Author: Nikki
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Is it safe for me to start exercising?
You may have noticed by now that whenever I recommend exercise in my posts, I also follow the recommendation up with a disclaimer to check in with a healthcare professional beforehand. This is not unique to me, and you may have noticed that others who give exercise and health recommendations also tend to follow up… Read more
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6 At Home Resistance Training Exercises for Beginners
I recently uploaded an article on the basics of resistance training, which you can find here, and in my previous post, I gave you a beginner’s gym programme which you might find useful. Today I thought I’d adapt a basic resistance gym programme for at-home use. If you’re just starting out, you might not feel… Read more
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Resistance Training Essentials: A Beginner’s Gym Guide to Building Strength and Confidence
In my previous post which you can find here, I discussed the basics of resistance training. Following on from that, today I’d like to explain how you can get started. Please feel free to read that post before you jump back to this one. The aim here is to give you a sample plan, by… Read more
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Resistance Training 101: Everything You Need to Know to Get Started
I’ve recently been told that I recommend resistance training in quite a few of my blog posts, but don’t really explain what it is how to incorporate it into your workout sessions. I guess I assume that anyone reading my articles would know what I mean by resistance training and would know how to do… Read more
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Calories In vs. Calories Out – Fact or Fiction
You’ve probably heard of the basic weight loss rule: calories in vs. calories out. It’s quite simple, really. If you eat more than you burn, you gain weight. If you burn more than you eat, you lose weight. However, many of the fad diets you see popping up online, only to eventually lose traction, seem… Read more
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11 Tips to Stay Active with a Busy Schedule
In today’s fast-paced world, where downtime feels like a luxury, exercise often seems like just another thing to add to the already overwhelming to-do list. I totally understand. I often find it incredibly tough too! It’s not always easy to fit exercise into my routine, and truth be told, there are days when I don’t… Read more
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Exercise and Heart Health: The Science Behind Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
When I began this blog, the importance of exercise for reducing risks associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) was the first idea that came to mind. Since then, however, I’ve been hesitant to write about it. The topic is so widely accepted and understood that it might come across as redundant or, worse, boring. I thought… Read more
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Blood Flow Restriction Training for Hypertrophy: How To Gain More By Doing Less
During my undergraduate studies in sports science, and even now as part of my postgraduate research in the medical field, I continue to encounter blood flow restriction (BFR) as a tool. “Tool for what?”, you might be wondering. I intentionally keep that sentence vague because BFR seems to serve multiple purposes, depending on how it’s… Read more
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Can Exercise Help Us Live Longer, and Is That Even the Right Question to Ask?
In the first semester of my final year studying sport and exercise science at the undergraduate level, I took a course module that would ultimately inspire me to begin writing about the importance of exercise for health. It was a life-changing series of lectures – not because I learned anything particularly unexpected, but because it… Read more
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The Importance of Adiposity: How Body Fat Distribution Shapes Your Health
The general consensus is that gaining an excessive amount of body fat is bad for our health. But have you ever stopped to think why? What is it about adipose tissue, or body fat, that makes it so harmful to our health? Let’s take a closer look. What adipose tissue really is What comes to… Read more