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Tips for Switching from Summer to Winter Workouts
As beautiful as the autumn and winter seasons can be, let’s be honest, the dark mornings and dark evenings aren’t the ideal workout conditions. No matter if you’re an early bird when it comes to working out, or more of a night owl – either way you get caught out by the change in daylight hours. And then there’s the -
A Guide to Kettlebells
Functional training is an excellent workout option for those who either fancy a break from their usual cardio routine, or those who simply wish to focus on their strength and muscle development. If you’re a newbie to functional training, you might be thinking “well, where do I start?”. Fear not, we’ve all been there. Hopping onto a treadmill or elliptical -
3 Effective HIIT Workouts
High Intensity Interval Training combines low to moderate intensity intervals, with high intensity intervals. Despite HIIT sessions being short and sweet due to their energy-zapping nature, they target your entire body as they work away at burning fat – making it an increasingly popular workout option for men and women of all ages. According to research, Interval Training has been shown -
5 Healthy Snack Ideas Under 100 Calories
There are many ways you can tackle your weight loss goals, with one of the most popular options being to follow a calorie restricted diet... -
3 Ways to Make Fitness More Enjoyable
[caption id="attachment_888" align="alignnone" width="600"] Photo Credit: www.katiejanecollins.co.uk[/caption] Exercise is one of those things that you either love or hate, similar to the Marmite theory. At school you had half of the physical education class who would spend each lesson bouncing off the walls competing against one another, and then you had the other half who sat glumly on the benches avoiding -
The Workout Mind-Set: Bringing Your Fitness Goals to Life
Do you enjoy working out as it’s a bit of escapism? A time when you can focus on your body, and give your brain a break? Although a true enough statement for many of us, the mind most certainly still plays a role. During these sessions, the brain is motivating us to keep on going and inspiring us towards our -
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: 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 -
From the PT's Mouth: The Power of Protein
[caption id="attachment_641" align="alignleft" width="132"] Carly Yue[/caption] Why are we fat? In the UK, around 60% of the population is overweight and is it any surprise? When you walk into a supermarket, what do you see? Walls of highly calorific, intensely processed foods, tweaked by chemicals designed to make us want more. This is what many people in Britain actually eat. Glide down -
Feeling Hot? How to Work Out in the Heat Wave
Everyone’s talking about the heat wave that’s swept the country this week. With temperatures reaching a scorching 40 degrees on centre court at Wimbledon on Tuesday, the rather unexpected weather is quite the hot topic at the moment. Wednesday is set to not only be the hottest day of the year, but also the hottest day in ten years. Phew! OK,