Workouts

The wall sit is one of those exercises that looks deceptively simple. You slide your back down a wall, bend your knees to 90 degrees, and hold. No equipment, no movement, no technique to learn. But what it reveals is more useful than most people realise. A timed wall sit gives you an honest, no-equipment […]

HIIT has a reputation for being intense, fast and unforgiving. For many people over 50, that reputation alone is enough to put them off. That is understandable, but it also misses the point of what HIIT actually is. The research on HIIT for older adults is compelling. Studies consistently show meaningful improvements in cardiovascular fitness,

The research on kettlebell training for older adults is compelling. A 2024 study found that adults aged 60 to 80 who trained with kettlebells twice weekly saw increases in muscle mass, grip strength and leg strength after just six months, with markers of inflammation decreasing after twelve. A separate trial found meaningful improvements in cardiovascular

Most fitness workout plans are built around looking a certain way or hitting a personal best. That is not what this routine is about. Longevity training has a different goal entirely: staying strong, mobile and capable for as long as possible. It is less about peak performance in the gym and more about what your

The hip thrust has become one of the most popular lower body exercises in the gym… and for good reason. Research consistently shows it produces among the highest levels of gluteus maximus activation of any loaded exercise, making it one of the most effective tools available for building glute strength and size. But one question

Choosing a training split is one of the more consequential decisions you make when setting up a programme. Get it right and your training has structure, your muscles recover properly, and you make consistent progress. Get it wrong and you are either leaving gains on the table or accumulating fatigue faster than you can recover

Reach your strength goals, without reaching for the weights – welcome to the world of calisthenics.

Sitting underneath the gluteus medius on the outer hip, the gluteus minimus is the smallest of the three gluteal muscles. But small doesn’t mean insignificant. It plays a defining role in stabilising the pelvis during walking, running, and any single leg movement… and weakness here creates a chain reaction of compensation patterns up and down

The lower back is one of the most commonly neglected muscle groups in training… and one of the most commonly injured. It connects the upper and lower body, underpins almost every hinging and rotational movement in sport and daily life, and plays a central role in spinal stability and posture. Yet most people only think

Originally developed by Randy Hetrick, a former US Navy SEAL, who improvised the first version from a jiu-jitsu belt and parachute webbing to keep his team fit while on deployment, the TRX suspension trainer has since become one of the most widely used training tools in gyms and home workouts worldwide… and for good reason.