Articles written by Kim Ford
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Understanding Three-Point Lighting
Lighting is an important factor in photography; therefore, any budding photographer should get to grips with three-point lighting.
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Tips for Successful Workouts
Exercisers will get the results they want to achieve from their workout if they stick to a proper training plan.
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Making a Pinhole Camera
Most photography students have to understand the principles behind pinhole photography and the best way to do this is to make one and give it a go.
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Men Spend Just 17 Years Buying Their Own Pants
Debenhams department store recently took a look at men's habits when it comes to buying their own underwear.
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How Much Should a Person Drink Each Day?
For the body to function at its best it must be kept adequately hydrated and choosing a suitable drink is important to achieve this.
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Treating Dehydration
Keeping the body hydrated will ensure it functions to the best of its ability.
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Signs and Symptoms of Dehydration
It is very easy for the body to become dehydrated; therefore, it is essential to know the warning signs and understand how to reverse the problem.
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Cross Training and Sports Specific Exercise
Sports specific exercise and cross training are the two different types of training a sports person can do and both can help them to achieve their sporting goals.
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What to Think About When Joining a Gym
Gym memberships can be expensive but is it possible to decide if it is money well spent?
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How to Set Fitness Goals
The best fitness goals are specific, achievable and realistic and will provide a motive for an individual to exercise.
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Exercises Commonly Found in Circuit Classes
Circuit classes feature both resistance and cardio exercises. This mix allows participants to achieve a full body workout in one session.
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What to Expect From a Circuit Class
Circuit classes are popular with both men and women of all ages and varying fitness levels.
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An Introduction to Boxercise
Boxercise is a form of exercise based on traditional boxing techniques which has become very popular in gyms as a fun, full body workout.
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Toning the Thighs and Bum at Home
It is easy to tone the thighs and bum without any special equipment as an individual's own body weight can be used instead of weights.
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Three Upper Body Exercises Using Dumbbells
Dumbbells are the perfect choice of weight for the upper body as they allow the arms to move independently of one another.
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How to Use an Exercise Ball
Many exercisers are intrigued by stability balls but don't use them in their workouts because they don't know how to sit or lie on one properly.
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A Recent Example of Football Hooliganism
Football hooliganism or the English disease isn't as prominent as it was in its heyday but the recent behaviour of some fans demonstrate that it is still around
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Gangs or Firms Belonging to Football Clubs
Most football teams will be followed by a gang that participates in organised crime and violence.
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The History of Football Hooliganism in England
Reports of violence at football matches go back a long way but trouble really built up when the English disease took hold between the 1960s and 1980s.
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How Athletes' Bodies React to Over-Exercising
Athletes must train hard to reach their peak, however too much exercise can have a negative effect on their performance.
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How to Break an Exercise Plateau
It is important for any exerciser to keep alternating their training programme and challenging their body to help avoid the dreaded exercise plateau.
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Using a Heart Rate Monitor
Using a heart rate monitor correctly will help any exerciser get maximum results from his training sessions.
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Thinking About Buying a Heart Rate Monitor
There are so many heart rate monitors on the market all offering different functions it is often hard to know which is most important and which one to buy.
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Checking the Pulse
Checking the pulse allows an individual to assess his fitness levels and ensure he is working out at the required intensity.
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Heart Rate Training Zones Explained
There are four different heart rate training zones but what do they mean and which one should be chosen?
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Resting and Maximum Heart Rates
Knowing how and why to measure the resting and maximum heart rate will help an individual to train at the right intensity for his fitness requirements.
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Indoor Versus Outdoor Running
There are many advantages and disadvantages to running indoors on a treadmill and outdoors on the streets but is one really better than the other?
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Stomach Workout on an Exercise Ball
Sit ups are a great exercise for toning the stomach muscles. Performing them on a stability ball increases the difficulty and encourages the muscles to work harder.
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Progressing the Basic Abdominal Crunch
After mastering the abdominal crunch technique many people will want to progress and work their stomach muscles harder.
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How to Perform Perfect Abdominal Crunches
It is not necessary to perform hundreds of sit ups every day to tone the abdominal muscles. It is a lot easier and safer to do a few sets of abdominal crunches
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Inspiring Fitness Ideas
New and imaginative fitness class ideas that will have everyone hooked.
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Money Saving Workout Ideas
There are a lot of ways to get fit, loose weight, tone up or to make friends and have fun without paying expensive gym memberships.
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Loose Weight and Keep it off
Many people struggle to loose weight while others will loose weight but then find it hard to keep the weight off.
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Main Elements of a Workout Session
There are five main components that make up a healthy gym session: a warm up, pre-exercise stretches, the main workout, a cool down and post-exercise stretches.
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Three Basic Lower Body Stretches
Stretching is so important before and after a workout yet so many people leave them out. This guide includes three simple stretches for the lower body.
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Four Basic Upper Body Stretches
This guide includes four basic upper body stretches that are often the forgotten element of a training session.
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Post-exercise Cool-downs
Cool-downs are often overlooked at the end of an exercise session due to tiredness but it should not be put off.
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Pre-exercise Warm-ups
Many people dive straight into their exercise routine without a thought to warming up. They are often the ones who end up injured as a result
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Brit Pair Take First Swimming Medals in Rome
The girls received the British Gas swimming team's first medals after competing in the record breaking women's 400m Freestyle final at the 13th FINA World Championships.
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Davies Lowers His Own British Record
David Davies has reduced his British record in the 800m Freestyle by six seconds over the course of the 13th FINA World Championships.
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World Record for Spofforth
Gemma Spofforth set a new world record in the women's 100m Backstroke at the FINA World Championships in Rome on Tuesday.
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What to Wear Trampolining
Apart from the trampoline of course, trampolining doesn't require any special equipment but people often ask 'What shall I wear?'
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Front Drops for Beginners
Front drops are trampolining skills in their own right but they can also be progressed into higher level skills or incorporated into somersault landings.
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Performing Seat Drops Correctly
Seat drops are one of the core skills within trampolining. They can be performed alone or progressed into other skills at higher levels.
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Full and Half Twist Jumps
Twists are involved in all aspects of trampolining, they are useful as linking movements or to bump up the number of points available for a routine during a competition.
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Tuck, Pike and Straddle Jumps
Tucks, pikes and straddles are three different body shapes that form the basis of all trampolining skills.
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How to Bounce on a Trampoline
The first essential thing for a new trampolinist to learn is how to control their bouncing. But perhaps even more important is knowing how to stop!
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Two Golds for Tweddle
Beth Tweddle won two gold medals in the gymnastic finals at the World University Games in Belgrade.
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Spofforth Heading to World Championships
Olympic finalist Gemma Spofforth was rewarded with a place on the British Gas World Championship Team for her performance at the Scottish National Championships this week
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New British Record for Davies
Olympic silver medallist David Davies smashed his own British record in the 800m Freestyle event on the penultimate day of the Scottish National Championships.
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Adlington Takes Gold
Olympic gold medallist Rebecca Adlington took first place in the women's 200m Freestyle at the British Gas Scottish National Championships.
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Adlington Wins Laureus Award
Double Olympic Gold Medallist Rebecca Adlington has been awarded the 2009 Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year Award.
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Tweddle to Represent Britain in Serbia
Beth Tweddle is among the ten gymnasts selected to represent Great Britain at the 25th World University Games in Belgrade, Serbia this July.
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Payne Leads the Way to Rome
Olympic silver medallist Keri-Anne Payne will lead the British Gas Open Water team to the 13th FINA World Championships in Rome.
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