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5 Health & Fitness Facts You Never Knew
We’re always striving to bring you all the greatest health and fitness advice. Advocates of all things fitness, it’s what we’re here for – and what we love to do! But now and again, it’s nice to have something a bit different, so we thought we’d dig out some random, but still useful, health and fitness facts for you. No. 1. -
The Pros & Cons of Following a Structured Plan
Whether you’re experienced in the field of diet and fitness or a total beginner, following a structured plan can be a great option. That said, this way of life won’t suit everybody, and many people opt to fly solo, looking at their relationship with food and exercise as a case of trial and error. Neither method is right nor wrong, -
New to the Gym This January? You Need to Read These Top 10 Tips
Looking to embark on your fitness journey this January but don’t know where to start? It can be a daunting step to take, but with the help of these top tips from PT and Media Fitness Expert, Carly Yue, you’ll soon be hurtling towards the body you thought you’d never have… You can’t out-train a bad diet I can't stress enough -
Exercise During Pregnancy: Adapting Training & Diet
We’re delighted to welcome self-confessed fitness fanatic, Laura, back to the Content Team. Having just returned from maternity leave, she reveals how she kept fit and healthy during pregnancy - and how she dealt with juggling fitness with baby feeds… I’m thrilled to be back on the Content Team at Fitness Superstore. Back from maternity leave and a self-confessed fitness -
How to Enjoy Christmas without the Guilt
Christmas for many is the time to eat, drink and snooze your way into a festive, happy daze, surrounded by party games, yet more food, and loved ones. For those of us who typically like to enjoy the festivities with a glass of bubbly in hand and a bowl of nibbles nearby, sticking to your healthy eating regime seems impossible. -
Eating for Success
Ensuring you are consuming the correct nutrition on a daily basis is crucial for your overall health, as we all know, however it becomes absolutely paramount if you're looking to progress substantially in fitness or a particular sport. PT and Fitness Media Expert, Carly Yue, explains everything from making the right choices, to performance, to maintenance, with information on what -
How to build muscle every day
With strength training being such a crucial part of anyone's fitness progression, PT and Media Fitness Expert, Carly Yue, explains how you can build muscle both with equipment and simply your body weight alone... What are strength exercises? A strength exercise is any activity that makes your muscles work harder than usual, which in turn increases their strength, size, power and endurance. -
5 Steps to Conquer the Winter Workout
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 -
A Champion's Guide to Prepping Like a Boss
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 -
Why Does It Take Some People Longer to Lose Weight?
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