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The Importance Of Training During Menopause

Menopause is a natural aging process. Time of which our menstrual cycle ends. Typically starting between 45-55 years old. Together we can help form a supportive outlet. Symptoms vary from women to women. The main symptoms experienced are 🔴 Hot flushes 🔴 Night sweats 🔴 Change in mood 🔴 Lack of energy 🔴 Problems with [...]

By |2021-11-10T15:19:45+00:00November 9th, 2021|Specialised Populations|0 Comments

The Future of Online Fitness

Over the past 12 months the fitness industry, and the way we workout, has fundamentally changed. At the end of March 2020, we went into our first (of many) lockdowns. All of a sudden, our regular workout havens were shut down and we were left with no access to equipment, community or motivation! But something [...]

By |2021-03-28T17:12:23+00:00March 28th, 2021|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Which ‘Whey’ to go?

You will often hear a trainer explaining to their client that they need to focus on ‘increasing their protein intake’; or you will see an advertised product that now includes ‘increased protein content’. But why all this fuss about increasing your protein consumption? A (quick) protein overview Protein is one of the three macronutrients; its [...]

By |2021-03-29T09:01:15+00:00March 28th, 2021|Uncategorized|0 Comments

How many extra calories could you burn while you stand?

As a general rule, we all tend to spend more time sitting during our day than standing; and this is a by-product of the way in which we live our lives. This, in part, can be explained by our use of technology for travel, work and leisure. The increased time spent being sedentary (not moving) [...]

By |2021-03-05T16:02:34+00:00March 5th, 2021|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Health Benefits of Muscle

Often when we think about building muscle, our immediate association is of increasing strength or improving our physique. Whilst both of these are true, and are fantastic reasons to start resistance exercise, what you may not know is that there are a number of often overlooked health benefits to an increase muscle mass which we [...]

By |2021-01-13T19:44:44+00:00January 6th, 2021|Blog, Fitness, Personal Training|0 Comments

Trap bar deadlift: what are the advantages?

  In my time working at the Better Body Group, I have often been asked the question of which is a better exercise; the trap bar deadlift or the conventional deadlift. For the most part, people tend to lean towards the conventional deadlift as it is more technically challenging, and thus the better of the [...]

By |2021-01-13T19:44:57+00:00October 6th, 2020|Blog, Uncategorized|0 Comments
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