Background and Peak Activity. What are they and how are they different?
As I have said before (click here), to change ourselves physically, we have to change our behaviour and habits. To change anything successfully, we need to know the starting point. A simple but effective way to find out a persons current activity levels is to look at their Peak Activity and Background Activity.
So what the hell are they?
Most people start exercising for one or more of the “holy trinity”:
- To lose weight
- To get fitter
- To get stronger
Here are the most basic things to remember about how to achieve them…
I’ve talked before (click here) about having to change your behaviours and actions to improve your health and fitness. This is the first and most important step, and unfortunately is where a lot of people fall down.
Luckily the boffins and head doctors have come up with a “map” detailing the 5 steps we go through to change our behaviours.
And here they are…
People want or need to gain strength for a number of reasons, but they usually fall into one of two camps…
It’s the new year and we have loads of people coming to the gym for the first time wanting to “lose weight”.
There are 3 places where we lose fat. In order of priority, these are:
“People with disabilities shouldn’t be in the gym.”
That’s what I learned this morning and I’m still furious! Here’s the story…
Just a gorgeous photo…
Core stability and strength has been growing in fashion for a few years now, and most people have their own different idea of what it means, ranging from “the cure for all things” to “totally pointless and only for girls”.
The truth is, people who say either of these don’t know what they are talking about. Here are my thoughts… read more…
Take a look at this news report here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8425161.stm
It backs up why I keep banging on about why people should be more concerned with their ability to perform physical tasks, and less so with just how they look.
It’s snowing and another example of how practical training involving movement & variety is so good for us.
Keep an open mind and learn something from everything. I heard this quote from a most unlikely source the other day…
This is my first post in a while. I’ve been testing out my new diet analysis on a few unlucky guinea pigs and so far it is working out quite nicely!
A study showed that most people underestimate their food intake by up to 50%! This means that however much we think we are eating, we’re actually eating up to half as much again!
In my list of 10 simple food rules to live by, rule #2 is
“Always have a good breakfast every day.”
So is your breakfast a good or bad one?
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This quick look at assessments is on aerobic fitness. This is the ability of the body to process oxygen and perform physical actions.
The classic assessment is the Multistage Fitness test…or the bleep test. Chances are you did this in school (and probably hated it!).
read more…
There is a lot of crap information out there. We all got to be carefull what we believe.
But here is a place I have got a lot of quality info from!
read more…
My sister told me about these guys when she had a go….she loved it!
Do you recognise anything here?
I work in a gym and I do!
If nothing else, these should make you smile 
(I cracked up at the “babys head” line!)
Stretching: Why do it?
We all know stretching is good for us, and most of us ignore it or just go through the motions.
Here are a few things stretching is good for:
A theme I keep coming back to when training myself or other people is: “is this practical?”, and “is this going to improve my performance?”.
Basically, I emphasise practical performance over aesthetics.
But a lot of people argue:
Revolutionary, scientific, amazing tool guaranteed to make you fitter than ever!!!!!!!!!!
OK, the title is a bit overboard, but i’m about to go on holiday and i thought i’d try to attract your attention.
So what is this amazing new product and where can i get it from, i hear you ask…
