September Edition 2018
Article by Darragh Creamer, Personal Trainer
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Why train after 30?
Why train after 30?
When you're in your 20's, it's easy to find the time and the motivation to go to the gym, but as you get older your priorities change, the gym goes by the wayside and you fall victim to the dreaded middle-aged spread. In this series of articles Darragh Creamer, Personal Trainer, is going to try to convince you to follow a different path, and show you how.
Endurance
Endurance
In Part One of this series we came up with a few reasons to find the time in your busy schedule, between working, looking after kids and trying to sleep off long, tough days, to get to the gym and to train. We've started to address pain, so let's now look at Endurance.
In Part One of this series we came up with a few reasons to find the time in your busy schedule, between working, looking after kids and trying to sleep off long, tough days, to get to the gym and to train. We've started to address pain, so let's now look at Endurance.
Every sports day, family picnic or day at the beach men all over the world find themselves crippled by old sports injuries like 'Imaginary Hamstring Strains', 'Fictional Ankle Sprains' and 'Fanciful Ligament Tears'.
Every sports day, family picnic or day at the beach men all over the world find themselves crippled by old sports injuries like 'Imaginary Hamstring Strains', 'Fictional Ankle Sprains' and 'Fanciful Ligament Tears'.
You know the scenario, we've all been there, the kids are playing football and one team is a man short. Fresh off your latest bout of “I remember when...”, your youngest comes sprinting over to you screaming: “Dad, we need another player!”. Egged on by your other half, you chug the last of your beer, take a final drag off your ciggy before dropping it into the now empty bottle and hobble over onto the pitch to show the young lads how it's done.
You know the scenario, we've all been there, the kids are playing football and one team is a man short. Fresh off your latest bout of “I remember when...”, your youngest comes sprinting over to you screaming: “Dad, we need another player!”. Egged on by your other half, you chug the last of your beer, take a final drag off your ciggy before dropping it into the now empty bottle and hobble over onto the pitch to show the young lads how it's done.
All goes well for the first few minutes: you know you're no spring chicken so you take it easy. Fancying yourself a bit, you reckon your Zidanesque ball-skills will make up for your lack of speed, strength, endurance... Well, any physical ability at all really. Then one of the bigger youngfellas makes a run down the wing. The last time you stepped on a pitch (somewhere around the time cassette tapes were replaced by CDs) you would have stopped him easily, so you set off on a sprint.
All goes well for the first few minutes: you know you're no spring chicken so you take it easy. Fancying yourself a bit, you reckon your Zidanesque ball-skills will make up for your lack of speed, strength, endurance... Well, any physical ability at all really. Then one of the bigger youngfellas makes a run down the wing. The last time you stepped on a pitch (somewhere around the time cassette tapes were replaced by CDs) you would have stopped him easily, so you set off on a sprint.
Seconds have passed that seem like minutes... or hours. Your chest is heaving, your legs are like jelly, your breathing is like the prototype of the steam engine on its maiden voyage and your face is beetroot red. You can't just say you've run out of gas so you pull up short, grab your hamstring/groin/ankle and fake an injury, saving face for another year...
Seconds have passed that seem like minutes... or hours. Your chest is heaving, your legs are like jelly, your breathing is like the prototype of the steam engine on its maiden voyage and your face is beetroot red. You can't just say you've run out of gas so you pull up short, grab your hamstring/groin/ankle and fake an injury, saving face for another year...
Your kids cling to their idea of super dad: Even the best athletes get injuries!
Your kids cling to their idea of super dad: Even the best athletes get injuries!
But deep down they know, you know, we all know...
But deep down they know, you know, we all know...
Quick Fix:
Quick Fix:
Get at least 30 minutes of moderate activity a day!
Get at least 30 minutes of moderate activity a day!
Ideally, this will be a jog, a brisk walk, a cycle or some other form of exercise. By setting aside time to perform cardio-vascular exercise, you're making your health and well-being a priority. Getting outside in the fresh air also does wonders for your mental health.
Ideally, this will be a jog, a brisk walk, a cycle or some other form of exercise. By setting aside time to perform cardio-vascular exercise, you're making your health and well-being a priority. Getting outside in the fresh air also does wonders for your mental health.
But on days when that's not possible, when you can't get out of the house because of the weather, your busy schedule, the kids running amok or because your other half has come down with man-flu or gestational diabetes (I know man-flu is a much more serious illness, but there's no female equivalent), half an hour of vacuuming, mopping the floors, gardening or cleaning out the garage will get your heart rate up and clear your head.
But on days when that's not possible, when you can't get out of the house because of the weather, your busy schedule, the kids running amok or because your other half has come down with man-flu or gestational diabetes (I know man-flu is a much more serious illness, but there's no female equivalent), half an hour of vacuuming, mopping the floors, gardening or cleaning out the garage will get your heart rate up and clear your head.
Helping out around the house, taking the stairs, or parking 10 minutes away from your job and walking are great ways to burn a few extra calories, this is known as N.E.A.T (Non Exercise Activity Thermogenesis) and it's a great ally in the fight against the flab and for your general well-being.
Helping out around the house, taking the stairs, or parking 10 minutes away from your job and walking are great ways to burn a few extra calories, this is known as N.E.A.T (Non Exercise Activity Thermogenesis) and it's a great ally in the fight against the flab and for your general well-being.
Your body doesn't know the difference between a stationery bike and a sweeping brush, all it knows is that your muscles need oxygen so your heart needs to beat faster and harder.
Your body doesn't know the difference between a stationery bike and a sweeping brush, all it knows is that your muscles need oxygen so your heart needs to beat faster and harder.
Contacts
Contacts
Darragh Creamer is a Mobile Personal Trainer with a ridiculous mohawk and an even sillier moustache. He lives in Johnstown and specialises in helping clients over 30 to get Stronger, Fitter and More Flexible. At 40 years old he continues to play rugby, train in Mixed Martial Arts and try to learn gymnastics from his 10-year-old daughter.
Darragh Creamer is a Mobile Personal Trainer with a ridiculous mohawk and an even sillier moustache. He lives in Johnstown and specialises in helping clients over 30 to get Stronger, Fitter and More Flexible. At 40 years old he continues to play rugby, train in Mixed Martial Arts and try to learn gymnastics from his 10-year-old daughter.
Visit his Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/DarraghCreamerPT/ to book a Free Consultation.
Visit his Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/DarraghCreamerPT/ to book a Free Consultation.
Check out next months article aimed at getting us active.
Check out next months article aimed at getting us active.
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