Summertime is the greatest of all seasons. Vacations, barbecues, pool parties, and glorious sunsets are some of the things we’ve been longing for. Now this long-awaited season is finally blooming and […]

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When you have young kids, it can be really hard to find the time to exercise. If one parent wants to hit the gym for an hour, the other has […]

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One of the many appealing elements of a CrossFit workout is that you can work on a lot of different muscle groups in a very short space of time. You […]

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Boring and useless. That’s how a lot of fitness junkies feel about cooldowns. Honestly, it can also feel like an afterthought. But there are some real benefits to cooling down! […]

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Even Runners need to Strength Train: The ‘HOW’… Following Part 1 we know why runners should include resistance training. , Let’s now take a look at what this program could present […]

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Even Runners need to Strength Train: The ‘WHY?’… One misconception that floats around the fitness world is that runners shouldn’t strength train. I don’t want to say I hear it […]

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It is a beautiful day out and you decide to go for a run. You lace up your shoes, pop in your earbuds, and go. You go uphill and downhill, […]

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As stated in Part 1, the UK now has an ageing population. In fact there are more pensionable citizens than children. It’s the same story all over the world. So […]

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In the UK we now have more people of pensionable age than we do children. And this ageing population statistic is being mirrored around the world. With this fact comes […]

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In part 1 of Weight Training for Life I showed in a simple graph the impact that resistance training if it has been a lifelong activity, something adopted later on […]

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Weight training for life increases quality of life! Resistance training is often thought to be only applicable to certain populations; competing athletes or gym gurus perhaps. This is a false notion, […]

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Short sharp bursts of intense exercise are the best way to lose weight. OK, so to those of us in the fitness industry and to many of you out there who […]

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