Over 40s Fitness with Tristan Lowe Tristan Lowe

In this video we look at ways to stay healthy during both short haul and long haul travel.


As we enter the summer season, the rush to book holidays ramps up with package / all inclusive vacations to far off destinations for world travel.


In the UK, there is a long standing standing of travellers over indulging on alcohol and junk food at the airport, only to arrive at their destination intoxicated and lethargic, giving rise to poor decision making or in some cases even asked to leave the aircraft, due to disruptive behavior.


This tradition and subsequent outcome are physiologically unhealthy and should be avoided at all costs, allowing for smooth travel and a healthy holiday.


Regarding our mobility and flexibility, we should take regular walking breaks on airplanes and maintain hydration, to combat joint stiffness, decreased blood flow and dehydration.


Resisting the temptation to finish all of the inflight meals is a sound investment as we are in a state of inactivity and therefore calorie consumption should be reduced accordingly.


When we arrive at our destination, its advisable to take the earliest opportunity to stretch our muscles and go for a walk. This simple and effective discipline can speed up our jet lag recovery and kick start our metabolism.


My suggestion is to seek out the local gym, swimming pool or park to maintain our physical and mental health whilst away. By doing so we can ensure a safe, healthy return home, without the traditional unwanted weight gain and brain fog.


Enjoy you travels and stay in good condition.


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In this episode I discuss how to gauge our body fat levels and why it's important to address any health related warning signs.


As a general rule, we should monitor our body fat and visceral fat levels, by way of weekly if not monthly composition readings.


Excessive levels of abdominal fat are physiologically detrimental to our health, leading to possible type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, musculoskeletal disorders and in some cases social exclusion.


Poor nutrition, inadequate sleep, inactivity and sedentary professions are most common factors, of which are all preventable / reversible, with self discipline and common sense.


We look at national guidelines and charts depicting various ranges of body fat categories, from elite athletes to GP referral levels.


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In this episode, my guest is Scott Perry, a professional magician who takes care of his physical and mental health, allowing for high levels of service to his clients and guests.


Find out what it takes to stay in good shape, when you are the focus point during shows to the general population or celebrity clients, ranging from Prince Charles to Joanna Lumley.


A professional magician requires both physical and mental concentration, much like a Personal trainer, as we are constantly giving our time, knowledge and energy to our clients.


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In this episode, I discuss how to implement a body weight only exercise program, to kick start your resistance based workouts.


Our body weight is a physiological free weight, in that it's not attached to a fixed frame or object for support or function.


Our upper and lower body limbs, make up a large part of our anatomy and subsequently we are naturally predisposed to workouts focusing on arms and legs.


Whilst this is okay, it's important to ensure our core muscle groups are also challenged for strength, stability and functional movements.


The good news is we generally don't require anything to start bodyweight workouts, other than floor space and adequate lighting, therefore most rooms in our homes are sufficient to use for a starting base.


A spare bedroom, dining room, kitchen or even the garden can all provide us with enough space for on the spot exercise.


Find out in this podcast, things to consider when starting at home, work or outdoors and get moving for a healthier body.


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In this episode I celebrate a small milestone of reaching 50 podcast videos, covering health and fitness as a personal trainer.


Back in December 2022, I decided to start this channel, simply to share my experiences, thoughts and knowledge on how we can learn to improve our physiological health by way of exercise, nutrition, remedial therapy and general lifestyle choices.


Upon making this decision, I enlisted the expertise of a local podcast teaching professional, Miss Carrianne Dukes of eComOne, a digital marketing growth agency based in Lincoln City UK.


Carrianne guided me through the "what, when and why" this podcast channel was launching.


Once we established these important factors, I started the learning process of how to record content and distribute it to a multitude of platforms, from YouTube and Spotify to Amazon Music and Apple podcasts.


My initial goal was to make one video per week in the first 12 months, starting in May 2023 and here we are now at episode 50 in mid April 2024.


It's been enjoyable and educational, with a lot more content to come. With time and effort, I aim to improve the quality of content and bring in more guests to discuss all things health and fitness.


Watch the video and listen here to find out what you can do to achieve your own personal health goals, with a target of 50 days....trust me it's doable.


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In this episode I discuss why it's important for men to get out in the sun as much as possible, in relation to improving our libido.


Vitamin D, from the sun is our natural source of testosterone boosting energy, which decreases with age, poor cardiovascular health, excess fat storage and erratic sleep patterns.


In the UK and various other countries around the world, we have less sunlight, due to our four season cycle, unlike parts of Europe, North and South America, Asia and the southern hemisphere, which benefit from up to ten months of sunlight per year. With this in mind, we in the UK should pre-empt this throughout the Autumn and Winter seasons with a vitamin D supplement, followed by a daily walk, run, cycle or gardening during spring and summer, allowing for increased uptake of vitamin D on our skin.


Low libido in men is a huge economic benefit for pharmaceutical companies, with manufacture of testosterone boosting prescription medications are at an all time high. Whilst there is scientific evidence of some 'wonder pills' available on the market today, they are unlikely to be superior to a natural boost obtained from the sun's rays, accompanied by exercise, quality sleep and nutrition.


Research is starting to surface, proving men as young as eighteen years old have unnaturally low levels of testosterone, which over time can lead to a depleted sex drive.


Spending excess time indoors, though sedentary work, video gaming, tv streaming channels, social media scrolling and even enforced lock down periods are all detrimental to men's physiological health, which is visibly evident as we see a huge increase in obesity and depression related visits to our GP and or mental health practitioners.


On numerous occasions in my profession as a personal trainer, I have learned from male clients of their low sex drive, which is some cases in non-existent. There may be multiple reasons why, however it's usually apparent at the start of a male client's personal training journey that he doesn't get enough daylight enhancing feel good sun rays.


My advice is to get up early during spring and summer and go for a thirty minute walk before work starts, or take an outdoors lunch break, irrespective of the temperature.


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