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  1. Zack George: 3 Functional Exercises You Should Try

    Zack George: 3 Functional Exercises You Should Try
    Zack George, Body Power ProTeam Member and professional CrossFit athlete, talks us through his three favourite functional fitness exercises, and where you’ll see the benefits in your everyday life.   Functional training is so beneficial in that it focuses on workouts and exercises that prepare your body for real-life activities—things like carrying your shopping, picking up heavy items or holding your
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  2. How to Adapt Your Training for a Competition

    How to Adapt Your Training for a Competition
    When preparing for a competition or upcoming fight, I split my training camp in to different stages. Totalling 12 weeks, this camp puts me in the best position to deliver on fight night, and is designed to manage my training load effectively. Pre-camp Outside of camp, during my offseason, I mainly focus on “tick-over” training, comprising of different activities that are less
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  3. Welcome to the Body Power ProTeam, Chantelle Cameron!

    Welcome to the Body Power ProTeam, Chantelle Cameron!
    Chantelle Cameron, undisputed world boxing champion and Body Power ProTeam member Meet Chantelle Cameron; world boxing champion and first member of the new Body Power ProTeam. We welcomed Chantelle to Fitness Superstore HQ last week for a photoshoot to kick-off this exciting partnership and got the chance to sit down and ask her a few questions to get to know her
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  4. The ideal gym design: We reveal the most productive setup for a home gym, according to data

    The ideal gym design: We reveal the most productive setup for a home gym, according to data
    A weights bench, treadmill, and yoga mat in a modern, light-filled room with a wooden floor and houseplants. ©Fitness Superstore, 2023 For fitness enthusiasts, a private at-home gym is the ultimate luxury. Having your own personal space to work out means you don’t need to spend time and money travelling to the gym, and you can choose to exercise whenever suits
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  5. Top tips for making your New Year’s fitness resolutions stick

    Top tips for making your New Year’s fitness resolutions stick
    With 2022 finally 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 after a festive season of overindulgence and start to ramp up the exercise. For many, however, that often means starting the year with good intentions, only to have the motivation fizzle out and
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  6. 8 fitness motivation tips to stay on track

    8 fitness motivation tips to stay on track
    During your exercise journey, there are bound to be times when motivation is lacking – it happens to everyone. The important thing is how you react to that. How do you regain that drive to keep rocking up to your workouts, maintain the momentum, and break through the mental barriers? Here are some steps you can take to regain your
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  7. Everything you need to know about progressive overload

    Everything you need to know about progressive overload
    Stuck in a training plateau, where you’re struggling to increase the weight you’re lifting, or the number of reps you’re performing? Progressive overload could be the answer you’re looking for to help push past that barrier. But what is progressive overloading, and how do you incorporate it into your training routine? What is progressive overload? If you’re new to strength training, results
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  8. We asked a PT the strength training questions everyone wants to know the answers to

    We asked a PT the strength training questions everyone wants to know the answers to
    More and more people are starting to introduce strength and endurance training into their fitness programme, which is fantastic news! Strength training is so important. In fact, the NHS recommends that adults perform strengthening exercises for all major muscle groups at least twice a week. Below, I answer some commonly asked questions I receive from clients who are new or
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  9. 6 Common home workout mistakes and how to avoid them

    6 Common home workout mistakes and how to avoid them
    As a personal trainer, I get good insight into people’s home training methods. Clients will tell me what they’ve tried in the past, areas they’ve struggled with, and goals they’ve found it impossible to achieve. Often, the reasons people don’t see the results they want, or end up frustrated – or even injured – is because they’re making mistakes that
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  10. How to stick to your New Year fitness resolutions: 6 tips from a PT

    How to stick to your New Year fitness resolutions: 6 tips from a PT
    Many of us jump into a new year with a fresh, positive mindset. This year will be the new me. This year, I will accomplish my goals and become an improved version of myself. But how do you stick to those resolutions once the novelty of “new year, new you” has worn off? Let’s face it, it’s well known that
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