You think that running would be easy. After all, we’ve been doing it our whole lives. But when it comes to running for exercise, or even competitively, it’s important to learn the proper technique. That way you’ll be able to run more efficiently and dramatically lower your risk of injury. Here are nine key tips to help newbie runners get on top of their running technique.

You know that yoga is good for you. But it can also seem rather confusing. There are so many different types and, even when you try to research them you come up against terms and concepts that are bewilderingly unfamiliar. In this article, we avoid the confusion to provide you with a complete overview of one of the most popular and easily accessible forms of yoga – Vinyasa.

Here are two superstar ingredients in combination! Lentils with their well-renowned plant protein power and beetroot with its high amount of nitrates, which turn into nitric oxide in the body, for more ‘vasodilation’ (read: wider open blood vessels = more oxygen and blood delivery to working muscles). Now that’s good news for your training at FIT!

When it comes to choosing your cardio exercise, it just makes sense to go with the moves that give you the best bang for your buck. After all, your time is precious so you want every minute in the gym to count. That’s why you need to make a beeline for the rowing machine next time you step into the club. Here are six reasons why you should get on the rowing machine as soon as possible. 

Making your own burger patties from scratch means that you know exactly what’s in them. And it’s easy to do with just a handful of ingredients!

Getting in a great weights workout doesn’t have to mean devoting an hour or more to the gym. While longer workouts should form the mainstay of your training, you can get in an effective 15 minute session when you are time pressured. This total body 15 minute session requires nothing but a pair of dumbbells.

The practice of meditation has become wildly popular over the last decade. What used to be seen as something that Hippies and Far Eastern religious practitioners engaged in, has now become mainstream. The reason is simple: people in the West have become increasingly aware of the many benefits to be gained from daily meditation.

Are you wanting to get in an effective workout but only have a few minutes to spare? No problem – I’m about to lay out for you a changing bodyweight workout that is only going to require five minutes of your time. Yet within that 300 seconds, you will be hitting your quads, lats, chest, shoulders and arms.

We wouldn’t blame you if you weren’t 100% sure what Barre is, or what a class might look like. Barre is the name given to the warmup exercises done prior to engaging in ballet training. Now, most of us have never been to a ballet class but you’ve probably seen dancers doing barre work on TV shows or movies. Even though it was designed to be used by ballet dancers, it turns out that barre training can help all of us to become fitter, stronger and more flexible.

We can’t think of a better way to warm up from the inside out than a nourishing bowl of steaming hot noodle soup, and this Easy Miso Ramen has all the ingredients to make it a hit with the whole family!

created his now famous Pilates apparatus equipment, Joseph developed more than 500 mat based exercises. Today we know these as Mat Pilates in order to distinguish them from the equipment based version.

Brrr…feel the chill? Winter’s arrived in Sydney, bringing with it the traditional ‘cold and flu’ season. But this year, we’ve also got the novel coronavirus to contend with! So, what can you do to give your immune system its best fighting chance?

When it comes to recovering from a workout, nutrition and sleep are top of the list. Unless you feed your body with nutrients and give it the rest it needs to replenish, recover and regrow, you will only be getting smaller and weaker. The next most important factor is known as active recovery, and the big three when it comes to active recovery are the sauna, spa and swim. Let’s find out how the Big 3 can enhance your post-workout recovery.

‘Quitting sugar’ has become something of a catchphrase in recent years, popularised by celebrities who attribute this silver bullet to everything from weight loss to looking amazing. But is there scientific evidence to support the complete avoidance of sugar in our diets?

Black eye peas are cute little beans that are full of slow-release energy, plant protein and fibre. And they are the star in this quick and easy throw-together salad, perfect for when there isn’t much left in the pantry.

You take your workout seriously. You train hard, pushing your physical limits and leaving nothing behind, but, did you realise that the most important part of your workout takes place before you even grab a weight? Now that we are on the verge of heading back into the club here are a few ways to get you back into the right in-club mindset.

You’ve absolutely crushed a workout, but now you’re finding you are suffering even more than when you were in the workout. You’ve done a big leg day and now you can’t even walk down a flight of stairs? Or hit your arms hard and can’t even put on a t-shirt? You probably have DOMS. Although this level of soreness might sound like something you’d want to avoid, they aren’t necessarily a bad indication.

Australians waste around 300kg of food per person per year! Not only is this costly (estimated to be $3,800 down the trash per household each year), but it’s also bad for the environment because extra landfill equals more greenhouse gas emissions.

So how can we reduce our food waste? Here are five things you can do to save money and our planet.