Runners will tell you that the best way to avoid ankle injuries on the treadmill is to get off the stupid thing and run outside. Well, with all due respect to all my awesome runner friends, we're still going to use the damn treadmill but we are going to figure out how to stay safe while on it. Not surprisingly, barely any ankle injuries on the treadmill are due to a misbehaving treadmill, they're caused because of poor form and...
Monsoon gym germs are the only way to separate the good gym from the bad. Every gym has its armies of trainers, dietitians, nutritionists along with the latest equipment and juice bars but how many gyms make you sick during the monsoon season is what really matters. With mosquitoes, germs and disease at their peak, monsoon gym germs can take down even the healthiest person. Since not working in the gym for 4 months is not really a solution, you...
Exercises strengthen the muscles only when done correctly i.e. with correct form. But there are some exercises that might cause muscle or joint injury even if you do them like they're meant to be done. That's because these exercises cause the body to move in ways that put too much strain on either the muscle or the joints. I'm calling them controversial exercises because they will get the trainer community divided in terms of their effectiveness. There are some trainers who...
The squat and the leg press (using the leg press machine) are two very important exercises when working out on your quadriceps and hamstrings (front and back muscles of the thigh) and the gluteus (butt). And similar to the injuries caused by squats, you need to make sure to avoid injuries on the leg press machine. If your gym has the horizontal leg press machine (i.e the one where you are sitting up), then you're fine because the machine does...
Similar to the conflicting information about stretching or not stretching before a workout comes the debate of whether you should go full squat or half squat. The full squat, also known as full range squat, is where you squat “all the way” and get your butt close to the floor. The half squat is where you get your knees at 90 degrees so that your thigh is parallel to the floor. The argument says that full range squats hurts the...
Going to the gym and working out should make you fit, right? Pumping iron, running, cycling, sweating it out should condition your body to weather all storms, you think? Then why is it that so many regular gym-goers fall sick so frequently? Wait, what? Could it be the gym that’s making you sick? But if the gym is making you sick, then does that mean being unhealthy is the correct way to be healthy? Don’t bother wrapping your head around...
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