In May this year some of our journalists at Keep Fit Kingdom had attended the Elite Sports Expo at ExCeL London and had briefly come across CAR.O.L - an innovative piece of exercise tech integrated into their own sleek, custom made, high end stationary bikes. Last month however, we got in touch ...

Tea (or the great English 'cuppa') has obviously become a staple of our country’s tastes and habits and is here to stay. But if you're not really into it like others are - maybe there’s a use for it that you can get behind! Intrigued? Read on for our 5 Amazing Ways You Can Use Tea! 1. Use it as an ...

Rosehip - sounds beautiful, doesn’t it, but what actually is it? Rosehip tea is derived from the dried fruits and buds of the rose flower that develop after being pollinated. The rosehip buds themselves form in two main varieties; rosa gallica and rosa canina, originating primarily from Asia and ...

Natto is a Japanese speciality made of fermented soybeans. Legend says that it was discovered a thousand years ago (around 1051 AD) and was studied for the first time in 1894 by Dr. Kikuji Yabe (at the University of Tokyo) referring to it as "vegetable cheese". In 1980 the nattokinase enzyme, a ...

In September 2018, British strongman Martin Tye accomplished the incredible feat of lifting 500kg in the seated deadlift. Competing in the World’s Strongest Disabled Man event in Norway, Martin made history by becoming the second man ever to pull half a ton from the floor! ...

Miso (みそ or 味噌) is a traditional Japanese and Chinese fermented ingredient that has been used for centuries. Its paste is made by fermenting soybeans with koji (fungus) and salt (sometimes other ingredients like rice, millet and barley may be added). There are many different types of Miso mainly ...

We’ve had bodybuilding films and strongman films reviewed here at Keep Fit Kingdom, but “The Redeemed and the Dominant: Fittest On Earth” is the first Crossfit-centric one we’ve featured. Directed by Heber Cannon, Mariah Moore and Marston Sawyers, the film was released in earlier this year. Read ...

As we have seen with kimchi, fermented foods date back a long way. It seems that the Romans already mentioned preserving turnips and cabbage with salt. Sauerkraut originated from China and was then “exported” to Europe, some claim, by the Tartars who changed the original recipe a bit by ...

Kimchi (김치 in Korean) is a traditional Korean side dish made from fermented and salted vegetables, scallions and different seasonings such as garlic, chilli powder, ginger, salted seafood (jeotgal). There are hundreds of kimchi varieties with the most popular probably being the napa cabbage and ...

Building strong foundations to reaching your goals is paramount to your success. Don’t sideline the basics to get to the bigger objective; in order to reach your goals the process must precede the objective, so that the journey to what you want actually becomes your goal!  You have the ability to ...