Weight Training

What is the 80/20 Training Rule?

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Everyone that works out is always looking for an edge, that little point of difference that equates to extra benefits and for some people that is achieved through the 80/20 training rule. This rule can be useful for people simply starting their fitness journey or elite athletes searching for marginal gains. What’s great is that it’s not that big of an adjustment to make and can be applied to almost all forms of workout. So, let’s jump right into what it is.

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What Are the 4 Rs of Workout Recovery?

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As the world of fitness continues to change, with new trends coming and going, one thing remains integral to success – recovery. All the lengths of the pool, kilometres on the treadmill, or reps on weight machines are only worthwhile by actively including recovery in your routine. There’s plenty of different ways to recover but in general the 4 Rs are the basis to achieving your goals and they are rehydrate, refuel, repair, rest. So, let’s dive right into what each of these entails.

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What to Include in a Balanced Fitness Routine

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Whatever your fitness level from beginner to an experienced gym-goer, creating a fitness plan that is balanced is key to succeeding in achieving your goals. While you may want to have a stronger focus on certain areas such as building muscle, losing weight or improving heart health, you should incorporate several aspects of fitness to ensure your workout routine is maintainable and balanced. With that in mind, there are five key things to include in your workout regime: cardio, strength training, core exercises, flexibility/mobility, and rest. These are five pillars of a well-structured fitness routine and in this blog, we’ll run through why you should include them all.

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What is Functional Fitness

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Functional fitness has become a bit of a buzzword in fitness circles, but lots of people don’t exactly know what it is. Some think all exercises are functional, which to some degree they are but not all exercises are classed under functional fitness. So, what is it, who’s it for, are there benefits? Don’t worry, we’re here to give you a quick guide on all this and more.

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6 Things to Consider When Starting a Fitness Routine

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Beginning your fitness journey or starting back after a while away can be both exciting as well as daunting. With that in mind people often have the best intentions when kicking off their fitness adventure before ultimately giving up due to a lack of motivation, results or a combination of things. However, we’re here to help you get started on your fitness mission and stick to it with some simple tips. In this blog we’ll run through six considerations to make to ensure you achieve your ultimate fitness goals, so let’s jump right in.

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8 Lesser-Known Benefits of Strength Training

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When people mention strength training our minds automatically think of the most muscular people in the gym, lifting weight after weight while looking in the mirror. While this is a small cohort of people that strength train, that shouldn’t put you off strength exercises, in fact, strength training should be a regular part of your fitness routine. Even if you’re not looking to build big muscles or lift massive weights, strength training can be for you. We all know the main benefits of enhancing strength, building muscle and so on, but strength training has a number of other benefits too which we’re going to outline below.

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The Impact of Sleep on Your Workouts

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It’s no surprise to anyone that getting a good night’s sleep is beneficial for your general health and wellbeing. The HSE recommends that adults get seven or more hours sleep each night to have a healthy sleeping schedule. However, in this busy world we live in, it can be difficult to squeeze in enough sleep, while trying to stay fit on top of it all. Although it’s hard, consistently getting a good night’s shut eye, isn’t just good for you in general, it’s vital to reach your peak during your workouts and we’re here to explain how.

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3 Reasons You Should Add Swimming to Your Fitness Routine

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When it comes to staying fit, we’re all looking for that magic formula. However, everyone is different meaning there’s no single method on how to get fit and stay fit, but what most people focus on is hitting the gym along with their diet. While these are things that you should be concentrating on, people often overlook swimming as a key method to reaching their fitness goals. While swimming has a huge number of benefits, we’re here to shed light on three reasons you should definitely consider adding swimming into your fitness routine.

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When is the Best Time of Day to Work Out?

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It’s an age-old question when it comes to fitness, when is the best time of day to work out? There’s been plenty of research done in this area and with time and different variables the answer seems to be changing. However, if you’re struggling to choose what time to work out each day, we’re here to help! We’ve put together the pros and cons of working out in the morning vs later in the day to help you decide what’s best to achieve consistency!

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How to Start a Fitness Routine

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Whether you’re someone brand new to fitness or a person that’s taken a break away, getting a consistent routine that keeps you motivated to come back time and time again can be daunting. However, we all know the vast number of benefits mentally and physically to working out on a regular basis, so why wouldn’t you want to make a plan that you can stick to? We’re here to help with some top advice on how to not only kickstart your own fitness routine, but also how to ensure you make it something you can continue with. So, let’s dig into some of the ways we recommend you build a fitness routine.

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What is HIIT?

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High intensity interval training or HIIT as it is commonly known is something that’s become hugely popular in recent years, but what exactly is it? We’ve all heard that it provides many benefits, but with so much effort involved it can often scare people away from trying it. However, in our blog we’re here to explain not only what HIIT is, along with its benefits, but why it is also something that everyone can get involved in. So, let’s get started with the simple answer to what HIIT is all about.

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A Quick Guide to Endurance Training

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When we exercise, we often hear about building endurance, but what does that actually mean and how do we do it? This blog will provide a brief overview of exactly what endurance training is, the different types of endurance training and what exercises help. We’ll also run through some of the benefits that enhancing your endurance can provide. So, let’s jump right in.

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5 Simple Steps to Boost Your Recovery

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When it comes to fitness, we are constantly hearing that we need to give our all during every workout to be as fit as possible, which is a key factor in reaching your fitness goals. However, an area that lacks respect is that of recovery. While it is important to push yourself in your workouts, it’s equally important to allow your body the time it needs to refuel, in order to hit your next workout just as hard and we’ve got some top tips on how to make the most of your recovery time. We’ve put together five key ways that you can boost your recovery after each workout, so let’s jump right in.

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