Many people suffer from pain or stiffness in their necks. This is especially true if you find yourself sitting for long periods of time at a desk in a relatively sedentary job - even every day stress can be ‘a pain in neck’ quite literally! A popular request at yoga classes is to work on the neck ...

First cultivated by the Romans, beetroot belongs to the same family as spinach and chard. It is a vegetable best suited to cooler growing conditions, it's an important part of Slav and Nordic and now, far more international cooking. Beetroot has a history of being used as a medicine, particularly ...

“Lifting weights will make me manly!”...yawn...A phrase I have heard one too many times before. This is a common misconception held by many young girls and women, typically those who spend hours in the gym, running on treadmills day in, day out, desperately trying to change the shape of their body. ...

The incorporation of a protein supplement before or after training muscles can assist with energy boosting, fat loss, muscle repair, muscle maintenance and muscle growth, in short helping you to achieve your goals faster. Here we'll be talking about such supplements that are organic and 'free from' ...

When exercising, and working out, you might be tempted to forget a very important step (myself included) and that’s stretching. What’s great about stretching is that it’s not only beneficial to our limbs and joints, but it also has a huge impact on our mental well-being. If you’re still debating ...

You decide to take a journey into the realms of building muscle but soon realise it’s a complete minefield when it comes to choosing the supplements to support your goal, sounds like a familiar scene, right??  Well, in this article I’m going to take you through our Top 5 Muscle Building Supplements ...

In this article, Why Women Should Lift, we make it easy to understand why women need never fear lifting weights ever again! Many women take regularly to the gym with the goal of losing weight or more specifically, losing fat. On a mission to reach their goals, some spend hours repetitively ...

The triceps are made up of 3 heads and perform extension and pressing movements and the top 5 tricep exercises on this list will indeed involve extension and pressing movements. The triceps make up two thirds of your upper arm yet is often neglected in favour of the biceps, probably due to it being ...

The bench press is an iconic favourite for many gym-goers for obvious reasons! But all posturing and bravado aside, what do you actually get out of it? Here is a list of  8 Top Bench Press Benefits! Read on for what you can experience by performing this popular and effective exercise. 1. If you ...

The deadlift is an excellent exercise for strength and muscle gains. Here we look at 10 Benefits and Tips for Deadlifts and why you should incorporate them into your own training! 1) There are many variations of the deadlift which can be used to suit an individual’s goals, build, age, gender, ...