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Does sleep help you exercise and does exercise help you sleep?
The simple answer is yes and yes! Now for the science part… There is a reciprocal relationship between sleep and exercise. It’s easier to...
Aug 4, 20212 min read


What is HIIT?
High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) has been really popular for a few years now, and for good reason. Not only can it be done in a...
May 14, 20212 min read


Pay and play fitness that fits in with you
Little did I know at the start of 2020 that I’d be bringing most of my Gemma Pearce Fitness classes to you by grinning insanely at a...
Apr 25, 20212 min read


Challenges - small steps to big changes
I love hearing about how Claire’s and my sweaty faces, jazzy leggings and bad jokes worm their way into your homes via your phone, tablet...
Apr 18, 20212 min read


3 Components of Fitness
What does “fit” mean to you? How you look? How you feel? How far you can run? What you can lift? There are in fact 3 categories of...
Mar 24, 20212 min read


A funny thing happened today …
We’ve been sweating and stretching in our homes for a year now and it hasn’t been without incident for instructors and class members...
Mar 17, 20212 min read


Using Handweights in your Workout
At the risk of sounding like a broken record, we all need to be doing some strength workouts as part of our weekly fitness programme....
Mar 3, 20212 min read


Getting to grips with kettlebells
I’m definitely a fan of kettlebells! Since I tried them first in 2019, I can totally see the benefits of using them for strength training...
Feb 10, 20212 min read


Hamstrings - can you touch your toes?
One of the key muscle groups that help us to reach down and touch our toes are our hamstring muscles and they are prone to tightness. Our...
Feb 3, 20212 min read


Bundles of Home Workout Love!
In these strange times, we’re all discovering that we’re a dab hand at making an exercise studio amongst the armchairs, toys, pet beds...
Jun 30, 20202 min read


Exercise And Sleeping Better
The amount of physical exercise that you exert during the day is one of the key ingredients to helping you get a good sleep at night. The...
Jan 12, 20201 min read


Kettlebells
Have you heard of kettlebells? Those strange weighted, coloured balls with a handle that often sit in the corner of a gym? Intrigued by...
Jan 5, 20203 min read


Invest in yourself
As we get older (surely not!), the phrase ‘Invest in the one thing you’ll have for your whole life – your body’, resonates more and more....
Dec 8, 20193 min read


Take the plunge and embrace the lunge!
I can’t say the word "lunge" without having a giggle about "moist", "plinth", "thrust" and all the other words that raise a titter with...
Oct 27, 20192 min read


All About the Glutes! Shake your tail-feather with total confidence
Whatever you call it: your bum, butt, behind, backside, booty, bottom, bum bum, posterior, rear, rump, seat, tush – it deserves a bit...
Oct 19, 20192 min read


Top tips for injury prevention
Injuries are a fact of life for anyone who exercises, no matter how fit, experienced or careful you are. But there are precautions you...
Jul 7, 20192 min read


The misery of muscle cramps
There are very few people that can say they’ve never experienced the agony of muscle cramps. It doesn’t matter how fit or unfit, how old...
Jun 16, 20192 min read


Progress Your Plank
Is it time to perfect your plank and take it to the next level? Why do I love the plank so much? Well, it’s incredibly effective at...
Jun 2, 20192 min read


Let’s go to the Barre
Next time your friends say ‘meet you at the bar’, they may not be inviting you for a drink! As the popularity of Barre workouts...
May 12, 20192 min read


Get Gloved Up To Get Fit!
Thinking of trying out a new exercise class? Seen our new Punch & Crunch class advertised but not sure what it’s all about? Read on for...
Apr 21, 20192 min read
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