James Dixon
Our PT and nutritionalist James Dixon examines the best probiotics available to buy in the UK. With such a range to choose from it can be daunting but our top 7 should include something to suit your needs. Read on to find out which probiotics made our top 7… It’s quite common to see our … Read more
Cycling is one of the best forms of exercise going, especially if you can get out and about on an actual bike, pushing your actual bodyweight through actual space (though spin bikes and upright static cycle alternatives are a viable option). It can build ferocious lower body musculature whilst burning through plenty of calories and … Read more
Most of us begin each year full of good intentions. We make new year’s resolutions and hope to stick to them. Most of us don’t, however. In fact, more than three quarters of us give them up by the end of January. This becomes even more pronounced when looking into fitness, where people typically reimagine … Read more
Creatine, a compound produced by the body and found naturally in a variety of foods (especially red meat that is cut from close to the bone) is amongst the best supplements – if not the best – for improving athletic performance. This is the use to which it is most commonly put – athletes of … Read more
I love fitness trackers. I love anything that will give me useable data to optimise my workouts. My main love comes from the pedometer element found in all types and levels of fitness tracker. I walk a lot (mostly with my dog) outside of my actual training, so I need to know how much energy … Read more
There is a very simple reason that seeds are so healthy and perfect for regular inclusion in your diet – they contain all the materials needed to create strong, healthy plants, and these happen to be the same things that we have evolved to need to be our best selves. They are incredibly nutritionally beneficial. … Read more
Treadmills have been around for a long time now. However, though the basic outline and premise remains, various permutations have begun to take off. Since around the early noughties, we’ve been seeing more and more of one particular kind – the walking pad, originally engineered by a group of sports scientists in Chicago. Walking pads … Read more
In short, intermittent fasting is one of the healthiest weight loss methods going. It is also healthy outside of weight loss goals – as we will see, there are a range of health and fitness benefits to be gained from it, from increased protein synthesis to improved insulin sensitivity and overall hormonal response. What is … Read more
Rebounders are amongst the best pieces of aerobic fitness equipment going. Essentially just mini trampolines, they have a lot to recommend them. They are easy to use (actually, they are simple to use, not easy – they are actually pretty gruelling!) and will give you one hell of a workout, building up lower body and … Read more
Meal replacement shakes can work wonders for your diet – and the best meal replacement shakes can be life changing. You can use them to give yourself a quick shot of nutrition on the move, ensuring that you never have to miss out on the micro and macro nutrition (vitamins and minerals, and carbs, proteins … Read more