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Tag: physical activity

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Tennis Elbow – Part 2

If you are here, I am assuming you have read the previous blog on tennis elbow, also known as lateral epicondylitis and here to read part 2. Your symptoms have been reduced, or those exercises previously mentioned are too easy, and you are now ready to take the next step.

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Ankle Sprain

Ankle sprains are incredibly common and the rehabilitation protocol is often stopped once running is resumed if at all. I want to show you some easy exercises that can be implemented after an ankle sprain or ways to avoid a sprain all together.

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How do I find the right resistance in exercise?

Often when working with individuals and designing programs, I am asked to specify what resistance they should lift and for how many sets and reps. Developing exercise programs and issuing planned sets and reps is one thing, deciding the correct resistance will come down to the individual, and many various factors such as strength, exercise history, technique, and confidence.

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Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM)

422 million people, worldwide were diabetic in 2014. There are three different forms, Type 1 which is not preventable, Type 2 the more common and associated with lifestyle behaviours (diet and exercise) and Gestational Diabetes. 

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Resistance Exercise for Females

Strength training will NOT make you “bulky”. Let’s dig deeper.

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Should I eat before exercising?

This is a very individual-based question.Personally, if I’m getting up and going for a 5 km jog/run – I won’t eat. A 5 km walk, I will. If I’m getting up to do a 90-minute resistance based session at the gym – I need to eat, or I feel weak and lethargic.

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What’s the best time of day to exercise?

Which is better? Unless you’re competing towards the Olympics or your sports equivalent best of the best competition, it doesn’t matter. Intrigued as to why?