Firstly, let’s take a moment to think about what “fitness” actually means. Fitness is regarded as someone’s ability to carry out endurance activities with minimal exhaustion. This is only partly true, there is a lot more to consider which we will explore below. What is fitness? Fitness comprises many different physical qualities needed to perform […]

When you first start in the gym you will often see pretty noticeable changes in your strength, fitness and body composition. This feels great and is very motivating regardless of your starting point, but after maybe a year or two of consistent progress you will notice that the “newbie” gains have begun to slow down […]

You’ve decided to take the first step to becoming a healthier person and getting ‘fitter’ this year, like with many other people starting out their fitness journey. You’ve got your new shiny gym gears at the ready that you got for Christmas, the smart watch, the fitness apps and have read some articles online in […]

Our top tips to make sure you don’t fall off the wagon during December. Christmas can be a time when people undo all the hard work they’ve put in over the rest of the year and when good food and exercise habits tend to go out of the window. It doesn’t need to be like […]

There are more systems, methods and approaches when it comes to exercise than ever before, all promoting different slants on the best and most efficient way to get in shape. Especially with summer on our doorstep, it’s hard not to get distracted by the latest fitness “trends” in the media. But how different are all […]

Fitness can sometimes be overwhelming. New trends pop up every single week… Should you choose spinning? Yoga? Do intermittent fasting? Go low carb? Go vegan? We all seem to get shiny object syndrome when we hear about these things, especially if whoever we hear them from got good short-term results. Here are a few things […]

Whether your fitness goals are to get leaner, build muscle mass, get stronger or simply be more active, it’s vital that you keep track of your progress (groundbreaking information for you, I’m sure) Do you measure your fitness goals though? How are you measuring them or how do you deem whether you have successfully achieved them? It’s […]

When it comes to getting into shape, we all want the biggest bang for our buck and the best results in the shortest amount of time. 5 Fitness Mistakes to Avoid1. Inconsistency Turning up for 3 workouts for 3 weeks in a row then having a 2 week break and people wonder why they can […]

Understanding how to combine both cardio and strength work into your program can be confusing. You may ask yourself “Should I do my cardio before? After? Or another day?” Contrary to popular belief that you should perform cardio after a strength session, the current research offers mixed results. Schumann et al. (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20101919) Compared the effects […]

Grip strength is something we measure in our initial assessments at W10 and is something that we are constantly aiming to improve for a number of reasons. It’s very often a neglected piece in the strength training puzzle but here are a few reasons it features in almost all of our programs and why we […]