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Work out to a new beat Good for: heart health This high-energy ﬁtness class is set to music and combines traditional tennis practise with staminabuilding skills such as fast-paced hitting drills, as well as throwing and catching exercises. ‘The main purpose of the class is to improve your cardiovascular ﬁtness,’ says Rob Beale, head of sport, health and ﬁtness at David Lloyd. ‘If you’re new to tennis, having a 10-shot rally in a conventional match can be quite difﬁcult – chances are the rally will break down after a certain number of shots and you’ll lose interest. With cardio tennis, you have a coach feeding you balls, so you’re guaranteed to get your heart rate up.’ CARDIO TENNIS WHAT TO EXPECT A unique aspect of cardio tennis is that you wear a heart rate monitor throughout the class, working in your target heart rate zone (somewhere between 70-90% of your maximum heart rate) to ensure you get maximum cardiovascular beneﬁts. Each player is fed a variety of shots – forehands, backhands, lobs, drop shots, smashes, cross court, down the line, and so on – and you hit the ball, run around the court, then return to where you started to play the shot again. This is repeated 10 or 12 times to form a ‘drill’ lasting around ﬁve minutes. Whether the ball goes in or out is irrelevant – the aim is to get ﬁt and enjoy it at the same time. BODY BENEFITS If you attend classes regularly, you can expect your blood pressure levels to fall within a healthy range. You’ll also reduce your resting heart rate (a measure of increased ﬁtness) and recover faster after exercise. The weight-bearing element means you’ll develop stronger bones, helping prevent osteoporosis. You’ll also burn fat and increase the rate at which you metabolise sugar, lowering your risk of chronic illnesses including stroke, diabetes and some cancers. CALORIE BURN 500* per hour. TRY IT www.davidlloyd.co.uk 0845 129 6772. Good for: building strength and increasing muscle tone It came third in the American College of Sports Medicine’s survey of the top ﬁtness trends for 2013, using your own bodyweight to train is set to take centre stage in the UK this year. Hot off the blocks is Fitness First’s new Athletic Fitness class, which includes an additional post-Olympic twist – perfect inspiration for any wannabe athletes out there. ‘Athletic Fitness is the ﬁrst class of its kind that brings expertise from iconic athletes into the workout studio,’ says David Perrin, ﬁtness support manager at Fitness First. ‘We worked with experts in their respective ﬁelds to bring to life insights from triple jumper Phillips Idowu, long-distance runner, Mo Farah, and gymnast, Louis Smith.’ BODYWEIGHT TRAINING WHAT TO EXPECT Reﬂecting the athletes’ areas of expertise, Athletic Fitness focuses on three elements – endurance, speed and power. After a thorough warm-up, exercises include different squat and lunge combinations, side plank into planks, staggered pressups, burpee pikes and speed-skater jumps. ‘The class also uses movements that reﬂect your everyday activities, for example twisting, bending and jumping. This prepares your body for everyday life which, in turn, helps prevents injury,’ says David. BODY BENEFITS You can expect to increase your lean muscle tissue and create a toned and deﬁned look which, in turn, will boost your metabolism and burn more calories. Resistance training also boosts your core as well as functional strength. And because you’re using your bodyweight to adapt to the difﬁculty of the exercise, you learn how to optimise whole-body muscle function in any given movement, enhancing your strength further. For example, a bench press is effectively just an arm exercise, but a one-armed push-up utilises your entire core and pelvis as well as your arm. CALORIE BURN 600-800* in 45 minutes. TRY IT www.ﬁtnessﬁrst.co.uk 0844 571 8080. *Based on a woman weighing 9st WORDS: Eve Boggenpoel | PHOTOGRAPHS: Getty Images, Shutterstock T here’s no shortage of ways to shape up when it comes to getting super ﬁt. Whether it’s cycling to the ofﬁce, lunchtime yoga or a buggy workout in the park, more and more people are running, cycling and dancing their way to health. And with new ﬁtness classes exploding on the scene quicker than you can say Zumba tone-up sticks, there’s never been a better time to get your heart pumping. If you want to get your body in the best shape possible, your ﬁtness plan should include three elements – cardio, resistance and ﬂexibility. We’ve checked out the top three trends in each of these areas to help you kickstart your shape-up goals for 2013. IF YOUR REGULAR FITNESS ROUTINE HAS LOST ITS APPEAL, TRY SOME FRESH WAYS TO MOTIVATE YOU 140 | MARCH 2013 140-141 fitness trendsFINAL.indd 140 25/1/13 18:32:00 http://www.davidlloyd.co.uk http://www.fitnessfirst.co.uk

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of At Home with Lorraine Kelly 2013

EDITOR'S LETTER
LORRAINE KELLY UPDATE
NEWS UPFRONT
SAVE THE DATE
READING BETWEEN THE LINES
BEAUTIES IN BLUE
LIGHTEN UP
BAGS OF STYLE
BUCKLE UP
IT'S A WRAP
IF THE SHOE FITS
SETTING TRENDS
THE BIG REVEAL
GET THE LOOK
LONG REIGN LORRAINE
MOTHER KNOWS BEST
AGE IS JUST A NUMBER
EXPECT THE WORST
UNPLANNED PREGNANCY
WOMEN'S HEALTH A-Z
COULD YOU BE DEPRESSED?
SLEEP EASY
GET BACK TO YOURSELF
WHAT A PAIN
LISTEN UP
CHINESE CUISINE
A TASTE OF ITALY
SNACK TIME
DRINK IT UP
EXCUSES, EXCUSES
EXERCISE'S NEW GROOVE
SPRING INTO SHAPE
OUT AND ABOUT
BEAUTY BLOOPERS
CROWNING GLORY
MAGIC MAKEOVERS
I LOVE MY NEW BODY'
FLASH A SMILE
YOUNG AT HEART
SAFELY DOES IT
LOOK AFTER THE PENNIES
THE GOOD LIFE
ROOM REVAMP
CLEAN UP YOUR ACT
WHAT A BLINDER!
TAKE TO THE FLOOR
HOW DOES YOUR GARDEN GROW?
OFF THE BEATEN TRACK
THE EMERALD ISLE
SPRING BREAKS
REST AND RELAXATION
ANIMAL ACCESSORIES
A MAN'S BEST FRIEND
BEASTLY BEHAVIOUR
STYLE SAVVY
TV FAVES
LAST WORD
STOCKISTS
CRAFT NEWS
WE LOVE BEING CRAFTY!'
HOME SPUN
FRAME WORK
MAKE THE CUT
CLEVER CARDS
KNIT ONE...
SPARKLE!
KITTED OUT
THE ICING ON THE CAKE
HELLO CUPCAKE
LORRAINE'S ROAD TO SUCCESS
THE WORLD OF WORK
AN AGE OLD PROFESSION
THE ONLY WAY IS UP
JUST THE JOB
MOVE OVER, MISTER!
BEYOND THE SHOP FLOOR
THE BANK JOB
ARE YOU COVERED?
CAREFULLY DOES IT
EQUAL RIGHTS
BALANCING ACT

At Home with Lorraine Kelly 2013