With Christmas now firmly behind us, the majority of us will now admit that the extra slice of Christmas cake or finishing off that bottle of wine has probably taken it’s toll! Well here at Commando Conditioning, we’ve not only got the instructors to get you fit and healthy, but the advice too. Here are our top 10 tips for shedding those post Christmas pounds: Read the full story

Fartlek comes from the Swedish for “speed play”. It is a training system designed for runners to allow them to exercise over much larger distances than they normally race over and varying the pace so it is enjoyable, but still beneficial. Read the full story

Sprinting as fast as we can up a slope, hill or some form of gradient is something most of us would avoid like the plague. However, it is an excellent form of cardio-vascular exercise that can benefit you no matter what your aim or chosen sport. (Picture taken by Allmightymo) Read the full story

Plyometrics is a training technique that uses the stored up elastic energy of a muscle to make the contraction more powerful. Using running as an example, the strong muscles in the upper leg are slightly stretched prior to contracting to drive the body forward. As the muscles are slightly stretched, elastic energy is ‘stored’ within them. When the muscles contract, this elastic energy is released, which makes the contraction that much more powerful. Read the full story

If you have a specific training goal; say to lose a certain amount of weight, run the London marathon, or get the “perfect” physique, then “goal setting” could be for you.Goal setting involves not only having a realistic end goal which you want to achieve and use as motivation whenever you feel like quitting, but also setting achievable milestone(s) part way to this goal.

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