According to medical experts February 18 was the sickest day of the year due to increased socialising, following January detoxification and Valentines celebrations. This leads us to ask: should being sick put you off training, or should you power through? Source: Should being sick put you off training? (repsuk.wordpress.com)
Research: Adult Social Care & Fitness Sectors
Research to look at the opportunities for closer working with the adult social care sector. Skills for Care, in partnership with Skills Active, have commissioned research in order to develop an understanding of the benefits and practicalities of developing a shared workforce development programme. The research aims to explore the opportunities that may be available for… Read More
Alcohol and Premature Morbidity & Mortality
Excess alcohol consumption is a growing public health problem, causing around 5.3% of deaths in those aged under 60 years worldwide (Rehm et al, 2009). In England, about one in four adults aged 16-65 (about seven million people) drink hazardously or harmfully (Drummond et al., 2005). Alcohol accounts for 10% of disability adjusted life years… Read More
Update: The Loaded March
Read all about the loaded march in the Exercises Section of the blog.
Update: The Humble Sit-up
Read all about the humble sit-up in the Exercises Section of the blog.
Update: The Classic Press-up
Read all about the classic press-up in the Exercises Section of the blog.
UK Boot Camps: When They Started
Boot camps were brought to the UK by Robin Cope, a retired British Army officer, in 1999 “as an alternative form of group training to gyms” (BMF, 2012). However, Wikipedia suggests that the fitness boot camp concept did not reach our shores until 2005 (Wikipedia, 2012). Wikipedia usually so right, but on this occasion so… Read More
Boot Camp & Military Fitness Institute 