Fitness

If you want to learn how to get fit, you’ve come to the right place! Here we share the best workouts that you can use at home or in the gym to get fitter and stronger. We also have some specific fitness advice for a range of sports, as well as tips for all age groups from teenagers to over 50s and beyond. Note also that we have both men’s fitness and women’s fitness exercise routines, although all exercise plans can really be used by anybody!

Exercise helps improve cardiovascular fitness, tones and strengthens the body and aids weight loss by increasing metabolism and regulating appetite. Most of all, exercise help you help lose inches around your waist. We have many articles here for you to chose from. So, start browsing our archives below or use the search box above. to get started. Any questions? Just ask on the exercise articles.

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The Best Sports For Weight Loss – Get Fit and Have Fun!

The Best Sports For Weight Loss

Losing weight is different for everyone. Some find it easy and some find it much harder but it can be hugely rewarding and satisfying when you start seeing the results of all your hard work. And we all enjoy different sports but with so many different sports available, what are the best ones out there for weight loss?

Why Is Christmas So Unhealthy, and What Can You Do About It?

Christmas drink

Today we’re sharing some quick tips to keep active and fit during the busy Christmas holiday season. It’s always hard to stay in shape this time of year, what with shopping, work parties, drinks with friends, and family events all get in the way of the usual gym visits and healthy eating.

Best Exercises For A Toned Butt

perfect butt exercises

To reduce the overall size of your butt you need to work on reducing total body fat. To tone, you need to exercise that ass!

Exercises and Activities for Seniors to Prevent Falls

Fitness is something that will help to keep your body flexible and strong. This is important especially if you are a senior and would like to protect yourself against falls.

How to Build Sexier Hips: Your Guide to a Curvy Figure

How to Build Sexier Hips: Your Guide to a Curvy Figure

With the right diet and workout plan, you too can get bigger, sexier hips. It will take hard work and discipline, but it’s worth the effort.

Circuit Training Workouts – The Best Home Exercises

Circuit training is one of the best home fitness routines that you can do to get fast results at little cost. The exercises can all be done with no equipment. Some exercises need a partner, but this routine has 12 exercises that you can do at home, in the park or at the gym. Old school and very effective.

The Best 20 Minute Workout To Get Fit At Home

20 minute workout

This 20 minute home workout is a great introductory circuit. It works the whole body and provides a good balance of cardiovascular exercise and resistance training. Get fit in 20 minutes!

The Best Bodyweight Exercises

The Best Bodyweight Exercises

Here are the best bodyweight exercises. Knowing the best exercises means that you will never have an excuse for not exercising.

Weekly Exercise Plan For Fitness And Weight Loss At Home

A fast and furious plan to burn fat and improve fitness. Start today and see results within a week. We have created a series of body weight workouts that you can complete each day of the week. This should ideally be done in addition to some cardio. Two workouts a day can be effective.

The Importance of Fitness Following a Spinal Cord Injury

spinal cord injury recovery

Maintaining a good level of health and fitness is important for every individual, but for those who have sustained a spinal cord injury, keeping active is perhaps even more vital.

FITT Principles for Fitness and Weight Loss: Frequency, Intensity, Time and Type

FItt Principals

These four FITT rules should always be specified in a training program to avoid hitting a plateau, or over training, which are both detrimental to development.

7 Ways to Put the Fun Back Into Exercise

walking with a dog is fun

If you’re starting to dread your trips to the gym or your morning runs, it might be time to inject a little fun into your exercise regime. Use the following tips to make your workouts enjoyable again, and you can…

UK Fitness Instructor Qualifications for Personal Trainers

Personal trainer

How do you become a personal trainer, and how much can you earn?

The Health Benefits Of Running and Jogging

Jogging is an easy way to get fit and lose weight. You only need a pair or running shoes and some lose fit clothing.

How to Intensify Your Martial Arts Training

How to Intensify Your Martial Arts Training

You might think that martial arts is intense enough? But think again. Which of these tips do you regularly include in your martial arts training?

The Benefits of Fasted Cardiovascular Training

treadmills at the gym

Do you enjoy working out in the morning? Training in a fasted state produces some spectacular results in a short space of time.

Which Exercise Machine Is Best For You?

Which exercise machine is best

If you can only use one piece of cardio equipment, which should it be – cross trainer, bike, treadmill or rower?

The Scientific 7-Minute Workout

7 minute workout

The 7 minute workout is a simple circuit training workout which consists of 12 bodyweight exercises – the only equipment required is a chair.

Fartlek your way to faster fitness

Soldier running in water

Fartleks means speed play, it has nothing to do with farting.

The Health Benefits of Regular Exercise

A woman taking a breather during a run

Taking regular exercise is the single most important lifestyle change you can make. Exercise is key to a long and happy life.

Home Workouts – Free ways to exercise

Woman in a yoga class.

Each year many people join a commercial gym to help them get fit and lose weight. If you are dedicated to getting fit and staying fit, and especially if other members of your household are too, then it may not only be more convenient to workout at home, but cheaper too. Here we list the best home exercise routines and methods.

Stay Fit this Winter – Cold Weather is No Excuse to Stop Exercising

For many people that rely on outdoor activities to keep fit, these are the hardest months. There is just too much temptation to stay at home and eat, drink and be merry, and forget all about exercise!

Get Fit for the Slopes with our Ski Workouts

The summer is finally coming to a close. All over Europe and North America people are starting to excited about the forthcoming winter. While the sun worshippers mourn at their loss the skier tribes start to dust off their jackets and polish…

The 10 Commandments of attaining your ideal body

10 commandments

Follow these 10 simple rules and you will get the body of your dreams.

Stretching For Runners

Stretching helps to reduce running injuries, shorten recovery time and makes you more flexible. Never forget to stretch! Stretching before and after each run? It is advisable to only stretch after each jogging session, and not before, for three to four…

How To Start Running

African American male running on the beach bare foot

Running is one of the most natural ways to exercise and it boosts health and fitness. All you need is some comfortable clothes and a pair of running shoes. If you are not accustomed to physical activity before you start…

Are We Born To Run? Christopher McDougall Says Yes!

Why do humans run? Is running what humans are evolved for? Christopher McDougall certainly thinks so.

Running With an Ankle Injury

Broken twisted angle - running sport injury. Male runner touching foot in pain due to sprained ankle.

Ankle sprains and injuries are surprisingly common. Find out what an ankle sprain is and ensure to take the right steps for recovering from the injury.

Exercise Advice for Stroke Victims

Youbike on a bed

If you’re suffered a stroke, exercising is going to not only help you regain mobility, but help to prevent another one from occurring.

100 Bodyweight Home Workout

bicycle crunches

This will get your heart thumping and start to build stronger muscles while blasting off fat.

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