Fitness and Nutrition

Local gyms have been given the greenlight to reopen their doors to 50% capacity and I know many of you are eager to get back into your fitness routine.

Many times, I find myself engaging in conversations with some of the older heads in the fitness community and unfortunately some of them still live by some old, odd beliefs in what’s right when it comes to being healthy and building muscle.

Like many, I have lost tremendous physique gains due to the current circumstances.

Read this before heading back to gym. For the better part of the last six months, our lives have been turned upside down, and this has highlighted more than ever the therapeutic nature of regular exercise.

Have you ever thought that the reason you’re not reaching your fitness goal is because you can’t focus?

As you get older, you need to work out and stay active and healthy as best as possible.

As the gyms and fitness centres here remain closed, I know most people and regular gym goers are struggling a bit at the moment and with good reason. 

In this column I usually focus a lot on the physical benefits of exercise – gaining muscles, losing weight, and overall better health.

Last Sunday, I participated in a virtual meeting with some gym owners, trainers and nutritionists discussing a wide range of topics.

I’ve always enjoyed the sweet taste of fruits but lately I have been consuming them more than ever.

Alcohol consumption, Netflix subscriptions and online shopping have all skyrocketed since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

If you have lost or are losing your hard-earned gains owing to the closure of gyms, this one is for you.

There is no denying that improving your health can take a lot of effort, organization, planning and dedication.

At the end of July, it seemed that good news was coming, meaning local gyms would reopen as scheduled during phase 5 of this country’s reopening plan.

Looking good, getting strong, and enhancing performance are just a few reasons why people go to the gym.

With the pandemic and rising popularity of non-gym workouts, it’s important to know all the ways you can incorporate at-home tools into your training to get a great workout anytime, anywhere, and at any fitness level.

Some of us like to weigh ourselves before and then after a workout.

Your overall health follows cycles and you can take control of those cycles.

With the closure of gyms owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, more and more people have gravitated to the outdoors – like the seawalls, the National Park or D’Urban Park – to exercise. 

The gyms here are still closed owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, and like most Guyanese I’ve been home much more than I would like to be.