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The perfect warm-up
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The perfect warm-up

Your warmup is vital to your performance. Not only does it protect against injuries, but the quality of our training session depends on it. However, many people think that three minutes of jogging and swinging their arms is enough. What's wrong here? Is it too boring? Too tiring? Let’s take a closer look.

What is the amin function of a warmup? Simply put, its task is to familiarize the body with the effort that awaits it and prepare your central nervous system and muscles for the coming strain.

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STRENGTH TRAINING - THE MOST COMMON MISTAKES THAT BEGINNERS MAKE
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STRENGTH TRAINING - THE MOST COMMON MISTAKES THAT BEGINNERS MAKE

The current fashion for a healthy lifestyle and the search for the appropriate physical activity have meant that gyms are busier than ever. Of course, strength training can be a great activity that will give you a lot of satisfaction, but it can also help you build your dream figure and more importantly increase your strength. Beginner athletes, despite their high motivation, usually struggle with many problems at the beginning, because they do not quite know how, or where to start. In this blog,

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HAS YOUR PROGRESS STALLED? HERE ARE SOME POSSIBLE CAUSES…
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HAS YOUR PROGRESS STALLED? HERE ARE SOME POSSIBLE CAUSES…

Has your training progress slowed or even stopped entirely? Here are some possible causes... Regularity, concentration, mobilization... but what else is needed for your training to bring you results?

Let’s take this as an example; you've looked the same for two years, even though you exercise regularly. Do you know where the problem is? Below are the most common causes of lack of training effects. You will find a problem here if you are honest with yourself.


You are

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FUNCTIONAL TRAINING - THE BEST GIFT FOR YOUR BODY
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FUNCTIONAL TRAINING - THE BEST GIFT FOR YOUR BODY

This is not about growing muscle mass or sculpting a perfect figure. The priority here with functional training is general physical fitness and wellbeing. We will feel the effects of this even while sitting at a desk.


What is functional training?

This is a type of intense, but uncomplicated exercise aimed at comprehensive muscle strengthening. Simply put, functional training is about mimicking the movements we do every day, but at a much faster pace. For example:

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KNEES – A WEEK SPOT
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KNEES – A WEEK SPOT

Weak spots are places of potential stress like your knee, shoulder, elbow, lower back, and wrist. These are probably the "weakest links" in our body. Joints or places heavily loaded with work not only during training, but also during everyday activities and often in the wrong way. In this blog, we put the knee under the microscope.

The knee joint has an extremely important function - it is responsible for bending the legs, straightening them and for slight rotation. It ensures the stability

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