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Full body dumbbell workout With people still deciding whether or not to go back to the gym, here is a workout that can work for both! All you need is a pair of dumbbells, or if you want to get really fancy then you can get yourself 2 or 3 pairs of dumbbells of different…
As the sun comes out and restrictions are easing you may find a new sense of motivation to get moving! However, you may also be suddenly finding yourself to be very busy. This is where a HIIT workout comes in super handy. HIIT stands for High Intensity Interval Training, which is a workout made up…
Give your hips some attention! You may have been feeling more aches and pains in your legs and back than normal over the past year in lockdown, we have all found ourselves sitting more than usual which can lead to muscle tightness in funny places you haven’t experienced before. Mobilising your hips will keep the…
Home workouts are fantastic if you are short on time, don’t fancy the gym or prefer to focus on your own. However, if you are wanting to increase the intensity it can be difficult with body-weight exercises alone. The answer- resistance bands! Resistance bands can be inexpensive, come in different levels of resistance and don’t…
We all know it- 2020 was a crappy year. Some people exercised, others didn’t…regardless of wat you did last year, we can get moving this year and look after ourselves the best we can. We have also just had the “festive season” (however festive it was for you). Meaning lots of food, drink and lay-ins…which…
The days are shorter, the air is colder and everyone is bringing out Christmas and comfort food early this year because why the hell not. I am in no way saying this is a bad thing, I myself spent an entire day eating bread and I have been listening to Christmas songs already while I…
If you need a workout that doesn’t take up much space, uses minimal equipment and still gets you sweating then this is that workout! Mini bands are excellent lil bits of equipment, they are small but mighty and often come in a set of varying resistances. They are also inexpensive and you can chuck it…
As we are still unsure of where we stand at the present time, and can never be sure what we will be able to do in the coming weeks I have put together a purely bodyweight workout that you can whack out at home. It might just be me but as restrictions have loosened (and…
Many of us have suffered the aches and pains of working from home with unsuitable workstations. Sofas, beds, dinning room chairs, sitting at any of these for long periods of time is going to mess up your back. These exercises will all help you to combat the achy backs and slumped shoulders either by strengthening…
This session is for those who don’t want to be jumping several different ways within one session. If you have achey knees, hips or lower back these exercises will give you the chance to raise your heart rate without the impact on the joints. The exercises Body weight squats Feet are just over hip width…
