People take on exercise routines for a number of reasons. You might want to lose weight. Gain energy for your day to day tasks or simply get in shape. There’s always one question most people ask when going to the gym. Is strength training right for me? The answer is always yes. Strength training should…
We’ve already made it through September. Traditionally a month of rebirth and getting back to life; schools, jobs and routines, after the hottest months. 2020’s summer break was certainly tough. For many people a time of celebration, parties, weddings and friends. This year it felt like the brakes were on. Today, people are more unsure…
Today we are going to start with a few quotes, by one of EMS Fitness’s favourite Spanish poets. It’s about the way you engage with life, yourself and your environment, and the author is the amazing Antonio Machado: If it is good to live, it is better still to dream, and best of all, to…
When you’re exercising regularly and working hard, it’s essential to support your efforts with a good diet. We all know this for a fact. Energy, sleep and even concentration are dependent on not only getting the right nutrients, but ensuring you get the right balance too. It’s therefore important to take a look at the…
Pay attention to the amount of sugar If sugar or similar appears in the list of ingredients, we must filter what percentage it is and how much we are consuming in the portion. If sugar is not on the ingredient list, the sugars listed in the nutritional table are the sugars naturally present in the…
Mindful Shopping Part 3: Finding the Good Food In the last two instalments of our shopping series, we’ve done what everyone does. That’s right. We’ve sat and told you what not to eat. Stay away from the processed junk. Avoid sugar. It’s easy for us as the experts to tell you to stay away from…
The Perils of Processed Foods Last time out we looked at trying to be present when shopping. OK, we didn’t want to call it anything as crazy as mindful shopping – however, keeping your thoughts on what you’re buying at the supermarket, both before you go and whilst you’re there, can help keep your diet…
What kind of “shopper” are you? Are you one of those who go to the supermarket and decide in the moment what to buy, do you have a written list, or even a rough idea of what you want in your head? You probably already know if you don’t have a list how easy it…
Recent events have changed many aspects of our modern life. Some people have said that being on furlough or lockdown is a little like a holiday. The difference is in our opinion, when you’re on holiday you don’t have nagging doubts about the state of the world kicking around in the back of your mind.…
Just like Arnie said… Still want to compete? Still want to feel the heat? Well now you can up your game with EMS Fitness. We’ve had the go ahead from the government – that as long as we respect social distancing and hygiene regulations – we’re greenlit to go and break some serious sweat in…