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High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT): The Beginner's Guide

High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT): The Beginner's Guide

High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) boomed into the fitness industry a decade ago as if it was a new revolutionary way of training. However, this form of training has been used as early as the 1920’s

What is Core Stability?

What is Core Stability?

It's a term used in our industry on a daily basis, but if someone actually asked you 'what is core stability?' - how well would you be able to explain it? Here's how I would start;

Core stability

What Does It Take To Prepare For a Golf Tournament?

What Does It Take To Prepare For a Golf Tournament?

With The 152nd Open Championship about to get underway, we wanted to look into the world of golf to identify what it takes to prepare for a golf tournament. Many of the world's best athletes are about

The Barbell Complex

The Barbell Complex

The barbell complex is a great way to introduce cardio into your training programme without the need of the dreaded treadmill, which most weightlifters see as the enemy. Complexes allow you to have fun,

Weight Training for Speed and Power

Weight Training for Speed and Power

Want to know how professional rugby players utilise weight training to enhance their speed and power? Marc Keys, a strength and conditioning coach for Edinburgh

Origin's Lifting Series: The Deadlift

Origin's Lifting Series: The Deadlift

Love them or hate them, a lower body workout wouldn’t be complete without a deadlift or a deadlift variation. However, we are aware that they are more complicated than they look and the pressures to perform

Origin's Lifting Series: The Squat

Origin's Lifting Series: The Squat

Almost every movement you perform at the gym, you perform in everyday life. That's why it is so important to carry out exercises correctly, to reduce the risk of injury.

45 Minute Spin Class

45 Minute Spin Class

Spin Classes have been around for over 40 years now and has always been a popular way of cardio training. It’s suitable for all types of gym-goers and is a great low-impact cardio workout that works everything

Beginner's Guide to Self-Massage and Myofascial Trigger Point Release

Beginner's Guide to Self-Massage and Myofascial Trigger Point Release

This beginner's guide is a brief introduction into how self-massage and myofascial trigger point release (or foam rolling) works, the benefits behind it and a few techniques that you can introduce to your

3 Easy Group HIIT Sessions

3 Easy Group HIIT Sessions

A lot of gyms want  to embrace the popularity of high intensity interval training by introducing HIIT sessions. However, many think they need to invest thousands in to functional training zones, accessories