Train in or take away? - training on the go

Firday 13th ... doo da doo doooooo (that was Jamie's spooky voice of course). So far it's been a really good day for me and the fact it actually is Friday and the weekend's nearly here can only make it better! Well apart from the nasty weather out there ...

My friends could not believe me when I told them so I decided to share it with you too. It was only last week when I was talking to Rach and realised that for the past 27 years I did not know how to walk up the stairs properly. And then when the mystery of proper stair climbing was finally unveiled I engaged myself with some people watching and scrutinised all escalator and tube stairs climbers only to find out that it was not only me but the majority of the nation not being able to do it how it should be done ... If they were though, there would be much less lower back pain and overactive quads problems and on top of that (listen up ladies!) our bums would be much more toned and able to work properly. So how do we do it then, u will ask? Simple ... put the whole foot on the step each time you walk up the stairs and push of the heel instead of only using toes or balls of your feet. You should feel this at the back of your thighs and of course your lovely bottom. (Thank you Rach!)

Great mini workout and number one exercise on the go - done!

There is so much more we can do just making sure we sit, walk or do whatever we do not being in the gym or studio training to actually improve not only our posture and the way our muscles work but also the way we feel too. Example ... another long day in the office. Staring at your PC screen hoping for the day to end so you can just go home and relax. And then ... when you finally get there it hits you like a train, a massive headache out of nowhere. Sounds familiar? Tension headache is its name. Most of the times people installing our PCs have no clue of how it should be done apart from plugging in the right cables, hence most of us sitting all day in a really unnatural position putting a constant strain on the neck muscles. Once they get tired and overworked here it comes, the nasty tension headache. I was absolutely shocked when I found out that with every degree that your head goes forward, the tension on your neck muscles is 10 times higher than usual. With an average human head weighing around 7kg (15.4lbs) only one degree makes it 70kg for your neck muscles to deal with!!! Scary! Make sure you have quick, regular breaks from the screen (not only for your eyes' sake), stretch off, walk around the office. And when you actually sit down, don't slouch! Push your chest out, shoulders back and down ... how many times have you heard that one in the studio?

Exercise on the go number 2 - done!

Another great one for our bum can be done wherever you are, either waiting for the tube home, queuing up to the check out while shopping, literally anywhere. Keep your heels together, turn your toes out slightly (so you feel like a little ballerina) and you should immediately feel your bottom muscles contracting. Here we go then...

Exercise on the go number 3 - done!

Happy on the go training and of course have a fab weekend.

Till next Friday.

Marta :)