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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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Upper Body TRX
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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Let’s Talk: Nutrition – should you eat a variety of foods?
Should you eat a variety of foods, or stick to the same? There is a benefit to both eating a variety of foods and sticking to the same foods regularly. If you are regularly eating the same foods, it will give you much more control over your diet in many ways. A...
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Let’s Talk: Nutrition – Low Carb Diets
Is it good to eat a low carb diet? There has been a huge spike in the popularity of low carb diets, and this is for a few reasons. Carbohydrates are the only non-essential macro-nutrients, meaning we don’t need them to survive. Because of this, it is a possibility to...
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Let’s Talk: Nutrition – Protein Sources
Is protein from one source different to protein from another? Processed vs unprocessed The biggest difference you will notice between protein sources is the difference between processed and unprocessed sources. You don’t need me to tell you that protein from a chicken...
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What is food to one may be fierce poison to others…
"What is food to one man may be fierce poison to others" - Lucretius. 95-55 B. C. Food allergies and intolerance are estimated to affect 20-30% of the population. Intolerance can be due to not having specific chemicals or enzymes in the body that are needed to digest...
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Let’s Talk: Nutrition – Intermittent Fasting
Is Intermittent Fasting good? Intermittent fasting can be a very good tool for weight loss; however, I would not recommend it for most people – and many people use it in the wrong way. There are several different forms of intermittent fasting – all of which feed from...
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Let’s Talk: Nutrition – Eating the right foods
How do you know the right foods to eat? Really, there is no ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ foods to eat, and what’s best will be different for everyone. However, when deciding what the best thing for you to eat in any given situation, there are a few different approaches to...
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