We have all been there: you have been working hard for 4-5 weeks towards your goals and trying your best to stick to a balanced diet, but when you step on the scale you see a higher number than you would like. Find out why in the latest blog from FFA
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Provided you make some sensible changes to the way your train, there’s absolutely no reason to give winter training the cold shoulder.
We need, more than ever to be strong. The coming few months will be challenging. Remain sane, remain strong, stay healthy. Here are FFA’s top tips for mental and physical well-being as well as how to boost your immune system.
Find out how this extra burn can translate into more total calories burned, additional weight loss benefits and an enhanced performance during each session!
If you are experiencing a restriction in movement please read on …..
6 Mistakes to fix in your workout
Stop making these mistakes with your workouts in 2020 and achieve your goals. Read the latest top tips from FFA.
Curious what it takes to complete an OCR World championship course? Its all in the preparation they say and nothing could be closer to the truth! Find out how to prepare for success.
Do you avoid training in the heat or are you setting your sights on an event in a hot climate that you know will challenge you? FFA’s latest blog looks at top tips to keep you safe whilst training and how to prepare.
Fat burning zone or high intensity? FFA finds out how effective that Boxing Day walk will really be at burning off those Christmas calories.
Fit For Anything has a broad client base - from those who are new to exercise to those with more advanced training needs. Clients visit Roel Jansen for many reasons: strength, fitness, endurance and body shaping. Client Caroline Isaacs fills us in on her experience with Fit For Anything.
It's been just over a week since I took on the test required in order to try to qualify for the 2018 World Championships O.C.R (Obstacle Course Race). In order to qualify I had to complete two laps of The Winter Nuts Challenge fast enough, and without faults. It was not the easiest of tasks.
Life could be described as being something of a rollercoaster. There are ups and there are downs. This is to be expected. The same is true of your fitness journey and so if you want to succeed long term you need to learn to overcome disappointment when it occurs and forge on. These top tips will help with that.
January sees an influx of people hitting the gym or pounding the pavement to improve cardiovascular health, build muscle and tone up. This article examines why maintaining those good intentions should last well beyond February, when most of those resolutions can fall by the wayside.
If you're looking for a fitness, health and wellbeing-related gift for someone, this could be a great place to find something that will be practical, appreciated and affordable.
If you’re feeling stuck doing the same strength exercises day after day, week after week, it’s time to take your workouts, and your results, up a notch.
It’s only to be expected that when you run regularly, that you are going to end up with some strains, pulls or even more complex body injuries and conditions. The first step to avoid these, particularly the most commonly seen problems is to recognise them, know how to avoid them and recover should they occur.
We look at how body conditioning could very well be the secret ingredient for training when it comes to achieving a new personal best.
It is no wonder that people are looking to boost their endurance and stamina. With the barrage of obstacle course races, triathlons and extreme running events popping up across the country and around the world, encompassing short sprints and Herculean distances alike, these two traits are key.
A triathlon can be a fantastic event to train for and to take part in. Some of my favourites in the past have been the Race to the Stones/King/Tower events. With preparation and a willingness to really focus there’s no reason why someone who already has a reasonable level of fitness (and who can both swim and ride a bike proficiently) can’t do really well and most of all enjoy taking part in a triathlon.
When you are committed to becoming fitter and healthier you need to educate yourself on several things, for example, your diet, best ways to exercise, how to avoid injury and top tips for recovery. Not the first thing to come to mind, being aware of your blood oxygen levels during exercise is also extremely important.