Congratulations on making it half way through the 6-week Core Strength Program… and welcome back for week 4. This week we increase the intensity again as we add in more dynamic plank variations and double leg lowers & toe touches as we build towards one of my favourite Ab exercises ‘Hands-to-Feet’ which will feature in Week 5. If you … [Read more...]
Week 3 of the 6-week Core Strength Program
July 13, 2014 By 1 Comment
Two weeks in and no doubt you’re already feeling your core control improve and plank endurance developing. This week we progress the exercises & duration of our plank. The first 2 weeks have built a good base to introduce advanced options & new moves to the program. Again repeat the program at least 3 days this week. To start the program … [Read more...]
Week 2 of the 6-week Core Strength Program
July 6, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Congratulations on completing the first week of the program and welcome back for week 2. This week we progress the introductory exercises to harder version and use your maximum plank time to increase your core endurance using the plank. Before starting the new exercises for week 2 let’s do a quick revision of the week 1 principles of activating … [Read more...]
Week 1 of 6-week Core Strength Program
June 29, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Thanks for joining us for Week 1 of the OUTFIT health + fitness 6-week core strength program. For more information on the origins of this program and Core strength vs Abdominal strength check out our intro blog or for a more detailed look at some Core & abdominal anatomy Week 1 starts with 5 main exercises; TA activations Leg lifts … [Read more...]
6-week core strength program
June 28, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Thanks for joining us for the OUTFIT health + fitness 6-week core strength program. This program is a progressive plan, which gradually introduces harder abdominal exercises each week. I’ve started this program to keep myself honest & work on an area, which certainly isn’t my strength. Like many people I tend to neglect my core training for … [Read more...]
Massage at home with Bakballs
June 25, 2014 By Leave a Comment
I was recently invited to review the Bakballs self massage tool. I was impressed by the versatility it’s effectiveness. Bakballs can massage sore & stiff muscles, help promote better posture and help facilitate movement for tight or stiff joints. 3 important factors in back care. I found it useful while sitting at my desk to help maintain … [Read more...]
3 workouts for AFTER a race
May 22, 2014 By Leave a Comment
We've spoken before about the best ways to help recover from a big race such as a half marathon & marathon. With so many people recovering from last weeks SMH half marathon (& so many OUTFIT runners doing so well) we wanted to give you 3 workouts which will let you ease back into training & also provide a bit of an insight how you're … [Read more...]
The mile. 4 keys to train for speed
May 6, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Inspired by Roger Bannister & this weeks' 50th anniversary of his breaking the 4min mile barrier I wanted to share 4 tips to improve your speed... 1 - Train smart. Specific workouts are key to improving your race pace (whatever your distance). Develop your training to reflect your race goals & training experience. Here are 2 favourite … [Read more...]
ARMtour 2014, Santa Teresa (NT)
April 26, 2014 By Leave a Comment
This week i'm off once again to join the other volunteers on the NASCA ARMtour to central Australia. NASCA, the National Aboriginal Sporting Chance Academy, delivers programs to increase education opportunities, encourage sport & exercise, and promote good nutrition & healthy lifestyle activities. It's a brilliant program that i'm proud to … [Read more...]
Boston Marathon 2014
April 22, 2014 By Leave a Comment
The 118th Boston Marathon was always going to be an amazing race, full of emotion & inspirational stories, and the great race certainly delivered. Marathon Monday holds a special place in the hearts of many, and after the horrible events of last year the 2014 race came to represent more then a foot race; it was a show of strength, defiance … [Read more...]
