We all know how hard it can be to stay in shape with Christmas around the corner. It’s that time of the year when indulgence is tempting, and we often allow ourselves a few more treats here and there! Well, there’s nothing wrong enjoying ourselves, but, what if we could swap out a couple of those delights in order to keep on top of our health and fitness? We’ve put together 10 nifty little ideas that certainly won’t stop the festive fun but will help to maintain all we’ve achieved so far! (more…)
Being an online, on-demand, at-home fitness platform, you’d think we would avoid this question. But actually, there’s pros and cons to both choices, and we’re more than happy to talk diplomatically about them!
When we hear the term, ‘Aerobics’ we probably picture one of the three great legends of our time. Mr Motivator, Jane Fonda or the ‘Green Goddess’ herself Diana Moran, right? The headbands, the leg warmers, the brightly coloured leotards and bumbags – cue the nostalgia! Throughout the 1980s and 90s Aerobics was a hugely popular choice of exercise, there’s no doubt about that. Still, it hasn’t completely disappeared. In fact, the Green Goddess has never really stopped, and she’s looking sensational (as are Mr Motivator and Ms Fonda for that matter).
Approached with the correct mindset, the skipping rope can be a serious contender in boosting your fitness. Top athletes often turn to this form of exercise, and if it’s good enough for them, it’s good enough for us!
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When it comes to shaping our body, it’s not just about how hard we work on building a particular muscle or group of muscles. While it’s true that we can indeed sculpt certain parts of our body through targeted exercise, there’s one element of this process that often gets forgotten about – reducing the overall body fat percentage. (more…)
Everyone can enjoy good health – and we don’t just mean physical health. Good mental health allows us to embrace life and enjoy the journey, but sometimes we need a little support to help navigate our way through, especially during challenging times.
There has never been a better time to make health a priority in life. In particular, your physical health. With the disruptions already caused by the all too familiar pandemic, and the uncertainty of another potential spike looming, we couldn’t agree more with Better Health’s new campaign to help kick start our health to eat better and get active.
Here at InstructorLive, we are thrilled to be able to support the Campaign. Physical activity should be accessible to everyone and enjoyed. We are confident that with the correct guidance and support, we can take positive steps towards a healthier lifestyle.
Cue Better Health. With their user-friendly, online tools that enable healthier lifestyle changes, you can access health quizzes, meal plans, calorie-tracking apps and more to help individualise your goals and keep on top of your progress. All information published is up to date, evidence-based and accessible to all, so you know you’re in safe hands.
InstructorLive – Better Health campaign
To support the Better Health campaign, InstructorLive is offering free access to 10 of our beginner’s workout programmes, for three months —allowing anybody new to fitness the opportunity to try out these programmes and help them begin their journey. For those of you who would like to go a step further in your fitness journey and would like to get full access to InstructorLive with over 800 classes to choose from and personal fitness advice, we have put together an exceptional offer for you. You will be able to access ALL InstructorLive programmes for half the price. Click here to get 50% off of your monthly subscription FOREVER. For more tools and support to lose weight and get active, visit Better Health.
If you’re unsure about where to start, please do get in touch, we’re all ears! We pride ourselves on being present during your journey and helping you get the very best out of your workouts.
Both InstructorLive and Better Health know that when it comes to your health, it’s not just about physical improvements. Getting active is good for your body and mind – the more you do, the more you’ll benefit.
To check out more about Better Health and what they have to offer, visit their website at: https://www.nhs.uk/better-
We know that performing regular exercise at least 2-3 times a week has many health benefits. Suppose we can increase that to 4-5 times, even better. We also know that feeding our body a balanced and varied diet works alongside the exercise, giving us a more excellent all-round health. But do we need to go one step further and implement the use of supplements into our diet?
We all know how hard it can be to stay in shape and get down to the gym whilst contending with jobs, a busy social life, family and more TV than you can shake a stick at which is why we’ve come up with 10 simple tips to keep in shape at home so you won’t have to sacrifice any Netflix! (more…)