Why you should lead a more active lifestyle

Why you should lead a more active lifestyle

You lead an active lifestyle if you engage in physical activities every day. An active lifestyle includes any activity that gets you moving. Exercise includes activities like walking and gardening. It also encompasses engaging in sports. Different from other types of activity, like reading a book, is physical exercise. Sedentary activity is what it is known as. You sit or move very little throughout the day if you lead a sedentary lifestyle. Living an active lifestyle has several advantages, including aiding in the prevention or management of health issues. You can get help with living healthily by looking to go to website.

What advantages do an active lifestyle offer?

  • You could find it easier to perform daily tasks. Your heart, lungs and muscles are healthier when you are active. You won’t get fatigued doing your daily duties as a result.
  • You can aid with weight management. Your body uses the calories you consume when you’re active rather than storing them as fat. After you stop being active, your body keeps burning calories at a greater pace.
  • Your health can improve through exercise. Your chance of developing cancer, heart disease, diabetes and stroke is lowered by exercise. Your blood pressure, blood sugar and cholesterol can all be managed with exercise. If you have arthritis, exercise can make it easier and less painful for your joints to move.
  • Your muscles, bones and joints will grow stronger. This will lessen your chance of falling and assist in the prevention of osteoporosis.
  • Your mood may be improved by exercise. Stress and depression can be lessened or prevented through exercise. Additionally, exercise can help you sleep better.

What dangers come with leading a sedentary lifestyle?

Your chance of developing conditions like diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease rises when you lead a sedentary lifestyle. Additionally, your immune system deteriorates. It cannot effectively combat infections as a result.

How much exercise do I require?

Any activity is preferable to none at all. You will experience health benefits as you increase your level of activity from being largely inactive. The general rules are as follows:

Perform aerobic exercise on a few days per week. Walking, bicycling, dancing, swimming, and leaf raking are all examples of aerobic exercise. Aim for 75 to 150 minutes of strenuous activity or 150 to 300 minutes of moderate activity (2½ to 5 hours) per week. You can also combine strenuous and moderate activities.

Strengthen your body at least twice every week. You may maintain your current muscles and add new ones by engaging in strength training. Push ups, yoga, tai chi and weightlifting are all examples of strength training. If weights aren’t available, you can lift everyday objects such as tins of food. Try to exercise all of your major muscle groups; including your arms, legs and abdomen. Give each area two or three sets. Use a weight that’s just a little bit more than you can effortlessly lift. You can gradually increase the weight. In addition, resistance bands can be used in place of weights.

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How to set up your own home gym

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If the Covid-19 lockdown has been wreaking havoc with your fitness regime, creating your own home gym may be the solution. Whatever your budget or your DIY skills, here are a few useful tips that will help you get back on the treadmill, so to speak!

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The space

To create a successful home gym, the first thing you’ll need is a suitable space. It could be set up in the box room, the garage or even a corner of your bedroom.

If you fitness programme includes using heavy weights or a treadmill, you’ll require something like reinforced and soundproofed engineered wood flooring – especially if you live in an upstairs flat. The same goes for overhead; if you’ll be using equipment that attaches to the ceiling such as a suspension trainer or punch bag, you don’t want to be bringing the roof down!

Many bits of gym equipment needs a power supply, so you need sufficient electric plug sockets. You’ll probably also be plugging in air conditioning units such as a cooling fan or an electric radiator. If you can’t increase the number of wall sockets, invest in a multi-gang socket extension.

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The equipment

We’ve already touched on some of the equipment you’ll use in a home gym; again, what you invest in will depend on your budget, workout routine and available space. Some items, such as a skipping rope and a yoga mat are easy on the pocket and don’t require huge amounts of space. On the other hand, an exercise bike, treadmill, rowing machine and weight training bench will need a great deal of room. If you only have a compact space, a multi-gym machine which incorporates many bits of kit into one is an ideal solution. If you’ll be doing yoga or Pilates, your equipment needs will be different to if you’ll be doing circuit training.

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The décor

If you’re going to be spending a great deal of time in a space working on your fitness, that space needs to be comfortable, motivational, and most of all, safe. Having piece of gym equipment strewn about the place is an accident waiting to happen. Ensure that you have sufficient storage space; shelves, lockers, cupboards and hooks will keep things off the floor and out of harm’s way.

A full-length mirror is another essential piece of gym furniture; both for working on your technique and seeing the progress your sessions are having in achieving your desired weight and body.

Perhaps you could install a television to watch whilst doing repetitive routines such as running, rowing or cycling. It will occupy your mind and help get through the task. You could use this time to catch up on the news or soaps or even to take part in streaming online exercise classes. If you don’t like the idea of a television, how about a hi-fi for listening to your own tailor-made exercise playlists? They’d get you into the perfect workout mood and rhythm as well as push you to keep going when you begin to flag.

Hopefully, our tips have helped you decide what space and kit you need to assemble your own home gym.

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Price Points: Gym equipment

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Have you decided to get healthy for 2020? Are you partaking in Veganuary, Dry January or taken out a gym membership?

If you’re embarking on a new fitness regime, we’ve come up with a trio of gym equipment essentials.

  1. Hybrid resistance bands, set of five: £6.95, Amazon
  2. Glass motivational water bottle, 900ml: £14.99, eBay
  3. Liforme yoga mat: £100.00, Sweaty Betty

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Liforme yoga mat
Liforme yoga mat
£100.00
Glass motivational water bottle, 900ml
Glass motivational water bottle, 900ml
£14.99
Hybrid resistance bands, set of five
Hybrid resistance bands, set of five
£6.95
Liforme yoga mat
Liforme yoga mat
£100.00
Glass motivational water bottle, 900ml
Glass motivational water bottle, 900ml
£14.99
Hybrid resistance bands, set of five
Hybrid resistance bands, set of five
£6.95
Liforme yoga mat
Liforme yoga mat
£100.00
Glass motivational water bottle, 900ml
Glass motivational water bottle, 900ml
£14.99
Hybrid resistance bands, set of five
Hybrid resistance bands, set of five
£6.95
Liforme yoga mat
Liforme yoga mat
£100.00
Glass motivational water bottle, 900ml
Glass motivational water bottle, 900ml
£14.99
Hybrid resistance bands, set of five
Hybrid resistance bands, set of five
£6.95
Liforme yoga mat
Liforme yoga mat
£100.00
Glass motivational water bottle, 900ml
Glass motivational water bottle, 900ml
£14.99
Hybrid resistance bands, set of five
Hybrid resistance bands, set of five
£6.95

5 benefits to owning an e-skateboard

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Skating has long been a great way for people to exercise and have fun at the same time. It goes without saying, the better the skateboard, the more fun the experience… and nowadays, people often want to have fun in the most convenient way possible too. You can buy the best e-skateboards so that you can easily and conveniently enjoy skating as a sport, for getting to work – or simply having fun.

Here are 5 benefits of owning an e-skateboard:

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  1. Makes skating fun

These futuristic electric skating boards are the latest addition to the skating world. You don’t have to use lots of energy to push the skating board around! You can save all that energy for the skills required to manoeuvre the board. They have many features that make it easy for both hobbyists and skating professionals to enjoy their sport. Sometimes, you just want to get from A to B without a physical work out. The electric skating boards allow this – they’re fun to own and use.

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  1. Electric skating boards are eco-friendly

One of the many plus points of electric skating boards is that they’re eco-friendly. They run on rechargeable batteries. As such, skating boards don’t emit any pollutants or emissions. When you buy and use these skating boards, you’re assured that you’re being friendly to the environment. If your journey to work or the shops is a suitable distance it’s a much greener option than driving your car – and perhaps less hassle than public transport.

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  1. Greater skating speeds

With electric skateboards, you can achieve higher speeds compared to manual skating boards. On flat ground, the motors on these boards can accelerate up to 25 miles an hour. This will provide for a fun and exhilarating ride. Of course, it’s advisable to always wear suitable clothing, protective pads and a helmet.

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  1. Wireless control

Many electric skating boards are controlled wirelessly via Bluetooth and wi-fi. These types of e-skateboard have sensors and remote controls that makes it easy to regulate the speed. You can accelerate and slow down at will, simply through the touch of a button.

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  1. Suitable for your short commutes

It’s easy to navigate town and city streets with an electric skateboard. It’s the perfect travel method if you have a short commute of a mile or two. Perhaps you even have a nice park with lovely scenery en route – what a perfect way to start the day! An e-skateboard can cover over thirty kilometres on a single charge, thus making it a better option than diesel and petrol-engined vehicles such as cars, motorbikes and scooters. If your commute is longer, you can always carry your board with you on the bus or train, riding it to and from the station or stop. In addition, there are none of the associated hassles of parking; driving around in circles to find a space, car parking charges or worse yet – parking tickets!

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