The 20-Rep Squat Challenge
In the next month of Train With Me, we’ll be challenging ourselves with a version of the classic 20-Rep Squat routine. The 20-rep squat routine, also known as “breathing squats” or “Super Squats” after Randall J. Strossen’s book of the same name, is a legendary training protocol originally promoted and made famous by early physical […]
Can You Hack Your Way to a Better Back?
The Hack Lift is a novel and useful deadlift/squat variety for home trainers and all-round lifters and strength athletes.
The Importance of Strength Training for Health
The health benefits of exercise are well known but many people fail to perform the most effective exercise for health…strength training…
How to Exercise for Health
Exercising for health is more about creating the habits of movement than training like an elite athlete.
The Health Effects of Alternative Exercise Modalities
While intense exercise is most effective for physical health, gentle exercise is still beneficial and mindful activities have specific benefits to mental and psychosocial health.
Fed or Fasted Training: Which is More Effective?
Should you exercise fed or fasted? In this article, Dr Cliff Harvey summarises the research on fed and fasted training.
The Effect of Exercise on Metabolic Syndrome and Diabetes
Exercise aids nutrient and adipose partitioning, thus helping to reduce metabolic syndrome and the incidence and severity of diabetes.
The Effects of Exercise on Weight and Fat-Loss
While many people downplay the importance of exercise for fat and weight loss, in the longer-term, exercise is extremely helpful for maintaining a healthy weight.
Exercise, the Brain, and Mental Health
Exercise is neurogenic and can result in reduced risk of neurodegeneration and improved mental health.
The Effects of Exercise on Cardiovascular Health
Despite some equivocal results, the benefits of exercise on cardiovascular health shouldn’t be understated.
The Effects of Exercise on Bone and Joint Health
All types of exercise benefit bone and joint health but the greatest benefits are from resistance, jumping, and plyometric exercise.
The Effects of Exercise on Health
While people debate the effects of exercise on health, it is clear that activity and movement are critical to optimising health