Reviews

Everyone is running right now. Parkrun start lines have never been busier, marathon ballots have never been harder to win, and Strava has quietly taken over half of Instagram. But here is what has always bothered me about the running app landscape: nearly all of it is built to track you, not train you. Open […]

For years, hybrid athletes have been looking for the same thing… a shoe that can handle running and strength work without feeling compromised at either. That sounds simple enough, but in practice it has proven surprisingly difficult. Running shoes tend to feel unstable under load. Traditional training shoes offer the stability you want for strength

Barre has always had a bit of an image problem. Too ballet for the gym crowd, too intense for a yoga crowd, not heavy enough for the lifting crowd. And yet the people who actually do it consistently tend to become fiercely loyal to it… for good reason. A well-structured barre session is one of

Pilates has moved well beyond the reformer studio. The combination of core strength, postural control and mindful movement it delivers has made it one of the most popular fitness disciplines globally, and a growing number of apps and online programs now make it accessible from your living room floor with nothing more than a mat.

Taking care of your health is one of the most important investments you can make. Not just for how you look, but for how you feel, how you perform, and how well you age. The good news is that there has never been more help available to do it well. The bad news is that

GLP-1 medications like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound have changed the way millions of people approach weight loss. But the medication is only one part of the picture. Getting the most out of GLP-1 therapy means staying on top of your injections, hitting your protein targets despite a suppressed appetite, maintaining muscle through resistance training,

The problem most people face when training with dumbbells is not motivation… it’s structure. Without a proper programme, it’s easy to fall into the same handful of exercises, hit a plateau, and lose momentum. And with so many generic workout plans out there that treat dumbbells as an afterthought, finding something built specifically around them

With hundreds of fitness apps and online programs available, finding the right one can feel like a workout in itself. Some are built for beginners, others for seasoned lifters. Some focus on yoga and recovery, others on AI-powered strength programming or personal coaching. The price points, features, and quality vary enormously. To cut through the

Becoming a new mum is one of the most joyful, exhausting, and life-changing experiences there is. In the middle of all of that, finding time and energy to look after your own body can feel like a low priority. But staying active after having a baby is one of the best things you can do,

Yoga-Go is a yoga and wellness app that goes well beyond what its name suggests. Alongside classic yoga, it covers Pilates, Tai Chi, Chair Yoga, Wall Pilates, and somatic exercises, making it one of the more varied low-impact fitness apps available right now. In this review, I share what it is actually like to use