Thirty, Fit & Thriving!

Brits are fittest in their thirties, the Daily Mail reports today. A new study by The Gym Group has revealed that people aged from 30-39 rated themselves as most fit, exercising regularly and eating a balanced nutritious diet. In contrast, the more youthful of the nation, aged 18-29, scored badly – avoiding exercise, eating junk food, drinking large amounts of alcohol and not eating enough fruit and vegetables. Amongst those who were surveyed, adults in their 30’s, 40’s and 50’s agreed with this, confessing they felt their least healthy aged 29.

What seems to cause the shift from unhealthy at 29 to thriving at 30? A quarter said starting a family was the main reason for keeping in shape, whilst the monumental birthday could also easily be a wake-up call to remind you that you’re not getting any younger!

So what can you do to kick-start a new, healthier you, whether you are 19, 35 or 50? Here are some top tips from Power Plate:

1. Drink plenty of water. Water is not just way to flush out toxins; if you have more water in your body you will feel healthier and fitter. Water is also calorie free so you can indulge as much as you want.

2. Select an exercise pattern to suit your lifestyle. With such a variety of different lifestyles and professions – there isn’t a one size fits all exercise routine to keep you fit and healthy! Power Plate is the perfect solution if you lead a busy lifestyle. Only 30 minutes, three times a week is all you need to see an improvement in health, increased fitness and tone, and inch loss!

3. Eat intelligently. Don’t just eat something because you feel like eating it – ask yourself whether your body really needs it. You can also get into a healthy-eating routine by fixing times to have meals and sticking to them.

4. Burn calories by the end of the week. Make Friday your deadline day for getting rid of extra calories consumed during the week.

5. Choose foods from all food groups every day. Change the foods included in your diet every day. Not only will this help avoid boredom when eating healthily, but it will also make sure you are getting all the nutrients you need from different food groups.

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Welsh Rugby Team Benefits from Vibration Training Exercise

Players from Welsh Rugby Union team, Senghenydd, are the latest sportsmen to use Power Plate machines as part of their regular fitness regime, at the ActiveVibe Studio in Caerphilly, South Wales.

Rugby is a “tough-as-nails” sport so strength and power is fundamental to ensure that players are in peak condition throughout the season, making the Power Plate machine the obvious choice for training. And as a result, the Senghenydd rugby players now take full advantage of their sessions at the studio.

ActiveVibe offers small group exercise classes on its five Power Plate pro5 machines. And luckily for the team’s coach, Christian Ferris, (who happens to be friends with the owners of ActiveVibe) he and his team have been given the opportunity to incorporate the machines into their training regime.

Christina, one of the owners says “Like many men, Christian was sceptical about the benefits of Power Plate training. But when he tried it, he was astonished that it was possible to get such an intense workout in a short space of time. He immediately recognised the benefits it could offer his players, who are always looking for ways to improve performance both on and off the pitch.”

So from all of us at Power Plate, we wish the boys the best of luck for the rest of the season and will be keeping our eyes peeled at their forthcoming match against Tredegar Ironsides on Saturday 21^st January.

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Meet this week’s Guest Blogger, Nutritionist Amanda Hamilton

1) What inspired you to become a qualified nutritionist?
I spent a year of my first university course on a scholarship in the deep south of America where the idea of a vegetable is a deep-fried onion ring! Needless to say, I was either going to go with it and come home twice the size or gen up on nutrition and learn how to cook to keep myself in shape. I chose the later and came home a stone lighter. My interest grew from there. The fact that I came from a sporty family and competed at an international level meant that I had a good starting point on the exercise front.

2) Tell us a little bit about your online weight loss program
It’s brilliant! But seriously, it is! I am so proud of it. I’ve consolidated all the weight loss know-how and tools that I’ve used both on myself and in my clinic and retreats for over a decade. For example, it’s the only system I know that adapts menus according to your body statistics to keep you burning fat effectively. In other words, the one-size fits all approach is old news. It is really taking weight loss onto a more intuitive and personalised level. The fact that we have livechat questions and I host frequent webinars means that users can get more of “me” and professional advice than they would in any other scenario. It is also based on healthy principles – you won’t find any crash and burn advice here.

3) What kind of exercise do you recommend in conjunction with your program?
Whatever type suits! Seriously, we have programmes that you can use from “coach to 5k,” “blitz the troublesome bits pilates” or something more aerobic. I get out and about and speak to fitness experts all the time so we have tonnes of good advice.

4) What’s the secret to staying motivated?
I think it helps to see changes of course – we’ve made the weekly weigh in really fun on the system so you can track your journey towards your goal with little footsteps across the screen. Apart from that, support from others is key – especially for women. So, we’ve majored on creating communities too. Having a clear goal in mind helps no matter what.

5) What’s your guilty “food” pleasure?
So many! But seriously, I am normal. I love coffee and a cake, a glass of wine and chocolate. Who doesn’t? I just don’t have too much or if I do I get back on the plan!

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