Technical articles on Fat loss
Why Weight Loss Is Not Important
The human body is an amazingly technical structure comprising of many different tissue types. These tissues are made of different materials and have different densities – they don’t actually all weigh the same!
On a daily basis I see lots of people who train to ‘lose weight’. This is all well and good, but they slightly miss the point. It is not weight loss they should be aiming for, more fat loss. How much a person weighs tells us very little about their body composition. I will demonstrate this using a man named Andrew. According to his stats he weighs 121kg (19 stones). This sounds very heavy, and his BMI rating is 32.4, putting him in the ‘obese’ category. Now consider this- Andrew, the man in the example, is actually Andrew Sheridan, the England Rugby player. He is an international athlete at peak physical fitness. Is he really obese? No! Does he need to lose weight? No! The figures can be misleading, which is why I urge you not to focus on weighing less, but being leaner. (more…)
50 plus fitness
50 Plus and all to play for
The above title was a campaign by the Sports Council in the early 1980s. The campaign was designed to encourage people over the age of fifty to take part in specially organised activities in their local leisure centre.
This article tells the story of one obese 50 year old’s quest to lose weight and get fit, achieved with the assistance of Hoyles Fitness
Food for Fat Loss Tips
Lots of people worry too much about going ‘on a diet’. I hate that word- it implies months of eating lettuce and vegetables, drinking nothing but water and avoiding every treat known to man. It needn’t be like that. First of all establish want you want to achieve from your diet and exercise plan- a six pack or just a slight bit of fat loss?
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An Introduction to High Intensity Training
High Intensity Training (HIT) is a form of weight training with a scientifically-proven track record. Created by a man named Arthur Jones (the inventor of the Nautilus and MedX machines so widespread in health clubs today), the approach focuses on training the body as a single complete unit, rather than the traditional split routine favoured by many bodybuilders over the years. (more…)
Nine ways to get the body you want
Ask most guys in the gym what they are looking to achieve and you will more often than not hear ‘build muscle’ in reply! It’s as cliched as women wanting to lose weight and ‘tone up’!
The only problem with this goal is the way most people go about achieving it – the wrong way. Not enough effort, too little weight, rest periods too long. Then there is their life outside of the gym – not enough food, the wrong types of food, too much beer, not enough sleep. (more…)
Body Fat Estimation
Introduction
Over the years body fat levels have been the source of much thought, discussion and in some cases, frustration for many athletes, coaches and gym users. Recently the availability of body fat testing has become far more widespread in health clubs, leading to a boom in members wishing to know what their ‘body fat percentage’ is.