Home Workout Hub: Why Choose a Collapsible or Folding Treadmill?
Creating a home gym no longer means giving up half of your living space. Modern fitness equipment is designed with flexibility in mind, allowing you to stay active even in...
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Home Workout Hub: Why Choose a Collapsible or Folding Treadmill?
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Tennis fundamentals: perfecting shot selection
Once the key tennis strokes have been honed, such as topspin, slice, flat forehands and backhands, plus the various serves, shot selection is of the next importance. Deciding when to...
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Badminton history: origins, popularity and the future
History Badminton is thought to have originated from a game called Battledore and Shuttelcock, played in Ancient Greece and then spreading East to India and China.Although, a net wasn’t introduced...
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Badminton fundamentals: how to play the key badminton strokes
In short, badminton is a sport that can be played by volleying a shuttlecock over a very high net. Unlike tennis, the rackets used in badminton are extremely light, long-handled,...
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Tennis fundamentals: how to play the key tennis strokes
To play tennis effectively, there are three different tennis strokes you must use and develop: Forehand Backhand Serve Within each one of these strokes, there are different types of ways...
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Types of running: from sprints to tempo training
You might think that running is a bit mundane. That it’s just not for you. Or you just don’t have the time to commit to a long run. Well, it...
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Long-distance running: a guide to upping mileage
Whether you’re competing against yourself or hyping yourself up for a big race, mileage is important. However, when you’ve got a set running routine or you’re used to smashing out...
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How To Avoid and Treat Vitamin Deficiency
Ideally, we want to prevent vitamin deficiency in the first place, but this is not always possible - the way we live our lives and the quality of our food...
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Building Muscle: How Protein And Creatine Can Help
Regular resistance exercise is key in order to stimulate muscle hypertrophy (new muscle growth). However, we can often benefit from a little helping hand to really maximise our efforts. If...
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The Nutrition Gap: What You Need To Know
We all know that eating well is the foundation for good health - there are no shortcuts to success on this front. But, what is less well known is that...
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How do I get my child into tennis?
Sweatband spoke to Chris Wilkinson with regards to the best ways to get your child into tennis from a young age and to hone any evident skill and talent. Chris...
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Yoga for weightlifting: improving mobility for your compound lifts
In terms of a stereotypical weightlifter and yogi, you couldn’t get further apart. Now can you imagine a typical gym bro saying namaste? But don’t be so quick to judge....
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How to combine strength and HIIT circuits for full-body fitness
We get it. You’re busy. You don’t have time to spend hours on your triceps or whole evenings on your quads. But if you still want to achieve your fitness...
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Which Trampoline is best for me?
A trampoline is a great form of cardiovascular exercise. They offer great versatility to vary your exercise routine to keep you on track, whatever your fitness goal. There are several...
