Finger on the Pulse – Working out your target heart rate

There are equations out there that tell you to work at a certain heart rate to achieve certain results, such as, working at 50% of your maximum heart rate will make you burn more fat. This is way too broad. Let’s take a marathon runner – a 30 year old marathon runner’s max heart rate […]

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The best way to banish back pain? Regular exercise!

I’ve been saying it for years but now a study has been done and scientists have come up with the conclusion that Regular exercise is the best way to treat back pain. The study has shown that stretching, muscle exercises and stamina training are far more successful at tackling lower back pain than other treatments. […]

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