Squats are one of the most popular fitness exercises. Depending on how your feet are positioned and your posture, you can target the glutes or certain thigh muscles while improving the power of your squats. Try different variations and take your squats to the next level!

David Epstein’s best-selling book “The Sports Gene: Inside The Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance” looks at the role of genetics in the predisposition for performance that some athletes seem to have. By differentiating between the innate and the acquired, the author challenges the theory of the 10,000 hours of training required to become an accomplished athlete in a discipline. However fascinating this dive into the heart of DNA is, it remains that each athlete is master of their own destiny and can advance as they wish towards their objectives!

The deep muscles of the shoulder, the erector spinae muscles, the psoas and the forearm muscles are among the muscles that are least used during training. To awaken these forgotten muscles, which can differ depending on the activity practised, opt for targeted exercises to integrate into your training programme.

By opting for a high-performance home fitness machine, you can train in the comfort of your living room on equipment designed to provide effective sessions with a personalised follow-up. You save time each week by limiting the number of trips and constraints associated with travelling to the gym or heading outside. Protected from the dangers of traffic sports and uncertain weather, you can escape with sessions filmed in the most beautiful places on the planet.

With 15 sessions of about 20 minutes each combining bodyweight work and cardio with a few fitness accessories, the Killer Cardio and Core program awaits you on iFit® Daily to burn calories and get back in shape quickly! Access your workouts at the touch of a button, no matter where you are. The iFit® Daily workouts include hundreds of hours of training for all athletes.

Small, compact and easy to use, dumbbells can be integrated into all your muscle strengthening sessions to multiply the effects. After discovering classic exercises for pectorals, biceps, trapezius or legs, push your limits with intense and original ab exercises with just 1 dumbbell!

Postponed until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Tokyo Olympics include 49 athletics events, including a new event; the mixed 4 x 400-metre relay. Athletics is the most important and well-represented discipline in the Summer Olympics and the one-year delay means that new European athletes will be in the spotlight.

Comprising a variety of challenges, combining bodyweight exercises, weight training and fitness workouts, cross-training can be practised at home. To get off to a good start and create your first WOD, learn a few basic exercises, such as air squats, burpees and dips. Then, take it to the next level with a machine like NordicTrack’s Fusion CST, which is designed to help you achieve a complete workout combining strength and cardio training.

In February, many seasonal activities can be chosen to liven up your sporting holiday: Kite-surfing or sand yachting if you are going to the seaside, snow-shoeing, inland hiking, mountaineering, skiing, snowboarding or free-riding in the mountains. Choose an out-of-the-way destination, go outside of the school holidays and consider following a physical preparation programme to fully enjoy your winter stay.

Do you sometimes feel some aches and pains after a bike ride? Stretching can help you to recover better. Stretching… Read more »

Scheduled between Friday, July 23rd and Sunday, August 8th, 2021, the Summer Olympics in Japan were initially scheduled for 2020. They will be followed by the Paralympics. The arrival of new events, such as baseball, karate, softball, sport climbing and even skateboarding, will be a joy to all sports fans.

Having muscular calves helps improve physical endurance, something that is particularly important when cycling, walking or running, for example. Strengthening your calves is also a good way to avoid sports injuries. Start a 21-day challenge with exercises that target this region and then persevere in your efforts by adopting new habits to maintain well-rounded calves.