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The Ultimate Guide To Family Hiking For Fitness

Have you ever considered combining quality family time with staying active? Imagine hitting the trails, each step not just a stride towards a scenic view, but a leap towards a healthier lifestyle. Family hiking for fitness offers a brilliant opportunity to weave exercise into the fabric of everyday life, particularly for fathers over 40 who are looking to balance the demands of work, health, and family.… Read the rest

What Is Fitness To You? Understanding The General Adaptation Response

A strong middle-aged man in his 40s lifting weights in a gym, representing the concepts of what is fitness and the general adaptation response, showcasing determination and progression.”

This brief article aims to explore the true meaning of fitness and take you through what is fitness and what the heck an adaptation response is. You’ll learn what fitness really is, how to get fitter, and that you’re only a set number of adaptations away from your goals. Grasping the general adaptation response meaning and fully executing it will ensure you progress well on your fitness journey.Read the rest

How I Prepared For My Endurance Hike: the 10 y Fan

A man facing Pen y fan Mountain on a sunny day. he's getting ready to do the 40 mile 10 y Fan endurance hike

Is this the ultimate endurance hike? No, but the 10 Y Fan is a great and tough personal achievement I’m proud of.

Part 1 consisted of general hiking information and my attempt to justify its worthy inclusion into your fitness programme.

As promised, Part 2 will walk you through my 2018 successful solo 10 Y Fan 40-mile ultimate endurance hike challenge: higher than Everest, and touch upon the 11 Y Fan attempt last year.… Read the rest

how To Train harder in the gym: Meet the gym Characters

The sage- a character from an article called funny gym characters who must train harder

I thought we’d go down the route of the satirical and humorous, with a dash of serious sprinkled in. Among us lurk gym characters who must learn how to train harder the gym. Are you one of them? I will stamp this whole article with a caveat. If for any reason, you’re not in the position to train harder, but are doing something – my respect is yours.… Read the rest

the ultimate Guide to Hybrid Fitness Cross-Training

“Men over 40 engaged in hybrid fitness cross-training, performing high-intensity functional exercises like sled pushes, showcasing strength and endurance in a gym environment.”

Hello friends. This post will give you everything you need to know about hybrid fitness cross-training and whether it should become a firm favourite in your life.

Should you start hybrid fitness cross-training?

That depends. Before you click away and start ordering me a prize for the most woolly answer on the internet, do bear with me. … Read the rest