It’s Friday – you’ve had a stressful week, and now you’re debating whether you should go to the gym tonight, or go to the pub. Really, it depends on just how stressed you are. While hitting the gym for a tough session can help to relieve stress under the right circumstances, being too stressed can actually hinder your progress and make your workout pretty pointless. So if you’re feeling burnt out, exhausted and anxious from a busy week – taking a night off from the gym might not be such a bad idea. Freeletics expert David Wiener has explained exactly why you shouldn’t work out if you’re feeling too stressed: It throws you off your game When you‘re coping with a...
Kate Beckinsale found something odd on celebrity trainer Gunnar Peterson‘s mirror — and used the opportunity to take a sizzling selfie. The Underworld actress, 45, showed off her fabulous abs on Instagram in stomach-baring black and white exercise gear on Wednesday. She put her brunette hair up for a workout in Beverly Hills, California. Beckinsale blamed the substance on the mirror on LeBron James‘ arrival in Los Angeles to play for the Lakers. She jokingly captioned the snapshot, “This is the second time I’ve found ectoplasm on the bathroom mirrors in the gym ever since @gunnarfitness got all excited about working with @kingjames what can it mean.” Reposting the picture, Peterson cheekily replied, “Ironic (or not) that it is only found in the bathroom where your @shape magazine cover hangs. Everything...
It’s easy to get carried away with a new fitness regime and end up over doing things, but over-training or working out without proper warm ups can lead to serious problems. As is so often the case, getting older makes things more likely to go wrong, with a survey from Ramsay Health Care UK revealing that 70% of people over 55 have been to A&E with sports related injuries. But there’s no need to panic! With a sensible approach to exercise there’s no reason not to continue playing sports, working out and generally keeping fit throughout your life. How to avoid injury playing sports Tips from Sports Doctor Kumar Kunasingam We see many images and routines online but many of these can...
