Tips and advice for beginners new to exercising with NZ Real Health.
Summer is just around the corner and it’s got many of us – including me! – thinking about kicking our workout routines up a notch. Creating a balanced workout plan before you get started will ensure you’re not just winging it on a day-by-day basis and it also holds a lot of other benefits. It …
We’ve all been guilty of skipping the stretching at the end of a gym class or getting on/off (and back on/back off…) the exercise bandwagon at some stage. Here are a handful of the more common exercise mistakes and why you should consider fixing them. I promise it will help you get the most out …
Core engagement, ab activation, deep belly muscle contraction; whatever you want to call it, there are a lot of benefits to getting your core abdominal muscles working correctly but a lot of confusion over how to actually do it. Here are some tips to help you activate your core muscles. What is your ‘core’? Your …
It’s been six months since I had Miss E and the muscles in my belly are still feeling the after-effects of being stretched out every which way. Like many other pregnant women, I experienced Diastasis Recti – the separation of the Rectus Abdominis ‘six-pack’ muscle down the front of my stomach. As a personal trainer …
The craze that is CrossFit and the current trend of HIIT (High Intensity Impact Training) have been getting a lot of attention in recent years for making you fit and strong while burning calories quickly. For people ditching the gym, the online workouts by internet celebs such as Kayla Itsines and Ashy Bines have also …
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As a personal trainer, people tend to think exercising is my thing and that I’ve always loved all of it. Not true. I used to be a couch potato who faked notes to get out of PE at school; it took me years after leaving college to sort out what workouts would keep me motivated. …
Self-Myofascial release, a fancy term for self-massage, is fast becoming a must-do for daily gym goers and professional athletes. It’s the act of massaging the layer of soft tissue called the fascia, which covers the body’s connective tissue and can tighten due to repetitive motion. Runners especially, listen up! Foam rolling 101 Most of us …
Do you find it difficult to stay on track with your exercise routine because you’re always too busy? This is a common complaint for many people. However, regardless of whether you’re a mum, a worker, a student, a social butterfly, you find yourself often helping others, or a combination of the above, it rarely comes …
Many of us find staying on track with training one of the most difficult things to achieve when it comes to fitness. Getting into a routine and sticking with it doesn’t have to involve expensive and complicated exercise programmes, sometimes it’s the simple ideas that are the most effective. Here are some reasons why finding …
Personal trainer Ange Noy is pregnant with her first child and trying to maintain her fitness level as best as possible while navigating sometimes conflicting advice from her endocrinologist, GP, midwife, family, friends, assorted fitness instructors, online forums and phone apps. When you fall pregnant, how do you keep fit while doing what’s best for …
Children have so much energy it can be hard to keep up with them, but it’s often a struggle for mums to fit in their own exercise when kids are around. Here are some ideas to help busy mums keep up your fitness training. Exercise while they’re busy It may be tempting to do housework …
Made a great start with your exercise or nutrition plan but fell off the bandwagon and struggling to get back on track? You’re not alone. They say for the majority of people it takes six weeks to make or break a habit, but habit-formation aside, if you’ve adopted a fitness or diet regime that doesn’t …