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What the tfd team got up to in lockdown…
The team kept busy throughout lockdown furthering their knowledge and expertise to give you the best experience possible with your workouts, nutrition & wellness. Anthea completed her Level 3 Personal Training qualification and is raring to go with ideas and...
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Christmas Opening Hours & Class Schedule
Christmas Opening hours Monday 21st – Wednesday 23rd December: 06.00-21.00 Classes as usual Thursday 24th December: 06.00-14.00 09.30 Spin with Alfie 10.15 Pilates with Elaine Friday 25th December: 10.00-12.00 No classes Saturday 26th December: 10.00-12.00 No classes...
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Pilates: It’s for life, not just for Christmas!
At this time of year when there’s more to do than time to do it in, the odd takeaway can ease the pressure. My Christmas gift to you is not of the traditional food takeaway variety however, it is a couple of simple Pilates exercises that I hope will easily fit into...
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Lunges
Lunges are a fantastic leg exercise that target muscles including quads, hamstrings, glutes, calves, as well as working your abdominals from challenging your balance and stability. There are so many variations of a lunge starting from your basic bodyweight lunge and...
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Sam’s Favourite Chilli Chicken Ramen
Why not give one of Sam's favourite recipes a go? Chilli Chicken Ramen is one of Sam's favourite go-to dinners. It is simple to make and very healthy so give it a try for yourself! Ingredients for 4: 3 chicken breasts 2 Red onion Soy sauce (30ml) 2 Red chilli 4...
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Sports Massage
What is Sports Massage? Sports Massage is the manipulation of soft tissue to benefit someone who engages in regular physical activity. It focuses on areas related to sporting injuries or activities. The word ‘Massage’ comes from the Arabic word ‘Massa’ meaning to...
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Compound vs Isolation
A compound movement is a movement that incorporates many different muscle groups and many different joints. An isolation movement focuses on one muscle group and one joint. Each has their benefits and drawbacks. A classic example of a compound movement is the...
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Have you met Kim yet?
Have you met Kim yet? Kim qualified as a Level 3 Personal Trainer in January 2011 after always having a passion for training and a love of working with other to help them achieve their goals. She really enjoys teaching classes and showing clients that exercise...
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Resistance Band Training
During lockdown and being unable to attend the gym, you will have seen an increase in people working out from home and the popularity of different types of resistance bands dramatically increase. This type of training is so effective, and you don’t need to be lifting...
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TRX Core
The benefits: TRX uses your body weight and gravity as resistance to build strength, balance, coordination, flexibility, core and joint stability. It is accessible for everyone no matter your fitness level as the angle of exercise and reps can be adapted to make it...
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Have you tried one of Hayley’s classes yet?!
Have you tried one of Hayley’s classes yet?! Just before Christmas last year we held some tfd instructor auditions for people who were interested in getting into teaching classes. We had some team teaching classes with our regular instructors as well as some taster...
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Have you tried one of Elaine’s classes yet?!
Have you tried one of Elaine’s classes yet?! Just before Christmas last year we held some tfd instructor auditions for people who were interested in getting into teaching classes. We had some team teaching classes with our regular instructors as well as some taster...
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Have you tried one of Anthea’s classes yet?!
Have you tried one of Anthea’s classes yet?! Just before Christmas last year we held some tfd instructor auditions for people who were interested in getting into teaching classes. We had some team teaching classes with our regular instructors as well as some taster...
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Chinese Fakeaway
Eating your favourite foods doesn't always have to mean being unhealthy. You can enjoy a healthy version of everyone's favourite takeaway with a very simple homemade recipe. Egg fried rice Scramble egg in wok Add cooked rice and mix through Add peas & spring onion...
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Have you tried our new “Workout Zones” yet?
Along with our new mezzanine space built during lockdown, we have created specific “workout zones” for you to use as part of your gym routine. The idea of these are that you can workout in your own space and away from other members either individually or with a...
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Virtual Spin
Brand new virtual spin classes now available on FitSense with Steffi, Jo, Alfie, Anthea and Blake! Book into our spin each morning at 8.30am, but view whenever you like and as many times as you like. Once booked onto a class they will be available to watch from the...
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Steffi’s Favourite Spinach Feta Turkey Burgers
One of Steffi's favourite dinners is the spinach feta turkey burger. They are quick and simple to make, not to mention extremely healthy for you! Follow the recipe below and try them out for yourself... Ingredients (makes 6 burgers): 1 lb ground turkey 1/2 tsp...
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FitSense Virtual Classes
Have you tried one of our virtual classes on FitSense yet? Since re-opening we have expanded our options for members, now including over 30 virtual classes and workouts every single week that can be done anywhere at anytime! With so many classes to choose from...
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Post-Covid TFD
During the Covid lockdown period Lisa and Jason were working extremely hard to ensure that the gym was safe and ready as soon as the government allowed us to open. This included building an incredible new mezzanine above the juice bar area the same size as the cardio...
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Weight Loss Tips
"I've been on a diet for two weeks and all I've lost is two weeks."- Totie Fields Does this sound like something you would say? Have you tried a fad diet, only to put most of the pounds back on afterwards? It is not only what we eat but times of day and portion...
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New Class Instructors
You might have seen a few new faces teaching classes recently, so here’s their formal introduction… We’d like to welcome Anthea, Elaine, Hayley & Helen to the tfd team, following the success of our class auditions held by Lisa and Steffi before Christmas. They’ve...
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