Explore comprehensive advice on overall fitness for men over 40. This section covers a wide range of topics including strength training, endurance exercises, and flexibility routines, all tailored to help you stay fit, active, and healthy as you age
Men’s fitness over 40 isn’t just a continuation of what you’ve been doing in your 20s and 30s; it requires a more strategic and thoughtful approach. This stage of life presents unique challenges, such as hormonal changes, recovery rates, and the risk of injury. But don’t worry—it’s not all doom and gloom.… Read the rest
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
It’s certainly hard fitting everything into this multi-faceted journey we call life. Various pictures of me and the family over the years. Trust me, I’ve felt too busy to exercise on numerous occasions. How can I fit exercise into my day? Finding time to workout is a challenge many of us face.… Read the rest
Does hiking keep you fit? Oh yes. I discovered hiking fairly late into adulthood, and it’s by far my favourite endurance exercise to stay fit. By the end of this article, I hope you’ll love hiking as much as I do!
Part 1 will cover why you should seriously consider hiking as a staple in your fitness routine.… Read the rest
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
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 train harder. 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
When this article is scheduled to be published, I will be enjoying a week in Spain with the family. As dedicated as I remain towards health, fitness, and fitness goals, I’ve always stuck to one golden rule – I never workout on holiday.
The reasons are primarily two-fold:
I thought I’d create a quick post on 11 reasons why you should never workout on holiday.… Read the rest
My current technological partner is my Garmin fitness watch. I may venture into staring at foreign scenery whilst on a treadmill run to leisurely pass the hamster wheel miles, but that’s about it. AI exercise technology does fascinate me. I felt compelled to write a short blog post covering this topic.… Read the rest
We’re going to cover a subject that holds less popularity than strength training or cardio. Bear with me as you’re being treated to a deep dive into why is flexibility important? how to get more flexible. Up until recently, it’s been a severely neglected part of my own mens fitness over 40 journey.… Read the rest
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
