How Hard Should You Work Out?
How hard should you work out? By Erin Phelan How hard should you work out? This is a question that is relevant for any lifestyle athlete – someone with specific fitness goals in mind, focused on progress and small gains. We have to keep pushing ourselves. But what does this mean? Someone […]
Is it DOMS or Damage?
You schedule Saturday as your big workout day and feel strong after a great run and an even better session with the weights. You finish the workout feeling fit and fabulous. And then you can’t move on Monday. Don’t panic: You’ve got DOMS. WHAT IS DOMS? Delayed Muscle Onset Soreness (DOMS) occurs after your workout […]
Could exercise be the medicine you need?
Exercise saved my life. If I look back on the connect-the-dot moments of my life, there are direct correlations between the peaks and valleys and the role exercise has played in helping me not just cope but thrive. I was never the athletic kid, but by the time I was 12, exercise and I had […]
Connection and our health
I don’t think any of us fully fathomed how important social connection is to our health until the pandemic. Hugs, conversations with friends, chats with colleagues and the daily interaction with your favourite barista – life is a series of interactions we have, all the days and weeks and months of our lives. The social […]
Fitness Goes Live – Part 2
There is no shortage of ways to get and stay fit and motivated during this pandemic. There are live fitness classes around the clock – large fitness apps like Obe and Peloton offering free trials and workouts, as well as live streaming from fitness professionals all around the world. On any given hour in the […]
Fitness Goes Live
On Monday morning, I was teaching my cycling class live – by Monday night I was teaching in my living room, to a large group of my own students who would have been in the studio with me. The next morning, I got up and taught a “7 at 7” class – seven moves, seven […]