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  • Pull Up Bar Resistance Bands – how to tie resistance band to pull up bar

    Exercise at your own risk Resistance bands are great for all sorts of exercises Long, looped bands are the best for assisting with chin ups. Tie the band in a loop onto the bar Place your knee or foot in the bottom of the loop If you don’t have a band, and you are training…

  • Sauna Suit Benefits

    Hi! so sauna suits are great, but I wouldn’t use them for long term weight loss – you are dehydrating yourself not losing bodyfat. In fact, if you want to increase your metabolism, you’re probably better off getting really cold and having an ice bath Using a sauna suit to lose weight long term is…

  • Resistance Band Deadlifts – How to Do Deadlifts with a Band

    Deadlifts are a key compound exercise for developing strength in the glutes, lower back, legs and to a certain degree the upper back and traps. Resistance bands are great for beginners because they’re so easy to use, but also an advanced tool for developing power and “lock out” strength. Deadlift at your own risk –…

  • How to Do Resistance Band Press Ups (looped bands)

    I’ve seen people wrapping the bands around themselves in a kind of figure 8, but I couldn’t get that technique to work for me. Instead I take the looped band, put it over my head and grab as far up as I can on the loop. This creates a bit of slack band, but it…

  • How to do Resistance Band Squats (looped bands and handled bands)

    Resistance bands are extremely popular these days. They’re great for home workouts, easy to store, pretty safe and kinder on the joints than heavy weights. Resistance Band Squats – Bands with handles Anyway, if you want to get yolked you’ll probably want to do squats. when using bands with handles: – Grab the handles –…

  • Band exercises for Boxing

    Resistance bands are pretty good for boxers, they provide constant variable elastic tension from all possible angles. Unlike weights which provide “gravitational resistance” in a downward, vertical plane, bands can provide elastic resistance, that increases the more the band is stretch – providing the ideal ‘strength curve’ or power curve for throwing a punch –…

  • Energy Hacks- Wellbeing and Business Podcast Episode 5

    Episode 5 of my podcast looking upwards increases energy, looking down decreases it. So make sure if you work on a computer that you are looking straight ahead at your monitor Cold exposure like a cold shower increases dopamine and noradrenaline Niacin decreases inflammation, also helps with producing NAD which is important for energy production…

  • Supplements for Fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue 

    Always speak to your doctor before changing your diet or taking supplements Article for informational purposes only A whole food diet should be the foundation of any treatment. I personally found going dairy free made a huge difference Gut Health Leaky gut is a big problem and can be caused by a poor diet and…

  • How to do Hot Yoga at Home (With Pictures)

    With the help of a bath, you can do hot yoga at home. You don’t need a heater for hot yoga, or a tent. Although I am a fan of the infrared sauna blankets to get heat ‘deep’ into the muscles. Instead of using a heater, or sauna, you can run the bath, and wear…

  • Boxing Tips for Beginners (from home)

    I made a video about with some pointers when drilling and practising shadow boxing at home, during covid. Whilst you can train for boxing at home without any equipment, home boxing equipment including resistance bands, punch bags and reaction-‘bags’, will make training a lot more fun! Throw Boxing-Feints Don’t pass out, instead twitch your shoulders…