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1. NEW IN! Body Power Strength Range

   

   Fitness and Training

   3 July 2019

   We’re thrilled to now be stocking Body Power’s brand new range of home strength products! Exclusively at Fitness Superstore, this selection of new machines features all your home gym favourites at affordable price points without compromising on functionality. Don’t believe us? Here’s why we’re so excited… Virtually Endless Workout Possibilities Introducing the Body Power Multi-Station Leverage Gym. Sure, it can look fairly

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2. Barbells – What Should I Buy for Home?

   

   Fitness and Training Tips and Advice

   13 February 2019

   Whether you’re completely new to weight training, or have been doing it for a while at a class or gym, you’ll agree that the variety of equipment out there is vast! So if you’ve decided it’s time to train at home (a great choice), what do you choose? What’s the difference between Standard, Olympic and Studio barbells? Place a Standard and Olympic

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3. Which strength training machine is for you?

   

   Fitness and Training Tips and Advice

   2 February 2018

   Knowing what to buy when it comes to strength training machines can be a bit of a minefield. Multi-gyms, smith machines, power cages, leverage systems. What’s what, and which one should you be buying? Read on for our explanation of the different types of strength apparatus to help you demystify the options. Multi-gyms Multi-gyms will look very familiar to anyone who’s been

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4. New Fitness Trends to Try in 2018

   

   Fitness and Training Tips and Advice

   17 January 2018

   The start of a new year is usually accompanied by a host of trends that take the health and fitness world by storm, and this year is no different. From new and exciting workouts, to events you can’t miss, 2018 is going to be a sweaty year! Here’s our predictions of what’s set to be big this year that you

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5. 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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6. Guest blog: Training for Strongman

   

   Fitness and Training Guest Blogs Success Stories

   17 October 2017

   When we found out our very own sales advisor, Andrew, had taken part in a gruelling Strongman competition, we jumped at the chance to find out all about it. Turns out, he’s now got the bug and is in training for more UK Strongman competitions. Here’s what he had to say when we pinned him down for a chat… When did

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7. 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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8. 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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9. 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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10. Find Your Motivation

    

    Fitness and Training Tips and Advice

    10 March 2016

    Perhaps you’ve been working towards the same goal for a while now, or you’ve simply already become bored of your relatively new routine. Whatever it is that’s sucking the motivation out of your workouts and healthy eating, it is crucial to find a way past it in order to reach that final hurdle, and here's how... Change what you’re doing It sounds

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