Top Exercise Tips for 2022

Top Exercise Tips for 2022

Top Exercise Tips for 2022

What is the best way to train for health, for fitness and for a happier life?

Questions you may be asking yourself:

  • What is the best type of exercise regime to start?
  • What about diet?
  • Do I need to go to a gym?
  • Do I need to lift weights?
  • What is the best way to exercise my heart?

With 2022 now upon us we are all thinking about our health, perhaps now, more than ever. With so much information available to beginners and the initiated alike, we need to try and navigate through the useful info and all the simply useless stuff!

Luckily Pete Fraser Fitness trainers are qualified scientists, armed with best practice methods, techniques and decades of experience.

With so much fitness and health info available, it is difficult to know what is correct and what is not…

There are some basic ideas, some common sense thinking and some sound advice which should not be overlooked when thinking about your new health and fitness regime.

Let’s give you some gospel snippets to remember…

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Aerobic & Strength Training for Seniors

Aerobic & Strength Training for Seniors

Aerobic & Strength Training for Seniors

We all want to grow older in a healthy, fit and active way.  Sadly statistics globally suggest that many individuals do not.  In the most recent WHO (World Health Organisation) guidelines for physical activity report published in the British Medical Journal 2020, 1 in 4 adults and 3 in 4 adolescents do not complete even the basic aerobic exercise guidelines or 150 – 300 min of moderate level activity or 45 – 150 min or vigorous activity each week.

It seems we are becoming a sedentary and obese global population – time to do something about it! For most people of good health and full ability it is not rocket science – eat less exercise more is a good start point!

In our previous post we covered the issue of falls in seniors caused by poor stability, balance and strength.  We looked at how balance and proprioceptive training can help to reduce falls occurring.

Let us expand those training principles further now into general training for health and happy living for seniors in relation to the 2020 WHO report and recommendations….

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Fitness and Health for Seniors

Fitness and Health for Seniors

Fitness and Health for Seniors

The benefits of taking part in physical activity during older age are well documented but why do the majority of seniors not take part in activities they know will benefit them? In the US participating seniors are less than 27% of the population.

One of the greatest risks to seniors are falls, said to be reduced by up to 40% by participating in regular fitness training.  The second greatest unintentional injury deaths for over 60’s is falls with nearly 700,000 recorded deaths per year (WHO, 2021).

With the possibility of accidental injury and death so likely from falls, what can you do to mitigate the risks?  Luckily there are simple balance and stability exercises which together can reduce the risk of potentially falls.

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London Marathon Training

London Marathon Training

London Marathon Training

The London marathon is less than 8 weeks away and training should be going well at this point. Distances should be increasing and fitness should be improving, you should be feeling good about your running.

If you are new to distance running you may not be aware of some simple but important strategies and methods which could benefit your progression, reduce the possibility of injury and ultimately increase your race time.

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Motivation to exercise - what provides the motivation to train?

Motivation to exercise – what provides the motivation to train?

Motivation to exercise – what provides the motivation to train?

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These reasons are many:

  • Health improvement
  • Aesthetic development
  • Good old fashioned weight loss
  • Sport performance and competition
  • Mental health
  • Social integration

…are some of the main reasons people undertake exercise.

Here are our insights into why we and our clients chose to take up exercise….

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Why do you exercise, mind or body? The science behind the feeling good.

Why do you exercise?

Have you ever considered the scientific reasons behind why you exercise?

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These reasons are many:

  • Cardiorespiratory function improvement
  • Musculoskeletal strengthening
  • Neurological benefits
  • Endocrine and biochemical function improvement
  • Body weight normalization
  • etc, etc

These benefits are some of the reasons we feel better when we undertake exercise. Some people simply want to reduce their body fat or look more toned and this may make them feel better, more confident and therefore happier.

So lets go a little further….

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The secret to weight loss

The secret to weight loss

The secret to weight loss

 

Want to lose weight? The most common goal clients usually have is weight loss. Do you want to learn the secret to weight loss?

The secret to weight loss

The world of health and fitness is littered with myths, legends and uncertainty. Methods are often as far from science as possible. People seeking to lose weight (or more correctly body fat) often do manage changes through diet and/or exercise but find the method unsustainable and pile the fat back on.

The true secret is not glitzy but it is 100% science based and if followed will guarantee success and sustainability.

The exercise physiologists at Pete Fraser Fitness, Mayfair provide you with the weight loss secret knowledge.

Bring forth the secret of weight loss

 

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How to use foam rollers at Pete Fraser Fitness

Rollers – an athlete`s secret weapon

Rollers for runners

Rollers – any benefit to a runner?   Yes, we think so!

Foam rollers are useful to improve muscle flexibility and promote muscle “maintenance”. At Pete Fraser Fitness we use them regularly for client prehabilitation (preventative exercise) to help reduce the possibility of injury from tight muscles. Read more to find out how…..

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Fitness Q & A Surgery @ Pete Fraser Fitness

Fitness Q & A Surgery @ Pete Fraser Fitness

 

Available now… 15 minutes for £15 – Q & A session with a Pete Fraser Fitness sports scientist trainer

 

Meet our experts for a 15 minute, private Q & A face-to-face consultation in our Mayfair gym & tap into our expert knowledgepersonal training consultation

 

Your opportunity to talk to the best trainers in London & ask all your questions such as…

  • Worried that your running or lifting technique is incorrect but your trainer is unsure what to do?
  • Not sure what and how much to eat before a marathon?
  • Still feel lower back pain even though you’re working your core?
  • Worried about why you’re holding onto abdominal fat even though your working out 4 x per week?
  • Am I able to change my body shape and what’s the most effective method?

Ask our professionals the answers to these and endless more – boost your fitness with our know-how today!

 

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