Fitness, Walking and Travel Blog
Fitness, Walking and Travel Blog
Greg Searle (GBR), World and Olympic Champion states: “To make the boat go fast: row a long stroke pull hard how many strokes you do per minute be efficient and be together” “In summary” Greg says “you need: Long, strong and more strokes!”
How to take a perfect stroke? Rowers on the ultimate search for perfection Read More »
Years ago, machines were all the rage at the gym. Manufacturers spent a lot of time and money to make theirs the latest and greatest, says Mark Nutting, CSCS, fitness director of Saco Sport & Fitness in Saco, Maine. “In fact, we used to train football players on machines, which we’d never do now.” Here’s
10 Machine-to-Free-Weight Swaps to Improve Your Strength Gains Read More »
In this article Olympic gold medallist James Cracknell explains everything you need to know before taking up rowing – from binge eating to surviving rainstorms of maggots. 1. Henry Ford would have loved rowing Ford’s infamous quote “You can have any colour as long as it’s black” perfectly applies to rowing with only the smallest
10 things no one tells you before you take up rowing Read More »
Sorry guys, but the number of birthdays under your belt are officially no longer an excuse for letting your fitness go downhill. You can thank Huang Ching-hsin for that, a 72-year-old farmer from Taiwan who is putting up 264 pounds on the bench and is definitely one of the the most ripped grandpas we’ve seen.
Taiwan Strongest Grandpa Read More »
If you want to seriously improve your upper-body strength, sculpt your shoulders, and chisel your core with just one single move, it’s time you start doing the pushup. I don’t just say this because I’m a fitness editor and by default a true believer in functional, fundamental exercises, particularly the hard ones that most of
7 Things I Learned From Doing a Pushup Challenge Read More »
Notes: Remember to keep your body straight, hands not too far apart (about shoulder width), and keeping your arms as close to your body as you can (this is important because if your arms go out to wide it can damage your shoulders). Having a narrow hand placement and keeping your arms close enough to
The Perfect Push Up – Do it Right! Read More »