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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. The Route to Recovery: How to Get Back on Point After Injury

   

   Fitness and Training Guest Blogs Tips and Advice

   8 December 2016

   Recovering from an injury is a tedious process, particularly when you're itching to get back in the gym. Guest Blogger and Freelance Writer, Tom Wishart, shares his top tips and advice for getting back in the game safely and efficiently... It happens to everyone at some point. Maybe you were pushing yourself to go an extra set, maybe you slipped while

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4. 5 Steps to Conquer the Winter Workout

   

   Fitness and Training Nutrition and Recipes Tips and Advice

   16 November 2016

   If working out during winter is something you dread year after year, now is the optimum time to switch up your training plan to accommodate the dropping temperatures and darker days. How? Here are our five top tips for conquering fitness this winter... Get yourself organised Waking up and assessing whether or not today is a training day or a rest day

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5. A Champion's Guide to Prepping Like a Boss

   

   Nutrition and Recipes Tips and Advice

   9 November 2016

   If you're a winner at prepping than you will be completely familiar with seeing the phrase “#preplikeaboss” floating about social media on a regular basis, perhaps you've even used it yourself, however if you're new to this phrase then at this point you're no doubt questioning why people are prepping and why that makes them a 'boss'. So, what does that

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6. 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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7. 'Healthy' Grab & Go Snacks That Are Fooling Us All

   

   Nutrition and Recipes

   19 October 2016

   It’s completely natural to grab the odd snack or drink on the go and think “it’s not unhealthy, it’s fine”. Sorry to break it to you, but many of the snacks you pick up when you’ve forgotten your lunch or are late for the school run could actually be doing you more harm than good. The NHS recommends that a

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8. Cardio: The Forgotten Benefits

   

   Fitness and Training Tips and Advice

   7 October 2016

   Often in the fitness world, cardio can be seen as ‘a waste of time’ for those who want to do nothing more than build strong, lean muscle. Of course, lifting weights is the way to go if you wish to improve you strength and shape, but cardio is often pushed aside with the mentality that if you do cardio, you'll

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9. Myth Buster Part 2: Spot Reducing & Diet

   

   Carly Yue Fitness and Training Guest Blogs Nutrition and Recipes

   30 September 2016

   Following on from our Myth Buster Part One post, PT Carly Yue continues on the topic of diet and exercise for women, this time focusing on spot reducing, calorie consumption and finding the right plan… YOU CAN'T SPOT REDUCE FAT Put simply, your body cannot reduce fat in specific locations. If for example you have what you'd describe as ‘bingo wings’

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10. Myth Buster Part 1: Strength Training for Women

    

    Carly Yue Fitness and Training Guest Blogs Tips and Advice

    8 September 2016

    PT Carly Tierney reveals four of her top myth busters when it comes to both cardio and strength training… YOU WILL NOT GET BULKY FROM PICKING UP HEAVY THINGS Almost all fitness marketing that is geared at women is nonsense. If marketers were telling the truth, they’d be saying things like: “Want to tone, tuck, and tighten those abs? Don’t waste your

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