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You can do it...
Football and tennis take centre stage in turn and leave us feeling that anything Ronaldo or Nadal can do, we can do! Well maybe, but first of all you need to be fit, look the part and have the right kit...
Wii weightloss
Have trouble making the weight? Get yourself Wii Fit. Jump on board and start aerobic stepping or rhythm boxing or many other fat-burning activities in the comfort of your own living room. Monitor progress on your personal graphs and witness weight loss on the bathroom scales.
Madonna’s vibe
Described as the ultimate fitness product, endorsed by Madonna and Kylie, vibration plate machines used by VIP trainers and lifestyle gurus are now available for home use. Get yourself an hour-long, complete body workout in 10 minutes. Designed to improve muscle tone, circulation, flexibility, stamina and reduce cellulite.
Fit to enjoy sport
There’s a tendency to think the sport is the training; experts agree you need to exercise outside your sport to achieve full potential. For example you need short bursts of explosive power in tennis and sprint training provides this. Intensive training routines for many sports are available at netfit.co.uk.
Throwback kicks
In the US they are calling it the ‘throwback era’ which will see over 70 classic trainers being reinvented, including the black-stripe, Superstar shell-toes favoured by original rapsters Run DMC. Adidas are also bringing back their white-on-white shell-toes and an Original Games range which includes Olympiad 64 and Training 72.
Bar belles
You find dumbbells, also called free weights or barbells, in all good sports shops. Seen by many as fashion accessories, people in the know say they are very effective in building smaller synergistic (helping) muscles and exercising stabilising muscles. Movements made using free weights follow a more natural path of motion.
Twelve second cruise
Straight from the West Coast comes fitness superstar Jorge Cruise’s revolutionary book on resistance training that burns fat, shrinks your waistline and gets you in fantastic shape. All it takes is two 20-minute workouts each week. The 12-Second Sequence proves that the key to success is smart exercise.
Cool kit
Nothing is cooler in cricket than Twenty20 and now there is an official ECB England collection of the distinctive red and blue kit ahead of this season’s forty over clashes. You can also get Test and One Day International collections, all with distinctive ECB logos and available for men, women and kids.
Beam me up
Pilates is an effective practice that helps create a shapely, toned body. This artful discipline improves posture, flexibility and stamina and is suitable for people of all ages and fitness levels. A beginner’s kit from Gaiam Pilates with instructional DVD includes details of the BEAM method – Breath, Energize, Align and Move.
Little boys toys
This giant goal will prove popular with kids of all ages including dads! The sturdy back stays made from galvanised steel and the nylon netting give it a realistic look and help the big family kick about in the back garden resemble the real thing.
