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We have moved!
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Why?
Well we wanted the blog to have a more personal feel. Also to open up online health edge for another project in the future. Enjoy.
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Fads: Don’t Be Dazzled By Your Trainer
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Have you been hanging off one leg, from a tree, holding a swiss ball, ranting some motivational mantra whilst doing a reverse ab curl. Or have you jumped single legged from an unstable bench, onto a swiss ball, commando roll into a Pump class whilst doing a single arm pull with a theraband. […]
Tight Hips? Tips To Loosen Your Hip Flexors
We have moved to laurensfitness.com this article and all previous ones can be found there. Online Health Edge will no longer be updated.
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What’s long and hard and as stiff as a plank of wood? Get your mind out of the gutter…I’m talking about your hip flexors. Tight Hip Flexors can be a big […]
Health In A Can: Cheap, Tasty & Really Really Good For You
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Part of the reason I started this blog was so that I could write on things that I am passionate about. I love researching, talking and discussing everything to do with health and fitness. It impacts a lot on my life, and outside of my Volleyball it’s my main focus. There are certain […]
Don’t Be A Fool, Stay In Front
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I walk into gyms all over the world and see people ripping that bar down behind their neck during Lat pull downs. If it weren’t for my superior self-control, the fitness trainer at that club would have that exact bar knocking ever so gently against their head as a quiet little reminder.
You […]
No Time to Exercise? Cut Your Workout in Half
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Exercise is on your list of priorities…just maybe a little further down than it needs to be. You have so many things to do in a day how can you possibly fit exercise in? Once your schedule gets a little lighter you’ll be laughing you way to good health, right?
Lack of time is one […]
Sauna: Heating Up Good For Your Health?
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Taking a sauna is a popular practice around the world, especially here in Europe. Yesterday I had a sauna. I can’t say that it’s something I do very often, I dislike sitting in a hot room dripping sweat and struggling to breathe. I got a call from one of my teammates, didn’t have […]
Weight Loss Blog: Why You Should Start One
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If you are struggling for motivation, and a way to dedicate yourself to your weight loss cause, why not start a blog? Fellow blogger John, started his so he could get the support and guidance of people out there experiencing the same thing. There are lots of weight loss blogs popping up now, you […]
Pain at the Desk? Ditch the Bench.
Sitting at a desk all day at work is bad for you. But hey, what can we do about it, we need to work. I get that. What really bothers me is seeing people at the gym making their problems worse.
Its pretty common for people to go to the gym and jump on a […]
Fat Burning Zone Goes Bust
Don’t get me wrong, I see the logic, you want to lose fat, you gotta burn it. However it really does amaze me that this myth is still ripe in the fitness industry. It scares me is that there is a lot of trainers who are still peddling this line to their clients.
Scientifically, it’s correct. […]
