Here’s a question for you: what do you do when it’s January, it’s cold and you don’t want to leave your home to exercise? If social media is anything to go by, you roll out a mat and try out the best ...
As we age, exercising the lower body becomes increasingly important for purposes of mobility later in life. Maintaining strong hips and legs becomes critical as muscle mass declines during your 40s, ...
‘It’s kind to your joints and muscles since it doesn’t include any high-impact movement,’ Nolan explains. In fact, Pilates is often used as a form of injury rehab, and research shows it’s also an ...
Wall sits have never been my favourite. In fact, bar the times my PT would make me do them years ago, I could count on one hand how many times I’ve done them, but it turns out they tick all my boxes ...
Static isometric exercises—the sort that involve engaging muscles without movement, such as wall sits and planks—are best for lowering blood pressure, finds a pooled data analysis of the available ...