Read more about the article 11 Reasons Cardio Fitness Classes Keep You Going Strong

11 Reasons Cardio Fitness Classes Keep You Going Strong

Did you know cardio fitness classes can benefit more than just your heart health or help you lose weight? As if those benefits weren’t enough on their own, cardio fitness classes can do so much more for your body and your mind. At our Mitcham gym, we provide the classes necessary to improve your health and keep you going strong. From body combat classes to cycling to having a boxing gym in Mitcham, we are sure to have a fitness class that interests you. Still not convinced? Here are eleven reasons to join our cardio fitness classes today.

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Read more about the article 5 Careers in Fitness and Health You Might Want to Consider

5 Careers in Fitness and Health You Might Want to Consider

Are you someone who believes in physical fitness or health and wellness as a lifestyle? If so, you may want to consider a career in fitness and health. This could be something like a personal trainer or it might be something completely different. Here are five careers in fitness and health that you might want to consider to help others discover a healthy lifestyle.

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Read more about the article Why Your Ab Workouts Don’t Work

Why Your Ab Workouts Don’t Work

Abs might be made in the kitchen, but that only tells half the story of why so many people perform endless abs exercises and still don’t see the results they want. Just because you focus time and effort on a particular body part—more planks and crunches, anyone?— doesn’t mean your body will respond the way you want. While genetics will always play a factor in how you look, your biggest problem is not your DNA; it’s the exercises you select and how you activate your muscles while performing them.

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Read more about the article 4 Ways Working With a Personal Training Specialist Helps You Meet Your Goals
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4 Ways Working With a Personal Training Specialist Helps You Meet Your Goals

Do you struggle with knowing what workouts are best for you and your fitness goals? Or maybe you need a spotter to make sure you keep proper form. A personal trainer can be the answer you are looking for. Check out these four ways working with a personal training specialist can help you meet your fitness goals.

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Read more about the article Do You Know the Best Low-Impact Workouts to Try at Our Nunawading Gym?

Do You Know the Best Low-Impact Workouts to Try at Our Nunawading Gym?

Looking for a Nunawading gym that offers low-impact workouts? You’re in luck because Element Fitness has some of the best group fitness classes in the area with a variety of low-intensity options! Our Nunawading gym will have you coming back for more every week with these energizing and centering low-impact workouts. And to top it off, you can finish up your workout by relaxing in our state-of-the-art sauna.

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Read more about the article 6 Tips on How to Find Time to Workout as a Working Mom

6 Tips on How to Find Time to Workout as a Working Mom

It’s no secret that moms have busy schedules, but adding in a full-time job just makes it all the more hectic. Between work deadlines, school meetings, extracurriculars, and family time, moms are left with little time for themselves. This leaves many moms wondering how to find time to work out as a working mom. Luckily, we have some tips for all the working moms out there!

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Read more about the article 5-Minute Finishers: How To Speed Up Progress

5-Minute Finishers: How To Speed Up Progress

Repetition is key when it comes to improving any skill. You don’t get better by setting goals—you get better by doing. “The goal is just an event — something that you can’t totally control or predict. But reps are what make the event happen,” says James Clear, author of Transform Your Habits. Changing your body requires the same mindset. No matter the skill—torching body fat, improving flexibility, or increasing muscle size— you’re going to have to put in the repetitions. Lucky for us, this process can be accomplished by adding 5-minute workout finishers—simple workout circuits—to the end of your program. These finishers will add crucial skill exposure to your routine during the week, and dramatically shorten the path to your goals.

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Read more about the article Reformer Pilates Benefits

Reformer Pilates Benefits

Is your workout routine feeling a bit tired? Have you wanted to try something new but you don’t know where to start? A Reformer Pilates course is a fun and very effective way to get a full body workout. There are many Reformer Pilates benefits that combine to make this one of the most popular types of exercise in recent years. Reformer Pilates courses can be done by anyone, from people with zero Pilates experience to those who consider themselves experts. It’s versatile, challenging, and great for your health.

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Read more about the article Get Fit with a Gym Personal Trainer

Get Fit with a Gym Personal Trainer

Do you have specific fitness and body goals in mind, but aren’t quite getting the results you’d like? Have you ever stepped into your gym and felt overwhelmed by all of the equipment options? You’re not alone. It can be tough to create your own workout or learn what gym equipment is best for your body and fitness level. That’s why having a gym personal trainer is so important. With a trainer, you have someone there to not only motivate and push you but to educate you on how to reach your fitness goals

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Read more about the article 4 Types of Yoga and Their Differences

4 Types of Yoga and Their Differences

Do you want to try a yoga class but are overwhelmed with all of the options? With so many different types of yoga being offered now, it’s no wonder that a lot of beginners are intimidated and don’t know where to start. The physical postures are the same for many of the styles, but there are subtle differences that may make some types better for you than others. One thing is for sure: whatever form of yoga you practice offers valuable health benefits, especially if you practice consistently. From flexibility to stress relief to better sleep and heart health, yoga is definitely something you should incorporate into your wellness plan. But there are so many yoga classes offered at so many studios and gyms – how do you find the right one for you?

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Read more about the article Get Your Heart Pumping with These 4 Cardio Workouts at the Gym

Get Your Heart Pumping with These 4 Cardio Workouts at the Gym

There’s nothing like getting your sweat on at the gym. Strength training is certainly having its moment right now, but cardio workouts at the gym are a necessity to any fitness plan. Cardio not only helps you burn a lot of calories, but it boosts your metabolism and makes your heart stronger.

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Get Summer Ready

As the warmer weather heats up and the days become longer, we are seeing ourselves spending more time outdoors. For some of us may be feeling a little self-conscious that we were not in the best shape we hoped to be in especially, being beach ready. Feeling good should not come at a cost of sweating it out at the gym every day and eating zero calories but creating new habits to support your mindset change. Here are the 3 key things you should be doing that will get you in the healthiest mindset for this Summer.

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Read more about the article 10 Best Thigh Exercises to Use During Leg Day for Women

10 Best Thigh Exercises to Use During Leg Day for Women

When you are serious about getting fit and healthy, I always recommend that you never skip a leg day. To build a solid foundation to crush your daily life like a Queen, you need to train the large muscle groups in the lower body. You might think that its better to do butt and leg exercises to sculpt your booty, but you need stability and a solid and strong core as well.

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Running Low on Exercise Motivation? Here are 10 Ways to Fall in Love with Fitness Again

Its not everyday that you have the motivation to get up and exercise, even the most avid ones have bad days. Start-of-the-year and New Year’s resolution spirit will only get you so far and as the months go by, your motivation will begin to wane. But there is a good way to build a genuine connection to exercise and become a commitment that you want to keep. Here are 10 ways to keep you loving exercise in the long run

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Read more about the article Choosing the right workout for your fitness goals

Choosing the right workout for your fitness goals

Undertaking the right workout for your fitness goals is essential for getting the results you want. Just as there’s no point in an hour of cardio a day if you’re looking to build muscle, you need to be structuring an exercise plan based around your desired outcome.

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Why We Should Stretch

Doing a stretch before a workout properly prepares our muscles for the activity that we’re about to engage in. Stretching afterwards, on the other hand, helps to encourage recovery. A single stretch will make the muscles, tendons and ligaments more flexible BUT this would be for only for a short period of time. Over time, regular stretching will induce the growth of tissues that will lead to a more long-term increase in flexibility. Remember though if your muscles are sore, stretching won't necessarily make them more flexible, but rather help them to feel better.

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Read more about the article Strong and lean is the NEW Skinny!

Strong and lean is the NEW Skinny!

Historically speaking, men and women have idolized different body figures. As much as the hourglass-figure of a woman is mouth-watering, some may argue that strong and lean is the best body type. By all accounts, a chiseled body is what women find attractive in men today. Of course, everyone’s different. Each person has their own unique preferences. As they say, every man to his taste. Having said that, there is a huge shift in how both men and women perceive beauty and aesthetics. Most women would like to be skinny. Men do too! But what about version 2.0?

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Read more about the article Struggling with with Motivation to Exercise? Here are 10 Ways to Fall in Love with Fitness Again

Struggling with with Motivation to Exercise? Here are 10 Ways to Fall in Love with Fitness Again

Its not everyday that you have the motivation to get up and exercise, even the most avid ones have bad days. Start-of-the-year and New Year’s resolution spirit will only get you so far and as the months go by, your motivation will begin to wane.

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Read more about the article When to change or stay with your program

When to change or stay with your program

How do we know if what we are doing is the right training plan? The important factor is what are we measuring against to determine if it is working or not? Is the plan not working if we don't have defined abs after a week of training? If you judge a plan based on that then any type of training regime is going to fail

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Read more about the article Eat like Dwayne the ROCK Johnson

Eat like Dwayne the ROCK Johnson

It’s then no surprise that adopting The Rock diet and workout plan isn’t a matter of access as much as it is a matter of conviction. Well, that and a decent budget, since you’ll be spending a lot on food. Should you take on this training regimen, however, you might one day flaunt a body like the one he did in “Hercules” or “Fast 5” or any other movie he’s been in because he’s pretty much always fit. But are you up to the task, young go-getter? Let’s find out.

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Read more about the article How to get TONED ARMS and feel confidence wearing singlets

How to get TONED ARMS and feel confidence wearing singlets

Firstly, dispel the myth that lifting heavy weights will make you ‘bulk up’. Secondly, dismiss the idea that you can spot reduce a particular area of your body. Thirdly, recognise that consistency and effort is required to change your body, but know that it can be done.

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Read more about the article Try our new JLO ‘Hustlers’ body workout

Try our new JLO ‘Hustlers’ body workout

Sure, JLO is genetically blessed. But she’s also very disciplined. So where does channelling the key muscle groups; the abs, glutes and booty just like her body, become a part of your routine? there’s a number of work-out moves she used for the ‘Hustlers’ movie that we would recommend. And here’s how-to perfect them

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Read more about the article Reasons why you should try Reformer Pilates

Reasons why you should try Reformer Pilates

The Pilates Reformer is an exercise machine used to incorporate the Pilates exercise technique for a challenging and intense workout. Springs, leverage and body weight are used as resistance while performing movements targeting specific muscle groups. Workouts consist of controlled, flowing movements working your muscles through a full range of motion. The reformer adds increased resistance to the movement. By working to overcome this resistance, training results in increased fitness levels.

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