Last year, Brandon Jones of YouTube’s Goal Guys began incorporating ring workouts into his training regime, in the hope that it would improve his strength and stability. “Having to stabilize and balance on the rings made even the most familiar…
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Going back to the gym: how to avoid injuries after lockdown
After months in lockdown, gyms in England reopened on April 12. Many have already eagerly returned with plans to get back to their old fitness routines. But while it may be tempting to go straight back to what you used…
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The Future of the Post Pandemic Gym
From the first moment public health departments realized the Covid-19 pandemic was a real threat, just about everyone’s lifestyle was radically changed. For those who spent their their pre-pandemic time and energy committed to honing their physical fitness, this was…
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Get ready: gyms are opening again
The government has issued new advice on the easing of lockdown – but what does it mean for gyms? It’s been a long month. The second lockdown in England meant that gyms had close again. In fact, the doors to…
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This 21-Day Mini Band Challenge Will Fire Up Your Entire Body—No Gym Required
With most gyms still closed, people have been trying to find ways to get in their workouts (and maintain a regular fitness routine) at home. It's why many have resorted to building up their home gyms—but while dumbbells and yoga…
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Why bodyweight workouts can be better for you than using gym equipment
Over the last few months, many of us have had to change how we workout. With gyms shut for months on end we started running and flocked to our living rooms to follow workouts on YouTube and Instagram. We also…
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Desperate to hit the gym when they reopen? Do these exercises first
Desperate to hit the gym when they reopen? Do these five exercises first, writes MARIAM AL-ROUBI The lockdown has given Britain something it did not need – an even more sedentary lifestyle. But it’s not just the closure of gyms and swimming pools that has…
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OAP makes a gym using paint pots and old tights to work out during lockdown
Tony Robertson, 73, has been using his wife Lisbeth’s old tights, pots of paint and buckets of sand to keep fit during the coronavirus lockdown in a homemade gym in their back garden in Buckstone, Edinburgh. The grandfather-of-three and retired…
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