In ancient times the Palestra was not only used to temper the body, but was also a place of encounters and passions, where physical education was intertwined with spiritual and intellectual ( mens sana in corpore sano ).
Below are the links to various articles dedicated to the gym in its most modern dimension.
Legends in the gym
Let's debunk some urban legends that have always circulated in the world of fitness and gyms.
The gym today
From a place dedicated to the exclusive care of the body, to muscular activity, to fatigue and sweat, the gym has become a place of pleasure, socialization and well-being both physical and mental.
Importance of stretching in the gym
Muscle stretching must be rightfully included in gym training, let's see together what benefits it can bring, both in terms of flexibility and in terms of hypertrophy.
Prevent injuries in the gym
Most gym goers tend to train without a minimum knowledge of the facts. How many of those who train do an appropriate warm-up? How many train with adequate loads? And how many do stretching exercises at the end of the workout?
Physical and muscular heating in the gym
The customer enters the gym and begins the training, the starting point is heating. The term heating means the classic 5/10 minutes of bike or carpet that the instructor inserts into the training program.
Home gym
Some tips for those who can't (or don't want to) go to the gym.
Fit without going to the gym
Unfortunately for one reason or another it can happen that sometimes you can't go to the gym. However, with these simple exercises you can train at home, in the office and even in a hotel room.
Backache and gym
About 80% of the world population suffers or has suffered, at least once in their life, from back pain. For us "fitness" operators, it is therefore essential to have a correct approach towards people suffering from this problem.
Ten mistakes to avoid in the gym
The most common mistakes made by practitioners of modern fitness centers.
How to choose the gym
It is always difficult to signal a gym because each of us has different needs; 10 useful suggestions to assess the degree of seriousness of the gym or of the staff who work there.
Fight hypertension in the gym
Hypertension: the gym can be useful both in the prevention and treatment of the disease.
Women's training: because women never get better in the gym
Some valuable tips for the female audience that regularly attends the gym without getting big results from their training.
Aerobics in the gym or outdoors?
Gyms by definition are places where gymnastics are practiced, of an aerobic and anaerobic muscular type, intended to improve the athletic and physical performance of the individual who practices it. Spas are another thing!
Advice for setting up a private gym
The benefits of home fitness and numerous tips on how to set up your own private gym
Etiquette in the gym
The most common "unkind" behaviors in the equipment room, caused by the non-observance of simple bon ton rules
