The final article in this 5-part series concludes with the Power phase of the Half Marathon training programme. There is a time and a place for power training so let’s jump straight into it! Just like I discussed in the last blog post about how we need to integrate Strength Training exercises into our programme,… [Keep Reading]
Step-by-Step Guide To Designing A Training Programme: Part 4
Most Personal Trainers will throw their clients straight into the Strength part of a programme otherwise known as the Transition phase. Straight off the bat, clients will be smashing out squats, banging out burpees and leaping into lunges. Remind you of anything? (*Cough*) Crossfit? There is absolutely nothing wrong with Crossfit from an exercise prescription… [Keep Reading]
Step-by-Step Guide To Designing A Training Programme: Part 3
So many personal training clients are just given generic programmes. At Coconut Fitness, only after we have assessed our clients can we get to work on designing their conditioning programme. If we’re not assessing then we are just guessing. Based on all of Emma’s assessment results and questionnaire answers, I designed the first part of her programme… [Keep Reading]
10 Super Stretches Before Running
We’ve just given ourselves a pep talk and gathered the motivation to go out for a run. Shoe laces have been tied up and the iPod is fully charged. So what’s left to do? Stretching of course! And I don’t mean just bending your leg and pulling your heel towards your backside as far as… [Keep Reading]
Yoga for Runners
We are pleased to welcome back Caroline Layzell for her guest blog on Yoga for Runners. Caroline teaches yoga full time at the Yoga Shack in Lembongan (an island off Bali). She discovered yoga after a lifetime of marathon training, cross country running, triathlons and short distance races. It helped her to put her body back… [Keep Reading]