Serving sizes on food items can often feel out of touch with what we want, so does it matter if we eat more or less of the recommended portion? Hands up if you’ve ever whole-bagged a snack, only to look...

Do you need protein within 30 minutes of leaving the gym? We ask the experts.  We’ve long been led to believe that a protein shake as soon as you finish the gym is going to lead to the best recovery,...

Tracking your body’s metrics is popular in the fitness world, but it’s not useful for everyone.  The fitness industry is a world obsessed by numbers. Bodyweight, macros, step counts, kilograms…...

Don’t know when to leave the gym? Here’s how to tell when you’ve done ‘enough’ exercise.       There’s a saying that the final two reps in your workout are where the real...

Free movement is the concept of moving without rules. It doesn’t sound groundbreaking but it could be the antidote to our well-planned world.  Our lives are extraordinarily routine. Our work days are...

Learn how to set up a lying leg press with this video tutorial from Strong Guides.  If you want to build stronger quads, hamstrings and glutes, you can’t go far wrong with a leg press. The machines...

How to use drop sets to build muscle and improve endurance, according to experts.  We’re always on the lookout for ways to refresh our training in order to keep our workouts exciting and motivating....

Walking is a low intensity, low impact exercise – so why did a seaside hike leave fitness writer Chloe Gray with muscle aches?  I’d planned to spend my three days in Cornwall hiking, swimming...

Struggling to sleep in the heat? Relax and stretch your way to a more peaceful bedtime experience with these simple moves.  Struggling to sleep in this heat? Who isn’t? If you’re used to exercising...

Lacking exercise motivation? That matters less than you might think, explains senior writer Chloe Gray.  “I just don’t have the motivation like you do…” is a phrase my friends have wailed at me...