Category: Fitness
Revealed: The UK health and fitness apps selling your personal data
The UK’s most popular health and fitness apps collect 14 personal data points about their users on average, with the exercise tracker Fitbit collecting the most information Data harvesters who sell on your personal information can legally gather your location, photos, videos and health and fitness details from these apps Running coach app Runna shares…
Top 10 things Brits track – including step count and sleep
Brits are fast becoming a nation of trackers, examining at least seven different areas of their lives. A study of 2,000 adults found monitoring step count comes in at number one, closely followed by tracking exercise levels and energy use. Others keep an eye on their heart rate, weight and how much they’re…
Top 50 activities for over 50s revealed
Over 50s are becoming more daring with their hobbies and interests – with marathons, hand-gliding and getting a TATTOO among the top 50 things they want to experience. A poll of 2,000 adults over 50 found 47 per cent have a new outlook on life as 62 per cent are keen to embrace things more…
Did the 2022 World Cup in Qatar show us that fit teams can beat technically superior ones?
The 2022 World Cup is now over, but it has, unquestionably, delivered some of the most astonishing results ever recorded during football’s greatest showpiece. With the dust now settled in the Middle East, inquisitions will now begin as to why this was the case and whether this trend could potentially spread into the domestic leagues around the…
10 tips for Running in Winter weather
With the nights still drawing in, weather warnings in place all over the country, and parts still covered in a white blanket of fresh, fluffy powder, December is set to be tricky for fitness fanatics who keep on top of their workouts outdoors, rather than in the gym. While the gorgeous landscapes of snow-topped trees…
8 Useful Ways To Tone Specific Areas On Your Body
Are you looking to tone up a specific area on your body? If so, you're in luck! In this blog post, we will discuss eight different ways that you can tone your body. These techniques are simple and easy to follow, and they can help you achieve the results that you are looking for. So…
Exercise levels drop during Winter for one in five adults
A poll of 2,000 adults revealed they exercise an average of four times a week during summer, but this decreases during the colder months, with 31 per cent less active then than at any other time of the year. Nearly three-quarters (72 per cent) of those put the drop in activity down to the colder…
Top 5 Exercises to Help You Sleep Much Better
Those who sleep for five hours or less have a 30% greater chance of developing chronic conditions, such as diabetes, heart disease or cancer, according to a recent study by PLoS Medicine. While many Brits struggle to sleep, the cost-of-living crisis is also seeming to make our sleeping habits worse. A recent study by Sun…
TikTok’s Shy Girl Workout: 9 tips for combatting Gym-timidation
The TikTok trend known as the 'Shy Girl Workout' has been making waves on the online video sharing platform, where confident female gym users share their recommended workouts for those struggling with confidence when it comes to working out... With 67% of women reporting feelings of “gym-timidation” - heightened feelings of self-consciousness when at…
Top 10 physical activities people do at least once a week
Swimming can be the best sport to relieve stress while walking could clear a mental block, according to experts. TV personality and GP Dr Zoe Williams has recommended movements you can undertake to help improve certain moods. She advises getting some fresh air by walking if you are having a mental block or feel…
