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  • 10 ways to Max your Tri Training

    10 ways to Max your Tri Training

    14th April 2016

    British triathlete Vicky Holland reveals her top 10 tips for eking out the maximum gains in the minimum time, so work, weather and fading daylight hours never hamper your fight for fitness With three disciplines to juggle, even professional triathletes soon discover that…

  • Top tips on how to boost endurance

    Top tips on how to boost endurance

    19th February 2016

    Dave Burke, Park Manager for British Military Fitness, advises you on how to improve your endurance. Photos British Military Fitness With the popularity of events such as the Marathon des Sables and the Ironman soaring, it’s go hard or go…

  • New Year Fitness Tips – Toby Garbett

    New Year Fitness Tips – Toby Garbett

    24th November 2015

    Don’t wait until the start of next year to start your fitness kick. Here are the top tips from ex-Olympian Toby Garbett. Bad form  We can all set ourselves a goal of doing a certain number of sit-ups or press-ups…

  • Braveheart training plan 3

    Braveheart training plan 3

    25th September 2015

    Here’s your training plan for the next four weeks. It’s gradually progressing from the previous plans in terms of volume but look to fit your training around you life rather than vice-versa as much as possible. Doing so is far more…

  • 5 things we learnt from Matt Langridge, GB rower

    5 things we learnt from Matt Langridge, GB rower

    8th September 2015

    The newly crowned European champion has Rio in his sights, his fourth Olympic Games. WITH TWO WORLD Championship gold medals and Olympic bronze and silver medals, Matt Langridge has been one of the stalwarts of the GB Rowing squad for more than a…

  • Lunch break workout

    Lunch break workout

    3rd August 2015

    Desk-bound all day? Make the most of your lunch break with these quick and easy workouts. All you need is a little space in a local park… WORKOUT PROTOCOL This workout is designed to be high intensity, and mixes cardio with bodyweight resistance exercises. This combo will…

  • 5 things we learnt from Prof. Greg Whyte, sports scientist

    5 things we learnt from Prof. Greg Whyte, sports scientist

    28th April 2015

    An internationally recognised expert in physiology, sports and exercise performance, professor Greg Whyte has coached celebrities to achieve extraordinary challenges for Comic Relief and Sport Relief. What do the comedians David Walliams’ Channel swim, Eddie Izzard’s 43 marathons in 51 days and John Bishop’s…

  • 7 steps to breathe like a freediver

    7 steps to breathe like a freediver

    30th January 2015

    Freedivers swim extraordinary distances and depths on one lungful of air, using techniques that could benefit any runner or rider. We caught up with superstar of the deep Hanli Prinsloo to find out more… 1. Become aware of your breathing,…

  • How to lose weight and keep it off

    How to lose weight and keep it off

    12th January 2015

    Personal trainer Rob Jones looks at how to lose weight the healthy way… Q. I’d like to lose a bit of timber and keep it off. What’s a reasonable monthly target for weight loss? Nick Barnes, by email  A. Losing weight is…