Exercise tips, workout ideas and more to help you with your training whether it’s at the gym, in your home or doing a sport.
On November 1, New Zealand’s largest stand up paddle board event, Starboard Paddle For Hope, and The PINC & STEEL Cancer Rehabilitation Trust will come together to raise funds for people affected by cancer in New Zealand. What’s Paddle for Hope? The Starboard Paddle for Hope festival is a fun family fundraising event now in its fourth …
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Transitioning from everyday exerciser to running your first event can be exciting, motivating and incredibly daunting. With summer just around the corner, there are a lot of outdoor running events coming up, so if you’ve been thinking about doing your first 5km run, now is the perfect time to get started! Here are our top …
Hutt City Council’s Policy and Regulatory Committee has recommended that Council should increase its investment in cycling and walking infrastructure by $3,012,000 over three years to encourage greater participation in active travel in the city. In New Zealand and globally, the move to creating walking and bike-friendly cities is growing as planners adapt to changes …
Push ups are a commonly used bodyweight exercise, but do you know how to do them properly? Mastering the basic push up or press up is a good goal to have, and doing them correctly will help reduce your risk of injury while giving you a better workout. Goalpost arms For traditional push ups, take …
With spring just over a week away, the weather will soon be getting warmer and sunnier which means sundresses, t-shirts and singlets are about to come out of hiding! Here’s a quick workout to help tone your arms for spring and summer; do 12-15 reps of each. Push ups Get into push up position with …
If you’re trying to lose weight, finding healthier alternatives for foods that are high in fat and sugar is a great way to cut calories. By making healthier choices and substituting these foods, you won’t be depriving yourself, you will make a difference to your calorie intake, and you will be nourishing your body with …
As we head into the end of winter, there are still a fair few lurgies flying around – colds, coughs and the flu can vary in symptoms from the mild sniffles to the dreaded aches and chills, but how sick should you be before you halt your exercise routine? We take a look at whether …
Push ups are a great functional exercise that engages core strength, works your chest and triceps, and helps to improve upper body strength, but you don’t have to perform them in the same way every time! Doing push up variations will challenge your body to move in different ways and prevent boredom from setting in. …
Metabolism is a frequent word in the topic of weight loss and weight gain. Many people talk about their struggles with their body and express that their metabolism is not working well. Online healthy lifestyle guide Provenance Vie Saine describes some of the steps you can take to help speed up your metabolism. Understanding metabolism …
Pelvic floor muscles are not the most talked about region of the body, but they are one of the most important. With New Zealand Continence Week being celebrated this week (23-39 June), now is the time ot focus on our pelvic floors. A strong pelvic floor provides support to the bladder, uterus and bowel. However, …
If you’re exercising regularly and eating a healthy diet but you’re still not getting the results you want, you could just be making one or two simple mistakes with your weight training that can easily be fixed. Find out whether or not you’re doing your weight training the right way. You’re too scared to use …
If I was to sum it up into one secret, one message, or one way to lose real weight and get long term success, it would have to come down to your thoughts. Your thoughts are what control your actions as well as your decisions. So if you were to take control of your life …