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Tips for New Gym Goers   New year, new you time. You do it every year and every year you fall away. Have you ever stopped to think why? It’s easy for us to label people lazy but sometimes It’s not that simple. There are numerous reasons

Cardio – Why it’s not the be all and end all   Now before anyone thinks I’m totally anti-cardio let me stress, I’m not. I incorporate it into my training, with teaching numerous different cardio-based classes and doing quite

    If I had €1 for every time someone came up to me in the gym and said that they wanted to lose fat from their tummy and arms and nowhere else id be rich! No, it’s not impossible as some trainers will make you believe, you can target

    For the last while I’ve been writing articles on specific things. Lose bodyfat, gain muscle, importance of sleep, the dangers of parabens, gluten etc. This time I’m simplifying it, taking it back to the beginning. Not everyone

  In the first of a 2 part series, our Heath Club Manager Louise looks at the myths and truth surrounding the Cardio vs Weights debate, and how both play a role in achieving your fitness goals. Cardio vs Weights, which is best and why? This is an

  In part 2 of our series, Health Club manager Louise looks into the benefits of weight-lifting and how it plays such an important role in improving your health and fitness.  Weights – ah, my holy grail, the reason that I exist. Now that

  In this week's blog, Health Club Manager Louise takes us through the problems of Calore Counting.  Ok, let’s be clear, the fundamentals work. Take in more than you burn and you gain weight. Take in less than you burn and you lose weight

    This week's blog focuses on the proper nutrition we need to get the most out of our training.  We go to the gym to get fitter, stronger, and leaner and to look better but does this actually occur when we work out? The answer is, to

 With all the new supplements on the market, it’s very easy to get confused over what we should take and what is necessary for our body and health. Here are 15 reasons why it is so important to incorporate magnesium into your diet. •

    In the image obsessed world we live in, expectations of what we can and cannot do can sometimes hinder our progress. Health Club manager Louise explains how we need to be mindful of what we see online, and how we need to put these unrealistc