Health & Fitness Articles
Brand New BTS class launch with Les Mills.
New BTS class launches. This April see’s the launch of the brand new class routines... read more
The Grapes of Wrath?
Writing in the Journal of Consumer Research, David Gal (Northwestern University) and Wendy Liu... read more
Stress Leads to Weight Gain
Stress is pretty much unavoidable for most of us and, in moderation, it can be a positive force... read more
Grumpy Old Men
Does being miserable actually make you live longer or does it just seem longer? read more
Calcium and Bone Strength
Dr. John Briffa's condensed good nutritional advice; Eat like a caveman... read more
The Back is Boss
Most people suffer from back-ache at some stage of their lives. Lying deep within the torso,... read more
How to love yourself
How to love yourself. People who are kind to themselves and more tolerant of their failings,... read more
Protein Makes You Feel Fuller
Eating fewer, regular-sized meals with higher amounts of lean protein can make you feel fuller... read more
Maximise Your Mind
The old saying “healthy body, healthy mind” has proven to be amazingly profound, as endless... read more
Shape up your summer body
We talk a lot about the benefits of cardio exercise and strength training but stretching is... read more
Love your body
Make room for relaxation and fun. Very often we get so wrapped up in the demands of work and... read more
Past it at Thirty?
Turning thirty is much more traumatic for women than for men, but any age is a great age if... read more
Try Throwing Your Weight Around
Bodyweight exercises like press ups, pull ups, squats, lunges and dips have been around a long... read more
An Apple a Day
An apple a day helps you to lose weight and also reduce LDL cholesterol (bad cholesterol) by up... read more
Green Exercise
Just five minutes of 'green exercise' will benefit mental health. read more
Combining Exercise and Diet
When it comes to losing weight and body fat, diet and exercise are most effective when done in... read more
Sedentary Lifestyles
Those who succeed in losing weight and keeping it off, average three to seven hours of... read more
Meditation and Pain
Regular meditation sessions can significantly lower your sensitivity to pain. read more
Heart Attack
Exercise both reduces the risk of a heart attack and protects the heart from injury should a... read more
Overeating is so Easy
Our brain can override signals about when to stop eating - especially if the first few bites... read more
Cholesterol: It's All Good
The so-called "bad cholesterol" - low-density lipoprotein (LDL) - may not be so bad after... read more
Building Better Backs
Help prevent back injuries by strengthening the back muscles and working muscles that surround... read more
NEW! ASA accredited Swim School.
LA fitness in partnership with Community Swimming are offering both adults and children the... read more
Get Started
We’ve heard every excuse there is (and a few you haven’t thought of yet): the dog didn’t eat... read more
Exercise is a habit worth having!
Habit is often created by routine and, like most routines, exercise sometimes gets disrupted.... read more
Protein Breakfast
The much-maligned egg is back - well sort of. It seems that the old advertising slogan “Go to... read more
Grooming tips for men
An increasing number of men are making grooming a priority because they want to maintain a... read more
Womens Beauty Tips
During the summer time, it becomes essential to take care of yourself even more than the rest... read more
Love Handles
Love handles are those stubborn fatty areas that gather around the outside of your waist and... read more
Healthy Skin for Active People
Designed to constantly eliminate toxins from our body through sweating, and to regulate our... read more
Healthy Choices
More restaurants and vending machines offer healthy choices these days, so why do our... read more
Exercise Recommendations
The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) has just released new recommendations on the... read more
Working With Your Body Shape
There are three basic body types - ectomorphs, endomorphs and mesomorphs. read more
Taming Thunder Thighs
Wobbly thighs are a frustrating problem for many women, but there is good news: Assuming you... read more
Amazing Arms
If you ask most men what they’d like to work on in the gym, their upper arms (biceps and... read more
BBQ Busters
Barbecues are often associated with high-fat, high-calorie foods, but that needn’t necessarily... read more
Muscle Mass Reduces Risk of Diabetes
A recent study found that the greater an individual's total muscle mass, the lower that... read more
The Spice of Life
Antioxidant-rich spices like cayenne pepper, cinnamon, rosemary, ginger and turmeric, can help... read more
Fresh start fitness: pep up your programme
If you think you’re the only person who’s motivation to exercise decreases every now and again,... read more
You are what you eat.
One of the nicest things about life is the way we must regularly stop whatever it is we are... read more
Fresh start: time to get back into the swing
After the summer break September is the month when many of us need a jump-start to get back... read more
High Protein, Low Carb
New research suggests a higher-protein, lower-carbohydrate energy-restricted diet has a major... read more
Too Much Water
Nearly half of recreational runners may be drinking too much fluid during races. read more
Building better backs - get active.
Most of us suffer from back pain at some stage in our lives. Nowadays the approach to the... read more
Cool Running
Around this time of year there are always a number of late season half marathons. Assuming you... read more
Safe snacking
All but the most conscientious of us find it difficult to make it through the day without... read more
What exactly is healthy eating?
With Christmas done for another year, now is a good time to focus on getting back into eating... read more
Motivation - pressing the reset button
One of the things that you may not have realised is that everyone finds it challenging to... read more
Why work out with friends?
One of the things that we have found most successful in terms of helping people to stick to... read more
Exercises you can do in pairs
So you've found an exercise partner; here are some bodyweight exercises you can do together... read more
Take a chill pill
You could be forgiven for thinking that there’s not much you can do about stress: the job’s the... read more
Good things come to he who weights
"Lifting weights is great exercise. Well it's not really the weight lifting, it's the... read more
Tips for staying on track
Bill Cosby said: "A word to the wise ain’t necessary; it’s the stupid ones that need the... read more
Burn the fat and tone the muscle!
"Never eat more than you can lift," Miss Piggy – muppet and pig. This is good advice for those... read more
Same Old, Same Old?
The legendary Frank Zappa once said, "Without deviation from the norm, progress is not... read more
Every Step You Take.
Guess what? It looks like those little gadgets that count the number of steps you have taken... read more
Ain't no Sunshine.
Let's be honest, January and February are tough months for many of us. Christmas is over, th...... read more
Pressed For Time
According to Wikipedia, Extreme Ironing (EI) is a performance art in which people take an... read more
Getting in the Swim.
Eric Moussambani gained international fame when he won his heat in the 100 metre freestyle in... read more
Sports Drinks and the Anabolic Window.
Sounds like a double glazing company on steroids, but the anabolic window is actually quite... read more
Beef Up Your Back
If you manage to go through life without experiencing a dodgy back at some stage collect £200... read more
How Do You Measure Up?
“In the Middle Ages, they had guillotines, stretch racks, whips and chains. Nowadays, we have... read more
Exercising the Immune System
Freezing temperatures outside plus ramped up central heating inside equals bug heaven. In... read more
Balance and Agility
In the late 1850s Frenchman Jean Francois Gravelot – you might know him better as The Great...... read more
A Cold Sweat
Question: How much water does the average camel’s hump hold? We’ll give you a couple of... read more
Time to Detox?
A very perceptive individual once said: “People are so worried about what they eat between... read more
Every muscle from every angle.
So anyway I walked into a gym full of the latest weight training hardware and there was som...... read more
Love the one you're with.
Did you know that an alarmingly high percentage of young girls are more afraid of becoming f...... read more
Ways to wellness
According to the World Health Organisation: “Health is a state of complete physical, mental... read more
The Power of Plyometrics
In the summer of 1968 Bob Beamon leapt 29ft 2½ inches to win long jump gold in the Mexico... read more
Be still my beating heart.
Did you know that Lance Armstrong is thought to have a resting heart rate of 32 – 34 beats... read more
Wobbly Workouts.
There are loads of ways in which an exercise ball can make a real difference to you... read more
Mindful Eating.
“One of the very nicest things about life is the way we must regularly stop whatever it is we... read more
Born to Yawn.
Have you ever wondered why watching someone yawn, or the mere thought of yawning or even the... read more
Pedal Power.
H.G. Wells wrote War of the Worlds, he also liked to ride a bike: “I came out for exercise,...... read more
The science of strength.
Believed to be the strongest man who has ever lived, French Canadian Louis Cyr could clean... read more
Change your goals.
“If I had been around when Rubens was painting, I would have been revered as a fabulous... read more
Chinese Takeaway.
Did you know that in developed countries such as ours the odds of women developing breast... read more
Road Less Travelled.
Since featuring in the film Casino Royale, Parkour – l’art du deplacement – has received... read more
Meal replacement and weight loss.
When I was a kid, the menu in our house consisted of two choices: take it or leave it. In... read more
Why Weight?
If muscle is heavier than fat and I am trying to lose weight, why on earth would I want to... read more
Powerful Pins.
Alesha Dixon’s have been voted the best in Britain, Cristiano Ronaldo’s are insured for £90... read more
The skinny on body fat.
“What if nothing exists and we're all in somebody's dream? Or what's worse, what if only that... read more
Fancy Football?
Top class footballers have a rare combination of speed, strength, balance and stamina... read more
Making sense of organics
When a farmers market comes to your town it’s usually a sign that your house price is about to... read more
Joining the bran wagon
They say that dietary fibre of the kind found in plant foods like fruit, vegetables, nuts,... read more
I get knocked down
It may surprise you to know that the average person gives up on their exercise programme... read more
Happy Holidays
So I’ve put all this effort into getting in shape and now I’m going on holiday. Does this... read more
Is Yoga a proper workout?
Yoga is great for relaxation and flexibility but if you think that’s all you’re going to get... read more
New! Mark's fitness tips.
The Fat Burning Myth Exposed Traditional thinking has been that there is an... read more
Treat a friend for free!
Bring any friend or family member along for a free workout over the August Bank holiday... read more
Free Personal Trainer...*
... well, not an actual Personal Trainer, but a session at least! Personalise your Fitness...... read more
Long distance running.
The Great North Run and the Great South Run are both coming up in September and LA fitn... read more
LA fitness Group Exercise
Last month Julie from LA fitness Milton Keynes and many more of you asked... read more
Staying active in autumn.
Last month Katherine from LA fitness Southgate and many more of you asked to... read more
Fitness: Tips for a tighter tummy.
Love handle, muffin top, spare tyre or beer belly; call it what you like, the tummy is Fat... read more
7 ways to help lose weight.
Last month Leandra from LA fitness Piccadilly and many more of you asked to read more... read more
Nutrition: Foods to fight the flu.
Regular exercise and activity is a key part of your winter wellness programme but what... read more
Fitness: 5 ways to stay healthy in winter.
The days may be getting shorter, but that doesn’t mean you should go into hibernation read more
Fitness trends for 2011
Based on feedback from thousands of exercise professionals around the world, every autumn Th...... read more
Get back in shape!
Losing weight and getting into shape is well within your grasp this year and w... read more
Look instantly slimmer!
There’s nothing wrong with wanting to lose a few pounds, but one thing we should emphasise... read more
New! Accelerator Small Group Training Programme.
An intense, revolutionary NEW 4 week group training programme. We set the pace, you see th... read more
New! Fight Fit Small Group Training Programme.
The ultimate all-body workout. Are you ready for a new challenge? Duck, dive, bob and weave...... read more
Fitness: Getting Started...
At this time of year we tend to see a lot of people embarking on new fitness routines - if... read more
Wellbeing: Staying Motivated...
So once your up and running you'll be on your way to becoming a regular... read more
Fitness. Feeling Good.
There is nothing more important than feeling good, because when you feel good your energy... read more
Wellbeing. Looking after you.
Wellbeing. Looking after you. It’s tough to feel good when you’re unfit, overweight and... read more
Nutrition: Refuel
The dynamo that is Antony Robbins once said: “The higher your energy level, the more... read more
Meditation Versus Medication
A study published in Psychiatry Research shows that subjects who undertook a mindfulness... read more
Are you sitting comfortably?
It may surprise you to know that something as simple as standing up stokes the fat burning... read more
Weight Loss: It's Not All Equal
Most people think that all weight loss is good weight loss, but the reality is that losing fat... read more
Food for thought!
Exercise is at least half of the tummy fat loss equation but there’s not much point in... read more
Why Stretching Feels Good
We know instinctively that stretching is good for us but do we know why? read more
Carbohydrates foods
According to research from the University of Alabama, a modest reduction in the consumption of... read more
Hip strengthening exercises
Hip strengthening exercises not only significantly reduce patellofemoral pain (PFP) - a common... read more
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