IGNITE BLOG
Building Muscle After 60
What does building muscle after 60 mean to you? When I was a young lad, muscle meant action movie stars like Arnie and Sly Stallone, maybe even Johnny Weissmuller when he was Tarzan. In my 20s, muscle building meant time in the gym, working hard to out train my...
Keeping Your Physical Independence.
Why do we move into retirement homes as we get older? It’s right there in the title: It comes down to the loss of physical independence. As we age, basic movement becomes much more difficult. We retire, our activity levels drop, we remember a conversation we...
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Complex doesn’t work!
Complex doesn't work When you take a free intro with us, you won't hear your coach prescribing a super complex training programme or radical nutritional approach to achieve your health and fitness goals. Why? We do that because of one very simple reason, we want to...
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How you know you’re normal!
How You Know You're Normal! As humans, our default setting is to strive to be the best version of ourselves. As we do, we have a tendency to focus on being perfect, to go all in, to make a year’s worth of change in 6 weeks… I know, because for a long time, this was...
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Why Exercise Is Bad For You
Why exercise is bad for you Your boss dumps a lunchtime zoom call on you. You feel annoyed, but confident that you have the time in your schedule to handle it. An hour later the phone rings — it’s your neighbour telling you your dog has escaped and is across...
Hit the two-month mark? Here’s how to achieve in 2022
You know the story. If you're anything like me, you started off the year with plenty of getting fit and healthy resolutions. Now it's March already, and you're off the resolution wagon. You open up social media on a Friday night, feeling a little sorry for yourself as...
I made some mistakes this week!
I made some mistakes this week I made at least two that I know about and probably a few more that I’m not yet aware of. What did I use to do about the mistakes I made? Well, the younger and more highly strung version of myself would have worried...
Keeping Fit and Healthy at Level 2
Keeping Fit and Healthy at Level 2 We know the thought of heading to the gym is tough enough, without the additional stressors brought on by our current alert level. We also know how important it is for our physical, emotional and mental health to keep fit and active...
Client Story – A Tale of Two Lockdowns
Client Story - A Tale of Two Lockdowns We've all had varying experiences of lockdown over the last two years. One of our clients shared their experience with me last week. It resonated with me so much I asked if we could share it with you. "As we change...
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The Ignite Fitness and Nutrition Story.
Ignite Fitness and Nutrition in Alicetown, Lower Hutt exists because we believe all people have the right to achieve their health and fitness goals. I opened Ignite Fitness and Nutrition to help people Move Better, Live Longer and Be Happier. Our focus is on providing...