How to Start a Home Workout Routine: A UK Beginner's Guide
Starting a workout routine is easy. Sticking with one is the hard part. If you have ever bought a piece of kit or downloaded a fitness app with the best...
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HIIT vs LIIT – what’s the difference and what’s better for me?
Nobody wants fitness to be boring, and the relatively recent big take up of interval training by people wanting to improve their fitness is driving that point home.. High-Intensity Interval...
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The ultimate treadmill walking routine for your everyday
Treadmills are becoming more popular than ever. And for good reason, they’re incredibly versatile and offer a number of different ways to work out. But while most would associate them...
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Tennis for all seasons: playing tennis in the cold weather
The cold weather is fast approaching and the long nights are settling in. So it is time to swap your tennis racket for a squash racket, unearth your football boots...
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Rusty rackets: getting back into tennis
We have all been there - work deadlines mount up, the social calendar fills and before you know it your racket is gathering dust in the cupboard under the stairs....
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How to get toned arms using different gym equipment
Toned arms are something that many of us aspire to have but training arms isn't always thought of as the most interesting session. It may be that you avoid training...
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Mobility for weightlifters: do’s and don’ts
When it comes to weightlifting often the focus is on the namesake – lifting the heaviest weights or smashing out reps to build and strengthen. But when it comes to...
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B12: What are the benefits in sport?
Vitamin B12 is a non-negotiable when it comes to good health. We rely on this essential vitamin to maintain our energy levels and support our nervous system. For those of...
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Vitamin C: Benefits for sport and fitness
Vitamin C is renowned for its immune-boosting properties - it is our go-to for coughs and sniffles and many of us add this water-soluble vitamin to our winter wellness regime....
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5 ways to use a yoga block
More and more of us are adding yoga into our health and fitness regime, and for good reason. Yoga offers us not only psychological benefits in the form of reduced...
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A changing sport: how technology, sports science and styles are changing the game of tennis
Tennis, like most sports, has undergone major changes over the last 50 years based on changes in societal patterns and participation, emerging technology and further developments in the political and...
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Fitness training indoors or outdoors: what's better?
Since the coronavirus outbreak, many of us have started to venture outside more to meet our workout needs. And even though most fitness centres have now opened up again, many...
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Foam rollers: what is it and how do you use it?
Foam rollers. Most people that use them have a love-hate relationship with them. But what actually are they? Well, they pretty much are what they say on the tin: cylindrical...
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Fact or Fiction: Does protein make you bulky?
Luckily, we have largely moved away from the myth that eating fat makes you fat, but instead, we have replaced it with the fear that protein is the culprit for...
