Posts Tagged ‘fitness for over 60s’
Jordan’s session 12 August 2020
Enhancing muscular control and improving bone mineral density is the aim of this fitness session. It’s all about time under tension and moving extra slowly. Led by Jordan, this 50-minute workout for the over 60s is all about time under tension. By moving slowly the muscles are under tension for longer than normal. This means…
Read MoreRob’s session 10 August 2020
Exercise for the whole body with Rob’s 45-minute session. It starts with a long, functional warm-up, mobilising your body and increasing flexibility. A beneficial circuit training method is key to this fitness session. It consists of 30 seconds of work and 25 seconds of rest. Moving, stretching or lifting for 30 seconds is a good…
Read MoreMira’s session 31 July 2020
Improve your cardiovascular health, core stability and body strength with this single weight intensive session. The 50-minute, full-body kettlebell workout for fat burning and lean muscle is the perfect exercise for the over 60s. Mira takes you through a warm-up to prepare your body by replicating some of the movements used in the main workout.…
Read MoreJordan’s session 29 July
This 55-minute workout for men and women over 60 is a recovery session led by Jordan. In fitness, we generally strive to push ourselves and our bodies as hard as possible each session, whether this is by moving faster or lifting heavier weights. While overloading the body is a tried and tested approach to getting…
Read MoreMira’s seated session 23 July 2020
Led by Mira, this is a 45-minute all seated, whole-body workout for balance and stability. It is perfect if you are dealing with injury, limited mobility or balance issues. The session starts with a warm-up for mobility and a better range of movement. At the heart of today’s session is a strength, cardio and core…
Read MoreJordan’s session 22 July 2020
Led by Jordan, this 50-minute workout contains opposite ends of the spectrum when it comes to movement speed. In the first workout, you’ll be moving quickly, performing four cardiovascular exercises over a short timeframe. The difference here is that you’ll be getting double the amount of rest for the amount you are working, giving you…
Read MoreRob’s session 20 July 2020
Rob leads a 45-minute whole-body fitness workout with a warm-up mobilisation, a cool down and two circuits which have a few challenging functional exercises. There’s an easy, medium and hard version and different exercises to suit all abilities. Arms, legs, core strength and cardiovascular (cardio/CV) work gets the blood circulating to improve the heart and…
Read MoreMira’s session 17 July 2020
Led by Mira, this is a 45-minute full-body workout that will benefit your cardiovascular health, full-body strength, posture, balance and flexibility. Mira takes you through a gentle warm-up for mobility and pulse-raising to prepare your body for the main workout. This is followed by a fitness mashup (fusion) – 7 exercises representing all 7 essential…
Read MoreMira’s seated session 16 July 2020
Led by Mira, this is a 50-minute all seated, strength-based workout for full-body toning up. It is perfect if you are dealing with injury, limited mobility or balance issues. The session starts with a warm-up for gentle pulse-raising which progresses into a purely strength-based workout for upper/lower body and core toning up. The main workout…
Read MoreJordan’s session 15 July 2020
Led by Jordan, this 50-minute workout will take you back to basics with a full-body circuit. Sometimes it’s easy to get caught up doing complex workouts and that’s absolutely fine as it’s great to add variance to your fitness routine. However, sometimes it’s important not to over-complicate things and that’s what this session is all…
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