The Hussle Blog
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What is body conditioning?
The fitness world is not short of buzzwords. Just when we think we've gotten to grips with a new phrase that circulates, we hear another one which draws a blank. We nod politely as someone we know uses it into a sentence about their new fitness...
Take on the weighted plank
If you're done with the basic plank, it might be time for the weighted plank. This core crunching exercise has infinite variations to amp up the full-body burn. If you can hold a plank correctly for more than 60 seconds, you might be ready to step...
Fitness lessons to learn from lockdown
For many of us, our exercise routines were flipped on their head when lockdown happened. No longer able to access the gym or any of the equipment in it, unable to workout in a group, use the pool, and remember when we weren’t allowed outside for...
Step up your home HIIT workouts in the gym
Gyms are reopening. Once again, we’ll have more equipment than we know what to do with. But for a while there, we were really getting into the home workouts. There are a lot of fitness lessons to learn from lockdown. One is that our at home HIIT...
9 low-calorie summer drinks for BBQ season
When the sun is out, the BBQ is on, and you’re amongst all your favourite people, there’s no better moment for a summer tipple. You want something light and refreshing to sip on. And why shouldn’t you. It’s been a weird couple of months and you...
How to avoid tight calves after running
There are lots of different niggles that can affect runners. You're getting into it, upping your mileage, but something keeps getting in your way. It's those tight calves. It might cause you discomfort in the days following a run, or it might...
What you need to know about getting back to the gym safely
After a few months of being told to stay at home, we’re being encouraged to go out and about again. It’s time to try and get back to normal. A new normal. Indoor fitness facilities like gyms and pools are the next thing on the list to open up. Some of us...
Combining your strength training and running
You don’t have to be a runner or a lifter. You can be both. If you’ve picked up a new running hobby during lockdown that you don’t want to abandon when you get back in the gym. Or if you’re a runner looking to make more of your overall fitness....
How to build your strength back after lockdown
For lots of us, lockdown meant that our usual fitness routines became a little different. No longer able to access the racks and benches at the gym, we needed to adapt our workouts to the equipment we had at home. If any at all. As much as we may...