Barre is a mishmash of the best bits of Pilates and barre all in one 50-minute class. This low-impact, high-intensity workout is guaranteed to get your muscles burning and encourage balance and a strong core. This East London joint offers everything from traditional mat-based Pilates to a more dynamic, cardio-intense version. These 12-people max classes are perfect for anyone from beginners to experts. You can drop in to Crossfit London’s WOD (workout of the day) classes that involve a strength segment and a high-intensity group workout. With just 12 to a class, you’ll learn the ins and outs of the workout that’s taken the world by storm. Six3Nine’s 60-minute weight-based circuit classes are specifically designed to test your strength, improve overall fitness and form using battle ropes, tyres and barbells. With just 10 people per class and two trainers this is perfect for all levels of fitness. Voted one of the best gyms in the world, The Foundry is home to a number of 45-minute classes that focus on strength training in small groups.
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Rosie Fitzmaurice, Laura Hampson
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https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/health/best-fitness-classes-in-london-a3898051.html
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2019-01-26 09:35:00+00:00
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eveningstandard--2019-05-29--Mirror Workout The at-home fitness system Kate Hudson and Jennifer Aniston love
| 2019-05-29T00:00:00 |
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Mirror Workout: The at-home fitness system Kate Hudson and Jennifer Aniston love
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The new Mirror workout system has arrived at the peak of the age of convenience, and that has definitely played in its favor. Loved by celebrities including Reese witherspoon, Kate Hudson and Nina Dobrev, this sophisticated at-home workout system takes the hassle of going to a gym or fitness studio, or even having a trainer come to your house, out of your exercise routine. But the system does have its disadvantages - for spin-enthusiasts or treadmill-fanatics, Mirror doesn’t incorporate all equipment into its workouts just yet. But if you're still interested, here's everything you need to know about the $1,495 in-home workout system that celebrities love. According to Mirror’s VP of Fitness Kailee Combs, “It’s a nearly invisible, fully interactive home gym.” In other words, the Mirror is actually a mirror. While not in use, your Mirror will just pose as... a mirror. When in use, you’ll still be able to see yourself as you exercise, but you’ll also be able to see the fitness instructor guiding your workout. These instructors are filmed teaching the classes live in New York City, so you can watch live or later on the Mirror. After downloading the Mirror app and entering your stats in an initial survey, users can choose from a range of live and on demand classes with difficulty levels from one to four. The Mirror personalizes the list of classes based on the filters you choose. Once you select your class, the instructor pops up on the Mirror screen, along with a score bar on the right hand side. Your goal is to chase your personal target score throughout the entire workout and attempt to beat it the next time you work out. You will also be able to see your calories burned and heart rate throughout the class if you sync the Mirror app with any Bluetooth heart rate monitor, like an Apple Watch. Below the calories and heart rate, the Mirror also lets you see everyone else who has joined the live class with you, or if you choose a class from the library, all those who joined the class when it aired live. If the class is live, the trainer can see your stats throughout the workout and give you shout-outs as you go. In return, the clients taking the class can send notes and emojis to the trainer to tell them how they're feeling. The Mirror will also optimize the classes to you based on your goals. For example, if you mention you have a knee injury in your initial survey, whenever there’s a jumping exercise in class, the Mirror will show you a modification that is better for your knees. You don’t need any equipment, but if you have equipment, like dumbells, you can note that as well and you’ll be given suggested classes which include the equipment you own. Types of classes offered include boxing, barre, cardio, strength, pilates, stretch, yoga and more. Plus, for expecting and new mothers, there is also a range of pre and post natal strength classes. Kate Hudson was working out after the birth of daughter Rani Rose, and says the Mirror played a key role in her success. She even finished a Mirror workout while nursing her baby, posting the results on Instagram. A lover of Mirror herself, Ellen Degeneres gave each member of her audience a Mirror during one of her '12 Days of Giveaways' shows last year. Other celebrities who have used Mirror include Alicia Keys, Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Aniston, Nina Dobrev and Leslie Mann. The Mirror is $1,495, plus $39 per month for a subscription to all of the classes. “We are producing over 60 new live classes per week,” says Combs. “An Equinox membership in New York is over $200. You’re definitely beating the cost of an Equinox membership. And we also offer financing which makes the mirror as low as $164 a month. A lot of people use that option.” Mirror is not the first popular at-home workout system. Peloton puts indoor cycling classes in your home, and FightCamp launched at-home boxing classes, bag included. For those who are hooked on spin or treadmill running, Mirror doesn’t offer that yet. But Combs still believes Mirror is a beast of its own. “I think we’d like to see ourselves as a platform, not just a piece of workout equipment,” she explains. “[Exercise] is the first genre, the next is fashion, beauty – we are a platform for immersive experiences.” Mirror recently launched a partnership with Tracy Anderson to bring her popular cardio dance and sculpt workouts to users. By the end of the year, Mirror hopes to launch personal training classes, where you can actually interact with your trainer virtually via camera and microphone. As for the years to come, Mirror hopes to build on its immersive experiences, which could include make-up tutorials or personal styling. But it seems the future of working out is at home, and who isn’t here for that?
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Lauren Keary
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https://www.standard.co.uk/insider/living/everything-need-know-celebrity-loved-mirror-a4147026.html
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2019-05-29 05:30:00+00:00
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eveningstandard--2019-08-07--9 of the toughest London fitness classes which burn up to 1000 calories
| 2019-08-07T00:00:00 |
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9 of the toughest London fitness classes which burn up to 1,000 calories
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Low intensity training was undoubtedly one of the fitness trends of 2019, but while it's probably not wise to be HIITing it up every night of the week, sometimes you just want to get the most bang for your buck from a workout. There is a time and a place in your exercise regime for an intensive session. If, say, you're short on gym time, need to let off some steam or just want to throw yourself around for the best part of an hour. As lifestyle writers we are often invited to review London's fitness scene, so here we've rounded up our favourites in some of which you can supposedly burn up to 1,000 calories – though, of course, exactly how many you burn depends on the effort you put in and other factors like your weight. From hybrid classes of treadmill work and bursts of resistance training to relentless, killer cardio classes, if you're looking to torch fat fast, give one of these classes a go. What they say: burn up to 1,000 calories in a 50-minute class What we say: Founder Lawrence Hannah has devised a winning formula for ultimate fat-burning using HIIT and strength exercises in his signature Metabolic functional training class. There's a circuit drawn up on the board, and it's 30 of everything, including box jumps, then specific distances on the rower and calorie-burn on the assault bike, meaning you go at your own pace. It's a race to finish the entire circuit in time and it's utterly brutal. What they say: burn between 500 and 800 calories in a 45-minute class What we say: Cardio Killer will challenge even the most athletic of us. It's a relentless workout as there is no rest at all during the mat-based class. After a warm-up you'll work through three rounds of cardio, strength-based exercises and then a core work, the weighted jump squats are seriously killer – so go light on the weights. Despite its name this will seriously work your abs, it'll hurt to laugh for days, trust us. Andrew Clarke's 1pm Friday class at Clapton is the perfect opportunity to sweat it out before enjoying a guilt-free weekend. What they say: burn between 400 and 800 calories in a 45-minute class What we say: If burpees aren't your thing but you still want to get your heart racing you may want to consider a stint on the VersaClimber at Sweat by BXR's cardio studio. The slightly bizarre looking machine mimics the motion of climbing, and will work your posterior chain like no other, firing up your glutes, shredding your back muscles and improving your posture all at once. Just like spinning, it's a low-impact workout – in fact spin addicts are bound to love this – but you'll burn more calories. Playlists are meticulously chosen to provide the perfect beat to climb to, think banging techno and a touch of bashment. £30 for a 'First Time Versa’' pack of 3 Climbs bxrlondon.com/sweat-cardio What they say: burn between 650 and 800 calories per 60-minute class What we say: HEAT (high-energy athletic training) moves between unctional floor training with various pieces of equipment and the skillmill, a curved treadmill on which you determine your own speed (and for the record, feels way harder than a regular motorised treadmill). There are two versions of the class on the timetable at Virgin Active, a 30-minute session and a full hour. Even the half hour class will leave you wet-haired, while the latter will probably leave you struggling to walk down stairs the next day. What they say: burn up to 1,000 calories per 45-minute class. What we say: The kickboxing studio's new Strength class combines boxing with conditioning, making it a killer full-body workout. You'll spend half the class nailing combinations of kicks and punches on the bag and the other half lifting weights on the benches. This is less cardio-heavy than Flykick's Signature, perfect if you're keen on weight training. From £13 on weekends and £21 on weekdays flykick.co.uk What they say: burn up to 1,000 calories in a class What we say: If you're unfamiliar with the so-called red room, Barry's Bootcamp pioneered the treadmill and HIIT combination in the capital when it launched in 2013, having arrived from LA. It has since achieved cult status among London's fitterati. The class is split into interval-based cardio on the treadmill and strength training using free weights on the floor, and it's designed to "incinerate" fat. Thankfully, while on the treadmill instructors will give you three different speed and incline options (for beginner, intermediate and advanced). We love the shiny studio at Eccleston Yards, the brand's second most recent London outpost. What they say: burn up to 1,000 calories in a 60-minute class What we say: The Australian fitness franchise has conquered London since arriving in 2017. F45 classes are typically 45 minutes long, Hollywood, however, is the exception. The class happens every Saturday and consists of 60 whole minutes of resistance and cardio circuit training – there are 27 different stations so it's impossible to get bored. We love the vibe at F45 Stratford, where it really feels like a little happy family – read our full review here. The sense of camaraderie will keep you going, especially once you realise you have to do the whole circuit a second time, expect to high-fived by strangers at the end. What they say: burn up to 1,000 calories in a 50-minute class What we say: Boutique rowing is having a moment in the capital. Rowing uses 85 per cent of the body's muscles across nine major muscle groups, working your heart, lungs, upper and lower body, toning your arms, strengthening your back. Beats consists of three rounds: stamina, strength and a race, and you'll alternate time on the rower with floor work to loud thudding music. The class begins with a nine-minute row, which might not sound like that much, but if you're new to the sport, it is. Expect achy limbs and an insatiable hunger the next day. Read our full review here. What they say: burn up to 1,000 calories in a class What we say: Like Barry's, half the class consists of cardio work on the treadmill, the other half is conditioning work involving battle ropes, dumbbells and pull up bars, to help you torch fat fast. Hook up to the gym's heart rate tracking system, MYZONE, monitor how hard you're actually training and push yourself that bit further into the red zone.
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Rosie Fitzmaurice
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https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/health/london-fitness-classes-that-burn-the-most-calories-a4205546.html
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2019-08-07 06:20:00+00:00
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eveningstandard--2019-10-30--How to set your fitness goals to ensure long-term success
| 2019-10-30T00:00:00 |
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How to set your fitness goals to ensure long-term success
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There is a common misconception that we always have to workout intensely to get in shape. This alone can be enough to stop someone from exercising, and the mere thought of entering a gym can create a feeling of overwhelm. It can seem like a long road back to fitness if you have never worked out before or you are just returning to exercise. The good news is that the start is actually the easiest time to see tangible progress quickly. Before you set off on your fitness journey, you need to know the final destination – which is why goal setting is so important. You are essentially creating a business plan – your blueprint for success. The only difference is that you are swapping a company and replacing it with your body. Take a moment to ponder this question: what is your fitness goal? If your answer is to lose weight, get fit and feel healthier then I want you think again. Let me explain why. Everyone wants to look and feel better but we will all have a different definition of exactly what that means. When a goal is vague it can be difficult to measure success. Instead, take some time to really consider what the perfect outcome looks like to you. Be ambitious, no matter how challenging your long-term goal may seem. It was once deemed impossible to run a marathon in less than two hours. That was until Eliud Kipchoge ran the distance in 1 hour 59 minutes and 40 seconds. He said shortly after the race, ‘after 65 years, I am the first man! I want to inspire many people, that no human is limited’. Kipchoge's achievement didn’t come without planning. He decided the bigger vision before setting achievable targets to ensure he stayed on track. You can do the same with your goal. Once you have decided your ‘bigger vision’, the next step is to break it down into smaller targets. These are your quarterly goals. Let’s pretend that your goal is to run a marathon, but right now you would struggle to run around the block. If you only focused on the long-term vision then you may quickly become overwhelmed and see it as unobtainable. Instead, set a 90-day goal which is ambitious but achievable. Your initial target could be to run non-stop for 2 miles. Although still challenging, this is suddenly doable. Then you could plan to increase your running distance by say 3 miles every quarter, which would result in running 23 miles in 2 years, you would then be marathon ready. After setting your quarterly goals, you can break it down even further into bi-weekly targets. These should be achievable, and will ensure that you continuously enjoy small wins. You could begin by running slowly around the block, before progressively increasing the distance every two weeks until you achieve your quarterly objective of 2 miles. When you achieve a goal you will get a hit of a chemical called dopamine, which feels good and will leave you wanting more. When you add the endorphin high that comes from exercising into the mix, you will suddenly have an exercise induced cocktail of feel good chemicals leaving you buzzing. The feeling of success soon becomes addictive and you this will help to engrain an exercise habit; before long it will become just part of who you are. The key is to find the right balance between the effort that you put in compared to the reward that you get back. If you go too hard at the start then the effort will outweigh the reward and you may give up, but if you can get it just right then you will have found the golden nugget for success. It’s time to start planning your perfect outcome. No goal is unachievable, small steps lead to big strides. In association with Voltarol. For more information about our products or to report an adverse event with one of our products please contact 0800 783 8881.
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Alex Pedley
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https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/wellness/how-to-set-fitness-goals-a4261301.html
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Wed, 30 Oct 2019 12:36:00 GMT
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eveningstandard--2019-12-16--These are the biggest fitness and welbeing trends for 2020
| 2019-12-16T00:00:00 |
eveningstandard
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These are the biggest fitness and welbeing trends for 2020
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Each new year brings with it the opportunity to reevaluate aspects of your life, and naturally many of us will use it as an opportunity to make tweaks to our wellness regimes. From biohacking to 'active mindfulness' and intuitive exercise, here's are some of the biggest fitness and wellbeing trends of 2020 to guide you on your way. Next year is going to be all about group training and leading the way is The Foundry, a London strength training studio which has introduced the format to its wildly popular Combine class. The session sees teams of three or four compete against each other for the highest calorie burn or rep count while completing a circuit. Read our full review of Combine here. Ben Gotting, co-founder and director of training at The Foundry, says: "We have been inspired by team sport and competitive fitness, like The Crossfit Games for example, which has seen a huge surge in popularity. We find the group training environment yields much better results, better compliance and engagement (you don’t want to let the team down!), plus it's more fun, more sociable. Coach Laura Hoggins (aka Laura Biceps) and the team will be sure to high five your efforts at the end!" And other studios are following suit. DW Fitness First has introduced AGT x Nike, an athletic group training class involving agility drills and metabolic conditioning circuits. Meanwhile, Virgin Active recently added Grid Training to its class repertoire. A new 45-minute high-intensity workout in which people train in groups of two or three to complete a set of calorie busting moves. The club reckons you could torch up to 800 calories per session with the extra fuel from your teammates pushing you to new heights. In Victoria, 360Athletic offers small, personalised group training - after body composition analysis and a physio screening, should you need it - they even hold social workouts for the gang on a Friday. The aftermath of London's HIIT fad is seeing a return to slower and restorative movement for some, and as a result, yoga is back on the cards for 2020. But with a twist. Elevate your flow with some new (well, ancient, really) practices which are having a resurgence. Try Jiriki, a Japanese yoga technique taught by Marie Yagami and created by her father, Yu Yagami, an acupuncturist, chiropractor and yoga practitioner. The movement is designed to reinstate the free-flowing of chi through the body and teach you to listen to your body to find pain, imbalance, misalignments and tension to improve your power of self-healing. Marie will teach her practice at the Spring Revival Sicilian Manor Retreat with Balance Holidays in May, and will offer a taster workshop for the practice in April ahead of the retreat. Head to TriYoga for Yoga Nidra, a floor-based practice during which you're covered with blankets. Yoga manager Genny Wilkinson Priest, explains, "Yoga Nidra, is state of conscious deep sleep, it's a simple yet profound technique that unwinds the nervous system and induces complete physical and mental relaxation with inner awareness. It's one of the fastest-growing in the world today and doesn’t try to fix anything, instead, through deep heartfelt listening and welcoming, it allows many problems of the body and mind to find harmony and resolution." Or why not partake in Yoganuary, Cat Meffan has launched the challenge which encourages yogis to practise every day for the month of January via her yoga membership platform Soul Sanctuary. Members will receive 31 videos throughout the month for a subscription of £22. Chances are you've heard people talking about biohacking, but if you're not quite sure what it is, you're not alone. Frankly, it's where wellness gets geeky. Biohacker Dave Asprey and founder of Bulletproof Coffee, claims he will live to 180 thanks to his biohacking ways (which includes things like stem cell treatments). He describes it as "a systems-thinking approach to our own biology". And 2020 is the year it's set to go mainstream on this side of the pond. London hosted its first Health Optimisation Summit this summer which focused on biohacking and preventative healthcare and drew experts and scientists from all over the world, and another bigger event is already planned for next year. The UK now also has its very first biohacking clinic. Bioscientist and Cambridge graduate Kasia Zajkowska opened Bellecell, a futuristic spa-cum-clinic this year in Mayfair which calls itself "the home of molecular wellness" and offers personalised regenerative programmes using bioanalysis, genetic testing, colonic hydrotherapy, IV infusions, carboxytherapy and ozone therapy. All aimed at achieving optimal health. A number of London studios are incorporating elements of mindfulness into their usual calorie-busting workouts. Last summer, Gareth Bale opened mindfulness rowing studio Rowbots, where instructors teach elements of “mental resilience” in classes, such as shorter, power-based rounds designed to boost productivity and longer stamina work to improve focus. Rathbone Boxing Club meanwhile is launching its own Beat the Blues initiative. Kicking off on Blue Monday (January 20), the club will offer free classes and self-training designed to encourage what they are calling "active mindfulness". Founder Manya Klempner says: "Many of us find it difficult to meditate or to practice mindfulness in its traditional manner. Due to the nature of boxing, which requires 100 per cent focus and concentration, it allows people to check out of their lives for an hour. For many of us, it’s the only escape we can justify. It’s active mindfulness, effectively." Expect more of these conscious workouts. Barry's Bootcamp has just hired its first mental health consultant, who will help to educate trainers on how to deal with issues surrounding mental health at the studio. Our obsession with fitness tech isn't going anywhere in 2020, but it's going to be more focused on recovery than caloric burn. Ben Leonard-Kane, founder of London boxing studio Flykick, says: "From the start of this year, I have placed an increased emphasis on sleep – as it is such an important factor in mental, emotional and physical health. In 2020, I want to take this a step further and look at recovery in more depth. Simply taking the day off from training isn’t always enough to sufficiently recover a lot of the time." So he says he'll be using Whoop to do this, the strap tracks your energy expenditure 24/7 and then calculates your overall "Daily Strain". "It quantifies when and the degree to which I will have recovered each day depending on whether I have trained or not, how I have slept, how much passive movement I have done, etc." Blindly taking supplements is pointless unless you know what your deficient in in the first place, nutritionist Kim Pearson previously told us, but targeted supplementation can have its value. And given 2019 was the year that we all started getting tested, with the explosion of DNA kits for example, personalised supplementation is only set to grow next year. Bioniq uses blood testing to suss out your current deficiencies, then creates a patented Swiss micronutrient mixture specifically formulated with what you need more of to be taken twice a day. The service costs £250 per month and includes two blood tests (before and after) and a consultation with a nutritionist over the phone to talk you through your results. Surfing retreats have been steadily growing in popularity over the last few years, and this is only set to soar in 2020 when the sport will be included in the Summer Olympics for the first time. For those wanting to practice closer to home, and who are not fortunate enough to live next to a beach, there's The Wave, an inland surfing venue in Bristol which uses Wavegarden Cove technology providing over 1,000 waves an hour. Predicting high demand, a second, The Wave London, is scheduled to open in 2023. There's no need to trudge to the gym in the freezing cold when the temperatures start to plummet this winter, because everyone sensible will be taking their exercise regime in-house. Pinterest reported a whopping 1423 per cent surge in searches for "simple weight training exercises" in November, while searches for "core exercises" jumped 694 per cent, searches for "at-home HIIT workouts" rose 290 per cent and those for "indoor workouts with no equipment" were up 91 per cent. Spin fanatics with the cash to splash can step it up and turn their living rooms into private indoor cycling studios with the help of either a Peloton bike (£1,990) or Technogym's competitor (£2,450) which offers cycle classes with either 1Rebel or Revolution. It's a lot to cough up upfront, though both do offer finance packages for £56/ month or £71/ month plus classes. If 2019 was the year that diet culture died a death, next year is going to be all about creating a healthy relationship with your training regime. Enter intuitive exercise. Fitness influencer Tally Rye will publish her new book Train Happy in January, which she says is designed to get your fitness routine back on your own terms, making it self-care rather than self-punishment. It's all about listening to your body and includes a 10-week training plan. Workout app Fiit says it identified a lack of support and information for new mothers when it comes to exercise and so has just launched Fiit Mum, a platform which has been designed by five postnatal fitness experts and a pelvic health physiotherapist and aims to support mothers in restoring their strength and confidence after giving birth. Olympian and World Champion Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill has also launched her own app, Jennis Fitness, which specialises in pre and post natal workouts and features special exercises for each trimester, as well as a stage-by-stage recovery plan leading up to 24 weeks, starting with gentle routines to help rebuild core stability and those all-important pelvic floor exercises. Buump Active meanwhile looks to connect new mums looking to get active and allows them to train together and share their fitness goals.
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Rosie Fitzmaurice
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https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/wellness/fitness-wellness-trends-for-2020-a4311091.html
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Mon, 16 Dec 2019 16:42:00 GMT
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fortune--2019-09-24--Peloton for All The High-End Fitness Companys IPO Hints at a Tesla Strategy
| 2019-09-24T00:00:00 |
fortune
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Peloton for All? The High-End Fitness Company’s IPO Hints at a Tesla Strategy
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Since its launch in 2012, Peloton, the exercise equipment and online instruction company, has courted the Equinox crowd far more than those who prefer a more budget-friendly Planet Fitness membership. While Peloton's $2,245 stationary bikes (including delivery) have been gleefully pilloried as symbols of coastal elitism, with the company expected to launch an initial public offering of shares of its stock this week, the IPO filing hints at a future with a far broader customer base. Call it the Tesla strategy: Hit the high-end, high-profit portion of the market first, then go broader. In addition to its hardware, Peloton's primary product is a $39 per month subscription to classes streamed directly to their machines' built-in screens. The company's first mass market product, Peloton Digital, was released in its current form in 2018. The less expensive subscription delivers yoga, running, and live cycling classes to phones or tablets for $19.49 per month, and doesn't require an expensive Peloton fitness machine. The brand is still fostering a sense of exclusivity: Peloton Digital lacks some key social features of a full-fledged Peloton equipment-and-membership combo. Digital members can’t compete with Peloton bike owners in performance rankings, and Peloton’s instructors won’t give digital-only subscribers live shout-outs during a class—a coveted prize for the brand’s most avid fans. That’s not a dealbreaker for fitness buffs who want the live instruction but prefer to pair it with a more budget-friendly machine, like the $345 Peloton-alternative bike from Amazon that one blogger chose. In its IPO filing, the company says 511,000 of its current subscribers own Peloton bikes and pay $39 per month for a full membership, while 102,000 are digital membership only. That could be substantial enough to make potential investors' hearts race a bit faster as they weigh whether the company can justify the $8 billion valuation it’s seeking in its IPO. Peloton is a coveted but niche brand. Investors would certainly prefer it to be the category’s Apple, with cachet and a huge market. And the company is still moving ahead with new products featuring stunningly high prices, like a treadmill that retails for $3,995. There is some risk that cheaper products could cannibalize Peloton’s higher-end offerings, which could hamper its path to profitability. The company says its profit margins on content for full members is about 40%, which would mean it’s nominally losing money on those $19.49 digital subscriptions. But an expanding subscriber base would raise margins. Peloton also regards Peloton Digital as something of a loss-leader, since it “provides users an opportunity to try Peloton content before they purchase a Connected Fitness Product.” The company says its fastest-growing market segments are people under 35 years old, or with household incomes under $75,000. It also says that “a significant and growing portion of our members access our platform through Peloton Digital.” That may mean a growing proportion of its subscribers are digital-only. Full memberships also include access to the digital service, though, so it might simply mean more full members are streaming classes away from their machines. Digital subscription growth would be a positive indicator for one of Peloton's many ambitions. The company's IPO filing describes it not just as a fitness, technology, apparel, and "experience" provider, but as a media company. And for that part of the play to work, Peloton will have to welcome the masses. —The cheapest mobile plans for your iPhone 11 —The second episode of the Bill Gates Netflix documentary is the one to watch —‘Security’ cameras are dry powder for hackers. Here’s why —You can now pay cash when shopping on Amazon. Here’s how —‘Call of Duty: Mobile’ launching Oct. 1 Catch up with Data Sheet, Fortune's daily digest on the business of tech.
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dzanemorris
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https://fortune.com/2019/09/24/peloton-ipo-stock-strategy/
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2019-09-24 15:46:28+00:00
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naturalnews--2019-02-03--Why physical fitness is crucial for survival and why all preppers need to take good care of their b
| 2019-02-03T00:00:00 |
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Why physical fitness is crucial for survival (and why all preppers need to take good care of their bodies)
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This one should be self-explanatory. Intense physical exercise will allow you to achieve and maintain peak physical condition, and prevent the onset of any chronic health conditions. It can even allow you to better engage in physical or manual labor when the situation calls for it. These situations don’t even have to be emergencies. They can be as simple as gardening, assembling furniture, or carrying heavy packages up a flight of stairs. With the right exercise, soon enough you will be able to do more difficult tasks with much less effort. (Related: Physical preparedness is a way of life: Regular physical labor improves your health and chances of survival.) Criminals and desperate folk often look for people they can easily overpower. Those who look weak, small, or frail tend to make easy targets. Of course, looks aren’t everything. Even if you happen to be small in stature, you can still learn how to defend yourself. Some of the best forms of self-defense are Muay Thai, boxing, and Brazilian Jui-Jitsu. Muay Thai is possibly the most effective striking system in the world, while Brazilian Jui-Jitsu how to get your attacker to the ground and make them submit. Boxing teaches you how to land devastating blows while evading your opponent’s attacks. The power of the elements: Discover Colloidal Silver Mouthwash with quality, natural ingredients like Sangre de Drago sap, black walnut hulls, menthol crystals and more. Zero artificial sweeteners, colors or alcohol. Learn more at the Health Ranger Store and help support this news site. Learning your body’s limits is one thing. Being able to reach them is another. Of course, it is important to know your limits. Regardless of what the movies tell you, an adrenaline rush will not magically save you when SHTF. It will give you a boost, but you will probably not be capable of pulling off superhuman feats of strength, especially if you’ve been living a mostly sedentary life prior to that moment. The adrenaline will also wear off eventually, leaving you with very sore and tired muscles. However, if you are capable of reaching the full extent of your body’s limitations, physical feats that previously would have taken an adrenaline rush to accomplish can become regular tasks you can do with ease. Cardiovascular fitness and endurance is incredibly important to survival. If you are able to walk or run for hours at a time, you will have an advantage when it comes to fleeing a disaster zone. You will be able to maneuver over harsh terrain with more ease than the average person. If your path is blocked, you will have the agility and stamina to find other routes around the obstacle. Learn more ways to improve your chances of survival by going to Survival.news.
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Mary Miller
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http://www.naturalnews.com/2019-02-03-physical-fitness-is-crucial-for-survival.html
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2019-02-03 06:03:43+00:00
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naturalnews--2019-06-29--Physical fitness equals brain fitness for older men according to study
| 2019-06-29T00:00:00 |
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Physical fitness equals brain fitness for older men, according to study
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(Natural News) Brain function tends to decline with age. The good news is that exercise is found to boost brain health, especially for aging men. A study published in the Journal of Applied Physiology revealed that older men who exercise regularly saw better improvements in their cognitive function or executive function than older women. Executive function refers to a person’s ability to focus, pay attention, and manage time. Researchers from York University and McGill University in Canada observed men and women with an average age of 67, who reported their daily physical activity level during the study. They also reported their height, weight, age, sex, and resting heart rate, which the researchers used to measure their cardiorespiratory fitness. Cardiorespiratory fitness measures the amount of oxygen in the body and how well it is delivered to the muscles during exercise. Fitness levels can also affect the brain’s gray matter, which determines cognitive function. In addition, the researchers conducted brain imaging tests to record the participants’ nerve function both within specific brain networks and among all networks. Although the women exhibited higher local network efficiency and lower global network efficiency, the men saw greater improvements in cardiorespiratory fitness. This suggested that gender makes a difference in the overall effect of exercise on the brain. “Our findings that [cardiorespiratory fitness] is associated with brain function in a sex-dependent manner underscore the importance of considering sex as a factor when studying associations between exercise and brain health in older adulthood,” wrote the researchers. Mother Nature's micronutrient secret: Organic Broccoli Sprout Capsules now available, delivering 280mg of high-density nutrition, including the extraordinary "sulforaphane" and "glucosinolate" nutrients found only in cruciferous healing foods. Every lot laboratory tested. See availability here. Older people may need at least 52 hours of exercise over six months to improve their reasoning and processing skills, according to a study published in the journal Neurology: Clinical Practice. The exercise can even be low-intensity as it has the same benefits – if it’s done for this duration. The study assessed all randomized controlled trials that studied seniors who worked out for at least four weeks. Their memory and reasoning skills were compared with those who did not exercise. The researchers gathered 98 studies with more than 11,000 participants in total. Fifty-nine percent of the participants were deemed clinically healthy, 26 percent had signs of mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and 15 percent had fully developed dementia. The most common type of exercise tested by these studies was walking. Some studies used other forms of aerobic exercise, such as cycling or dancing, while others assessed the effects of aerobic exercise combined with strength or resistance training. Other studies examined strength training alone, while several used yoga or tai chi. The current study’s researchers found that those who exercised for at least 52 hours over an average period of six months processed information better than those who didn’t. This effect was seen in both clinically healthy participants and those who had MCI. In addition, healthy participants improved their executive function. Those who only exercised for 34 hours over the same period did not reap any benefits – regardless of whether they were healthy or had MCI or dementia. As for exercise types, the researchers found that all – including aerobic, strength training, and mind-body practices like yoga – were equally beneficial for the thinking skills of older people. Based on these results, the researchers concluded that only the duration of exercise could improve cognitive function among aging people. They also suggested that a longer-term exercise program may be needed to reap its benefits on thinking skills. (Related: Research finds exercise increases brain size, memory function as you age.) Read more articles on how exercise benefits the brain at Brain.news.
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Melissa Smith
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http://www.naturalnews.com/2019-06-29-physical-fitness-equals-brain-fitness-for-older-men.html
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2019-06-29 21:16:31+00:00
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naturalnews--2019-11-21--Fitness and your circadian clock: Is a late-night jog better than an early morning walk?
| 2019-11-21T00:00:00 |
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Fitness and your circadian clock: Is a late-night jog better than an early morning walk?
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(Natural News) Many people go for a jog or walk early in the morning, but research suggests that it may be better to exercise in the evening. Two studies published in the journal Cell Metabolism confirmed that the circadian clock plays an important role in how the body responds to physical activity. For both studies, the research teams looked at the link between the time of day and exercise performance in mice. To do this, the researchers first translated mouse timing to human timing, since the animals are nocturnal. They determined the active phase (morning) and resting phase (evening) of the mice instead of using numbers on the clock. For the first study, researchers at Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel and the University Grenoble Alpes in France put mice on treadmills at various times of the day. They measured the physical exertion of the mice with different exercise intensities and routines. Their results showed that the mice that went on the treadmill in the “evening” or toward the end of their active time exhibited about 50 percent improvement in exercise performance compared to the “morning” routine. Moreover, the researchers saw higher levels of a metabolite called ZMP in mice that ran in the evening. ZMP is known to increase the metabolic activity of tissues. The researchers compared these findings in mice with 12 humans and found that the participants expended less energy when they exercised in the evening than in the morning, which meant better exercise efficiency. For the second study, researchers at the University of California, the University of Copenhagen in Denmark, and Karolinska Institutet in Sweden looked at how the mice’s tissue changed during exercise. They analyzed the way sugar is metabolized and how fat is burned. To do so, they also put mice on treadmills. The researchers discovered a protein called hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha (HIF-1a). This protein plays a role in how cells respond to oxygen levels in mammals. They found that during exercise, the body activated this protein in various ways and different times of the day. In addition, they found that the HIF-1a levels decline depending on the time of day. In mice that exercised in the morning, their HIF-1a pathway was activated, which helped them exercise better. While these findings are promising, both research teams noted that these may not be easily translated to humans because of some people are night owls, while others are early birds. (Related: Why you must reset your circadian clock to live a healthier, happier life.) Your circadian clock is linked to the light-dark cycle, or how many hours of day and night are there. This enables you to anticipate and prepare for precise and regular environmental changes such as when to eat and sleep. These clock genes, which are found throughout the nervous system and peripheral organs, also play a role in DNA repair, fertility, and the effectiveness of medications. Therefore, if the body does not receive these signals, your circadian rhythm can be completely thrown off. Circadian rhythms are physical, mental, and behavioral changes that follow a 24-hour cycle. They respond primarily to light and darkness in an organism’s environment and are driven by biological clocks. Circadian rhythms can affect sleep-wake cycles, the release of hormones, eating habits and digestion, body temperature, and other essential bodily functions. Biological clocks that run fast or slow can result in disrupted or abnormal circadian rhythms, which have been associated with various health problems. These include bipolar disorder, depression, diabetes, obesity, seasonal affective disorder, and sleep disorders. No matter the timing, exercise provides many health benefits when done regularly. Learn more at Slender.news.
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Melissa Smith
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http://www.naturalnews.com/2019-11-21-late-night-jog-better-than-early-morning-walk.html
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newsweek--2019-01-28--Reach Your 2019 Fitness Goals with These Tools and Apps
| 2019-01-28T00:00:00 |
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Reach Your 2019 Fitness Goals with These Tools and Apps
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Losing weight and toning up is one of the most popular New Year’s resolutions around. If you’ve tried to tackle weight loss and overall fitness goals in years past but keep coming up short, these five tools might help you finally hit your mark. Best of all, you can save an extra 15% on all of them with the coupon code NWSHOP15. You can stream the benefits of a personal trainer and nutrition coach right to your TV, laptop or smartphone with this fitness streaming service. It has tailored plans for any fitness goal, like losing weight, improving overall nutrition and gaining more impressive muscle tone. You’ll see results from training just 30 minutes a day, five days a week, and delicious recipes will keep you on track in the kitchen. Save an additional 15% off with code NWSHOP15. If physically arriving at the gym is one of the toughest challenges you face, the BodyBoss 2.0 can help you earn results fast with its ultra-portable home gym. It simulates the same bulky equipment you’d see at the gym, but it folds up to easily fit under a bed or in a closet. You can perform more than 300 exercises with the included resistance bands and weighted handles, and the gym comes with online trainers to inspire you on your road to fitness. Save an additional 15% off with code NWSHOP15. Elliptical trainers are great picks for anyone seeking a low-impact, high-intensity workout, and Joyus’s trainer is small and affordable enough for almost anyone to own. You can use it while standing or when you’re seated, and if you add the included resistance tubes you’ll enjoy an upper body workout as well. Save an additional 15% off with code NWSHOP15. This innovative tool uses gentle vibrations to burn extra calories while you’re lunging, squatting or working on flexibility. The oscillating movements stimulate the cells in your bones and muscles to burn fat, reduce back and joint pain and increase your strength and flexibility. Save an additional 15% off with code NWSHOP15. Fighting to reach your goal weight is tough, but you’ll have things a little easier with a lifetime subscription to Live Streaming Fitness. Daily streaming and on-demand fitness classes offer diverse workouts in cardio, strength training, yoga and more. Since you can’t outrun a bad diet, you’ll also have access to certified nutritionists who will help you turn healthy eating into a lifetime habit. Save an additional 15% off with code NWSHOP15. This lightweight, travel-friendly gym helps you tone up at home or on the go. It only weighs two pounds, but it produces up to 15 pounds of resistance with 39 inches of extension. You can unfold it and use it anywhere to build lean muscle in your back, legs, and arms for a balanced body that can powerfully take on each day. Save an additional 15% off with code NWSHOP15. Jumping rope is a simple yet surprisingly effective cardiovascular workout. The Crossrope Get Lean Jump Rope Set has interchangeable light and heavy ropes that make your workouts harder as you get stronger. A protective coating lets you use your rope on any surface without it breaking or fraying, and it’s easy to pack along and use on business trips or vacations. Save an additional 15% off with code NWSHOP15. You’ve probably noticed resistance cable machines at the gym, but you can get the same intensity in a home workout with this resistance door gym. This easy at-home exercise solution lets you train in full-body style, with a high or low center of gravity and bilateral training options to work all of your muscle groups equally. It works on any size door, and you can set it up fast and take it down in seconds when you’re done. Save an additional 15% off with code NWSHOP15.
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2019-01-28 21:09:37+00:00
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newyorkpost--2019-06-03--Sorry fitness fanatics Your 10000-step goal is bogus
| 2019-06-03T00:00:00 |
newyorkpost
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Sorry, fitness fanatics: Your 10,000-step goal is bogus
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Since the dawn of our Fitbit, step-tracking culture, we’ve been programed to strive for 10,000 steps a day — and to feel guilty if we haven’t hit that daily benchmark. But a new study out of Harvard Medical School says that less may be more when it comes to walking. The study published in the Journal of American Medical Association Internal Medicine says that notching only half of that 10,000 number is linked to a decreased risk for early deaths in older women. And the benefits might even flatten out after about 7,500 steps, making those extra 2,500 paces futile. “You don’t need to get a lot of steps to see benefits in mortality rates,” co-author I-Min Lee, an epidemiologist in the division of preventive medicine at Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital, tells The Post. “People are hung up on the 10,000 number. They diligently try to get that number because it’s conventional wisdom, but it’s fun to question conventional wisdom.” The study followed 16,741 women from ages 62 to 101 for four years. The women wore trackers to measure their step count and speed during their daily activities for at least seven consecutive days. (They didn’t wear the trackers while sleeping or doing water-based activities.) Throughout the study, they reported to researchers on their lifestyle, diet and medical histories. Of the group, 504 women died during the four-year time period. Researchers found that women who averaged about 4,400 steps a day had significantly lower mortality rates than those who took only about half as many daily steps. The most active group — those who reached 7,500 or beyond — had a decreased mortality rate, but no added benefit came with hitting the 10,000 mark. “For the people who do nothing at all, the goal is modest,” Lee says. “Even if you take 2,000 more steps, you will live longer if you step more. People who want to do more are better off, but the benefit seems to level off at 7,500.” Perhaps the most shocking tidbit that spurred her research was the origin of the 10,000-steps-a-day prescription. That bit of wisdom didn’t come from an exercise science lab, Lee learned. Rather, that figure was plucked from a Japanese marketing campaign from the 1960s hawking an early incarnation of the pedometer. The device, invented before the 1964 Tokyo Olympics to promote movement, was called a “manpo-kei.” In Japanese, “man” means 10,000, “po” means steps and “kei” means meter. Together, it was the 10,000-steps meter. The campaign solidified what we now consider fitness gospel. Since the study looked only at mortality and not quality of life, there’s still more research to be done. Even so, Lee isn’t discouraging anyone from putting extra mileage on their sneakers. “I think it’s encouraging that you can get significant health benefits with less steps,” says Lee. “But if you do 10,000 steps, then more power to you.”
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Kirsten Fleming
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https://nypost.com/2019/06/03/sorry-fitness-fanatics-your-10000-step-goal-is-bogus/
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2019-06-03 22:37:26+00:00
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sputnik--2019-02-23--Work Never Stops Maria Sharapova Shows Off Her Fitness Training Routine
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sputnik
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Work Never Stops: Maria Sharapova Shows Off Her Fitness Training Routine
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Sharapova was captured on video training under the guidance of a coach. She was doing squats with a weight and a special elastic band on her legs. Then the athlete pulled weights while harnessed to a chain, exercised on a gym ball and finally working on her abs. "Work never stops", the tennis player added in the comments to the video.
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https://sputniknews.com/videoclub/201902231072676943-sharapova-workout/
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2019-02-23 11:00:00+00:00
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