Dance is the UK’s fastest growing art form with more than 4.8million people regularly attending community dance groups each year. There are a number of reasons that have attributed to the dance boom. Not only is the country becoming far more aware of the health and fitness benefits that derive from dancing, but television programmes…
After proving such a hit throughout the USA, Insanity classes are now being rolled out across Britain, paving a new way in how we approach fitness and exercise. For those of you who don’t know, Insanity workouts are total-body conditioning programmes, with particular focus on maximum interval training, using a combination of aerobic (with oxygen)…
Indoor fitness classes have become incredibly popular over recent years, in particular with people who have trouble squeezing long workout sessions into their daily routine. Sessions such as body pump, spinning, Zumba and Boxercise remain all the rage with those looking to get fit, relieve stress and improve their strength. And despite the poor spring…
Going for gold – Gold’s Gym, Venice Beach, US After featuring in Pumping Iron, the documentary on bodybuilding that helped turn Arnold Schwarzenegger into a household name, Gold’s Gym in Venice Beach, California, became known as the ‘Mecca of bodybuilding’. It’s now almost 50 years since the gym opened its doors for the first time…
Daily workout routines, diet trackers and guides covering stretching exercises – they’re all out there in app form, just waiting to be downloaded onto your phone or tablet computer. All it takes is a few clicks and you can have Davina McCall taking you through an abs routine or showing you how to tone your…
