Hi All,
Below is short video for a basic ab / core workout using the swissball.
There are six exercises on this video.
Please feel free to watch and learn some new exercises that you can add to your own workout routine.
We will post additional progressive ab / core workouts a later date - stay tuned!
We have also added a short exercise technique video, concerning how to perform a straight leg dead lift with the barbell correctly.
Please feel free to check out some of our older posts containing other exercise technique videos.
Enjoy and be healthy,
The Gym Team.
May 13, 2009
Weekly Health Bulletin 11/05/09
The Glycaemic index of carbohydrates
Hi Everybody,
This week’s health bulletin focuses on the Glycaemic index of carbohydrates. I’m a big advocate of healthy eating, as about 70% of your health goals can be achieved through healthy eating habits alone. So as a little taster of the type of information and detail required in understanding healthy eating, I would like to provide a little info relating to the main energy source of the body – Carbohydrates. The food groups associated as carbohydrates are the Grain food group and the fruit & Vegetable food group.
The glycemic index (GI) is a ranking of carbohydrates on a scale from 0 to 100 according to the extent to which they raise blood sugar levels after eating. Foods with a high GI are those which are rapidly digested and absorbed and result in marked fluctuations in blood sugar levels. Low-GI foods, by virtue of their slow digestion and absorption, produce gradual rises in blood sugar and insulin levels, and have proven benefits for health. Low GI diets have been shown to improve both glucose and lipid levels in people with diabetes (type 1 and type 2). They have benefits for weight control because they help control appetite and delay hunger. Low GI diets also reduce insulin levels and insulin resistance.
Recent studies from Harvard School of Public Health indicate that the risks of diseases such as type 2 diabetes and coronary heart disease are strongly related to the GI of the overall diet. In 1999, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) recommended that people in industrialised countries base their diets on low-GI foods in order to prevent the most common diseases of affluence, such as coronary heart disease, diabetes and obesity.
For further information on this and general healthy eating habits, please book in for an assessment on our Google Dublin gym page.
The Glycaemic index of carbohydrates
Hi Everybody,
This week’s health bulletin focuses on the Glycaemic index of carbohydrates. I’m a big advocate of healthy eating, as about 70% of your health goals can be achieved through healthy eating habits alone. So as a little taster of the type of information and detail required in understanding healthy eating, I would like to provide a little info relating to the main energy source of the body – Carbohydrates. The food groups associated as carbohydrates are the Grain food group and the fruit & Vegetable food group.
The glycemic index (GI) is a ranking of carbohydrates on a scale from 0 to 100 according to the extent to which they raise blood sugar levels after eating. Foods with a high GI are those which are rapidly digested and absorbed and result in marked fluctuations in blood sugar levels. Low-GI foods, by virtue of their slow digestion and absorption, produce gradual rises in blood sugar and insulin levels, and have proven benefits for health. Low GI diets have been shown to improve both glucose and lipid levels in people with diabetes (type 1 and type 2). They have benefits for weight control because they help control appetite and delay hunger. Low GI diets also reduce insulin levels and insulin resistance.
Recent studies from Harvard School of Public Health indicate that the risks of diseases such as type 2 diabetes and coronary heart disease are strongly related to the GI of the overall diet. In 1999, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) recommended that people in industrialised countries base their diets on low-GI foods in order to prevent the most common diseases of affluence, such as coronary heart disease, diabetes and obesity.
For further information on this and general healthy eating habits, please book in for an assessment on our Google Dublin gym page.
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