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Why your core is so important in keeping you healthy
When we think of core workouts, a couple of things come to mind. Sit-ups. Planks. A floor-based ab workout. A visibly toned tummy. It's easy to reduce core workouts to these simple things. And whilst they're rightly associated, there's so much...
Is doing 10,000 steps a day really that important?
Whether from your fitness tracker, or every influencer across social media, we're always told 10,000 steps a day is a golden number. That hitting 10k gives us a health and fitness status of the highest standard. But what do 10,000 steps a day...
Does intermittent fasting really help with weight loss?
Starting a weight loss journey is tough. Because it really is that. It's a journey of trial and error, mistakes, backward steps, and navigation through a complicated network of information and guidance. It's rarely ever a straight road that gets...
How many reps should you do of each exercise?
In the gym or at home, we often have to craft our own fitness routines that match what we're looking for that day. Whether we're using heavy barbells, light dumbbells, or maybe just our own body weight, each exercise we do presents us with a...
14 easy healthy habits to do each day
There are lots of things people do in a bid to become healthier. It’s easy to fall victim to quick fixes and fads that see us doing pretty odd things in the name of health. Downing apple cider vinegar, exercising in the middle of the night, or...
A quick 5-minute yoga flow
Yoga offers the chance to focus on the present. Being mindful of how the body appears in space and the sensation of the movements you’re making. Instead of thinking about the future, the past, or the what-ifs, Yoga encourages you to ground...
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 to within a few weeks. Once you're there, 5km might be enough. It's a...
How does exercise help your immune system?
If the list of benefits that exercise can bring was written in a book, it would be thousands of pages long. Think Lord of The Rings. Or War and Peace. Whatever genre you’re into. We know about exercise and its effects on our physical fitness: stronger...
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 pounds. When you find that window of time to fit exercise in, it’s...
