It's a great way to start getting exercise back into your weekly routine.
Intense Cardio Exercise I.C.E....
Jim made the decision in February 2016 that enough was enough and it was time to change tack and set a new course for his long term health.
He chose to start with I.C.E group training because it was only 30 mins in length. That was easy enough to schedule in to his day, 6 ..
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another 12 week program.
another diet.
another promise that fails to deliver.
another thing to fail at.
Will power, motivation, good intentions, goal setting, on and on and on it goes.
We are bombarded with images of before and after shots that portray individuals transforming their bodies from unhealthy, miserable, "one foot in the grave" to healthy, happy, "life is amazi ..
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How are your feet? Bet you don't pay them too much attention until you stub a toe or drop something on them*.
Here are some funky foot facts.....
Each Foot has
33 bones 26 joints more than 100 tendons, muscles and ligaments. 6 more bones than a hand.
The toes, in particular your big toe help you move and ..
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You can't stretch connective tissue that covers bone, well at least not in the way we think about stretching traditionally.
Most people when they think of the word "stretch", they think lengthening, creating more distance between two points. Like stretching a rubber band for instance. The same concept applies when we think about stretching our muscles; we try to create a greater distan ..
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Our shoulder joint is a ball and socket joint, like our hip joint.
Back (posterior) view Front (anterior) view
Back (posterior) view of hip Side (lateral) view of hip
As you can see the shoulder joint has a shallower socket as this allows greater range. The down side to the shallower socket is that all the connective tissue aro ..
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DIY Intense Cardio Exercise.
If you are unable to make it to an I.C.E Group training session due to work or holidays, here are a couple of different time protocols. Do one of these workouts every 2nd or 3rd day: On the non training days, go for 30-40 min easy walk, it’s chill out time and you do not need to flog yourself every day.
Timer Apps
IPhone – Seconds pr ..
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I have type 2 diabetes…Well actually I have the genes that have an influence on the overall risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes.
These genes have strong interactions with lifestyle factors, such as physical activity and nutrition.
How did I find this out?
A few years back I sent of a saliva sample to a DNA lab as part of a course I did. When I read my DNA profile* and sa ..
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Many of the I.C.E team and F.I.R.E crew travel interstate for work or have lives that mean they can't make it into the NexusPT studio for training. To avoid missing out on ICE workouts, they keep an eye on the NexusPT Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/NexusPersonalTraining?ref=hl)page for I.C.E sessions they can do in hotels (http://metabolicprecision.com/articles-1/workout-of-the-week-hotel ..
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