In line with our popular class, ‘Pilates with Bands’, with Sam Webster we thought we’d tell you a little more about the benefits of adding resistance bands to your workout. Available from most sports shops, these bands are proving to be a stretchy success in the fitness world! Here are our top five benefits of resistance bands: (more…)
In line with your new ‘Yoga Challenge‘ class taught by Susan Yu we have a fantastic new competition with the Yoga and Pilates clothing company: ‘Wellicious.’ InstructorLive has teamed up with ‘Wellicious’ to offer you the chance to win a fantastic outfit (see examples below) worth £100-£150 plus you will gain the kudos of being ‘The InstructorLive Yoga Challenge Champion!‘ (more…)
Kettlebells provide such an effective all-over body workout that there’s no surprise why they’ve become popular over the years. You can burn around 300 calories during a 20-minute kettlebell workout, and that’s without taking into account the number of calories you will continue to burn afterwards.
The kettlebell is a versatile piece of equipment, creating extra resistance for legs, upper body and core workouts. They are inexpensive to buy and a great choice of at-home equipment to maximise your toning and strengthening sessions. The key is knowing exactly how to use one and understanding some basic exercises to get you started.
We’ve chosen 5 popular exercises regularly practised by kettlebell fanatics.
Hi Everyone, I have returned for another blog should any of you be waiting on tenterhooks for the next gripping installment!! (albeit a tad late) (more…)
If you’re looking to improve your abdominal strength and see a real difference in the shape and tone of your stomach then we have some great exercises for you below. Arnold Schwarzenegger recommends doing 100 sit-ups a day after or 100 after each workout – now we’re not saying you have to do as many as that, but it’s certainly not a bad idea to add a few to the end of your workout if you still have the energy!!
You can also watch our very own Austin in action in his Abs class in the ‘10 Minute Toning‘ programme for more abs-olutely amazing exercises! (more…)
InstructorLive’s Instructor Saul Katz says: ‘So many women are put off by weight training, thinking it will make them bulky and manly looking, they couldn’t be more wrong. Weight training has so many benefits and rather than getting too muscly it adds great shape and tone to your body.’ Some (not all) women are embarrassed, worried about injury or fear that they will turn into a Body Builder if they do any weight training. (more…)
We just wanted to share this funny clip of our ‘Work It Circuit’ Instructor Saul Katz’s voice breaking during his LIVE class this morning. (more…)
One of the most frequently asked questions that we get asked as a fitness company is, how do I lose weight and how long will it take? There are so many mistakes that people make when they’re trying to lose weight that we wanted to dig a little deeper into the subject of fat loss and give you some answers on how to stop that unwanted wobble. (more…)
It’s summertime, the shorts are on, and cellulite is back on our minds and in our mirrors. Apparently, those little dimples on our bums and legs aren’t quite as cute as the ones on our cheeks (face cheeks, that is..!). This article gives you more information about the dreaded cellulite and what you can do to help it! Cellulite occurs in over 80% of the female population and rarely occurs in men (I bet all the women reading this just thought the word ‘typical’ in their heads).
Well, despite all that, it’s something very natural to show up on the human body, and the amount of cellulite you may experience can depend on several things.
There are many ways to help reduce the appearance of this infamous friend if that’s something you’re looking to achieve, so let’s take a closer look at what cellulite is, why women get it and what health hacks we can learn to help us.