In ancient times the gymnasium was not only used to temper the body, but it was also a place of encounters and passions, where physical education was intertwined with spiritual and intellectual education (mens sana in corpore sano).
Below are links to various articles dedicated to the gym in its most modern dimension.
Legends in the gym
Let's dispel some urban legends that have always circulated in the world of fitness and gyms.
The gym today
From a place dedicated to exclusive body care, muscular activity, fatigue and sweat, the gym has become a place for pleasure, socialization and both physical and mental well-being.
Importance of stretching in the gym
Muscle stretching must fully enter into training in the gym, let's see together what benefits it can bring, both from the point of view of flexibility and from the hypertrophic point of view.
Preventing injuries in the gym
Most of the gym goers tend to train without a minimum of 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 muscle warm-up in the gym
The customer enters the gym and starts training, the starting point is the warm-up. The term warm-up means the classic 5/10 minutes of bike or mat that the instructor inserts in 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 may happen that sometimes you are unable to go to the gym. However, with these simple exercises it is possible to train at home, in the office and even in a hotel room.
Back pain and gym
Approximately 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 affected by 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 report a gym because each of us has different needs; 10 useful tips to evaluate the seriousness of the gym or the staff who work there.
Fighting hypertension in the gym
Hypertension: the gym can be useful both in the prevention and in the treatment of the pathology.
Women's training: why women never get better in the gym
Some valuable tips for women who regularly go to the gym without getting great results from their training.
Aerobics in the gym or in the open air?
The gyms by definition are places where gymnastics are practiced, of aerobic and anaerobic muscular type, intended to improve the athletic-physical performance of the individual who practices it. Wellness centers are something else!
Tips for setting up a private gym
The benefits of home fitness and numerous tips on how to set up your own private gym
Gym etiquette
The most common "rude" behaviors in the tool room, caused by the "non-observance of simple bon ton rules