Functional strength training focuses on exercises that mimic everyday movements such as push, pull, squat and lunge movements. This type of training can be incredibly beneficial in improving our ability to carry out tasks in our day to day lives.
As we are approaching the end of the year, many of us will be thinking more about the changes we will be making in the new year. This might be vowing to take up a new exercise class or it could be deciding to ditch the unhealthy habits. Research has found that around 71% of people stick to their resolution after two weeks and just 64% of people are still at it in February. Below are a few tips to help make sure that you are one of the 64%. A healthy lifestyle is for life and not just for January.
My goal with Bounce Back is to create the ultimate exercise resource for people who have been diagnosed with a long-term health condition. I aim to give you the confidence that you are meeting the recommended exercise guidelines for your own condition and not just following along with generic keep fit classes.
Many different forms of exercise including cardiovascular exercise, strength training and mobility exercise has been found to reduce levels of fatigue. Here are a few tips to help manage your fatigue using exercise:
Home workouts are great. You can wear whatever you like, you know that the equipment is clean, you don’t have to wait for equipment to be available and best of all, they take place right in the comfort of your home meaning zero travel time. However, this also means it is very easy to give up or get distracted from your workout. Home workouts do require discipline. Here are some of my favourite tips to succeed in your home workouts.
Foot drop (also known as drop foot or dropped foot) is the inability to lift the front of the foot due to weakness or paralysis of muscles and nerves that lift the foot. It is not a disease but a symptom of other medical conditions including nerve damage, muscle disorders and neurological diseases such as stroke and multiple sclerosis. Below are six rehabilitation exercises to strengthen the foot, ankle and lower leg muscles. Try to be consistent with your exercises and practice these exercises daily. It will be a slow process but continuing to practice can make a huge difference in maintaining strength in your ankle, preventing weakness and restoring normal function
