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By taking just 10 minutes every morning you can set yourself up well for the day ahead. Releasing the fatigue, stiffness and tiredness you usually feel for a positive, energised start will have you enjoying less stress and better concentration throughout the day. You can use these 7 poses alone or as a starting point…

If you’re a runner then this is a must-read list for you! We have isolated the 6 most common running errors that can lead to injury. By correcting bad habits early on you can avoid pain and ensure a safe, efficient running style. We start our list with the easiest through to the hardest to…

These pop up in a variety of classes from Yoga (as chair pose) through to Barre, and for good reason. A powerful low impact exercise, squats will work deeply into the glutes, quads and core primarily. Start with feet hip width apart and feet parallel. As you lower, stick your bottom back, keeping the spine…

The top 3 exercise injuries and how to prevent them. We all know how great we feel when we exercise regularly and how an injury can derail both our motivation and progress. Here are some quick tips to help you stay on track and avoid common injuries. Back Strain: With the amount of sitting over…

We’ve all heard that building resistance into our exercise is important, but what exactly are the benefits? Here are our 10 best reasons to pick up those weights! Remember to start light and increase the weight or resistance as your strength builds. (1)  Improved tone and muscle strength helps to protect the joints from injury.…

We often hear that a combination of Yoga and Pilates is good for preventing injury. But have you ever wondered how? We decided to look at the 3 most common injuries – knee, shoulder and lower back, and investigate further. Knee Injuries Injuries to the knee are probably the most common of all injuries sustained.…

Your gut microbiome is a vast community of trillions of bacteria and fungi that inhabit every nook and cranny of your gastrointestinal tract, and have a major influence on your metabolism, body weight, propensity to illness, immune system, appetite and mood. Each of these bacteria require different combinations of the chemical compounds found within our…

Life is busy. It seems now we have less time than we did 10 years ago. So how do we maintain a healthy, active body and mind the older we get? It’s time to put a few key habits in place to ensure we maintain the healthy body and a strong, sharp mind. 1.  Maintain…

The subject of fats can be incredibly confusing. We hear good, bad, trans, mono – how do we make sense of it all? Luckily, our nutritionist Nereda Merrin has done that for us. Here is the definitive guide to our favourites, the Good Fats. Monounsaturated and Polyunsaturated fats Good fats come mainly from vegetables, nuts,…

This exercise is often overlooked in favour of the regular plank pose to build a strong core. This version of plank pose will ensure you target the quadratus lumborum, part of the posterior abdominal wall that plays an important role in avoiding back pain. Finnish researchers discovered that people with deficient muscle endurance in their…