Men’s Health Magazine named the Reebok Club “Britain’s Best Gym”
The club was also voted “Most Luxurious Gym” by Time Out Magazine
The club was the first club in the UK to be awarded the prestigious FIA Code of Practice.
PRESS HEALTH ARTICLES
What is the importance of joining the right gym? Americans are going for the quick fix and the promise of pills that will slow you down.This kind of thinking is slowly killing our society through a sedentary lifestyle. The best way to burn fat and build muscle is through diet and joining a gym. To choose the right gym look at the trainers, the equipment, cleanliness and price. ArticleDash, Randall Drake
Wobble your way to slimness – Daily Mail
Scientists at the University of Antwerp in Belgium studied the effects of using a Power Plate in a group of overweight or obese people – mostly women. The subjects were given the same dietary advice then split into three groups. One group did no exercise for 6 months while another did aerobic activity such as swimming and aerobics three times a week. The final group used a Power Plate for around 13 minutes a day, five days a week. After 6 months, the diet-only group lost 6 per cent of their body weight, the aerobic exercise group 7 per cent and the vibration group 11 per cent. The biggest improvements came in the loss of fat around the organs. The vibration group lost almost two-thirds more than the aerobic group and more than double the amount lost by the dieters.
The researchers said: “People say vibration machines are fitness for lazy people, but they’re only easy if you’re not using them properly. There’s no point simply standing and holding on to the handlebars – you need to do exercises such as lunges and push-ups while on the vibrating plate.”
(Mail, 26/05/09 p47, 5 cols.”)
Obese die up to 10 years early, says a study of a million people
A study by Oxford University, published online 19/03/09 by the Lancet medical journal, looked at the data of nearly one million people worldwide and found that moderate obesity shortens lives by three years and the seriously obese will die 10 years before they should. This study, the largest ever investigation of how obesity affects mortality, was funded by the Medical Research Council, the British Heart Foundation and Cancer Research UK. The researchers found that the best BMI to have is about 24.People that were moderately obese (BMI of 30 to 35) died 3 years earlier than they would have done at a normal weight. Severe obesity (BMI between 40 and 50) cut lifespan by 10years.
(Guardianp12; Ind. p12; Telegraphp12; Sunp12; Mirror p23; Mailp7)
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