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Gym Do’s and Don’ts!
Whilst at the gym it’s easy to become misled and pick up bad habits from those around you, so staying focused and making the most of your sessions is crucial. Carly Yue reveals the gym “do’s and don’ts” that everyone ought to stick by… DO Have a plan When you set foot in the gym you should always have a plan of -
Understanding Stomach Fat
Trying to tackle the areas which fat clings to is always tricky. Today Carly Yue explains her top tips for how to blast it once and for all… If you wanted to drain a swimming pool, you'd have to wait for the shallow end to empty before the deep end will drain – and no matter how much you protest, this -
Festive Mocktails
Put a healthy spin on your Christmas drinks this year, with Carly Yue's mocktail favourites… Alcohol contains a lot of empty and useless calories, which means that if you indulge at every opportunity, you may end up feeling ropey, looking a little like Santa, and let's face it… short of money. The biggest piece of advice I give to my clients -
Staying Fit All Year, Every Year
Learning to love your body is key, as Carly Yue reveals... [caption id="attachment_984" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Carly's Clients at the Girls Who Lift Workshop[/caption] [caption id="attachment_982" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Carly's Clients at the Girls Who Lift Workshop[/caption] [caption id="attachment_983" align="aligncenter" width="600"] One of Carly's Clients[/caption] Often I am asked by clients, potential clients and even strangers “how do you stay so lean? How does your weight -
We're On the Hunt for Fitness Success Stories!
Here at Fitness Superstore, we’d love to hear about your health and fitness success stories! We hope that by sharing these, we’ll be able to pass on the health and fitness tips, tricks and advice that have led you to success, in order to help those in need of some inspiration and motivation. Whether you’ve reached your weight loss goal, completed -
Guest Blog: Tackling the BEAST - My Spartan Trifecta Journey Part 3
Our very own Spartan, Justin - manager of our Leeds store – has been on quite the journey. Vowing to complete all three Spartan Races in 2015 to obtain his coveted Trifecta Medal, he’s had a busy year. So how did he get on with the final leg of his journey, the mega 20k Spartan BEAST? So I’ve already revealed all -
Guest Blog: My Spartan Trifecta Journey Part 2 – the Spartan Super 13K!
Our very own Spartan, Justin - manager of our Leeds store – tells us about phase 2 of his Spartan Trifecta Challenge – the Spartan Super 13K… [caption id="attachment_855" align="alignnone" width="580"] Me with my Spartan SUPER Finisher's Medal[/caption] Back in June, I revealed all about the first leg of my journey to obtain the coveted Spartan Trifecta Medal. The Spartan Sprint 5K -
Shake it up!
Protein isn't just for big bodybuilders, as Carly Yue reveals... What do you think when I say 'protein shake'? Huge tubs of powders that taste terrible and are downed by blokes with bulging biceps? Hmmm. Think again. Move over muscle men. Protein supplements are for girls too. Ladies who want to get slimmer, fitter and stronger, read on! There's a huge demand -
Guest Blog: Bowflex MAX Trainer M5 - "I Fell in Love"
With the revolutionary Bowflex MAX Trainer soon to arrive in the UK - exclusively at Fitness Superstore - Brooke Birmingham, now a US Fitness Blogger after losing 12 stone in weight, tells us why she loves the Bowflex MAX Trainer M5... [caption id="attachment_823" align="alignleft" width="131"] Brooke Birmingham[/caption] When I’m not suffering an ankle injury, I really do enjoy working out. There’s just -
Guest Blog: Weight Loss - The Misleading Term
We welcome Rolandas Malinausakas, PT and British Natural Bodybuilding Vice-Champion, who takes a look at weight loss and how to approach this correctly… Weight loss can almost be considered a trend. Certainly amongst my female friends, weight loss and dieting seem to be a constant factor for one or more of them at any given time. While there's no doubt that