London Rehab Expert

  What is EPOC? EPOC means Excess Post-exercise Oxygen Consumption .  You can also call it ‘afterburn.’  When you exercise, you burn calories even after your workout is over.  That’s the afterburn effect .  But, let me explain to you the science behind the burning of calories.  When you do any physical activity, your body’s 3 energy systems start working.  They are: Glycolytic - In this energy system, glucose from your body is used.  This is seen when you do short activities that last for 30 seconds to 3 min., like boxing. Phosphagen - This system is activated when you perform highly intense activities for a short span, like sprints or jumping jacks. Oxidative - It is aerobic energy burning because it uses oxygen.  When you do low-to-moderate physical activity like distance running, fats and proteins from your body are used to generate energy. So, whenever you do any exercise, your body demands more oxygen.  There is excess post-exerc...

I know, you might be blaming your desk job for your sagging butts.  Don’t be nervous. Our desk job and sedentary lifestyle are making our glute muscles weak and it switches them off resulting in sagging. Yes, dear, that’s true, that’s how they become lazy glutes!  There are specific exercises to lift sagging buttocks that you need to do regularly to shape your booty 😊 Let me explain to you why buttocks lose their tone.  Glute or gluteus muscles as they are called in medical scientific language in fact are three types of muscles and not just one muscle.   These are… Gluteus maximus, gluteus medius and gluteus minimus.  Together they work to stabilise our upper body and pelvis and also help in hip and leg movement.  When these muscles trained and are both flexible and firm and stay in the right place, your butt looks round, perky and amazing and therefore, it won’t sag!     When glutes are conditioned and strengthened intensively (of...

Do you feel exhausted when starting a weight loss journey or introducing exercise into your lifestyle?  Your diet, amount of sleep, fluid and electrolyte intake, and micronutrients’ levels in your body are the factors that decide whether you will feel energetic or sluggish.   One has to analyse the current habits and determine what is acutually killing your energy. Can rapid weight loss make you weak? Are you on a weight loss spree?  Are you experiencing weakness while losing weight ?  Weakness is common when you lose weight fast .  Losing weight rapidly may be lucrative but you will suddenly feel energy deprived.  It is difficult to maintain and may backfire.  You may end up gaining back the weight you lost so quickly.  You need to choose the right weight loss plan and not a rapid one so that you adjust gradually without feeling exhausted. Why do you feel weak while losing weight? Weight loss programs are designed to reduce your calorie inta...