Transformed Fitness

So you’ve decided to ‘lose weight’ – it’s as much a mind game as a physical one!

Our brains work in funny ways and ‘negative’ statements cause some confusion.

“Lose weight” – is one of those! “I want to lose weight” is the most common reason people join a fitness centre, or go to see a personal trainer, yet the very statement is a stumbling block. When you lose something- guess what! You want to FIND it again. Now that is possibly ONE reason for the weight gain immediately after you get to your ‘goal weight’ So- we want to re-phrase for clarity.

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Many of us, when asked about “Weight Training” or “Strength Training” immediately put up the “woah -not for me” signal. I wonder why? My guess is that we have these preconceived images of body builders and (if you are female) ugly muscles that seem to bulge out in all the ‘unfemine’ places.

Good News

Well, here is some good news! If you start strength training you won’t end up with all those bulging muscles that ( to me anyway) look so ugly.

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Great! So you have made the decision to do some weight training. Now the dilemma -which is best? Those big machine weight stack things at the gym, or the ‘free weights’ – dumb bells and the like?

Well, it really depends on what your goal is. If you just want to ‘look good’ then machine weights will do that for you. If you want functional strength and stability in your day to day living – then free weights is the way to go. How come?

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Hello there. This site is dedicated to all who want to stay fit and healthy beyond 50. Watch this space for exciting articles on how YOU can gain and maintain real health and fitness.

Plan For Health And Fitness

We often think about financial planning for retirement, but how many of us think about planning for health and fitness?

Who wants to reach retirement and have spare cash to enjoy life but not have the health?

Where does one start?

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