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“The doctor of the future will give no medicine but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, in proper diet, and in the cause and prevention of disease.”

Thomas A. Edison

Interval Training, beach walking and running

When exercising, more calories are burned during high intensity exercise than low intensity exercise (more details), however you may have more risk of injury.  Interval training uses short periods of high intensity exercise alternated with longer periods low intensity exercise.

Sand is an excellent training surface. It forces you to walk or run slower for the same heart rate (high running intensity is the second best predictor of injury) and makes you use your whole body to maintain balance so give your back and shoulders a great workout too. Climbing sand dunes form a high intensity part of interval training and give your upper body a great workout as well as your legs.

As an added benefit, breathing sea air can help with numerous conditions.  The clean ionised air contains natural antibacterial and antiviral properties and can help the body’s immune system to fight infection.

Walking (ok paddling!) in the sea adds intensity and also works your whole body in keeping balance and is particularly useful if you and your body are not ready or able to run.

Circuit training adds variety and fun. From traditional star jumps to balance trails to swimming, we use both individual stations and group exercises to ensure all your muscle groups are exercised.

Your personalised program will give your individual interval training parameters and you will be  monitored to ensure your optimum exercise and exertion rate are safely attained.  Although you will be encourages to move outside your comfort zone, there are many ways to achieve your required intensity and personal preferences will always be acknowledged.

Abdominal exercises

Abdominal fat is a significant risk factor for many chronic diseases (see the nutrition section for more information) so it is one of the most important areas to address for weightloss.

When you think about reducing belly fat, the first thing that comes to mind is probably abdominal exercises. Namely, which ones should you do to get rid of this fat? The fact is, ab exercises may be the least important thing you do, although strengthening your abs is just as important as the other muscles in your body. The key to losing belly fat, however, is more about burning more calories than you eat and letting your body respond to that.

In one study, researchers measured abdominal fat in people involved in different amounts of exercise. The group who worked out at the highest intensity (80 to 95% of max heart rate) lost the most abdominal fat. In another study, researchers compared interval workouts with steady state exercise and found that exercisers lost more abdominal fat when doing interval training.

Sit-ups are probably the most commonly used and most badly performed abdominal exercise.  Your six-pack muscle (rectus abdominus) may actually become bowed-out and increase the appearance of a pot-belly.  Correct use of all the abdominal muscles ensure a toned, flat tummy - learning to use these muscles as part of normal, good posture will free you from sit-ups forever!

Yoga is not about stretching individual muscles; yoga poses counterpose one another so that every muscle is both stretched and contracted during a practice.  Yoga particularly improves the muscle tone and endurance of postural muscles but also improves the flexibility and extensibility of the power muscle groups.

Yoga poses demand that you stay fully focused on what is happening in your body as you move and stretch into the posture.  You can observe yourself at a deep level, seeing changes in your body, breath and mind as a posture progresses. Stretching is not about reaching goals and pushing limits but about finding space and letting go of tension. This forms the meditative aspect of yoga and means that you avoid injury as you keep careful attention on your body and the pose.

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Stress is a normal response and our reaction to it depends on your individual perception of a situation.  It can be a very positive response to excitement, creativity and performance; however we often think of the negative side of stress such as insecurity, unhappiness and worry. 

Our body responds to stress by releasing hormones such as adrenalin and cortisol which speed up your heart and breathing rates, narrow your focus of attention, reduce blood flow to your gut and reduce your sensitivity to pain.

Unfortunately, chronic stress can result in your body not managing to keep up with demand (known as adrenal fatigue) and you may end up relying on artificial stimulants including caffeine, sugar and cocaine and artificial relaxants such as alcohol, tobacco and cannabis.

The combination of adrenal fatigue and these artificial stimulants and relaxants tend to result in improper metabolism of fats causing increased deposition of fat around the abdomen, raised bad (LDL) cholesterol, raised insulin levels, lowered thyroid hormone levels and reduced nutrient absorption - its a classic vicious circle.

One way that stress has been described is to imagine that you are carrying a large 2L bottle of water - when you start carrying it, it feels easy but after a while it starts to get heavy and if you keep going it can become really uncomfortable to keep on carrying it; however if you put it down and rest for a while, when you pick it up again it doesn’t feel nearly so heavy.  Stress only becomes negative if you don’t respond and react to it.

As well as regular sessions of yoga meditation and Qigong, you will learn methods of recognising physical, mental or emotional stress and how to manage it more effectively.

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