Last week entries to the Gold Coast Marathon opened for what promises to be a great weekend of racing. The Gold Coast event, to be held on the 5th & 6th July, includes a 2km & 4km Junior Dash, 5.7km challenge, 10km run, 21.1km half marathon & 42.2km full marathon, as well as a wheelchair 15km & wheelchair marathon. Gold Coast … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2014
Abdominals & Core, Anatomy Explained
March 22, 2014 By Leave a Comment
We've included a few extra diagrams & explanations below for more detail on Abdominal anatomy. To revisit our explanation of key concepts of core strength vs abdominal strength head to our Introduction to the 6-week Core Strength Program. Week 1 can be found here. Your core muscles are made up of many muscle groups including: The Pelvic … [Read more...]
St Patrick’s Day Workouts
March 16, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Put down the Guinness & get your body moving before you start the feast of St Patrick. The 17th March holiday commemorates the day of St Patrick’s passing so this workout (inspired by our Irish OUTFIT X instructor Darren) is 17mins of maximum effort! We’ve given you 4 exercises, think of it as our 4 leaf (exercise) clover, to you! 17min … [Read more...]
Tracking recovery with your heart rate
March 10, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Measuring your heart rate is a great way to track your recovery from a major event such as a marathon or half marathon. You’ll first need to establish a baseline measure of your average resting heart rate. It may fluctuate a little daily so take it at the same time each morning (ideally before you get up out of bed) and establish your average. It's … [Read more...]
Post marathon recovery
March 2, 2014 By Leave a Comment
It’s been a week now since the Tokyo marathon & my recovery has been going well… but is not yet complete. Too many people rush back into training too quickly & don’t give their bodies the necessary recovery time. Inadequate recovery time puts you at risk of overtraining and increases the risk of injury. While the muscles in my legs are … [Read more...]
