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Maintaining Your Fitness Equipment
We know that buying fitness equipment is often an investment. You don’t buy a cross trainer or a multi-gym every day and so it’s sensible to make sure you’ve made the right decision before you part with your cash. But it’s equally important that you know how to look after your equipment once you get it home or installed in -
COMPETITION TIME: Win Tickets to the Ideal Home Show London
To celebrate our return to this year's Ideal Home Show London, we're giving away 50 pairs of tickets to be used for any single day of the show. This year, the iconic home show takes place on 14-30 March at Earls Court and brings together the most inspirational companies helping to improve homes. Our Facebook competition ends on Wednesday 12 March -
The Buzz is Building for the Ideal Home Show London!
We’re really excited to be exhibiting again at the Ideal Home Show London this March – and we’re sure it’s going to be bigger and better than ever. Not only is it a great opportunity for us to showcase our cutting edge home fitness equipment, but it’s really nice for us to meet new faces, catch up with the old -
Success Story: How I Powered My Way to Powerlifting Victory - Part 2
In my previous blog, I revealed how I got ready for the British Drug Free Powerlifting Association (BDFPA) Welsh Open Championships including my training routine and diet. So after all that work, how did I get on? The big day: BDFPA Welsh Open Championships The BDFPA Welsh Open Championships were held on Saturday 18 January 2014. Competitors are split into age, weight -
Success Story: How I Powered My Way to Powerlifting Victory - Part 1
We welcome guest blogger Geraint Llewellyn. [caption id="attachment_118" align="alignnone" width="235"] Geraint Llewellyn[/caption] Being a 34 year old full time Manager of an independent health food and supplement shop means I’m a busy man. I’m also Dad to two boys and engaged to be married this May to the beautiful Carlene who has an eleven year old son. As you can tell, I’m -
Goodies vs. Baddies - Breakfast Swaps to Start Your Day Off Right
As well as ensuring we keep ourselves fit with plenty of exercise, eating healthily is also crucial. We keep on being told that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It sets us up with the energy needed for a productive morning, stops us from mid-morning snacking when major hunger sets in, and let’s face it – breakfast -
Why Your Fitness Resolution Took a Nose Dive
It’s not exactly new information that when it comes to a resolve to keep fit and healthy, many of us struggle to keep on track. Whether we’ve vowed to stay off the booze, told ourselves we’ll stick religiously to our 5 or day, or planned to start a new fitness programme, many of us find our good intentions start to -
Fitness Superstore Continues to Grow
[caption id="attachment_77" align="alignnone" width="473"] Our new building expansion[/caption] We’re really excited about our recent expansion here at our Northampton HQ! Not just increasing in one area, we’ve actually expanded across three – our warehouse and fulfilment centre, office space and – the most exciting bit - our showroom. In total, that’s an extra 33,000sqft! Northampton has always been our largest showroom at -
Twist and Go! How to Achieve Fast and Easy Weight Training
We know that it can sometimes be a real pain having to move between different dumbbell weights. If you’re at the gym, you might have to hunt around for what you’re looking for, resulting in a frustrating break from your workout, or if you’re at home and want a variety, it can be space for all that fitness equipment that -
Guest Blog: New Year's Fitness Plans You Can Stick To
Motivation is often one of the biggest hurdles to overcome when planning a fitness resolution, because it can't actually be planned for. You may find yourself too busy and tired, not in the right mood, or having just forgotten. A week from now, a month from now, eventually it happens to almost everybody and a resolution to stay fit is