My Favourite 3 Exercise Timers

My Favourite 3 Exercise Timers

Exercise, Tech For Health

Exercise timers are great for ensuring you are spending the correct amount of time on a stretch or exercise. It is one less thing for you to think about. You can concentrate on your form and also how it feels. How long is a minute? Well it depends what you are doing!...
Probably the Hardest Exercise in the World

Probably the Hardest Exercise in the World

Ageing Well, Exercise

When you start to exercise again in your fifties, you may  discover many changes. One of the hardest exercise is connected to the flexibility in your feet. The humble Mexican Toe Wave is probably the hardest exercise in the world. It is often done in standing or...
3 Reasons to add Vibration Training with a Power Plate

3 Reasons to add Vibration Training with a Power Plate

Exercise

Vibration Training on a Power Plate has been around for a few decades in gyms. At the height of popularity there were dedicated Power Plate studios. Here are 3 reasons why adding vibration training to your exercise routine in your fifties Vibration Training is a...
Fifties Exercise Guidelines

Fifties Exercise Guidelines

Exercise

It may surprise you to read that exercise guidelines are for 18-69 adults. We do not have any specific advice for exercising through the menopause or immediately after. The guidelines are fairly generic from county to country, in the UK it’s generally: Cardiovascular...
3 Ways to Improve Your Balance

3 Ways to Improve Your Balance

3 ways to improve

Balance work becomes important as you get older in the context of falls prevention i.e. the better you are at balance work will reduce the likelihood of falling and breaking a bone. Bone health is one of the aspects of fitness that is potentially impacted by the...