The Chin Up – exercise of the month
The Chin Up The chin up is an upper body pulling exercise that is often confused with the pull up the difference being that your hands are supinated (palms facing you) in the chin up and pronated (palms facing forwards) in the pull up however several different grips can be used to change muscle [...]
View This Article »Why you should be taking a ‘post workout shake’
Gone are the days of only the bodybuilder taking a post workout shake. A protein shake post workout is a sure way to improve muscle growth/fat burning, speed up recovery and boost energy levels. If you’re not taking a post workout shake then you are missing out on a great deal. To get the best [...]
View This Article »Tips on how to boost your immune system
Cold and flu season is upon us and I’m sure you all know someone right now who is suffering or even this may actually be you. Unfortunately you can use all the immune boosters possible and still get sick even if you have had the flu job, very shocking I know – but true. Many [...]
View This Article »Five things I learnt from BioSignature Modulation
This month Cre8 Fitness’ elite personal trainer Matt travelled to Toronto, Canada to learn from one of the world’s best strength & conditioning/nutrition coaches who has trained Olympic medallists in 12 different sports. Matt joined Simon & Phil in adding BioSignature Modulation to his ‘box of tools’, we are all big believers in searching for [...]
View This Article »Strong Knees for Skiing
The Ski season is fast approaching and you should be taking action now to maximise your experience and minimise the risk of injury by getting your knees strong. Injuries to the knee joint account for nearly 50% of all skiing injuries. Research shows the Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL) of the knee has always been the [...]
View This Article »Are your cosmetics making you fat?
Unless you have looked into the subject of parabens you have probably never considered the fact that your cosmetics could actually be causing you to gain fat and put your health at risk! So what is a Paraben? Parabens are a class of synthetic chemicals widely used as preservatives in cosmetics such as makeup, hair [...]
View This Article »Are you SKI FIT?
Ski season is just around the corner and the question is, are you ski fit? The Cre8 Fitness free assesment will help advise you on how to enhance your experience, decrease those nagging pains, reduce muscle fatigue and build strength to help you dominate the slopes. Contact the Cre8 Fitness team to book your assesment [...]
View This Article »Time to reflect & re-focus
So as the nights draw in and the morning get darker we hope you enjoyed the summer as we move into autumn. Looking back over your holiday pictures wearing your swim suit was you pleased with body shape and size? This time of year is a great time to reflect on your goals and refocus [...]
View This Article »The Deadlift – exercise of the month
The Deadlift If I had to recommend one exercise, and only one exercise to someone that will provide the most benefit not only inside the gym, but outside as well, without question I would recommend the deadlift. This exercise works more muscle groups in one lift than any other just piping the squat to [...]
View This Article »Why women have nothing to fear when lifting weights!
The issue of women who simply never start any kind of weight training due to a fear of becoming ‘too bulky’ is far too big and widespread. Women have the perception that the weights area in a gym is full of men, and therefore assume that weight training is for men. If it were that [...]
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