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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...
The what and how of the clean and press
Some exercises are pretty self explanatory just from their name. Others are a bit more obscure and require a bit of browsing on the internet. Perhaps that's how you've got here. You want to know what it is, how to do it, what muscles it works and...
COVID-19: An update on UK gym status
As we’re sure you’re aware, lockdown is beginning to lift in the UK. Gyms are open in Northern Ireland, with those in England following on July 25th. As of yet, there is no confirmed date in Scotland and Wales for when gyms will reopen but we...
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 is Metafit training?
If there's one thing we all know about fitness, it's that there is no shortage of training styles out there that promise to get you fit. In fact, there's probably too many. How do we know which ones are worth giving a go? And which ones are a...
How to get the running bug
People say that once you start running, you're hooked. Claims of euphoric feelings, daily progress, quicker times, and runner's high all circulate. And if that's your experience. That's great. But not everybody falls in love at first run. For...
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...
Our favourite home workouts of the week 29.06
Home workouts. Sigh. If the motivation to hoover the carpet and do burpees on it has well and truly run out, then you’re not alone. Because we’re so close to being able to get back in the gym, the the desire to workout from home might be...
Why you should keep callisthenics a part of your workout
Callisthenics is basically a fancy term for body weight exercises. It describes the functional movements we can do with minimal, if any, equipment. Super simple. Callisthenics have probably been making up a large majority of your workouts over the...