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1. New Year’s Resolution Flailing? This may be why…

   

   Fitness and Training Tips and Advice

   26 January 2018

   As we near the start of February, talk of New Year’s resolutions is often waning, or perhaps even forgotten. At the beginning of January, many of us are full of gusto, eager to achieve our fitness goals. It’s a new year, which means a new you. You can do anything! Right? So why is it that come mid-January, so many

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2. 2017’s Hottest Health and Fitness Trends

   

   Fitness and Training Nutrition and Recipes Tips and Advice

   1 December 2017

   As we approach the end of 2017, we thought it was time to reflect on the year that’s gone by and take a look at what’s been trending in the world of healthy living and fitness. Here’s what's been hot in 2017, and what we see as trends that will continue to make the lists in 2018. EXERCISE AND WORKOUTS HIIT (High

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3. How to Avoid Winter Weight Gain and Fitness Dips

   

   Fitness and Training Nutrition and Recipes Tips and Advice

   17 November 2017

   You know that winter has set in when you find yourself retrieving the de-icer from the glove compartment, and your warmest jumpers from the depths of your cupboard. With colder weather and darker evenings comes the natural instinct to want to stay indoors and stock up on homely, comfort foods. For many of us, it’s also the toughest time to

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4. Are you overtraining?

   

   Fitness and Training Tips and Advice

   10 November 2017

   If you’re reading this blog, you’re likely a fan of fitness and probably take your workouts pretty seriously. With intense exercises like HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) and CrossFit becoming increasingly popular, and more and more fitness celebrities obtaining more and more influence on social media, many of us are training more intensely than ever. And that’s fine. Great, even.

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5. How to Stay Fit this Autumn and Winter

   

   Fitness and Training Tips and Advice

   15 September 2017

   It seems like someone’s flicked a switch and that’s it - summer’s over. Now the nights are drawing in, and you’re no longer being woken by the sun at 6am, it’s pretty easy to start getting into hibernation mode. Unfortunately, while one part (possibly a very big part) of you fancies the idea of a Netflix binge and comfort food

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6. Are You Guilty of These Workout Fails?

   

   Fitness and Training Tips and Advice

   8 August 2017

   You might be new to exercise, or you could be an experienced fitness fanatic with your own home gym, two half-marathons and a Tough Mudder under your belt. Either way, we can all fall victim to some bad habits when it comes to our exercise programme. Whether you’ve been given some bad advice, or have become complacent, there are many

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7. Why Does It Take Some People Longer to Lose Weight?

   

   Fitness and Training Nutrition and Recipes Tips and Advice

   2 November 2016

   You start a new regime and spend most of your time scrolling through progress pictures of what people have achieved in as little as four to eight weeks, and of course, you hope for the same results. However that is not necessarily possible. A friend or colleague might have lost ten pounds in a month, with somebody else losing fifteen

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8. Let’s Talk About the Impact of Stress on Your Health

   

   Fitness and Training Nutrition and Recipes Tips and Advice

   14 October 2016

   Stress is something which, unfortunately, cannot be avoided in life. Whether it is your work, your family or another pressing issue that you have to deal with, it is inevitable that at some point, your stress levels will rise to a point where you feel it is beyond your control. What impact does this have on your health?               Stress can contribute

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9. Why Autumn/Winter is the Best Time to Train

   

   Fitness and Training Nutrition and Recipes Tips and Advice

   22 September 2016

   Darker evenings, dropping temperatures, and if like us you’re UK based, no doubt endless rain. It doesn’t bode well for that post-summer workout motivation, which is no doubt already wilting, does it? We get the struggle, honestly, but hear us out. The autumn/winter months are actually the best time to hit the gym with a bang and meal prep until

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10. How to Overcome an Exercise Plateau

    

    Carly Yue Fitness and Training Nutrition and Recipes Tips and Advice

    22 July 2016

    As PT Carly Yue explained in our last blog post, an exercise routine that becomes boring or less challening can lead to an exercise plateau. If you feel as though you've hit a wall with your workouts, Carly's 13 top tips will help you to overcome the phase you're in and give your routine that much needed boost... Invest in a personal trainer This

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