In the last 10 years, barre has gone from being a virtually unknown fitness concept, to one of the fastest emerging methods in the industry. The Lotte Berk Technique which had it’s hey-day in the 60s & 70s is the mother of all modern barre workouts. It garnered a following from Dame Joan Collins, Bond […]
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How to launch your own fitness business
Congratulations, you’ve made the decision to launch your own fitness business! Exciting times lie ahead in this fast-moving, fascinating and dynamic industry. What could be better than helping people maximise their potential and create their best selves? But in this noisy, fractured marketplace – where do you start? And how do you build your business? […]
Reflections on the Barre Summit 2019
On 25th May 2019, the first ever Bare Summit was held at the Rambert Dance company. Organised and hosted by Vicki Anstey from Barreworks, and aimed at barre teachers, I was lucky enough to attend. In a nutshell? Even though I wasn’t a teacher, I learnt a lot and now have a newfound respect for […]
TRIED & TESTED: Fabletics
In February, Healthy Living London writer, Hannah Cox, went to ‘Galentines’, a dance event at POPfit studios. It was at this event that Hannah discovered Fabletics clothing. POPfit is currently the only place that offer Fabletics clothes for sale in the UK, other than online. Before the dance class began, Hannah was able to browse […]
TRIED & TESTED: Fight City Gym
Healthy Living London’s Hannah Cox has recently discovered Fight City Gym, in Moorgate, London. With summer quickly approaching, Hannah was looking for a gym, a P.T. and classes that would help her with her health and fitness goals. Whilst dance classes, such as POPfit, are still one of Hannah’s favourite classes to go to, she […]
Get the best results with PT Fabio Domingues
Healthy Living London’s Hannah Cox has recently been training with Fabio Domingues, a PT and instructor at Fight City Gym in Moorgate, London. Fabio has shared his top tips to get the best results when training. These PT tips can be useful to gym aficionados and new comers alike. I have found Fabio’s PT sessions […]
With major designers dressing their models in cycling shorts – can cyclists take inspiration from fashion to look chic as they peddle?
By Catherine Bedford, Dashel Helmets Over 45 major fashion designers showed cycle shorts in their catwalk collections for S/S19 and A/W 19 including: Chanel, Alexander Wang, Fendi, Miu Miu, Roberto Cavalli, Vivienne Westwood, and Prada. So, with fashion taking inspiration from cycling – is it time cycling wear took inspiration from fashion? At Dashel Helmets […]
Warrior Mums take on the 5k Urban Tough Mudder, Finsbury
On the 13th April, nine mums and one dad donned on their Warrior T-shirts and prepared to take part in the 5k Urban Tough Mudder, the first ever obstacle course race and 5k for many. This was going to be a huge milestone in our fitness progression since having babies, for the majority, less than […]
TRIED & TESTED: POPfit
Healthy Living London’s Hannah Cox, recently discovered POPfit; a boutique fitness studio by London Fields that specialises in dance classes. Stephanie Burrows, the co-founder, creates routines to music that gets you sweaty, smiling and, in my case, singing along! POPfit hosts a range of classes; Dance Cardio, Dance HIIT, Barre, POWER HIIT, POWER Form, Yoga […]
We Went: Orangetheory Wandsworth
The event was the launch of American fitness brand, Orangetheory Fitness. The event was hosted at their now flagship studio in Wandsworth. Orangetheory Fitness has been described as a premium workout that guarantees continuous calories burn even up to 36 hours post workout. In addition to this, they use state of the art wearable technology […]