19 November 2012
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22 November 2012
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03 July 2014
The BS (Burpee/Skipping) Workout – simple but very effective, this workout is against the clock… Duration: Against the Clock Equipment: Skipping rope, stopwatch Method: Complete the descending burpee pyramid described below and perform 50 skipping rope turns between sets of burpees. Adjust the burpee exercise to suit your individual fitness level by adding or removing [...]
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02 July 2014
It’s often quite easy to find an excuse for not doing something – especially when it’s something you don’t especially enjoy. I’m sure, in your youth, you used one of a number of standard excuses for why you didn’t do your homework. Your dog ate it maybe? Or your younger brother/sister spilt water all over [...]
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01 July 2014
Basketball has been around in one form or another since 1891 when Physical Education teacher James Naismith nailed a peach basket ten feet above the floor of his school gymnasium and told his students to throw a soccer ball into the basket to score points. Who would have guessed that Naismith’s rainy day invention would [...]
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30 June 2014
The Spartan Circuit This is one of our favourite workouts! It ticks lots of fitness component boxes and is easily adaptable according to the equipment you have available. Why the Spartan Circuit? It’s brutally effective like the Spartan warriors were and it can be performed even when exercise equipment is sparse. Equipment: Timer, skipping rope, exercise [...]
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27 June 2014
Interval Training for Sport Interval training has so many adaptations, we take a look at how it can benefit and be specifically applied to sports training. Specificity is one of the key words in the vocabulary of contemporary sports conditioning and although interval training methods such as Tabata workouts will be of benefit to a [...]
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27 June 2014
Over the last few years, there has been a definite shift in exercise away from traditional forms of cardio and towards interval training and with good reason; interval training works. It can help push your fitness levels into the stratosphere, save you time, help you burn fat more efficiently and with acronyms like H.I.I.T (high [...]
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26 June 2014
Our Dead Lift and Press up Superset workout uses virtually every major muscle in your body in double-quick time – excellent for when you are pushed for time! Duration: Against the Clock Equipment: Barbell, exercise mat Method: Perform 10 sets of 10 reps of bent-legged dead lifts using 60-75% of your body weight but adjust [...]
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25 June 2014
With such an enormous amount of information available on diet and exercise it can be a daunting prospect to wade through it all and adjust your lifestyle accordingly. Much of the information is complex, contradictory and, sadly, sometimes just plain wrong! With those points in mind, here are ultra-FIT’s top tips for leading a happy [...]
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24 June 2014
Modern pentathlon is, in many ways, an unusual and elitist-appearing sport. Consisting of five seemingly disparate events, it was the brain child of the founder of the modern Olympics Baron Pierre de Coubertin who designed the event to test the military skills of the soldiers who made up the vast majority of Olympic competitors in [...]
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23 June 2014
Basic Fitness Test This workout is a standard fitness test in the armed forces and other uniformed organizations. Warm up thoroughly by performing a few minutes light cardio, mobility and dynamic flexibility work. Once you are ready, run 1.5 miles (2.4km) at a very comfortable pace. This is best done on a treadmill, track or [...]
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