Egle Paulauskaite

Prenatal fitness boosts your cardiovascular and muscular strength, improves your circulation, reduces low back pain and improves postpartum recovery. Research shows that prenatal workouts have positive effects on a baby’s development and delivery. HIT training during pregnancy can be done up to the beginning of the third trimester. And you get back in shape fast aftwerwards.

Whereas happiness is a subjective state of wellbeing, research on health and longevity suggests that physical activity does not only increase levels of happiness but also fights mental illnesses. Exercise is an all-natural way to fight depression, increase resilience and is most often more effective than drugs..

Regular exercise and High Intensity Strength Training may help ease depression symptoms and boost happiness by releasing feel-good endorphins, natural cannabis-like brain chemicals (endogenous cannabinoids) and other natural brain chemicals that can enhance your sense of mental wellbeing.

The strength lies in the legs. All athletes such as polo players, skiers, cyclists or runners benefit from strength training of the legs to increase athletic performance and endurance. The legs and buttocks are our most important muscle group in everyday life too. In addition, the increased performance of the leg muscles correlates with an improved testosterone balance, higher insulin sensitivity and accelerated recovery. So, how to train legs?