Tag archives: fitness

What is Heart Rate Variability?

Heart rate variability, (or HRV) is yet another acronym to add to our vocabulary and a data point that we can (and should?) track to help build a picture of our fitness. With the continuous development of intelligent wearable tech emerging on the market, we suddenly have all of this information at our fingertips, something […]

Sports Supplementation – Is It Worth the Hype?

Supplementating is a popular means of attempting to improve sports performance and/or training. We have previously covered how probiotics can aid in improving sports performance here, but this piece will focus on two different but very populars sports supplementation substances: creatine and caffeine. Caffeine tends to be used for an energy boost, whereas creatine is […]

How do Probiotics affect Sports Performance?

Probiotics, not to be confused with prebiotics, are live bio cultures that we can consume through a variety of different forms. Sometimes through food, like with kraut or kimchi, sometimes through drink, like with kefir, and sometimes through supplementation, normally taken in the form of capsules. We’re focussing on the use of probiotics in sports […]

Class Review: John Reed Fitness

Hey, I’m Theo, one of the Business Development Team at Fresh Fitness Food. Due to the nature of my role, I’m fortunate enough to be able to experiment with new styles of training in some of the latest and greatest facilities that London has to offer – this week was certainly no exception!  This week […]

Class Review: Parkside Gym

Hey, I’m Theo, one of the Business Development Team at Fresh Fitness Food. Yesterday, I dropped into my local CrossFit Box on part of the quest to develop my Olympic lifting technique! Park Side Gym Parkside Gym has been my go-to training spot for the past few months. The coaching team, the facilities and the […]

Class Review: Retrofit

Hey, I’m Theo, I’m one of the Business Development Team at Fresh Fitness Food. Recently, on a rainy September evening, I jumped on my bike to head to Retrofit London. Going anywhere on a bike in the rain is a pretty awful experience, but I was excited for the session which far exceeded expectations! Find […]