Hi Friends of Oompf, it’s Nicholas Patrick from Ekho Academy. Today I will be talking about stress and a philosophical approach to manage it. Nicholas Patrick is the host of the Ekho Academy podcast; a podcast tapping into our collective experience and wisdom so we can learn to be more resilient. He was also a […]
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Hi Friends of Oompf, its Alvan here. Today I will be talking about lower back pain and how to relieve it. What is Sciatica? Sciatica refers to pain that radiates along the path of the sciatic nerve, which starts from your lower back through your hips and buttocks and down each leg. Typically, sciatica affects
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Hi Friends of Oompf, its Alvan here. Today I am going to talk about the difference between compound exercises and isolation exercises. Exercises can be categorized as either single-joint (isolation) or multi-joint (compound) exercises. There has been a great deal of debate and controversy over which type of exercises (isolation or compound) lead to better
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Hi Friends of Oompf, its Dr Naras Lapsys here. Today I am going to talk about Stress and what it does to your body. Stress, Energy & Weight ManagementStress is a process by which we perceive and respond to certain events that we view as a challenge or a threat. Stress itself is natural and we need moderate levels of stress. Moderate
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Hi Friends of Oompf, its Alvan here. Today I am going to talk about Hypertrophy. You have probably heard me or your trainer or someone else throwing this term hypertrophy around sometimes. And you are wondering to yourself, “What do you mean by Hypertrophy?” Is the term even real? Women often ask : “ Will
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Hi Friends of Oompf, its Agnes here. Today, I am going to talk about how much training is optimal and how you can tell if you are overtraining. We all go into workouts with our own set of goals and expectations, and most of us have wondered how often we should work out. This answer
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Hi Friends of Oompf, its Alvan here. Today, I am going to talk about a very important principle of a training program called Progressive Overload. Before that, I’d like to explain how the body functions and why this is relevant to your fitness goals. The human body does not care about what workout or exercise
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Hi Friends of Oompf, its Agnes. Today I will be talking about how exercise improves stress and mental health. Stress is an inevitable part of life. It’s impossible to eliminate, but you can learn to manage stress and most people usually do. While there are a number of well-known coping techniques, exercise may be the one most
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Hi Friends of Oompf, this is Alvan. Today I will be talking about the importance of stretching. Stretching Regular stretching comes with many benefits however, not known to many. Not only can stretching help increase your flexibility, which is an important factor of fitness, but it can also improve your posture, reduce stress and body
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