Deadlifts are a form of weight training that will help develop strength to your overall body. Focusing on your hamstrings, glutes, lower back and upper back when standing in position but also relying on your core strength to stabilise your body through the lift, meaning your abdominal muscles, upper torso and arms are also getting a workout.

Heading into summer, I’m sure most of us would like to say goodbye to our friend who sometimes makes an unwanted appearance especially when the weather is hot called Mr or Misses Chafing. I have definitely met them one too many times. Sound familiar?Most of the workouts we do incorporate some sort of leg muscle activation, whether it’s in our calves, hamstrings or the glutes but do you ever focus on your inner thighs? This often-underworked part of our legs is just as important as every other muscle in our legs and body because strengthening them is important for stabilising our hips, knees, lower back and core.

Short on time but want to achieve maximum results? This is where you need to relook at your current workouts, to see how you can get the most out of your time in the club with your routines and the great thing is, no personal trainer is needed. Say hello to Circuit Training.Circuit training is high intensity, fast paced workouts based on a series of exercises, where you move between workout stations back to back with a short period of rest to no rest in between exercises.

Spin bikes, you either love them or hate them. If you’re not an avid cyclist, then the thought of getting onto a bike at the gym probably won’t interest you at first. But the difference between the two, is one is used by cycling out on the road with probably a lot of traffic around them and the other is used by getting onto a stationary bike at the gym. Keyword here being stationary.

Functional Fitness Training helps the body move, correcting muscle imbalances and assisting in good health and longevity. It is all about movement and patterns of movements that make daily activities easier to do. A durable and functional body will protect you from injury and help you to stay in good shape for later life, with free and easy movement for years to come.

Booty, butt, buttocks, derrière or whatever you may call it, they are all of the same part of the body… Your glutes.What are your GlutesThe gluteal muscles are a group of three muscles which make up the buttocks: the gluteus maximus, gluteus medius and gluteus minimus. The gluteus maximus is the largest and most superficial of the three gluteal muscles which makes up a large portion of the shape and appearance of the hips. The function of the muscles includes extension, abduction, external rotation, and internal rotation of the hip joint. Thanks Wikipedia!

As the warmer weather heats up and the days become longer, we are seeing ourselves spending more time outdoors and socialising. Having said that, some of us may be feeling a little self-conscious that we were not in the best shape we hoped to be in especially, being beach ready.

Joining a gym can feel like the most daunting step for any beginner or for someone who is trying to find the motivation to get back to the gym after a hiatus. Once you have signed up and actually start working out, you might get a feeling of being overwhelmed to see all the different gym equipment available. If you haven’t started up with a Personal Trainer to show you the ropes, you might ask yourself what the different equipment are, the benefits of each and how it is best used. Is it something that you would like to add to your workout?

Working out is a very physical thing, but getting yourself to the point where you are actually doing it is all mental. In order to become a regular exerciser, you need to conquer the fitness mind game. Here are 3 key tips to help you overcome your procrastination and develop a workout habit.

The popularity of yoga over the last few years has seen millions of people embracing the practice. Many of them would never have imagined themselves doing so. Yet, they have been won over by the physical, mental and spiritual benefits that yoga presents. In this article, we focus on one of the most practical and popular forms of yoga, Hatha.

Somewhere you picked this fun notion to be a runner. You don’t even like running. Back in school, you dreaded it. And, yet here you are – reading an article on how to train for and complete your first 5km. 

This is definitely a year that will go into the history books, thanks to Covid-19 and its massive curveball of a pandemic that we didn’t see coming.  We all know that every single person has been affected in some way or another and I’m sure this has brought with it some level of stress too. There are some people who have taken exercise by its stride and used every lockdown moment to do as many workouts as possible and then there are others who without the gym, didn’t feel like exercising and saw themselves, mentally drained, feeling sluggish and putting on a few extra kilograms. Enter in, low self-esteem.

If you thought you’d seen it all when it comes to treadmills, get ready to have your mind blown. The SKILLRUN Treadmill from Technogym is the new standard-setter when it comes to serious gym workouts. Let’s find out why.

Have you noticed that girl in the gym doing her lunges across the gym floor with a resistance band around her thighs or that guy doing bicep curls with the bands held down with his feet, and thought to yourself that you want to try it too? All you need to know is, the different types of resistance bands out there and how effective they are to each exercise you want to do. All in all, all of them help you tone your muscles.

We currently offer three different styles of yoga classes here at FIT, Vinyasa, Hatha and Yin Yoga. Do you know the difference between them or which one is best suited to you? The great thing about these classes is, that they are suited to any age, body type and fitness level. With class offerings ranging from beginners, intermediate and advanced classes. No one has turned up to their first yoga class (unless they were a dancer or gymnast) able to execute advanced yoga poses. Yoga develops strength and balance as well as flexibility and this all takes practice.

Back in the day it might have all been about the step count, but these days smartwatches are capturing so much more and using data analytics to help you accurately track your progress across many disciplines. Who would have thought you could fit all of that into something so small.

As we say goodbye to the end of the Winter season, where the mornings have been cold and the evenings become dark early, we can start counting the days to the warmer months ahead and feel that shift in our mood. Summer is only around the corner, but if you're a beginner and you're still counting Summer as a whole three months away then here is your guide to getting your exercise routine ramped up in the Spring time will get you feeling Summer ready both physically and mentally. For most of us, who have opted for indoor workouts in the cold and wet weather or have only been able to do minimal workouts altogether, this is the best time to find the motivation to get back into it.

To some women this may seem like a no-go zone, too much of a daunting task, an uncertain and unfamiliar exercise facility or it moved into the “too hard” basket. In all fairness, unless you are already an active person, then of course you may not feel comfortable with the thought of exercise during your pregnancy. It is important to know which exercises to do in order to support your journey in the safest way possible. Whether this is your first, second or third pregnancy or you have decided you wanted to increase your overall fitness level.

If you still associate lifting weights with the idea of becoming muscle bound and bulky, it’s time to get up to date on the benefits of resistance training. Here are 10 amazing health benefits of pushing weights.

Should we all be setting our alarms to go off before the crack of dawn or scheduling our exercise routine for that tension release after a long hard day at work. It’s an age old debate that has all fitness goers making their own decisions to which part of the day suits them best. Truth is, the best time of the day is the one that suits you.