Pilates for everyone
By CAROLYN EVAN-WATKINS features@algarveresident.com Carolyn Evan-Watkins is a sports, fitness and Pilates instructor with more than 15 years experience. She is a lecturer, teaching and assessing instructors in health and
Pilates for the older adult
By CAROLYN EVAN-WATKINS features@algarveresident.com Carolyn Evan-Watkins is a sports, fitness and Pilates instructor with more than 15 years experience. She is a lecturer, teaching and assessing instructors in health and
Stretching makes us feel better
By CAROLYN EVAN-WATKINS features@algarveresident.com Carolyn Evan-Watkins is a sports, fitness and Pilates instructor with more than 15 years experience. She is a lecturer, teaching and assessing instructors in health and
Exercise for the older adult
By CAROLYN EVAN-WATKINS feature@algarveresident.com Carolyn Evan-Watkins is a sports, fitness and Pilates instructor with more than 15 years experience. She is a lecturer, teaching and assessing instructors in health and
Cardiovascular exercise
By CAROLYN EVAN-WATKINS feature@algarveresident.com
Back to back
By João Cabral Personal Trainer THE LOWER back region has 48 muscles, a lot of which we don’t often use. However, sudden stresses to these muscles can cause back problems.
How to build a home gym! – By João Cabral
SO FAR this year, you have learnt how to develop various muscle groups and how to benefit from cardiovascular training. Now, I’ll show you the pros and cons of a
Hip-hop, don’t stop!
THE FITNESS industry always seems to have a new fad or training idea; some last and gather popularity, some fade away. The latest trend in keeping fit is hip-hop aerobics.
Endurance circuit training
WATCHING THE World Cup really got my heart racing. It also made me realise just how much aerobic style training footballers do, to be able to endure 90 minutes of
The water and you
Newborn babies are taught skills that stay with them all their lives. Children taught early are safer, too, because they learn to respect and enjoy the water, not fear it.