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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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Benefits of Group Exercise
There are many benefits to group exercise and group training... Exercising in a group environment can not only be challenging, but a lot more fun than just working out on your own. You may also find that the people in the classes have similar goals and likes so it is...
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Let’s Talk: Nutrition – Feeling fuller when losing weight
How to feel fuller when trying to lose weight? Staying full and satisfied is a major key to successful weight loss. Fortunately, there is a lot we can do about it. Protein – Protein is a very satiating macro-nutrient, meaning it will keep you full for a long time...
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Core Conditioning
Our Core Conditioning classes have three aspects to them: the BOSU, the FITBALL and FLOOR ABS. The combination of these ensure that your core is worked and strengthened to enable you to progress. Bosu The bosu is primarily used for balance training where you need to...
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Let’s Talk: Nutrition – Effects of Proteins, Fats, Carbs & Fibre
What are the effects of Proteins, Fats, Carbs and Fibre? Proteins, fats, and carbs are the three macro-nutrients, with fibre debatably a fourth (but technically a micro-nutrient). These all have their own roles in a diet and will have different effects on your body...
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New Equipment: T-Bar Row
Have you seen our new top of the range Technogym T-bar? Chest supported T-bar Row Starting Position With a slight bend in the knees, find a comfortable position where the T-bar row machine's chest support pad is pressed against your entire sternum. Plant your feet...
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New Equipment: Lat Pulldown
"NEW YEAR, NEW GEAR" - Have you seen our new top of the range Technogym lat pulldown machines? New Cable Lat Pulldown In addition to our original lat pulldown machine we have now purchased the new and improved model by Technogym at tfd! This is an extremely versatile...
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New Equipment: Bench Press
Have you seen our new top of the range Technogym bench? The bench press is a compound movement that targets the main pushing muscles in the upper body – the chest being a primary mover, with the shoulders and triceps as secondary movers. As you are recruiting force...
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New Equipment: Squat Racks
Have you seen our new top of the range Technogym squat racks? The squat rack is any gym goers go-to piece of equipment. Despite what it's name suggests, the “squat” rack is versatile and is very easy to get the maximum potential out of. The squat rack has been used...
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Blake’s Back!
Blake is back! You can now find even more classes with Blake as he returns to the tfd team. His ever popular classes range for Spin to Kinesis and from Circuits to Cardio HIIT. Monday 9.30am TBW Monday 6.00pm Cardio HIIT Tuesday 10.00am Kinesis Tone Tuesday 10.30am...
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New Year, New You
How to make and keep your New Years Resolution... Make sure your goal is specific to you and you set out exactly what it is you want to achieve. Adjust goals regularly to reflect your achievements, knowledge and experience. If a goal is no longer important to you,...
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