EGYM Blog

"My muscles have shortened.” Now that’s something that most of us have heard before. What’s interesting about this, however, is that up until just recently it hadn’t actually been proved that muscles could indeed become shorter. It certainly was not definitively known that we could train them to lengthen again.

If you’re looking for a way to boost your metabolism, then you have lots of options. It only takes minor changes to your diet or lifestyle to kick-start your metabolism and increase your basal metabolic rate. Both are great for weight loss. We are talking about changes that are both easy to make and easy to integrate into your daily routine. Below you’ll find 10 tips that we think will help you succeed:

The afterburn effect, also known officially as excess post-exercise oxygen consumption (EPOC), is a physiological reaction to intense physical exercise and sport which allows the body to consume more calories for several hours after coming to rest. The afterburn effect ensures an elevated pulse and breathing for a certain period of time, the additional release of hormones, as well as the repair and regeneration of muscle cells.

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“EGYM has been a complete game changer for the business”, says Matt. “Rather than just engage with clients for the term of their physiotherapy treatment, I can now offer a long term service to keep them fit, healthy and injury free long after their injury has been sorted.

Stretching can make you more flexible, limber up muscles, and help temporarily relieve tension.

It is now widely recognised that physical activity is healthy. But what exactly are the effects of training and what happens in the body?

Explonic can be found in the EGYM “Athletic” and “General Fitness” training programs. The new method for practicing "power" doesn’t just appeal to athletes but also to older gym members. Having explosive strength or “power” is not only important in sports but also in everyday life, for example, going up flights of stairs, getting up, or preventing yourself from falling. The EGYM strength test determines the weight and makes sure peak physical performance is achieved with each and every repetition in order to train explosive strength in the most effective manner possible.

Isokinetic training is a revolutionary training method that lets you reach your goal quicker and in a more effective manner than working out traditionally. Above all, however, it offers you the option of gently exercising painful joints.

The basic concept behind this form of training is to push the muscles beyond their actual performance limit, to the point of something known as “muscle failure”. The goal here is to achieve the highest possible muscle fatigue and the highest workout effect.

Negative training is a very common method used in weight training and bodybuilding in order to provide additional stimulus to muscles. It is an efficient way to tone and to grow muscle. Physiotherapists use it in rehabilitation. A very low intensity is used here to encourage the first energetic movements to be made again after injuries. If you are not using EGYM Smart Strength equipment for working out, a partner or therapist is usually required for this method.

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