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4 simple stretches to help lower back pain
If that WFH tension in your lower back isn't going anywhere, these stretches can help.
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- Chloe Gray
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Workouts
More women are taking up gymnastics in adulthood, and here’s why you should too
If you missed getting into it as a kid, now’s your chance.
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- Jess Bacon
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Workouts
Is it normal to shake after the gym?
It makes it harder to take off your sports bra, but is it actually dangerous?
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- Miranda Larbi
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Workouts
How to fix your ‘squatty deadlift’
Stop bending your knees and start moving your hips.
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- Chloe Gray
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- Chloe Gray
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4 inequalities that still exist in women’s football (despite the ban lifting 50 years ago)
Did you know that women were forced to stop playing in 1921?
Workouts
Looking for the perfect warm-up? Try the downward dog plank
Activate and stretch in one go.
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- Danai Nesta Kupemba
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Wellbeing
“Partying and exercise aren’t mutually exclusive – here’s how to balance them over Christmas”
Rethink everything you thought you knew about exercising vs partying.
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- Chloe Gray
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Wellbeing
Are your old gym pics causing you to suffer from ‘negative fitness nostalgia’?
It’s time to make peace with the fact that our bodies change.
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- Victoria Stokes
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Fitness Recipes
Is your body on go-slow at the minute? This energising mushroom risotto is just the dinner you need
Top up on vitamins D and B to winter-proof your immune system.
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- Chloe Gray
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Wellbeing
This one thing could hugely improve your health – and you can start tonight
Support a healthy metabolism with this simple tool.
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- Chloe Gray
- Published
Strength
Everything you need to know about exercising after your Covid-19 jab
Booked in for your booster? Here’s everything you need to know.
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- Chloe Gray
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- Alyss Bowen
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“Fitness Instagram ruined my relationship with exercise – here’s how I rebuilt it”
Anyone else had their fitness goals usurped by the ‘gram?
Wellbeing
“How Crohn’s disease helped me to define my relationship with fitness for good”
Moving with an IBD is all about prioritising flexibility and wellbeing.
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- Franchesca Flack
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Wellbeing
This simple self-care tool is the solution to getting rid of aches and pains
5 ways to implement the holistic approach to body and mind.
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- Chloe Gray
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Workouts
12 real-life, embarrassing gym moments (and the lessons we learned from them)
Wow, so many people fall off treadmills.
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- Chloe Gray
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Reviews
11 high-tech gifts for fitness lovers
From trackers to massage guns, here’s the kit their 2022 workout needs.
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- Chloe Gray
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Wellbeing
We need to talk about the whole ‘I forgot to eat’ humblebrag
When did deadlines become more important than our wellbeing?
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- Miranda Larbi
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Nutrition
Can fasted cardio improve our gut health?
If you live with bloating, can running before breakfast help?
- Posted by
- Miranda Larbi
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- Parisa Hashempour
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It may be tempting, but don’t overlook this important pose in your yoga practice
Savasana is so much more than a quick lie down.
Workouts
How to say no to a pushy personal trainer
Have you met a PT who’s more focused on their goals than yours?
- Posted by
- Chloe Gray
- Published