Stretch: Should you or shouldn’t you?

Stretching before a workout (or a sports performance) is a routinely followed practice. A good warm-up routine followed by stretching prepares the athletes (physically as well as mentally) for the task at hand.

Although anecdotal and previous scientific evidence supports the view that a cardio warm-up followed by stretching enhances performance and prevents injury, recent studies suggest that there might be minimal, if at all, benefits of stretching. 

More recently, there is a school of thought which suggests that stretching does nothing to improve performance or prevent injury as previously thought. Furthermore, (sports medicine community as well as coaches and athletes have begun to realise that) some type of stretching might in fact be detrimental to performance. 

So, should you stop stretching altogether? What are the various ways of stretching and how do make the most of the stretching methods that do work. To find out more, please click here. 

Also, please do feel free to ask away any queries that you might have. 

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Recommendation by Katarina Påhlson-Möller

Katarina  Påhlson-Möller is a London-based  Swedish designer. Her label ‘Katarina Påhlson‘ is a new and exciting luxury brand which ‘places quality and innovation on equal footing’. Just heard the news that she is now being featured on Young Republic. So I thought I’ll grab the opportunity to share with you guys the kind words that she had to say about The Fitness Doc and our methods of training. 

We had the good fortune of training Katarina in the summer of 2011. She was especially adamant on training outdoors. The venue agreed upon was Kensington Gardens, just next to the picturesque Round Pond. 
She especially enjoyed our boxing sessions the most – I must say she packs a punch when jabbing!



This is what Katarina had to say about her sessions with us…
“I very much enjoyed my sessions with The Fitness Doc, they were both informative and effective; the sessions were very well tailored to my personal needs. I learnt a lot about how various exercises affect your body. I would definitely recommend him and his professional trainers to anyone wanting quick and real results.”

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Supplements that I am using right now..

There are millions of amazing supplements to choose from. It is easy to get confused. However, your choice should always be driven by your fitness goals, esp. the short term one.

After a long lay-off due to injury, my goal right now is to lose some % of body fat. However, I’m still getting back into the grove and my training intensity is nowhere near where I used to be.

So the supplements of my focus currently are a pre-work and protein. Nutrex’s Hemorage is my choice for a pre and intra-workout drink. Although not as strong as some other products on the market like Jack 3D, it gives me the right kinda focus for my workouts.

I like the blended protein product from Nutrex – Muscle Infusion; it not only helps fast post workout absorption of protein but also slower absorption of other proteins contained in it, keeping you anabolic for longer. What’s more, I just dig the vanilla flavour; it is awesome in taste, to say the least!

Of course, as usual, omega3s are a big part of my supplement plan.

In a couple of weeks, I will be adding a potent fat burner to my supplements stack…keep following me to get the latest.

Happy lifting!

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