by Body Happy | Dec 6, 2023 | Classes, Fitness For Life, Personal Fitness Trainer, Strength and Conditioning
Well, here we are in January again… it always seems to me that January is about six months long, and then the rest of the year goes by in about a week, doesn’t it? One thing we consistently see in the gym in January is an influx of new members (or returning old...
by Body Happy | Oct 20, 2023 | Classes, Fitness For Life, Personal Fitness Trainer, Strength and Conditioning
At Body Happy, we know how important it is to maintain strong, healthy bones, especially if you’ve been told you have the start of osteopenia or osteoporosis, or if you have family members with these conditions. There are many ways to improve your bone density and...
by Jenny Day | Oct 17, 2023 | Fitness For Life, Personal Fitness Trainer, Strength and Conditioning
Top 5 Tips to Balance Hormones for Peri-Menopausal Women: Exercise, Sleep, and Nutrition As we approach that transformative stage in life known as perimenopause, our bodies go through a multitude of changes, and our hormones can often feel like they’re on a...
by Body Happy | Apr 5, 2023 | Strength and Conditioning
The forgotten medicine. Over the years we have all come to rely on the great NHS and the service it provides. One of the forgotten medicines we can take is exercise, in particular strength training. More studies are showing the many positive effects that...
by Body Happy | Nov 18, 2017 | Strength and Conditioning
What is muscle hypertrophy? Hypertrophy is an increase in the size of tissue or organ due to growth of individuals cells, without an increase in the number of cells (Kent, 2006). The following are different forms of hypertrophy: First of all you will have...
by Body Happy | May 8, 2017 | Fitness For Life, Personal Fitness Trainer, Strength and Conditioning
Redefining Personal Training for the Over-40s: Debunking Common Misconceptions What are YOUR beliefs about Personal Training? It May Be Time for a Re-Think Myth 1: It’s Not For Me, I’m Too Old/I’m The Wrong Shape, etc The very first myth we need to shatter is that...
