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Review of NEU Apparel Gymwear | Yoga at Peckforton Castle Event

You might think beach yoga is where it is at but have you done yoga on a castle lawn in the beaming down sun? It’s certianly a royal experience, prinnies. The Event Yoga, in the stunning grounds of Peckforton Castle to review NEU Apparel’s latest active wear range – yes perlease. Granted, I was blissfully …

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Review of SportFX Cosmetics | Fitness Favorite or Fitness Fail?

Wearing make up to the gym isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, I know. As someone who is very concerned with skincare first, I used to always be the one removing my make up before heading for a sweat sesh. However, in recent years I have come to enjoy the feeling of confidence gained from wearing …

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Sensory Yoga | KIHT Collective

Merry December my loves! How fast has 2018 gone?! As the busiest month of the year descends upon us, I was extremely thankful to attend KIHT Collective’s Christmas Yoga and Brunch event this Saturday. No better way to begin the season of stress than with a nice relaxing yoga session lead by none other than …

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Home Workout Tips

Looking for an easy way to stay on top of your fitness over the upcoming festive period, then you’ve come to the right place. With Halloween all being said and done, we are well on the way to the most indulgent season of all, Christmas. With the busiest time of year fast approaching and …

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HD Female | Gym Wear Review

A full review of the HD Female activewear range after taking a fitness class at Lean Body Project. If you haven’t heard of HD Female, you should definitely check it out. It’s a fabulous range of gym wear designed by the reality babe that is Jess Impiazzi. Jess designed the range for women to help …

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Should Women Train Chest? 5 Reasons Why | Gym Girl Guide

Should women train chest? This is a question that seems to be a bit of a buzz across the internet at the moment. From a personal trainer’s perspective, here is everything you need to know about whether women should train chest.. Should Women Train Chest? I’m not going to go on a big spiel and …

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Protein Shakes for Women | SoShape

THE GYM IS THE EASY BIT I bet that’s a phrase you’re sick of hearing. I know I am. However, it is frustratingly true. Whatever our fitness goals, we spend a lot of time, effort and energy in the gym and it can all be counter-reacted in a matter of minutes. How annoying! If you …

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KIHT X Contour Allure | Fitness & Brunch

I hosted my first fitness event in Manchester. It was incredible! You may remember this blog post from a couple of weeks ago, where I was telling you all about my friend & founder of KIHT Collective, Danielle bringing some of the London fitness scene vibes to Manchester, starting with Yoga & Brunch. Well, I am beyond honoured …

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New Ventures | I’m a Personal Trainer

You’ve probably already seen on my various social media platforms that I am now a Qualified Level 3 Personal Trainer! Actually, I have been since 2010 but I didn’t realise and re-did the whole course this year – typical me! I have been helping friends in the gym for a few years now (see this blog) …

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A Whole New World of Fitness | Virtual Reality

Literally a whole new world, or reality – well virtually, a reality. Nonetheless, we are taking fitness beyond it’s usual realms of capability. It sounds crazy to think of computer gaming and fitness as one and the same thing. I mean, stereotypically when we think of gamers and athletes, we tend to imagine almost the …