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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 -
The Route to Recovery: How to Get Back on Point After Injury
Recovering from an injury is a tedious process, particularly when you're itching to get back in the gym. Guest Blogger and Freelance Writer, Tom Wishart, shares his top tips and advice for getting back in the game safely and efficiently... It happens to everyone at some point. Maybe you were pushing yourself to go an extra set, maybe you slipped while -
A Guide to Gifts This Christmas
It’s that time of year again. Love it or hate it, Christmas undoubtedly requires a lot of prep work – a significant amount of which is dedicated solely to your Christmas shopping. If shopping in-store is your thing, no problem, because we have nine stores nationwide which you can find here. More into your quick, hassle free online shopping? Our -
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 -
Everything You Need to Know About Bulking & Cutting
Are you keen to hop on the bodybuilding bang wagon? PT and Media Fitness Expert, Carly Yue, explains the process with both the highs and lows included… When you begin bodybuilding there are two main options available to you, bulking and cutting. Contrary to common belief you cannot just eat whatever you like and call it “bulking” or start eating salads -
'Healthy' Grab & Go Snacks That Are Fooling Us All
It’s completely natural to grab the odd snack or drink on the go and think “it’s not unhealthy, it’s fine”. Sorry to break it to you, but many of the snacks you pick up when you’ve forgotten your lunch or are late for the school run could actually be doing you more harm than good. The NHS recommends that a -
Fitness Superstore at Grand Designs Live Birmingham
Grand Designs Live returns to the Birmingham NEC from the 19th October – 23rd October 2016. Packed with over 500 exhibitors, the show offers visitors a unique opportunity to see all the latest trends for the home as well as many products never seen before, and we're excited to announce that we will be exhibiting there at stand L42! Grand Designs