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1. Keeping Fit on Holiday

   

   Fitness and Training Nutrition and Recipes Tips and Advice

   16 May 2017

   A holiday is to relax, isn’t it? Of course! But that doesn't mean that the progress you've spent months or perhaps even years making needs to suffer. Over-indulging and falling out of sync with your workout routine is bound to happen at some point, and so it should, but there's a way that you can plan your break so that

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2. How Exercise Can Help Mental Health

   

   Fitness and Training

   12 May 2017

   We love to talk about how fitness can help your weight, body shape and physical health, but it doesn’t stop there. You may or may not know that exercise is actually a great way to improve mental health, and seeing as it’s Mental Health Awareness Week, we figured what better time to talk about the impact that it can make

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3. A Guide to Suspension Training

   

   Fitness and Training Tips and Advice

   9 May 2017

   Perhaps you’ve seen these black-strapped contraptions hoisted up at your gym, come across them when browsing fitness equipment online, or you vaguely recall hearing something about them a year or so ago when they started featuring on every list of fitness buzzwords in the Western world. Perhaps you took a look at these fairly simple looking fitness tools and thought

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4. Our Top Picks: The Fitness Equipment We Couldn’t Live Without

   

   Fitness and Training

   5 May 2017

   Like anything in life, when it comes to our fitness regime, we all enjoy different things and do things in different ways. Each of us has that one piece of fitness equipment we couldn’t live without! We asked our fitness-savvy staff at FS HQ and in store which piece of fitness equipment they can’t get enough of… Tris, Customer Support “My favourite

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5. 10 Signs You Might Just Be a Full-Blown Fitness Fanatic

   

   Fitness and Training

   28 April 2017

   However you want to label it – fitness fanatic, gym bunny, or the somewhat irritating fitness ‘freak’ – there are some of us out there who take our dedication to a fit and healthy lifestyle that bit further. Are you one of them? Here are 10 signs that suggest you are... When booking a holiday, you - once you’ve overcome

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6. Fitness Superstore at the 2017 Virgin Money London Marathon Expo

   

   Events Fitness and Training Our Latest News

   13 April 2017

   April is here, which means that the annual Virgin Money London Marathon Expo is around the corner, and we’re excited to announce that we will be exhibiting again! You can visit us at stand 372 from 19th to 22nd April at the London ExCel, where we’ll be demonstrating two cardio machines exclusive to us in the UK – the Octane

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7. How to Stay Fitness-Savvy This Easter

   

   Fitness and Training Nutrition and Recipes Tips and Advice

   10 April 2017

   With chocolate eggs and sugar-rich, foil-covered bunnies practically spilling into the aisles at the supermarket, temptation to indulge at Easter is pretty high. Many of us have a long weekend to look forward to, time off with family and friends. And, as great as this sounds, time for celebration often includes indulgence. We’re all for taking a break from the

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8. The MAX Trainer M7 Has Landed

   

   Fitness and Training Our Latest News

   3 April 2017

   First we saw the M3, and then the M5. Now? The M7. Bowflex have truly outdone themselves with this machine, and if you're a fan of its predecessors, then you’re in for a real treat… WHAT IS THE MAX TRAINER? Innovatively designed, the award-winning MAX Trainer blitzes 2.5x more calories than any other cardio machine by engaging 80% more upper body muscles.

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9. Guest Blog: How the Max Trainer Changed My Life

   

   Fitness and Training Guest Blogs

   29 March 2017

   As you may know, we're currently exhibiting at the Ideal Home Show at Olympia London, and on the opening day we had a visitor to the stand who had a little something to say about his experience with the renowned Bowflex Max Trainer M5. Meet Philip Herlihy! We took this opportunity to find out a bit more about Philip's story,

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10. 3 Signs Your Workout Needs an Upgrade

    

    Fitness and Training Tips and Advice

    23 March 2017

    Just like anything in life, doing the same thing for too long can become boring. And what happens when something becomes boring? You quit and move on. Sooner or later, this will happen with your training! So, how do you know when it’s time to turn things up a notch? YOU DON’T WANT TO WORKOUT Fitness should always be a challenge, but

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