4 Important Blood Values for Active People
Many factors influence how energetic we are in our daily lives or when exercising, and what our health will be like in the future. For example, vitamin levels and iron levels affect how well we can keep going. Cholesterol levels and blood sugar affect our health, even if we don’t immediately feel their effects. EasyFit’s spring partner, Puhti, explains the most important blood values for people who exercise. Is a varied diet always enough to ensure that an active person gets all the nutrients they need? Nutrients that are important for athletes […]
Stop dieting—focus on your well-being
For many people, dieting means eating less, grueling workouts, and constant hunger. Many decide to start dieting based on these ideas. At first, the weight drops quickly, until progress comes to a sudden halt and nothing happens anymore. This leads to a feeling of failure and a return to old, unhealthy habits. Why doesn’t dieting work? Many weight-loss stories tell the same tale and prove that dieting doesn’t work. Furthermore, in the long run […]
Achieving Top Results Through Mental Training
Written by: Personal Trainer & Mental Coach Marika Ylilahti Mental coaching is a familiar term in athletic circles, but it may be new to the average fitness enthusiast. Mental coaching has been on the rise in recent years, and more and more people are taking advantage of it. You, too, can achieve top results with the help of mental coaching! What is mental coaching, and who is it for? You may already know that physical training focuses on […]
Life Management 2.0 – Finding Balance in Everyday Life
Written by personal trainer and occupational therapist Jemima Pasuri The busier your daily life gets, the more important it is to stick even more closely to your self-care routines. It’s common to prioritize time management by cutting back on sleep, eating ready-made meals to save time, and—when you only have time to exercise occasionally—doing really intense workouts. This kind of behavior is exhausting, and if it continues on a regular basis, it’s likely to cause health problems and […]
Featured Sport: Cross Training
Are you interested in Cross Training? With tips from personal trainer Lauri Hannola, you can get started with Cross Training. What is Cross Training? The term “Cross Training” covers all kinds of exercise. Therefore, I can only speak about the specific style I represent. Cross Training combines different forms of exercise, such as weight training, functional training, endurance training, and speed training. Those who join the program can expect to see improvements in areas such as strength, endurance, and obstacle course racing (OCR). I often sum this up with the phrase “we train […]
Kesän helppo ja nopea salitreeni
Tekisikö mieli skipata salitreenit lämpimän kesäpäivän takia? Ei ehkä kannata, sillä kesän voimaharjoittelu auttaa ylläpitämään hyvää lihaskuntoa ja helpottaa syksyllä treeneihin palaamista. Kesällä salitreeniksi riittää nopea ja ylläpitävä treeni. Treenitauon haitat Talven aikana saavutettuja tuloksia ja voimaa ei kannata hukata kesän aikana pitämällä koko kesän kestävää taukoa voimaharjoittelusta. Toki voimaharjoittelua voi tehdä myös ulkona […]
Workout Tips for Beginners at the Gym
For many people, the beginning of August is the time when starting gym workouts feels like the right move. Like with any new endeavor, starting gym workouts can be a little nerve-wracking at first. But hey, feeling nervous is completely normal! We found someone who’s nervous about starting gym workouts and asked what concerns them the most. Our personal trainer, Lauri Hannola, answered our client’s questions and shared the best tips for getting started with gym workouts. Set goals I plan to […]
Uuden vuoden treeniohjelma
Onko tavoitteenasi aloittaa kuntoilu uuden vuoden kunniaksi, muttet tiedä miten aloittaa? Helpottaaksemme kuntoilun aloittamista suunnittelimme neljän viikon treeniohjelman aloittelijalle. Miten aloitan kuntoilun? Mitä lajeja kannattaa treenata? Mikä laji sopii minulle? Miten usein kannattaa pitää lepopäiviä? Voinko treenata kahtena päivänä peräkkäin? Jokainen on tietenkin yksilö, eikä näihin kysymyksiin ole vain yhtä vastausta. Muutamalla yleispätevällä ohjeella […]
10 Tips for Changing Your Diet
In January, it’s impossible not to come across all kinds of ads for new nutrition coaching programs and diet makeovers. As you scroll through them, you can easily feel overwhelmed and anxious by the sheer volume of information. Where do you start when your goal is to begin eating healthily? This list of ten tips will help you get off to a good start with your dietary changes. 1. Keep a consistent meal schedule. First, take a look at your meal schedule—that is, how often you eat each day. For most of us, about […]
Prevent holiday weight gain with these tips
Did you eat too much? Do you feel like indulging at the Christmas table? And it’s the same story every Christmas: that bloated feeling hits by the time dessert rolls around, if not sooner. But don’t worry—we’ve put together a list of tips to help you prevent that Christmas bloat or, at the very least, ease the bloating you’re already feeling. 1. Simply put, don’t eat too much. This tip is the simplest of all, but also the most challenging. Indigestion is caused by overeating—that is, eating more than […]