by Tara Tangney | Jul 18, 2019 | Exercise, Health, Life, Wellness
Is it safe to exercise during pregnancy? And the huge benefits of your fitness during pregnancy. Women at low-risk pregnancy are encouraged to do at least 150 minutes of moderate physically activity per week or 20-30 minutes per day (ACOG, 2015). It is safe for female...
by Tara Tangney | Jul 16, 2019 | Balance, Exercise, Fitness, Health, Life
Congratulations, you have just gone through an absolutely amazing journey and have a new bundle of joy in your life! I’m presuming you are now reading this blog because you are thinking about getting back into exercising but maybe you don’t know when you can start?...
by Tara Tangney | Jun 4, 2019 | Uncategorized
Exercise is extremely important throughout a woman’s life and pregnancy is no different. Preparation for labour may be one of the best things to do right now for you and your little one. No one can predict how your body will progress throughout your pregnancy and...
by Brian | Dec 1, 2018 | Balance, Happiness, Uncategorized
The industrial economy is over. For many reasons, that’s a good thing. Heavy industry is a big polluter. Heavy industry relies on humans behaving like cogs in a wheel. Heavy industry suppresses the earning potential of the workforce. But heavy industry also provided...
by Brian | Aug 1, 2018 | Balance, Exercise, Fitness, Health, Life, Wellness
Is CrossFit for YOU? Could a link between the French Navy of 1902 and today’s CrossFit hold some clues? The CrossFit Games 2018 starts today, August 1st. The “Games” are the culmination of a lifetime of work for many athletes who will participate. The CrossFit...
by Brian | May 30, 2018 | Balance, Exercise, Fitness, Happiness, Health, Life, Wellness
Who remembers, makeshift Wimbledon tennis in the back garden whilst RTE televised the world’s most prestigious tennis tournament every Summer? Who remembers football games that went on until it was dark with jumpers for goals and no one remembering the score?...
by Brian | Mar 30, 2018 | Uncategorized
RANT ALERT! “Down with that sort of thing, careful now!” I’d hate to upset what seems to be the status quo in the fitness ‘industry’ at present, but here it goes…. Why is it called the fitness industry first of all? Are we mass manufacturing fitter people?...
by Brian | Mar 24, 2018 | Balance, Exercise, Fitness, Happinness, Health, Workouts
Well done! It’s the end of the Open! “How we do anything is how we do everything.” That’s a motto that we firmly believe and live everyday here at Activate. Ask any of our members, we care about how you move first before talking...
by Brian | Jan 23, 2018 | Balance, Exercise, Fitness, Health, Life, Nutrition, Wellness
Happy New Year is OVER! We’re almost at the end of January, one month into 2018, 1/12th of the year down, and if you’re at all like us (aka human), it can be super tough to get back into a normal fitness routine after a busy Christmas. Check out our latest...
by Brian | Jan 2, 2018 | Exercise, Fitness, Workouts
It’s so great to see the emphasis on health and fitness nowadays, with new gyms opening up all the time giving people more opportunity and choice in their fitness endeavours. With all the choice of gyms, should come questions for you as the client spending your...
