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  • 021 Standards for general fitness

    021 Standards for general fitness
    2024/05/12
    How fit/strong should you be?

    A general guide for some strength goals to aim for.
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    21 分
  • 020 Fast Track your Weight Loss

    020 Fast Track your Weight Loss
    2024/04/26
    I wanted to share some things that I wish I had known about weight loss 20-30 years ago! It would have had a massive impact on my health and fitness journey.

    1. You can't lose weight by simply joining a gym
    2. The Importance of Strength Training
    3. Importance of sleep
    4. Understanding the part nutrition and food macros plays in weight loss
    5. Adherence and Consistency, the glue that holds everything together
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    16 分
  • 019 How to make time for your workouts

    019 How to make time for your workouts
    2024/03/29
    It can be frustrating trying to find time to work out.

    It seems like we all lead busy lives.

    Jim Rohn Quote

    Success is defined as a few simple disciplines repeated every day

    Stephen Covey; Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

    Dave Shields Fitness on Facebook
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    21 分
  • 018 Beginners guide to Kettlebells

    018 Beginners guide to Kettlebells
    2024/03/23
    Intro to Kettlebells

    What size to get;

    As with a lot of things it does depend on your training age, your goals and your current state of physical fitness but a good starting point is;

    Men - 12 Kg
    (Amazon Affiliate Links)
    Women - 6-8Kg

    A YouTube link here to a more in-depth discussion on what size to get

    Link to

    Demos of basic Kettlebell exercises

    Swing

    Deadlift

    Goblet Squat

    Press
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    15 分
  • 017 The importance of Heart Health

    017 The importance of Heart Health
    2024/03/15
    Often neglected in favour of more shall we say vanity metrics, heart health should be your number one priority.

    In 1990 1 in 4 people suffered from Coronary vascular-related diseases, today that figure is 1 in 3.

    Globally, heart disease is hands down the biggest

    Affiliate links to products mentioned;

    Blood Pressure monitor

    Outlive - Peter Attia Great book on longevity with a large section on heart health

    Blood Testing kit

    Website

    British Heart Foundation
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    12 分
  • 016 The benefits of rucking

    016 The benefits of rucking
    2024/03/08
    Beginners guide to rucking; YouTube
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    15 分
  • 015 How to get stronger

    015 How to get stronger
    2024/03/01
    All about getting stronger

    Strength building principles discussed;

    SAID Principle, Specific Adaptation to Imposed Demands

    Progressive Overload

    References;

    Milo and the bull story

    The Simpsons; Homers arm wrestling escapades!
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    12 分
  • 014 How to write your own workout programme

    014 How to write your own workout programme
    2024/02/18
    You could get a coach to write your workouts for you or you could have a go at doing it yourself!

    Questions to ask;
    1. How much time do you have available to train?
    2. What equipment do you have?
    3. What are your goals?
    Covered in this episode
    • What exercises should you do?
    • How often should you train?
    • Should you do cardio?
    • How many sets and reps should you be doing?
    Links to other resources

    Resistance bands on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3T0MpdC

    (Affiliate link)
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    24 分