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Orange Theory London

Orange Theory London

If you follow the American fitness scene then you’ll probably have heard of Orange Theory, the workout class taking US by storm. For those that haven’t heard of it, or don’t know much about it, Orange Theory is a 60 minute HIIT training class that...
Can You Lose Fitness During Marathon Training?

Can You Lose Fitness During Marathon Training?

I feel so unfit. I ran a marathon 3 weeks ago and yet I feel like I am more unfit than I’ve been in years! How can that possibly be? Running the Trick or Treat 5K on Sunday, although I wasn’t wearing a watch, I felt like we were pushing the pace and when...
Adjusting to Student Life

Adjusting to Student Life

Being a student aged 27 is a different ball game to my first degree at 18 years old. For starters, my course is a lot more intense, with more contact hours and personal study, I’m not in halls and I’m certainly not acting like a student in my ‘down...
The Benefits of Exercising at Altitude

The Benefits of Exercising at Altitude

For the last few weeks of my Chicago marathon training I was training at The Altitude Centre in The City of London, working out three times a week there to improve my cardio fitness. The Altitude Centre is a studio that includes treadmills, rowing machines, spin bikes...
Using Classpass Passport

Using Classpass Passport

You all know that I’m a huge advocate of Classpass- the monthly fitness membership that gives you access to unlimited fitness classes in many major cities across the world. You can go to as many workouts as you want, although you can only visit each studio a...