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The Benefits of Sprint Training

..my name isn’t Forrest and I definitely do NOT run… We established a loong time a go that cardio is not my favourite past time, especially if it involves running of any form. That being said, I find myself on the back foot, so to speak but before I get the told ya so …

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Weight Training | Technique vs Weight | More Tips

My fellow weight lifters, I have a question for you; Why do you lift weights? Is it because you want to improve your physique, your muscle strength or just for the fun of it? I only ask because the purpose behind lifting should always be at the forefront of your mind, especially during a workout. …

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Journey to the Stage | UKBFF Nationals | Competition Tips

In March or April, I do abound, A certain Bunny leaves me on the ground. What am I? Fun little riddle to end the long Easter weekend, the only time it’s deemed socially acceptable to eat chocolate for breakfast! Admit it, how many of you took advantage of this? (I did!) Aside from being a …

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Absolutely fabulous | Ab exercises that dont suck

There is no such thing as a ‘bad day’. Only a ‘bad moment that lingers’. THIS moment is an opportunity to turn it all around. Have you ever had ‘one of them days‘ where literally everything, literally everrrrything you had planned just unfolds before your eyes and it all just seems like its spiraling out …

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Weightlifting | Top 5 Tips for beginners

Weight lifting is a vital component for most fitness regimes. Whether your goal is purely aesthetic, to increase strength, or to build muscle or for whatever reason it is that you are or want to start weight lifting the following tips will certainly be of use to you. Tip 1: Perfect your form. Contrary to …

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Gym Lingo

One of the very first things I struggled with at the beginning of this journey was the terminology. Reading programs and getting advice from people just seemed like I was being spoken to in a foreign language. Even today there are still terms I come across which require a quick google define. Rather than having …

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HIIT | Any Time, Any Place

Last week, I had a bit of a dip in my confidence which resulted in me having an anxiety attack whilst at the gym (luckily this was at the end of my workout) but it did cause a loss of motivation to actually go the following evening. Though I am a strong advocate for listneing …

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Get Fit on Your Lunch Hour With These 5 Tips

Lunch breaks. The hour we spend all morning counting down to. We then spend the hour either running round trying to get all of our errands done or on the daily mail website. At least that’s how it was for me. Until recently that is. I have come to realise that the most valuable thing …

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True or False | 5 Fitness ‘Facts’

How many times have you been told a ‘fact’ about fitness and thought hang on a minute, that’s not right or even worse believed one (if you answer no to the last one, you are lying!) We’ve all fallen victim one way or another. Some of these false facts are more comical than others and …

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Gym Newbie | 5 helpful tips for beginners

Making the decision to start going to the gym is inspiring and exciting. If you’ve never really been an attendee before then you also gain a new title Gym Newbie. Not to worry though, we have all been there and I am here to share with you, 5 of the most effective, tried and tested …