Technical articles on General
Swimming
Why swim?
On an island where no-one is more than 80 miles from the nearest coast, the ability to swim is an essential life skill and one which could save a life one day.
According to the Royal Lifesaving Society, there is a drowning in the UK every 17 hours on average; 450 – 500 a year. 80% of those are on inland water.
You are never too young or too old to start swimming. The safest place to swim is a supervised swimming pool, or a lifeguarded beach. The ability to swim is essential before considering a beach holiday with children. (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.