How do you expect to progress if you’re always following the same programme? Here are four ways to mix up your training and get you powering forward. Simply choose your goal and then start incorporating the technique into your programme. Don’t rush with this technique. Do each portion slowly and deliberately to fire and tax the most muscle fibres possible.
Even out your pushes and pulls with this fat-burning, muscle-building, full-body workout. When you train, it’s tempting to do only your favourite strength exercises. But favouring only a few isolated, similar movements and neglecting opposing and complementary ones can create muscular imbalances. Push exercises work the muscles you use to move weight away from your body, specifically the pectorals, triceps,
The first benefit of strong, well-trained glutes is obvious – they look good. But there are many other reasons why you should ensure glute exercises feature in your workouts. The glutes play a key role in keeping your body aligned correctly, which helps you avoid injuries, and provide the power for many movements. If your day-to-day involves sitting behind a
A resistance band does exactly what the name suggests: it adds resistance to an exercise. This added resistance helps strengthen your muscles and pushes you to work a little bit harder. As resistance bands stretch, they create increased tension in your muscles and cause them to contract. The more you stretch the band, the more intense the resistance gets, and the
Everyone wants to get in shape as soon as they sense that summer is around the corner. However, shaping up means different things to different people. While guys focus on losing a few pounds and buffing up their chest and arms, most girls and some guys like to sculpt the perfect derriere that will give them the confidence to strut
Resistance bands are a workout essential and a cheap piece of fit kit for if you want to seriously strengthen your lower body on a budget. So, why is building a strong lower body so important? It's home to some of your largest muscles—your hamstrings, adductors and quadriceps, to name a few—which stabilise your entire body in day-to-day activities. Moves
When you want to train your butt, squats are an obvious choice. They're simple to do, require no equipment (unless you choose to add weights for an extra challenge), and most importantly, they work. But just like any other workout, doing the same thing the same way over and over doesn't let you keep challenging your body. Plus, regular squats
The definitive hourglass physique — strong shoulders, tiny waist, shapely hips and glutes — a look you, too, can develop using this programme. Whether you want to add curves or streamline your own, this offers the perfect balance of strength, flexibility and cardio. The goal is to build a functionally strong, symmetrical, feminine body while creating curves. This workout is
We've got an excellent 20 minute butt workout, made special just for you. How to build a stronger, fitter butt? "My answer is always the same. Keep it simple!" Keeping it simple means selecting exercises that you can do with form. We have designed a butt-burning routine that includes only simple moves! Maximising your butt-strengthening potential is to really focus
Strength training is a great way to stay in shape and even recommended by most health care professionals as the perfect weight loss method, but newcomers and experienced trainers alike should practice safety when working out. Common mistakes made by gym-goers that often lead to strains or significant injuries include: all-or-nothing approach, unbalanced strength-training programs, bad form, not progressing, not
