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At times of crisis, feelings of stress and anxiety are normal so it’s particularly important to actively look after your mental health. One way of doing this is to make your environment feel safe and calming, something that can be...
Stop trying to boost your immune system
Your immune system doesn’t need boosting, it needs balance. Here’s some tips, with actual evidence behind them, for doing just that.
6 Resistance Band Warm-Up Exercises
We all know the importance of implementing a thorough warm-up routine to minimise injury risk and increase performance. Resistance bands are a great piece of equipment to incorporate into that process. Here are six resistance band exercises to try before...
How Accurate Are Wrist-Based Heart Rate Monitors?
Fitbits and Garmins are everywhere nowadays. They let you track a whole number of fitness-oriented goals, from daily step count to sleep and VO2 max, but one of their main selling points is heart rate data. So just how accurate...
A Day In The Life of a Competitive CrossFitter
I’ve always led an ‘active lifestyle’ and enjoyed hockey, cross country, karate, and OCRs competitively before finding CrossFit. I’d been running to-and-from a commercial gym, and weight training when I got there for a couple of years before I attended...
Mat Fraser’s History With Alcoholism
Having won the CrossFit Games for the last four years running, Mat Fraser is widelyacknowledged as the fittest man on earth. The 30-year-old has a level of talent only possessed by a rare breed of athlete, but he’s overcome some...
Acupuncture can seem like a mystical art to some, but it’s become one of the most common treatments used for recovery and pain relief. With that popularity, though, there is still a widespread lack of knowledge about how needle therapy...
New Documentary Uncovers IWF-led Culture Of Corruption & Doping In Weightlifting
A German documentary released earlier this month sheds light on the deep-rooted culture of doping and corruption in Olympic Weightlifting that goes right to the top of the sports governing body. Chief among its allegations are claims that clean urine...
Mental Strength Tips: How To Keep Going When A Workout Gets Tough
Arnold Schwarzenegger has famously said, “The mind is the limit. As long as the mind can envision the fact that you can do something, you can do it, as long as you really believe 100 per cent.” Unlocking that inner...