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When preparing for any kind of exercise, whether it’s a cardio workout, strength training, or a team sport, it’s important to take some time to get your body warm and moving.

When you’ve had a busy day or you’re in a rush to get your workout done, it can be tempting to just jump straight into your session to maximise the time you’ve got – we’ve all been there before! But, when you skip your warm-up and go from 0-100, you’re setting yourself up for a less efficient workout and are putting your body at a greater risk of injury.

The majority of personal trainers have clients over the age of 65. As the population of older adults is expected to increase by 23% by 2066 (ABS 2018). It is therefore important to know how to make modifications and exercise programs for older adults. We’ve come up with 5 key points for you to consider when training elderly clients.

If you’re someone who’s always on the lookout for new and effective workout routines, you might have come across the term HIIT. But what exactly is HIIT, and how can it improve your workout?

There are two main classifications of exercises: compound exercises and isolation exercises. In this post, we will cover exactly what a compound exercise is.

A compound exercise is one that uses multiple muscle groups at the same time to perform a movement. A good example of a compound exercise is the squat; it uses many muscles in the legs and lower body, such as the quadriceps, hamstrings, calves, glutes as well as engaging the core and lower back and improves compound fitness.

Let’s be honest, finding the motivation to run isn’t always easy. Even for the seasoned runners and athletes out there, there are plenty of days where the last thing you want to do is go for a run. Too busy, too tired, hot weather, cold weather, not feeling well, I’ll do it tomorrow – we’ve all been there with ways of talking ourselves out of a run. And while you’ll always regret not going for your run, you will almost never regret just getting out there and doing it.