5 foods to help prevent muscle cramps

Muscle cramps are excruciating and often strike out of the blue. There are a number of reasons why we get cramps. We take a look at these causes and the most important nutrients associated with cramp prevention.

Why your hip flexors are so important?

The hip flexors are important muscles at the front of the hips, connecting the thigh to the spine. They are important for a few reasons.

4 Strengthening Exercises to Help Posture

We tend to spend too much time sitting at desks, hunched over laptops and mobiles; leading us into bad postures and rounded shoulders. A good strengthening routine will both make you better able to lift things, and strengthen your posture to pull the shoulders back and help you stand tall. Below are two strength exercises and two release exercises:

How To Deal With Muscle Pain When I First Start Exercising

You’ve finally found the motivation to get back into exercise. You’re feeling great and wondering why you’d ever stopped. You may not see results just yet, but sore muscles equal instant progress. Keep your sights set on your dream summer body as you draw on our five tips to get rid of sore muscles.

5 Ingredients You Should Have In Your Kitchen

These kitchen staples are low cost but high impact when it comes to simple healthy eating.

4 Benefits of Using a Foam Roller

Before I became interested in health and fitness I would look at people using the foam rollers in the gym and would think ‘what a fun way to stretch, it looks so relaxing, like a light massage. That was until my trainer at the time introduced me to what the foam roller is really for, painful torture that can make even the toughest man cry.