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Health during lockdown: Part two. Nutrition.

Health During Lockdown

During these unprecedented times, it is more important than ever to try and look after both your physical and mental health, we may have lost a certain element of control in our lives, but we have traded that for a rare opportunity to reflect, learn new skills or take up new or old hobbies. Also, there's never been a better time - or motivator - to look after our health.

Health during lockdown. Part one. Exercise.

Health During Lockdown

During these unprecedented times, it is more important than ever to try and look after both your physical and mental health, we may have lost a certain element of control in our lives, but we have traded that for a rare opportunity to reflect, learn new skills or take up new or old hobbies. Also, there's never been a better time - or motivator - to look after our health.

Boxing training at TWPT

At TWPT we love boxing training. 

It’s an amazing addition to any health and fitness programme.

Can I train with high blood pressure?

The answer is yes. 1 in 4 people in the UK have high blood pressure. The good news is exercise is recommended as a way of managing and improving the symptoms.

4 easy steps to improve general strength

Improving your strength is something that appeals to everyone from Olympic weight lifters to bodybuilders to gym goers who want to max out their lifts and also for people who just want day to day tasks to be easier and gain some defined muscles. The complexity and variety of training systems and programmes can be daunting. But there are some basic principles that apply to being successful with weight lifting for any purpose,

Training with lower back pain

90% of people will have some form of lower back pain at some point in their lifetimes. It’s one of the most common niggles that we see at TWPT and in nearly all cases we have managed to find a form of exercise that works for the client. That is also enjoyable and effective.

Q and A blog.

We decided to put together a series of questions and answers blogs. These are questions that we find we are commonly asked at TWPT.

What are the health benefits of lifting weights?

What are the health benefits of lifting weights?

Weight lifting or as you may have heard it by its other name, resistance training, has a lots of other benefits to it other than simply getting bigger muscles.

It is absolutely one of the best forms of exercise from a health perspective, often these benefits can be overlooked in favour of improving appearance.

Health benefits of cardio?

Health Benefits of Cardio?

Most people are familiar with the term cardio, it is short for cardiovascular exercise. This form of exercise focuses on improving the ability of your heart, lungs and blood vessels (the cardiovascular system) to perform efficiently.

Having a healthy cardiovascular system is a key part of living a healthy energetic life.