Fitness, Walking and Travel Blog
Fitness, Walking and Travel Blog
Intro – Bedfordview Walking or Rucking – 2024 Sept 1 A cool morning but it soon warmed up. Blue skies throughout. We had a small pleasant group, interesting conversation, a good workout and a tasty brunch in the pretty Fiddlewoods restaurant inside the nursery (fresh air and beautiful flowers everywhere). Thanks to Greg, Marcelle, Mel
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Because of the intensity required for sprint workouts, efforts tend to be short (and powerful) with longer rest periods in between sets than other types of workout. To build power, sprint for 5 to 10 seconds with 20 to 30 seconds of rest in between sets. If you’re new to sprinting, consider starting out with
Sprinting How To – Nike ZA | Snippet Read More »
Intro A good workout and an enjoyable social. The company was excellent as always. The chicken livers were tasty and the mocha latte simply delicious. Cheers! Gallery 200 Vitality Points Click on screenshot below to enlarge. Please note: I did the walk in 1h 24min. Had I completed the same distance in just over 1h
Celebrating World Chocolate Day with a 8Km Walk and a Mocha Latte – 2024 July 7 Read More »
Yesterday for the 1st time I was able to do a 7Km ruck yomp without ending up with bruised ankles. How I did it: Vaseline, 2 pairs of socks (1 thick pair) and the bottom of the ankle weights (1.5Kg each) were hanging outside the hiking shoes (refer images). Health Benefits of Rucking Yomping: https://fitfunfusion.com/health-benefits-of-rucking-yomping/
Rucking Yomping – How to Prevent Ankle Skin Sore and Blisters Read More »
Intro – Full-Body Workout with a Pair of Dumbbells We love a simple, effective workout, but simple doesn’t always mean easy. Take this six minute full-body workout for example. It may not be long and only require a pair of dumbbells, but it will leave your arms, legs and core fired up and get your
Full-Body Muscle with this 6 Minute Dumbbell Workout Read More »
An enjoyable 21097 meters on the rower even though a bit tough towards the end. A nice, hot cappuccino to recharge afterwards🚣♂️😁. Learn more about the Marathon and Century Challenge: https://log.concept2.com/challenges/marathon
2024 Half Marathon Challenge Read More »
Intro Knowing how to use the rowing machine can be a daunting experience if you’ve never used it before – do you just hop on and pull with your arms, or do push with your feet first? Maybe just make it up as you go along? While you may not need bouts of strength or athletic experience
How to Use an Indoor Rower for an Effective Full-Body Workout Read More »
A good workout. I then enjoyed a freebie at Virgin Active – I deserved it, don’t you think🚣♂️😁😋
My First Half Marathon This Year-Concept 2 Rowing Read More »
I had a long day, it was too late to do a 15000m as I only had 35 mins available. Started rowing quite tired but surprisingly it was my PB (personal best) so far this year.
My PB on the Rower in 2024 – 7400m-35mins Read More »
Read the article and you will know why you should also ruck/ yomp… Weighted pull-ups left me with a huge sense of achievement and a set of sore back muscles that I can feel even now, a few days later. As for press ups, lunges and squats, I’m doing so much more work in the
At 60 I started using a Weighted Jacket to Supercharge my Workouts – Phil Hilton Read More »