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The Best Stretches for the Hip - Increase Flexibility and Relieve Tight Hips and Pain
Jemma Walsh

The Best Stretches for the Hip - Increase Flexibility and Relieve Tight Hips and Pain

Article written by Louise Henderson, Personal Trainer and Study Active Assessor and edited by Jemma Walsh  Hip flexibility is something that we need to work on as we get older and less agile. Knowi...
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The Best Stretches for the Hip - Increase Flexibility and Relieve Tight Hips and Pain
Jemma Walsh

The Best Stretches for the Hip - Increase Flexibility and Relieve Tight Hips and Pain

Article written by Louise Henderson, Personal Trainer and Study Active Assessor and edited by Jemma Walsh  Hip flexibility is something that we need to work on as we get older and less agile. Knowi...
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Knee Strengthening Exercises for Bad, Stiff, Sore or Painful Knees
Jemma Walsh

Knee Strengthening Exercises for Bad, Stiff, Sore or Painful Knees

Article by Paul Cremin, Physiotherapist from Pulse Physio and edited by Jemma Walsh   Whether you are a fitness fanatic, a regular gym go-er or low on mobility, knees are always a common problem th...
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Exercises To Strengthen Knees for Running - Runner Knee Exercises
Jemma Walsh

Exercises To Strengthen Knees for Running - Runner Knee Exercises

Article by Jake Amos, Personal Trainer and owner of Hitchin Running Club & Burnt Hare Events and edited by Jemma Walsh  One of the most common injuries that occurs for those taking part in card...
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Study Active acquires the Premier Global brand name and select brand assets
Jemma Walsh

Study Active acquires the Premier Global brand name and select brand assets

Study Active is delighted to announce that earlier this month an agreement was reached with Assessment Technologies Institute L.L.C (part of Ascend Learning) for the acquisition of the Premier Glob...
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The Study Active partnership with ReferAll and how this can support the Health Referral Process
Jemma Walsh

The Study Active partnership with ReferAll and how this can support the Health Referral Process

As two key players in the health referral system, it was inevitable that a “Study Active x ReferAll” collaboration would be on the horizon - and this has recently been the case! Study Active partne...
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Eating Eggs Before and After a Workout (Pros and Cons)
Jemma Walsh

Eating Eggs Before and After a Workout (Pros and Cons)

Article by Jemma Walsh, Blog Editor for Study Active.  Disclaimer - This blog is research based only and should not stand as nutritional advice. Please contact a healthcare professional or nutritio...
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What Supplements Should You Take To Build Muscle
Jemma Walsh

What Supplements Should You Take To Build Muscle

Article by Jemma Walsh, Blog Editor for Study Active.  Disclaimer – this article will explore the concept of supplements for gaining muscle. The article's content is opinion-based only and is not i...
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What are the Best Pre Workout and Post Workout Snacks?
James Luscombe

What are the Best Pre Workout and Post Workout Snacks?

Article written by Heather Walker and edited by Jemma Walsh At Study Active, a regular topic that is discussed among trainers is the best pre and post workout snacks. Is pre workout snacking a good...
Study Active achieves CIMSPA “Enhancing” Status
James Luscombe

Study Active achieves CIMSPA “Enhancing” Status

Study Active are delighted to share that following a robust quality assurance inspection from CIMSPA, we have achieved “Enhancing” status – which is the highest possible quality rating that a fitne...
Intermittent Fasting and Exercise
James Luscombe

Intermittent Fasting and Exercise

Article by Jemma Walsh, Blog Editor for Study Active. Disclaimer – this article will explore the concept of intermittent fasting and exercise by collating views of those that advocate this. The con...
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Food for Muscle Recovery
James Luscombe

Food for Muscle Recovery

Article by Rebecca Ireland, Personal Trainer and Tutor/Assessor for Study Active Introduction to Food for Muscle Recovery At Study Active we often get asked about the best foods for muscle recovery...
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Stability Exercises
James Luscombe

Stability Exercises

Stability exercises are very important areas to address especially for anyone involved with sports performance. We may think of core stability (our core stability blog can be found here) when we he...
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Post Workout: What to Eat After a Workout
James Luscombe

Post Workout: What to Eat After a Workout

(Article by Rebecca Ireland). To find out what we should consider eating after a workout, we caught up with Personal Trainer and Study Active Assessor Rebecca Ireland, who talks us through her view...