The Art of Recovery: Essential Strategies for Optimising Strength Training Results
Strength training has an overwhelming number of benefits. If you want to simply enhance your ability to perform daily activities or, are ready to become a serious lifter, it’s crucial to have your finger on the pulse when it comes to post-strength training recovery. When you’re building a sustainable strength training routine, it’s important to not underestimate balancing intensity and recovery. Let’s explore what you need to know about recovery for strength training including: - Why rest is so important - Techniques for excellent recovery - Nutrition insights - The power of good sleep - And the
How to Avoid Exercise Injuries
As exercise professionals, we get asked all of the time by our clients how to avoid exercise injuries. Whether you’re working out every day or are a casual gym-goer, injury safe exercise is easy, using the below tips. Firstly, ensure you give yourself time for a slow warm-up. Jumping straight into a high-impact workout is an easy way to find yourself nursing one of the many common exercise injuries. ENZED Fitness always allocates at least 5min before a class to warm up and warm ups always vary depending on the muscles
Improve your golf swing with strength training
Golf is a sport that requires a great deal of technique, finesse and athleticism. While it may seem like a leisurely activity, the amount of physical exertion required to hit the ball accurately and consistently can be demanding. One way to improve your golf game is through strength training. Here are some of the benefits of strength training on your golf swing: Increased Power and Distance Strength training can help you generate more power and distance in you golf swing. By building strength in your legs, core and upper body, you can
Stress and Strength Training
Learning to manage stress and paying attention to your mental health are two crucial keys in the formula for happiness, well-being, and fulfilment in life. While there are multiple ways of dealing with stress and maintaining your mental health, one activity that is proven again and again to make a difference, moving your body. Physical movement is in our DNA, making exercise a habit is one of the best ways to become more resilient to stress, feel better, and keep mental conditions at bay. Let’s review how strength training can help. It’s
Weight Training For Teenage Athletes
Teenage athletes are often advised to stick with their sport, practice regularly, and not worry about anything else. This advise has validity, as consistent practice is important for developing the specific skills athletes need. However, just practicing your sport alone is often not enough. When done correctly, weight training is a valuable addition to a young athletes training routine and can assist in injury prevention, maintaining muscle balance and increasing overall performance in their chosen sport. The Importance of Weight Training for Teenage Athletes Weight training is beneficial for athletes because it: •
Incredible Benefits of Doing Compound Exercises
Walk into any gym today and you’ll see a familiar picture: Dozens of individuals doing various exercises: squats, deadlifts, bicep curls, leg presses, and more. At first glance, all exercises appear similar enough, apart from the fact that each emphasizes a specific region of the body. But, exercises differ in other ways. Specifically, they fall into one of two categories: compound and isolation lifts. Today, we’ll go over the former and what benefits they offer. Let’s dive in. What Are Compound Exercises Compound exercises are those that train multiple muscle groups and work around more than
Why weight training is vital for adults
Practicing weight training is incredibly beneficial for people of all ages. It helps strengthen our muscles and bones, makes us more functional and independent, and allows us to live a happy and fulfilling life. Weight training is also great for the mind: it reduces the risk of depression, boosts our mood, and makes us more confident. This post will explore why leading an active lifestyle is vital for adults and why the lack of time is a poor excuse. Let’s dive into it… “I Don’t Have The Time.” As adults, life always has something
Utilising weight and functional training for body composition
When it comes to getting the body you’ve always dreamed of, it can be a daunting journey to get started on. Everywhere you look there are different diets, a plethora of different tips and theories and many suggestions on how you should train to fulfil your goals.