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Eat for Energy: Fuelling Your Workouts Through the Colder Months

There’s something about November that makes everyone reach for heartier meals and warmer drinks, and there’s nothing wrong with that at all. But what you’re ...
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How to Finish November Feeling Strong, Not Just Surviving It

There’s a particular kind of November tiredness that creeps in once the clocks have changed. The mornings feel heavier, the evenings close in before you’ve ...
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Exercising Through Perimenopause and Menopause: What Actually Helps

A lot of the women who come to us during perimenopause or menopause say some version of the same thing: their body doesn’t seem to ...
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Training With KBPT: Kate Answers Your Questions

Before anyone starts personal training, there’s usually a small pile of questions sitting behind the decision. How does it actually work? Do I need to ...
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The Case for Signing Up to a Race This Autumn

Somewhere between the school run, the 8am stand-up and whatever’s waiting in your inbox by lunchtime, “get fitter” tends to stay a vague intention rather ...
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Comfort Food Without the Slump: Eating Well as the Nights Draw In

There’s a particular moment every October when a salad just stops sounding appealing. The clocks haven’t gone back yet, but somehow you’re already reaching for ...
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What Happens the Week Everything Falls Apart

It usually starts the same way. Training’s going well, you’re feeling stronger, meals are sorted, and then….a big deadline lands, a child comes home from ...
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The Fitness Myths We Hear on Almost Every First Session

Ask ten different people how to lose weight, build strength or “tone up” and you’ll get ten different answers, most of them recycled from someone’s ...
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The 4pm Sunset Problem (And How to Actually Deal With It)

You know it’s coming. That first week in October when you leave the office and it’s already dark, the temperature’s dropped ten degrees since the ...
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Healthy Comfort Foods That Actually Fit Your Life (Not Just Your Diet Plan)

You know the feeling. It’s gone 6pm, the light’s already dropping over Victoria Park, and all you want is something warm, filling and easy after ...
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Are You Training… or Just Exercising?

Most people walk into the gym with good intentions. They work hard, leave feeling sweaty and tick another workout off the list. But here’s an ...
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Why September Is the Perfect Time to Get Back Into a Healthy Routine (Without Starting Over)

September often feels like a fresh start. Summer holidays come to an end, children return to school, work routines settle and many people decide it’s ...
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Why Building Muscle Is One of the Best Things You Can Do for Your Health and Longevity

When people hear the phrase “build muscle”, they often picture bodybuilders lifting enormous weights or spending hours in the gym. The reality is very different. ...
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The hidden habits that are slowing your progress

The Hidden Habits That Could Be Slowing Your Fitness Progress You’re training regularly, trying to make healthier choices and putting effort into improving your fitness, ...
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Hormones and Exercise: What Every Woman Should Know

Hormones are a topic that seems to be everywhere right now. From social media advice to wellness trends promising “hormone balancing” solutions, it can sometimes ...
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Summer Healthy Snack Swaps to Keep You Energised and On Track

Summer often brings a welcome change of pace. Longer evenings, weekends away, BBQs, holidays and social events mean our usual routines can look very different ...
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Electrolytes and Training: Do You Really Need Them in Warm Weather?

As soon as summer arrives, conversations about hydration seem to be everywhere. Suddenly everyone has an electrolyte drink, hydration tablets in their gym bag, or ...
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How to Train Efficiently When Your Routine Changes in Summer

Summer has a habit of changing even the best routines. One week you’re comfortably following your training plan, meal prepping and hitting your workouts. The ...
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