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Barbells – What Should I Buy for Home?
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 -
Tips For Working Out In The Summer Heat
With summer fast approaching, and bringing the hot weather with it (hopefully!), you may have been thinking of taking your training outdoors to make the most of the sun. It’s true, summer can be the best motivation for you to hit your fitness goals and ramp up your regime. But if you’re only used to exercising within the confinement of -
Which Exercise Bike Is Best For You?
Placing less stress on your joints than some other equipment options, exercise bikes are the cardio machine of choice for a lot of fitness fanatics. But how do you distinguish between an upright, recumbent, racer and air bike, and which one should you be buying? Keep reading for our low-down on indoor cycling machines… UPRIGHT EXERCISE BIKES Generally the most popular type -
5 Exercise Ideas for Partners
Whilst the idea of a romantic meal out, or a quiet night in with a takeaway may sound enticing this Valentine’s Day, they don’t have to derail your plans to get fit this year! Exercising with another person can be motivating, energising and fun, so why not combine your fitness and relationship with these intimate, but sweat-inducing exercises? Grab your -
Which strength training machine is for you?
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 -
New Year’s Resolution Flailing? This may be why…
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 -
New Fitness Trends to Try in 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 -
How to Stick to your New Year's Fitness Resolution
With 2017 now behind us, it’s time to start acting on your New Year’s fitness resolutions. There’s no better time than now to banish those bad habits and jump on the fitness wagon! For many, however, that means starting the year with good intentions, following an overly indulgent festive season, only to fall at the first hurdle. But how do you -
How to Keep Your Fitness on Track This Christmas
The bottles of Bailey’s lining the kitchen counter, the family-size box of Celebrations on the coffee table, the smell of freshly baked Christmas cookies, just out of the oven. Yep, Christmas is a wonderful time of year, but it’s also the season of over-indulgence, excess and, let’s face it, gluttony. This means that it can be all too easy to -
Our Christmas Gift Guide
The holiday season is well and truly upon us and if, (like a lot of us) you normally leave your shopping to the last minute, now is the time to get things sorted to avoid that mad rush that always ensues on Christmas Eve. That’s why we’ve created this Christmas Gift Guide! Ranging from stocking fillers to ultimate stand-out gifts,