Make the most of your workouts if you’re heading home for the holidays

Traveling to your family’s home for Christmas? Sophie Butler, Gymshark’s first disabled sponsored athlete, shares her tips for adapting your workout.  Just because you’re heading home for the holidays, doesn’t mean that your workouts have to be put on hold. Sure, without access to bigger floor space or equipment, it can be trickier to maintain […]

“How I learnt to fail by (almost) swimming The Channel”

Maddy Duxbury was more surprised than anyone by her positive reaction to a failed attempt to swim across the Channel. Here, she reflects on how learning to ‘fail successfully’ has been the greatest success of all. Against the backdrop of a moonlit sky, I plunged into the dark English Channel waters and struggled for breath […]

Want to do pull-ups? This back workout will get you there

Strong Women trainer Emma Obayuvana demonstrates how to strengthen your lat muscles to help you do a pull-up in this quick 10 minute workout.  Pull-ups are arguably one of the toughest bodyweight exercises known to (wo)man. But if there’s one body part that can help lift your chin over that bar, it’s your back – […]