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Orange, Lime & Honey Salmon Recipe

Orange, Lime & Honey Salmon Recipe… Brighten up a cold evening with our Orange, lime & honey salmon recipe. It is packed with protein, omega-3 fatty acids, selenium, and vitamins B & C, along with plenty of other nutrients and is so tasty and simple to make, this will quickly become one of your

Increase your Bench Press with the Pin Press…

Improve your Bench press with the Pin Press.. What is the Bench Pin Press? The Bench Pin Press is an excellent exercise variation that can help to improve your maximum load on a standard Barbell Bench Press by addressing how much power you can generate from the bottom of the movement. The exercise is

Healthy eating out options to stay on track…

Healthy Eating Out Options How to stay on track with your diet Staying on track with your diet when eating out can be challenging, but with some planning and mindfulness, you can make healthier choices. Here are our top tips for healthy eating out options to help make sure your results aren't derailed on

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Bulgarian Split Squat – Muscles worked & how to perform…

The Bulgarian Split Squat If there’s one exercise TFR client dread seeing in their programme each month, it has to be the mighty Bulgarian Split Squat. An exercise guaranteed to have your legs quivering by the end of the workout, and your muscles aching the next day! But trust us, we wouldn’t put

Eating for health versus eating for weight loss

Eating for health versus eating for weight loss When it comes to changing your diet to improve body composition, one mistake we commonly see is people thinking that eating for health is the same as eating for weight loss. Whilst there is crossover between the two, they are not the same thing and

No pain, no gain? How hard should you workout in the gym?

No Pain, No Gain! How hard should you workout? We’ve all heard the old gym saying, “no pain, no gain”, but is that really the measure we should use to gauge the effectiveness of our workouts, or is understanding how hard you should workout a little more complicated than that? In reality, how

Nordic Curls for hamstring strength and injury prevention…

What are Nordic Curls Nordic Curls, also known as the Nordic Hamstring Curl or Russian Curls, are an excellent strength-training exercise which target the hamstrings at the back of the legs, and focus on eccentric loading of the muscle… The exercise involves lowering your body from a kneeling position while keeping your ankles

Benefits of the Dumbbell Hip-Banded RDL exercise…

Hip-Banded RDL for hamstrings and glutes The Hip-Banded RDL is a brilliant compound movement which is guaranteed to get your hamstrings and glutes fired up! Romanian Deadlifts are one of our favourite posterior chain exercises; not only do they work your hamstrings harder than a conventional deadlift, since the straighter leg means less

Benefits of a structured training routine and how to build one…

What are the benefits of a structured training routine, and how do we build one... At The Fitting Rooms, we believe that it is routine and habit that lead to long-term fitness results, and not motivation alone. Creating and following a structured training routine, alongside a plan for eating healthier will slowly change

How heavy should you be lifting… strength standards for normal people

How heavy should you be aiming to lift?Understanding what weights to be working towards in the gym can be extremely motivating and act as a measurable and tangible goal when it comes to lifting weights. Fitness blogs and “fitfluencer” accounts will often reel off information about strength standards we should all be lifting; but these