TOP PERFORMANCE
Summer is approaching and the boffins are predicting that it’s going to be a scorcher. You may therefore be thinking about joining a gym so you can get in shape and wear all the skimpy summer clothes without worrying about all your wobbly bits being on show. Don’t bother – UK gyms are overpriced, oversized aircraft hangers with no atmosphere and awful music. And anyway, you will probably stop going in a few weeks, so save your money and enjoy the great outdoors instead.
FITNESS SOLUTIONS
MSN Life & Style's fitness expert Ed Beesley is an experienced personal trainer who has helped countless clients to achieve their health and fitness goals. He returns here to answer more of your fitness conundrums.
PHYSICAL EXERCISE
When exercise is bad for youRegular exercise is a vital part of maintaining a healthy lifestyle and more and more of us are turning to the gym to avoid being caught up in the UK’s obesity epidemic. However, figures show that many people are doing themselves more harm than good by using poor technique, exercising while injured or overdoing it in the gym. We look at the occasions when exercise really isn’t good for you.
How to get Hollywood fitWhen it comes to fitness, some actors go to extreme lengths to fit into their characters' shoes, occasionally training for months to get themselves in shape.
Going CommandoThe Royal Marines Commandos undertake perhaps the toughest training course in the British Military and are considered to be one of the world’s elite fighting forces. They are often expected to be the first into combat situations and can deploy anywhere in the world be it in mountains, desert, jungle or the Arctic. In short, they are among the toughest, fittest and best-prepared soldiers in the world. So when we were asked if we would like to train with them for a day, naturally we said… yes.
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TRAINING ADVICE
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MSN Life & Style's fitness expert Ed Beesley is an experienced personal trainer who has helped countless clients to achieve their health and fitness goals. He returns here to answer more of your fitness conundrums.
- Ask the expert: Problem areas and injuries
MSN Life & Style's fitness expert Ed Beesley is an experienced personal trainer who has helped countless clients to achieve their health and fitness goals. He returns here to answer more of your fitness conundrums.
Ask the expert: New Year weight loss and getting motivatedMSN Life & Style's fitness expert Ed Beesley is an experienced personal trainer who has helped countless clients to achieve their health and fitness goals. He returns here to answer more of your fitness conundrums.
