Strength and balance – the key to a healthier older life As I've written about before, government guidelines say we should aim to be...

With the Health Secretary recently announcing that we should all be taking more responsibility for our health and ‘making better choices’...

Lots of us work at a computer for long periods, causing a hunched over, forward-leaning curve to the back. When you add in the way we...

All of our classes start with a great warm-up – it’s really important to get your body ready for the exertion to come - and a few...

The best way to motivate yourself to work out at home is to find a routine you truly enjoy so that it doesn't feel like a chore. Then, if...

Starting a new exercise plan requires time and patience. Increased fitness and a toned shape can’t be achieved overnight. Muscle soreness...

Sometimes it’s hard to keep up your fitness plans, life gets in the way and other demands on your time and headspace just take over. As...

I’m all for exercise being a challenge both physically and mentally, of course it’s great to get a sweat on and get out of breath, but I...

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Are your upper arms, shoulders and back ready to see the light of day? Lots of women tell me that their upper arms, shoulders and back...

Working out at home is the perfect solution for lots of barriers to exercise, right? So why do we find it hard to get motivated for a...

Blitz that Body with High Intensity Interval Training HIIT – are you wondering what all the fuss is about? Here’s the lowdown on the...

According to NHS advice, there’s no need to stop exercising if you’re feeling under the weather this winter. However, if you’ve got a...

Our love-hate relationship with ... the Burpee! Love them or hate them (mostly the latter!), the burpee is a staple exercise of many...

We’re all so super busy and I know that not everyone has time to come to classes. Maybe you can’t find a babysitter? Or perhaps you feel...

Like most fitness instructors, I’m always taking courses and studying exercise physiology and anatomy, and this week I’ve been looking at...

I’m a massive fan of high intensity interval training (HIIT) and there are so many great reasons why we use this method in Body Blitz...

Most of you know, I just love squats. They feature in every single class that I teach – in Zumba and Clubbercise, feature heavily in Body...

Here are my top tips for improving your fitness: 1. Interval training. It really works! Just 4 mins of interval HIIT training can burn...