New PureGym Opening Soon at Bristol Harbourside

 PureGym are leading the way in a revolution in the fitness industry, by concentrating on what’s important, the fitness. 

They believe that fitness is for everyone, which is why they do without the saunas, swimming pools and Jacuzzis which greatly increase the price of gym membership. Instead PureGym prefer to pack their gyms with over 220 pieces of state of the art fitness equipment, while still keeping the price competitively low.

10 Of the Best Fitness Sites

I used to but a ton of magazines. Seriously, loads. I’d stand in Smiths like a kid in a sweet shop, picking from the latest health and fitness titles. After all, we need to stay cutting edge in the industry, right? Research and all that.

How Detox Diets Cause Weight Gain

It’s that time of year when our social timelines are filled to the brim with talks of detoxing, cleansing and juice diets. Now, we’re all for eating plenty of fresh fruit and veg but detoxing? Really?

Exercise is for life...

Oh come on, we've all done it. We spend the week after Christmas saying 'From next week I'm on a health kick and will lose this weight'. Then the week after that we join a gym/take up running/start Zumba. Then by 3 months later the gym card/trainers/sweatband is gathering dust for the next 9 months until the cycle starts again.

Exercise When Ill-is it Safe?

'Tis the season to be -well - germ-ridden and poorly if the winter bugs are spreading as fast as they seem to be. So you're training for an event or you've just got those last few pounds to lose before to big Christmas party...what do you do? Keep your fingers crossed and 'sweat it out' or give yourself a break and come back stronger on the other side?

Lift Weight to Lose Weight

Yep, thats right. If you want to lose weight(well, inches/fat but for the sake of this post let’s call it weight loss as we’re all familiar with the term) you need to lift weights. Resistance training is key to a successful, and more importantly sustainable loss.

4 Ways to Rev Up Your Runs

We’ve all been there, right? The dread at the prospect of the long run, the pep-talks 4 miles in when the body’s willing but the brain is having none of it. Yep, I’m talking about the challenge of the long run when you just. Can’t. Switch. Off. You need to get the miles in but your inability to zone out is making every step a chore.

5 Ways to boost metabolism

So, your metabolism is the process your body goes through to convert food into energy. The faster your metabolic rate, the greater number of calories are being distributed to the cells for use.