If you are a newbie, it’s helpful to know what to wear for your first Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu class and what other protocols you need to observe. It’s a good idea to turn up at least ten minutes before the class starts. This will give you time to meet your instructor and find out what
How to use recovery training in your workout routine Recovery after exercise allows the body to replenish energy and repair damaged tissue. This is the time in which the positive effects of exercise really take place! Recovery time gives the muscles time to heal and rebuild themselves stronger. It’s extremely normal to suffer from muscle
Easing Yourself Back Into Exercise: How To Get Active Again Safely The UK’s lockdown is slowly lifting, and it’s not just shops and restaurants that are reopening: gyms are starting to offer outdoor classes and get their members back into their full exercise regimes. While full service hasn’t resumed, the reopening of some gyms and
Active Life has just launched a series of ‘silent fitness sessions’ in Chalkwell Park. Sarah Potts, founder and MD of Active Life for a Healthier You CIC based in Southend has, like many in the fitness industry, been champing at the bit to get some fitness classes re-started. As resourceful as ever, as soon as
Livewell Southend is a new web portal designed to provide a broad range of information to people living and working in Southend. Healthy Life Essex, which has its base in Southend, is delighted to be working closely with Livewell Southend and is, of course, featured on the portal. The infographic below is the Livewell Southend
Support your favourite charity by joining the 2.6 Challenge. No doubt, like most of the people in the UK, you have been inspired by Captain Tom who, at the time of writing, has raised over £28million for the NHS. Absolutely amazing! So, why not take part in the 2.6 Challenge, a national event finishing on
Are you looking for a VERY simple and basic routine that most people can do safely at home on their own, or with their partner without needing ANY equipment? Then this article provided by Cris Ramis of Ramis Health and Fitness is for you. The simple lockdown workout As with any workout, these routines are
Exercise isn’t just about levels of fitness. Exercise also affects your brain. Let’s face it – daily life is definitely full of stress. And seeing as most people lead extremely diverse lifestyles, there are all kinds of different stress triggers; consequentially, with different ways of solving them. However, in the light of recent events
How has disability motoring advanced? In the UK today, around 20% of the population are registered disabled, with just under half of that figure wheelchair-bound. The journeys that we make each and every day are simply not possible for some of those people without assistance from someone else. Let’s take a look at the developments
Proposed exercise referral courses in Southend Southend Borough Council is developing a range of exercise referral courses and would like your feedback and suggestions by 20th January so that approved courses can be implemented and delivery can begin as soon as possible. Below is an overview of the proposed exercise referral programme, to be delivered