The idea that yoga could strengthen the brain is no longer just a hunch from practitioners, it’s becoming a measurable, documented reality. One recent piece of evidence comes from Szaszkó and colleagues (2024), who worked with healthy adults that had little or no prior yoga experience. Over eight weeks, these…
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If you spend time with kettlebells in your programming, you know the swing can be a powerhouse move for developing hip speed, posterior chain strength and conditioning. A recent 2025 paper in Sports Biomechanics has given us some very useful data on how performance changes across repeated sets of maximal-effort…
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Busy diaries don’t need to be a barrier to results. With a clear plan and smart use of time-efficient methods, clients training one to three times a week can still build strength, improve fitness and feel progress within a few weeks. The research now backs small, well-targeted doses of work…
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Appetite control is one of those topics that’s talked about a lot in weight management circles, but it’s rarely explored through the lens of menopause. Hormones have a huge role in shaping how hungry we feel, how satisfied we get from meals, and even how our bodies respond to exercise….
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Protein is often talked about in terms of building muscle. Which is true, but it’s not the full story. Beneath the muscle lies a network of connective tissue, tendons, ligaments, fascia and cartilage that keeps everything working smoothly. These structures transmit force, provide stability and protect the joints during movement….
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