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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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...
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Introduction to Body Fat Monitors
While weight is fairly easy to establish using just a pair of scales, but most people only know their body fat percentage based on their BMI reading. Now, while that...
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Different Types of Weight Bars: Benefits & Buying Guide
When it comes to strength training, understanding the different types of weights helps maximize workouts and achieve fitness goals. Whether you use barbells, dumbbells, or EZ curl bars, each type...
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Yoga Bolster Buying Guide
Yoga is one of the most iconic recreational activities around and has been for a number of years. Everyone will have seen people walking into gyms with their mat under...
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Pads & Shields Buying Guide
The pads you use can affect everything from how hard you can hit to how fast you can move, both of which will affect how you train. Different types of...
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Stands & Racks Guide: Organise & Upgrade Your Home Gym
A well-organised gym improves workout efficiency, safety, and equipment longevity. Stands and racks keep weights accessible, prevent clutter, and enhance strength training by supporting heavy lifting exercises. Whether you're a...
