Fitness & Exercise Forum

Keep it simple. Keep it fresh. Keep it unprocessed. Plus, learn how to prepare and to cook food beyond warming and heating. Your body will thank you for all of the above.

No matter the weather (within reason!), keep on training. Adaptability is part of the recipe for a successful training programme, as the past year has demonstrated. By being adaptable we can overcome and maintain a focus on our training, together with the exercise techniques we use. Both of which are vital in making progress in the medium and long-term when exercising. Just like Joshua above, in the video, not being put off by incremental weather pays off. Plus, the cool, wet, even snowy conditions that we have experienced recently will soon be in the rearview mirror. At which point training outdoors will become more enjoyable (and we may even - whisper it very gently - be able to train once again in the gyms). So, keep going, keep training and keep on keeping on!

I first seriously invested in elastic bands during the first lockdown. Initially, I had my doubts whether these simple, affordable and lightweight pieces of kit would be particularly useful, but over the months that followed I have come to recognise their value. There is no doubt in my mind that away from the gym elastic bands deliver real value in offering a resistance training tool when training. I also think there will remain a place for them once the gyms re-open and we can get our hands back on heavier weights and more demanding equipment. If I was a betting man I would say that these affordable (and portable!) stretchy wonders will remain our kit bags for the months, if not years, to come. To see how helpful elastic bands can be if you are not already familiar with their capabilities, check out this article from Coach Magazine , which shows how useful they can be for working the arms.