New mini series on helping you to nail down your hip hinge technique. Being able to correctly perform a hip hinge requires strength, core stability, body awareness, and mobility. This is what makes the hip hinge such a good movement...

This three-part mini-series, looks at modifications for training around knee pain. Training Around Knee Pain First up, we’re looking at the split squat. A great exercise, which can easily by modified to suit you.     Next up, we’re looking...

Wouldn't it be nice if the calorie furnace of a workout lasted beyond the gym? Who wouldn't want some compounding interest on the investment that is gym time? That's the idea behind metabolic training. Sound too good to be true?...

The fitness industry is a unique place. Within six weeks you can go from never setting foot in a gym to becoming a level 3 certified personal trainer. When you are a level 3 certified personal trainer you can be...

Looking for a new gym? Feeling overwhelmed with all the options? Sound familiar? Here’s our guide to finding the one that’s right for you… More people join gyms in January than in any other month (no surprises there). But not...

We don’t blame you for losing your motivation to exercise during the winter. With it being so dark by the time you leave the office after work, it’s hard to get fired up to do little more than cosy up...

What kind of shape do you want to get into, and how do you define “shape”? These are the first questions you should be asking yourself before deciding whether or not you’ll need a gym.   What is it that...

Everyone wants the answer to the age old question: How often should I train to get results? The honest answer (as with most things) is: it depends. The key to the question is better answered from the standpoint of how...

“In the United Kingdom, low back pain was identified as the most common cause of disability in young adults: with more than 100 million work days lost per year.” – World Health Organisation The first thing we want to point...

Unless you subscribe to the fantasyland of diet pills and six pack shortcuts, then consistency, enjoyment and effectiveness are going to be the three pillars your exercise programme needs for it to be successful. Injury however, is a sure fire...