Starting tomorrow and continuing every Saturday this month, Charlene Davies is holding hula-hoop dance classes. If you’re in London, why not head to Islington and get on board.  All levels are welcome and there’s bound to be a few giggles and the chance to meet some new people.
HUla-hooping improves flexibility, strengthens core muscles and burns [...]

I’ve noticed my gym has been filling up over the past few weeks and everyone seems to be really pushing themselves on the treadmill. Why? It is of course that time of year when people are heading on holiday and will be donning bikinis and swimming shorts. So everyone is keen to trim down and [...]

Nearly all women get bingo wings, and they are notoriously difficult to tone up. I found this short video on handbag.com and came across an exercise I hadn’t heard of before – the crab – which is apparently fantastic at toning and lifting the triceps. I’m going to start giving this a go, if you [...]

When I first moved to London I was totally baffled when I went to the gym. Nearly all the women working out were not only wearing expensive gym gear (Stella McCartney anyone?), but had a full face of makeup on.
Initially, I thought this was utterly ridiculous – I go to the gym to improve my [...]

Need exercise? Check. Like shopping? Check.
If you need to get a bit of exercise and enjoy having a sneaky peek through shop windows, then mall-walking could be for you. It is a widely acknowledged past time in the U.S. and looks set to become a nationwide hit here too.
Quite simply, mall walking involves meeting in [...]

If you’re anything like me, the problem with gym is not the work involved – it’s the boredom.  Is there anything worse staring at a blank wall and listening to bad dance music whilst going for a spin on the bike?
Thankfully. there are always fun courses and classes around to keep us interested. The latest [...]

Crazy, cult fitness club Gymbox is at it again with another unorthodox class to keep your heart racing. The people who brought us chav fighting classes and poll dancing lessons now give us Greek dancing lessons.
The class will take place on July 1st with jumping, leaping, twirling and lunging all included. Don’t be fooled though, [...]

Famous (or should that be infamous) fitness Guru Tracy Anderson, who is the woman responsible for Madonna and Gwyneth Paltrow’s svelte bods, has released 10 minute fitness webisodes. You can download the mini workouts for $10 each online (about £6.30).
All the proceeds from the videos benefit the orphans of Malawai – sounds like Queen of [...]

I admit, I’ve never used a Powerplate – the vibrating exercise machine that took the fitness world by storm a couple of years ago. However, I do have a slight temptation despite feeling slight;y skeptical about how well it would work.
Well, this new design could well sway me; it’s so pretty and fun! The usual [...]

Gymbox, a fitness chain which comes up with innovative workouts such as the stiletto and rave workouts, has a new idea. The new exercise class is called ‘Chave Fighting’ and is essentially a self defence class. Participants are taught street-fighting techniques for disarming would-be attackers. There is even an actual hoodie (well a Gymbox trainer [...]