Improve Fitness
What’s better for the body: running or walking?
When we think of exercising for health and fitness, our minds immediately go to running. To be healthier, I must run. Running means, I'm fitter. Time to put my trainers on. It's an accessible...
7 great home exercises for the upper body
The upper body is hard to hit without weights. It can seem as though there’s a limited supply of home-friendly exercises that challenge you enough to make some fitness progress....
Why your core is so important in keeping you healthy
When we think of core workouts, a couple of things come to mind. Sit-ups. Planks. A floor-based ab workout. A visibly toned tummy. It's easy to reduce core workouts to these...
Here’s how to improve your running times
If you need some motivation to keep your running up, here it is. Runs which today seem impossible, with practice, will one day seem effortless. It's important to remind ourselves of that...
Is doing 10,000 steps a day really that important?
Whether from your fitness tracker, or every influencer across social media, we're always told 10,000 steps a day is a golden number. That hitting 10k gives us a health and...
How many reps should you do of each exercise?
In the gym or at home, we often have to craft our own fitness routines that match what we're looking for that day. Whether we're using heavy barbells, light dumbbells, or maybe...
A quick 5-minute yoga flow
Yoga offers the chance to focus on the present. Being mindful of how the body appears in space and the sensation of the movements you’re making. Instead of thinking about the...
The 6 best exercises to build bigger shoulders
Growing bigger shoulders is a common training aim in the gym. Broad shoulders are an aesthetic that lots of people want to achieve. Whether it’s to look more confident,...
What is the average 5km time?
When you get started with running, the first milestone most people look to is 5km. It takes a bit of work to get there, but for most healthy adults, running a 5k is an attainable goal to get...
