Get a delicious shot of bone-boosting vitamins and minerals with this warm green bean, halloumi and potato salad. Healthy bones make for strong joints and flexible muscles: your ticket to avoiding injury and running strong well into your later years
material) content that squeezes and hugs the muscles that are key to efficient running. The kit promises to help you train more efficiently, avoid common injuries and recover faster. But does it deliver? For the lowdown on the big squeeze, read on...
Q. If I'm not really sore or exhausted does that mean I won't benefit from my training session?A. Training isn't about killing yourself every session so that you are exhausted at the end. Training should comprise structured sessions designed to progressively give you an overload ...
Bent-Over RowRest your left knee and arm on a bench, bend your right elbow and lift a dumbbell straight up. Lower. Do 15 reps per arm.
Welcome to posture three of the 26 postures in the Bikram yoga series. This blog is brought to you from the sunny surroundings of South Beach, Miami, where your intrepid reporter is researching Bikram as practised over the pond and running up and down the beach in 84 degree heat....
As we mentioned in our previous blog, the second set of Tree is actually a different pose altogether, but you pick up the posture where you left off with Tree. Toe Stand (Padangustasana in Sanskrit- you really should be fluent by now) requires patience, concentration and a strong...
So here it is, blog 4, and the second of the 26 Bikram poses. We're properly getting warmed up now - although not as warm as you'll be by the time you're halfway through the set. Dripping with sweat doesn't even begin to cover it, no matter how low in body fat you may be.This pos...
Want better sex? Relax, we're not spamming you with a dodgy 'herbal viagra' offer. It's actually the next pose in the Bikram sequence which could boost your sex life and more besides.Garudasana, or the Eagle Pose, is the only posture that opens up the 14 largest joints in the ske...
10-12 reps of these exercises unless stated, progressing to three sets of each. Are you ready?If you've recently suffered an injury, here are four steps you should take before strapping up:1 Consult a physiotherapist.2 Use a foam roller to release
Need to save a sole in distress? Massaging your legs may soothe a sore plantar fascia - the band of tissue that runs along the sole of your foot. "The plantar shares an attachment site with your calf muscles in the calcaneus [heel] bone," explains sports therapist Sophie Vowden, ...
