We’ve all been victim to the dreaded stitch! And as with muscle soreness, exhaustion and injury, they are more common amongst those just starting out exercising, running in particular. As you build your cardio fitness and gain more control over your breathing, you will experience less frequent stitches. Continue reading The Dreaded Stitch
Sit ups may look like a simple exercise, but those of us who have done them often know they can be difficult to do properly! Your arms are behind your head pulling your head towards the ceiling to help you up, craning your neck. In the mean time your whole torso is curving into a “C” shape, and after 3 or 4 you start to feel strain or pain in your back. Continue reading How To Do Sit-Ups Without Hurting Your Back
While jogging and jump rope are fantastic cardio exercises for shifting that extra weight, they can be pretty hard on the knees. But the Workplace Health Challenge motto is, and always will be “DON’T QUIT”. There are always alternatives to be found if you want to get healthy bad enough! And they’re surprisingly not hard to find. Continue reading Cardio Exercise That Won’t Hurt Your Knees
It’s the last thing we want to do after a big workout. Sit on the floor and stretch. We’ve just exhausted ourselves performing weight or interval training and all we want to do is relax! But every trainer you speak to will insist you stretch, and believe us, it makes all the difference. Continue reading Stretching For Your Health
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