WHAT IS THE CORE, IS IT SAME AS OUR ABS AND WHY IS IT RELEVANT TO MY MOVEMENTS?

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The core is more than your abs! The core consists of several muscle groups, including your abdominals, pelvic floor, diaphragm, back extensors, and hip flexors. In all, 20 or more muscles surrounding your trunk, including your abdominals, obliques, diaphragm, pelvic floor, trunk extensors, and hip flexors. Our core provides stability to the trunk for balance, plus movements […]

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BUILDING STRENGTH IN YOUR FOREARM

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Forearm exercises stretch and strengthen the muscles crossing your hands, wrists, and elbows. These are the muscles used in daily life for tasks such as opening a glass jar or carrying heavy bag of groceries. Many forms of sports such as golf, tennis, and basketball for example also require us to use forearm muscles. Strengthening

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Is Counting Your Macronutrients Intake The Answer To Weightloss?

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Benefits of foam rolling

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Hi Friends of Oompf, it’s Alvan here. Today, we will be talking about the benefits of foam rolling. Benefits of foam rolling: alleviates soreness reduces inflammation that occurs during the muscle repair process aids in muscle repair recovery helps injury prevention by maintaining muscle length and remedying tension and tightness increases blood flow and elasticity

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WHY SCAPULAR STRENGTH IS IMPORTANT

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Hi Friends of Oompf gym, it’s Alvan here. Today, we will be talking about why scapular strength is important. WHY SCAPULAR STRENGTH IS IMPORTANT Scapular strength and stability are important to reduce risk of injury to the rotator cuff; lack of strength may also result in decreased neuromuscular performance of the shoulder and increased stress

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WHY ARE DIPS GOOD FOR YOU?

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Hi Friends of Oompf, it’s Alvan here. Today we will be talking about keeping fit while traveling. WHY DIPS ARE GOOD FOR YOU DIPS is an intense compound exercise that helps build strength and muscle mass in your upper body : chest, triceps, shoulders, and back. The dip primarily targets your chest but it also

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How Does A Sports Massage Help Me And How Often Should I Go For One?

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When we workout, we stress our muscles, joints and tissues. We thus need to “repair”, give time and aid to help the muscles, joints and tissue recover and recover faster to sustain and optimise our athletic performance. Sports massage helps to rebalance our body and relieve aches and strains arising from related issues or repetitive

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How To Stay Fit While Traveling?

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Hi Friends of Oompf, it’s Alvan here. Today we will be talking about keeping fit while traveling. With travel restrictions slowly being lifted, some of us have started to travel, be it for business or to return home to see family. Motivation to exercise whilst travelling is tough. These questions may pop into your head.

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Push Up Progression

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Hi Friends of Oompf, it’s Alvan here. Today we will be talking about the different push up progressions and how you can get your first push up. This will also be useful if you are training for IPTT. Does push ups never get easier for you? Are you struggling to complete your first proper push

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How You Should Warm Up Before Your Training Sessions

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How You Should Warm Up Before Your Training Sessions Hi Friends of Oompf, it’s Alvan here. Today we will be talking about the different kinds of warm up you can perform before a training session. Warm ups are something you definitely should not neglect before your workout. When preparing for any kind of exercise, whether

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