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Should Personal Trainers Recommend Vibration Plates?
Jemma Walsh Updated October 13, 2025
Should Personal Trainers Recommend Vibration Plates?
The wobbly truth behind the buzz… So, picture this. I’m in the gym, minding my own business, trying to look like I know what I’m doing (standard), when I clock...
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What’s a Normal Cardio Heart Rate? A Guide for Personal Trainers
Jemma Walsh Updated November 03, 2025
What’s a Normal Cardio Heart Rate? A Guide for Personal Trainers
Alright, personal trainers, let's talk heart rates. Specifically, what the heck is a normal cardio heart rate ? Because if you’re anything lik e me, you’ve had at least one...
Music and Workouts: How Personal Trainers Can Create the Perfect Playlist
Jemma Walsh Updated November 03, 2025
Music and Workouts: How Personal Trainers Can Create the Perfect Playlist
Let’s be real—there’s nothing worse than hitting the gym, getting ready to smash a workout, and then... silence. Or worse, someone else's questionable taste in music (yes, I’m looking at...
I Was Intrigued as to What is the Best Gym Workout for Rugby Players - Here is What I Found (2026 UPDATE)
Jemma Walsh Updated June 09, 2026
I Was Intrigued as to What is the Best Gym Workout for Rugby Players - Here is What I Found (2026 UPDATE)
Edited by Liam Huggins - Fitness Blogger Rugby is a full-contact sport, and no, I’m not just talking about friendly high-fives. It’s about power, endurance, and resilience. A solid gym...
Fitness with Strava: Your Essential Guide
Jonathan Buffard Updated October 13, 2025
Fitness with Strava: Your Essential Guide
The app becomes a beacon for your health data, transforming mere numbers into a story of your exertion, endurance, and evolution. Dive into the seamless integration that brings your workouts...
How to Create a Home Gym
Jemma Walsh Updated April 16, 2026
How to Create a Home Gym
Whilst a gym membership has long been seen as the standard action to take in order to get fit, since the pandemic (when gyms closed) the concept of a home...
The Best Stretches for the Hip - Increase Flexibility and Relieve Tight Hips and Pain
Jemma Walsh Updated October 13, 2025
The Best Stretches for the Hip - Increase Flexibility and Relieve Tight Hips and Pain
Hip flexibility is something that we need to work on as we get older and less agile. Knowing what stretches for the hips work for us as individuals is very...
Exercises To Strengthen Knees for Running - Runner Knee Exercises
Jake Amos Updated March 26, 2024
Exercises To Strengthen Knees for Running - Runner Knee Exercises
Runner's knee is one of the most common running injuries, but the right training can help prevent it. In this blog, running expert Jake Amos shares the causes of runner's...
Plyometrics Workout: A Guide to Plyometric Exercises
Hannah Groves Updated November 09, 2023
Plyometrics Workout: A Guide to Plyometric Exercises
  (Article by Hannah Groves with Kelly O’Regan) Plyometrics can be a great form of exercise especially when wanting to add in power and speed into workouts. Hannah Groves asked...
HIIT Workout – A Training Guide
Hannah Groves Updated October 12, 2023
HIIT Workout – A Training Guide
  A common misperception that many fitness enthusiasts have about exercise is that it is necessary to spend hours working out to get results. Nothing could be further from the...
The Best Glute Workouts for Women
Hannah Groves Updated August 17, 2023
The Best Glute Workouts for Women
Glute workouts are about much more than aesthetics. In this blog, Healthy Lifestyle Advisor Millie Powles explains why strong glutes are essential for posture, balance, core stability, and lower body...
Post Workout Stretches: The Best Stretches After a Workout
Kari Fry Updated October 16, 2025
Post Workout Stretches: The Best Stretches After a Workout
Have you ever been tempted to skip those post workout stretches? Wondering which stretches are best for each area of your body after a workout? We spoke to Study Active...
Barbell Workout for Women
Kari Fry Updated April 16, 2026
Barbell Workout for Women
We sat down with Personal Trainer and Study Active assessor Louise to get her thoughts on barbell exercises and how to create a winning barbell workout. Introduction to Barbell Workouts...