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Want good legs? Bodyweight squats

Author: HealthworksOn: Mar 17Categories: Fitness, HW Activities No Comments

Always a firm favourite, there’s nothing quite like a squat. Ask a trainer to check technique as this exercise look quite simple but there’s plenty to it.

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Step ups

Author: HealthworksOn: Mar 10Categories: Fitness, HW Activities No Comments

Steps ups are a great exercise for your legs and to include in a bodyweight circuit. Focus on your foot plant on the plyobox and drive up using your glutes (butt) then your thighs. Keep it neat and get into a rhythm. Ramp it up with a jump!

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The 5 Best Biceps Exercises For Size!

Author: HealthworksOn: Mar 03Categories: HW Activities, Inspiration, Lifestyle No Comments

The 5 Best Biceps Exercises For Size!

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Exercise 1: Barbell Curl Barbell Curl The first biceps exercise to perform is barbell curls, which will also allow you to overload those biceps with a heavy weight. Most trainees are slightly stronger when lifting a barbell versus a set of  dumbbells,...

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The Only 5 Bum Exercises You Need to Do

Author: HealthworksOn: Feb 24Categories: Fitness, HW Activities, Inspiration No Comments

The Only 5 Bum Exercises You Need to Do

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Your tight trousers are impatient. They want to look good right now and don’t want to waste time in the gym making it happen. So we’ve rounded up the top five most effective exercises, just for your bum. They’re all you need. Sumo Squat...

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Short on time? The four exercises you need…

Author: HealthworksOn: Feb 15Categories: Fitness, HW Activities, Inspiration, Lifestyle No Comments

Short on time? The four exercises you need…

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Sometimes there are days when you simply cannot pull yourself out of bed in time to sweat before work, or when traveling and your normal routine is completely thrown off track. Instead of completely scrapping your routine, try and squeeze in a few bodyweight...

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A smoothie a day to keep the doctor away

Author: HealthworksOn: Feb 15Categories: Fitness, HW Activities, Inspiration, Lifestyle No Comments

A smoothie a day to keep the doctor away

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Try this brilliantly easy way to add lots of nutritious fruit and vegetables to your diet with simple but delicious, healthy smoothies From breakfast to supper, a homemade smoothie can boost energy levels, keep you feeling fuller for longer and make it...

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Food in February…stay on track with these tips

Author: HealthworksOn: Feb 10Categories: Fitness, HW Activities, Inspiration No Comments

Food in February…stay on track with these tips

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It’s February, by now most New Year’s Resolutions will have been broken but it’s by no means a reason to give up. Every year millions of people like you and I promise to themselves that this year is it. This is the year they are going...

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Introducing Alison King – nutrition coaching

Author: HealthworksOn: Feb 10Categories: Fitness, HW Activities, Inspiration, Lifestyle No Comments

Introducing Alison King – nutrition coaching

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When I was a kid I hated sport and had a diet that would ultimately have led to Type 2 Diabetes. I used any excuse to get out of PE (intense dislike for field hockey and athletics) and would eat Penguin biscuits on the way to the school bus. Roll on 30...

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You don’t have to be fit to join Healthworks, we’ll help you get there.

Author: HealthworksOn: Jan 27Categories: Fitness, HW Activities, Inspiration, Lifestyle No Comments

You don’t have to be fit to join Healthworks, we’ll help you get there.

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There is an expectation that you should have a notable degree of fitness when you join Healthworks. Not so! In fact, we specialise in encouraging beginners or re-starters who feel they have no fitness and turn them into confident, knowledgeable exercisers....

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Stuck at a desk all day? This will help…

Author: HealthworksOn: Jan 27Categories: Fitness, HW Activities, Inspiration, Lifestyle No Comments

Stuck at a desk all day? This will help…

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Part 3 stretching at your desk – is it for the brave or bizarre?   Exercising in front of people at the gym can be daunting, but the benefits outweigh the brief awkwardness, right? We believe the same goes for exercising at your desk, and we’re...

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