Category: Fitness & Health

The Effects of Music on Your Training Session

The Effects of Music on Your Training Session

Music preference whilst training is a very personal choice and can often cause debates in the gym when the tracks playing are not to everybody’s liking. The obvious choice for most people is to wear headphones and listen to their own carefully compiled playlist. 

Understanding Post-Workout Recovery

Understanding Post-Workout Recovery

You love to exercise, push yourself and you appreciate the exhaustion that comes from a high-intensity workout. However, you don’t always get the results you want, you feel like your… READ MORE

The Science of Caffeine

The Science of Caffeine

With approximately 90% of adults in the world consuming caffeine daily and the UK coffee industry contributing over £17 billion to the economy each year, it is clear that caffeine is a staple ingredient in society and people’s lives. So what is caffeine? Visit our blog and find out more about the positive and negative effects of caffeine.

Advantages of Kettlebell Training

Advantages of Kettlebell Training

Kettlebell training is a very effective and efficient exercise method with many benefits. It improves your cardiovascular fitness while burning calories and provides a complete a full training session in a relatively short amount of time.

Reducing Anxiety and Depression with Physical Exercise

Reducing Anxiety and Depression with Physical Exercise

The mental health problems that have received the most attention are anxiety and depression. Most studies that have examined the relationship between exercise and an overall reduction in anxiety and depression have demonstrated a link to the other. Exercise appears to be associated with positive changes in mood states and a reduction in overall levels of anxiety and depression.

Why Community Running is Important

Why Community Running is Important

Running is a reliable friend who encourages us to keep our bodies and minds healthy. Even during our busiest times, we can still be part of the running community. If we cannot make group runs work for our schedule, and can’t find the energy required to coordinate meeting a friend, we are still not alone. Community can always be a part of our lives that provides the joy of connection in the daily hustle of life. 

Are There Good and Bad Foods?

Are There Good and Bad Foods?

Consider your body to be like a motor vehicle. It needs constant fuel to run efficiently, and you must use the correct fuel and oil for the engine to work optimally; putting petrol in a diesel car would be disastrous! Your body works in the same way.

Top Fitness Books to Read This Summer

Top Fitness Books to Read This Summer

We’ve compiled a list of the best fitness books to read this summer if you’re looking for inspiration!  This list of 14 books contains no large academic textbooks but smaller… READ MORE