It’s that time again folks, before Lockdown 3.0 hits – just kidding, to get back at it in the physical sense. The gym is open, spring is in the air, which means summer is coming, and even if you aren’t […]
We talk about stroppy teenagers being ruled by their hormones and if you menstruate then you’ve probably been accused of being “hormonal” at some point. But what, if anything, does this actually mean?? You’ve no doubt heard of oestrogen and […]
D Low-down You’ve probably heard a lot about vitamin D recently and the potential benefits it might have in treating Covid. While the jury is still very much out on that question, it has long been known that Vitamin D […]
The Covid-19 pandemic and the restrictions on movement and fitness businesses, have moved fitness away from gyms into the home or outside. The spaces we live in may confine us, so we need to explore suitable solutions when it comes […]
In the era of tech and data, the advent of the wearable device is a part of most of our lives already but it’s going to be increasingly so in the future. Whatever you think about this subject, it’s undeniable […]
The last in our 5 part Fitness Fundamentals series is BALANCE, which is the least sexy of our 5 and as a result the least well trained, but it’s super important and getting more so… Kids fall over, Adults shouldn’t […]
Number 4 in our 5 part Fitness Fundamentals series is MOVEMENT, which is all about how and why we need to achieve and maintain normal range and function. The Science Brace yourself, the bad news first… Normal Movement declines parallel […]
The 3rd in our series of Fitness Fundamentals, about which there is a plethora of myths and not a huge amount of factual understanding, is METABOLISM. This is a fascinating yet poorly understood topic, and one that we all need […]