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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...
The workouts that burn the most calories
Exercising isn’t always about losing weight, but sometimes, that’s what we want from it. Workouts are a helpful tool to burn some energy and create that calorie deficit needed to lose a few...
How and why: the landmine press
The landmine is a versatile but simple piece of gym equipment that can be used to do loads of different upper and lower body compound exercises. One of those is the landmine...
The only 5 exercises you need for a full body workout
We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again. We’re all just trying to fit fitness in. Because life is demanding and things can get hectic, not everybody has hours they can spend crafting the...
How and why: the rack pull
When you think of exercises that can be done on the rack, your mind might immediately go to squats. Or perhaps some sort of press. Rack pulls aren't the most well known exercise, but they're a super...
5 overrated exercises that just aren’t worth doing
Fitness is a topic that’s constantly being updated. Research keeps telling us more about the body and how it responds to exercise. And as with everything, trends and fads come...
How to strengthen your core so that you can lift more
When it comes to exercise, the core comes up a lot. ‘Engage the core’ is the instruction shouted at you in exercise classes, and by PTs on the gym floor. But it’s not just about getting yourself a...
How and why: the sissy squat
Squats are such an effective compound exercise that there are loads of different variations of them. Just when you thought you'd heard all the alternatives, oh hello, there's...
When to use the free weights vs. the resistance machines
The brilliant thing about the gym is all that equipment there. There’s nothing quite like a gym floor packed with kit to do any workout we could possibly think of. Reality is,...
