In a culture that glorifies hardcore workouts that have you collapsing on the floor in a sweaty puddle, puking your guts up, or even getting Rhabdomyolysis (a condition where excessive exercise causes muscle tissue to…
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10 Reasons to Exercise that Have Nothing to do with Weight Loss
There are so many reasons not to make weight loss the focus of your fitness regime. For a start, exercise is actually a lousy way to lose weight. If you make weight loss your main goal,…
5 Ways to Relieve Post Exercise Muscle Soreness
Muscle Soreness; we’ve all been there. Perhaps you started a new training program. Perhaps you pushed yourself harder than usual, or maybe you had one too many days off between workouts. Whatever the reason,…
What Makes the Perfect Pre-Workout Warm Up?
I think most people are generally aware that they should warm up before exercising, but it’s surprising how many people still skip this step anyway! Perhaps this is because they don’t fully understand the importance…
Why circus skill may be the secret to fitness
Recently I tried something new. I signed up for my first ever session of aerial silks with Flying Fantastic, a London-based circus skills/fitness group. If you don’t know what ariel silks are, try remembering back to…
How to use exercise to improve your mental health
Around this time last year, I was officially diagnosed with depression and anxiety. Truth is, I’ve been struggling on and off with this for most of my life. It just took me until last year…