Around December (the month of both Christmas and my birthday), I always come up with plenty of excuses to buy myself shiny new things. This time around, there’s one self-gift that I hold in particularly high regard: this beautiful forest green 12kg kettlebell by FitnessMad, complete with a rubber underside to protect your floors and…
Workout In: the workout that comes to you
A few months ago, when I’d only recently started this blog, I shared a few of my favourite YouTube workouts with you. I’m a big believer in putting your workouts into context with the rest of your commitments and hobbies. If your diary allows only a short time for exercise and you don’t want to…
No-noise high-intensity workout for flat residents: Part 2
I was so excited when several of you told me last week’s workout helped you overcome obstacles to exercising at home. Many of you said you’d either skipped workouts because you didn’t want to disturb your neighbours, or you’d wasted money on noise-absorbing mats that didn’t do the trick. In this second instalment, I give you…
No-noise high-intensity workout for flat residents: Part 1
If, like me, your living room floor is directly above someone else’s bedroom, you’ll understand my reticence at tuck jumping my neighbours awake in the mornings. Or knocking the dust off their roof as an unwanted reminder that they’re well overdue a spring clean. But sometimes, like in the busy lead up to Christmas, the…
Every plank variation you need to know
If there’s one abs exercise you should incorporate into your weekly regime, it’s the plank. That’s because it’s an incredible all-rounder that works the rectus abdominis (the muscles making up your ‘six pack’), the obliques and the hip flexors (responsible for that all-desirable V-shape below your navel). You may be just starting out and aiming…