ACTIVITIES
AND
PERFORMANCE

Fat loss requires more than just dieting or doing heavy cardio sessions. Ideally, we should increase our everyday movement, while keeping our cortisol levels low, and also do resistance training to increase lean muscle mass.

Many of us have at least one older family member or a neighbour who has experienced a serious fall. With falls being a major health risk affecting the quality of life and leading to accidental deaths in the aged population, we should inform ourselves how to prevent them through different exercises and strategies.

One of the most important things we can do when starting to exercise is to set a goal. Whether it’s losing body fat, growing muscle or getting stronger, we should aim to reach certain milestones within a certain time frame.

The quad muscles are important for a variety of movements, and several issues can occur either due to over activity or underuse, which is why preventative exercises are there to reduce the risk of injury and allow us to keep moving.

Understanding various hamstring issues, including tightness, strains and tendinopathy, is essential for effective treatment and injury prevention. Sedentary lifestyles often contribute to hamstring tightness. Adopting stretching and dynamic exercise routines can help alleviate hamstring issues.