Knowing you have to exercise and wanting to exercise are two very different things, but sometimes it's just one of those things that has to be done.
[fa icon="calendar'] 14-Nov-2019 14:19:22 / by Emily Apps posted in healthy eating, fitness, swimming, sport and leisure, Obesity, physical activity
Knowing you have to exercise and wanting to exercise are two very different things, but sometimes it's just one of those things that has to be done.
[fa icon="calendar'] 14-Mar-2019 14:34:30 / by Emily Apps posted in Women only, sport and leisure, physical activity, equality, USWNT, Lionesses, women in sport
Women have been the brains behind computer software, space station batteries, stem cell isolation and even Monopoly… so why don’t people think they should be given the same opportunities as men?
[fa icon="calendar'] 09-Nov-2018 12:01:47 / by Emily Apps posted in fitness, mental health, sport and leisure, Self care
The clocks have gone back, the days are getting shorter and the temperatures dropping. Winter is here. Cue Seasonal Affective Disorder: A winter depression that hits when there’s less daylight during the winter months.
[fa icon="calendar'] 24-Oct-2018 15:54:18 / by Emily Apps posted in fitness, mental health, sport and leisure, Les Mills, Group exercise classes, Self care
Training in the summer is glorious – shorts, t-shirts, and a bottle of water is all you need. You have sunny days, light evenings and even a chance to work on your tan. But summer can’t last forever. October comes around, the days get colder, the nights draw in and the rain starts to fall.
[fa icon="calendar'] 13-Sep-2018 15:14:44 / by Emily Apps posted in fad diets, fitness, top gym excuses, gym excuses, sport and leisure, Group exercise classes, So
So many of us are guilty of trying fad diets and ridiculously intense workout sessions to try and lose weight before a holiday or trying to fit in to our favourite outfit that has become slightly too tight. But how many of us put all the effort in for a few weeks and then go back to our old habits?
[fa icon="calendar'] 01-Jun-2018 13:12:37 / by Emily Apps posted in activenewham, fitness, gym excuses, sport and leisure, Obesity
[fa icon="calendar'] 22-May-2018 11:05:00 / by Emily Apps posted in balaam leisure centre, hot yoga, sport and leisure, Group exercise classes
It’s a boiling hot day and you leave the office contemplating if you can go home and relax in the garden with an ice cream instead of going to your hot yoga class than you booked in a few days ago…
While it may seem silly to be going to such a hot class when the weather is also glorious outside, there’s some vital benefits in continuing through the hot weather!
[fa icon="calendar'] 16-May-2018 10:45:15 / by Emily Apps posted in sport and leisure, Marathon tips, Brighton Marathon, London Marathon, marathon, half marathon
The London Marathon was a few weeks ago now and it’s been full of different emotions. Everyone asking how it went, expecting me to say I beat last year's time. This wasn’t the case. I had 6 months less training and I knew beforehand that it would take a small miracle to beat it.
[fa icon="calendar'] 20-Apr-2018 13:40:00 / by Christian Dolan posted in activenewham, sport and leisure, atherton, Les Mills, Group exercise classes
New launch…new gym equipment…
[fa icon="calendar'] 15-Apr-2018 12:20:00 / by Emily Apps posted in sport and leisure, Marathon tips, Brighton Marathon, London Marathon, marathon
Marathon season is well underway and with London just one week away, we've put together our top ten tips for race week!