When it comes to building your back muscles, there are few better exercises than rows. It’s a reasonably basic movement that can be performed in a variety of ways and with a range of different exercise equipment. Including some variation in the row exercises you use in your pull sessions will help you target different parts of the back and allow you…
5 Functional Exercises for Older Adults
Older adults can be loosely defined as anyone 65 years or older, and are a great demographic to train for the following reason – we can help improve their quality of life. Older adults are also at increased risk of disease such as high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease and diabetes. It is therefore imperative that older adults continue to be active…
Student Spotlight – Siennah Pirona
Siennah completed her Cert III & IV in Fitness online with AFA and is now a Personal Trainer at Core Fitness and LionFit Newcastle. She coaches a range of class types including functional training and CrossFit and is passionate about all things health and fitness and loves helping people achieve their goals. Check out her story!
Tabata Training – What Is It & Why Does It Work?
If interval training is part of your regular workout routine, odds are you’ll be familiar with the terms HIIT and Tabata. From gyms to boutique studios and online workouts, HIIT and Tabata have taken over the fitness scene. This type of training is designed to get your heart rate up into an anaerobic zone for short periods of time. By doing this, you train all of your…
6 Rower Workouts to Improve Your Conditioning
The rowing machine, also known as the “erg”, is one of the most effective pieces of fitness equipment for burning fat and improving conditioning. The rower is one of the few machines that provides both cardio and strength training benefits, and will work both your upper and lower body muscles. It’s also a great non-weight bearing exercise machine…
15 Best Exercises You Can Do In The Park
A great way to mix up your fitness routine is to skip the gym for a day and head down to your local park, where there is a wide range of great opportunities to exercise. There are a growing number of parks that are now home to several pieces of fitness equipment, or you may even find a purpose-built outdoor gym that aims to replicate what you can do indoors.
5 Helpful Tips When Re-Starting At The Gym
2020 has been a very different year for everyone with so many struggles and upheaval. With lots of other things to focus on and the closure of gyms for months on end, fitness and training might not be at the forefront of everyone’s minds. Now that things seem to be slowly going back to normal,…
Do You Track Your Training Volume?
Training volume or training load is simply a measure of how much training or exercise you are doing. Understanding what your training volume is will allow you to periodise your training program, so you can then plan for periods of high training volume as well as make sure you allow some time with reduced training…
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