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Importance of stretching: for your body and wellbeing

I can’t imagine a day where I didn’t stretch; it’s a natural daily ritual for me. Coming from a dance background, stretching was part of the job. It felt good, increased my flexibility and increased my range of motion, which is particularly important for a dancer. Stretching prepped my muscles pre-class, audition or performance and helped my body to recover post.

Louisa Drake / 25 May 2016

Benefits of joining a running community

I remember the week I took part in my first ever parkrun quite clearly. I had watched eagerly from a distance as this free, weekly, 5km timed run - wh ...

Alice Carter / 6 May 2016

Hooping: a great toning abdominal workout

11 years ago I went to Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert. There I saw some mesmerizing apparitions with hoops, and I was transfixed. I return ...

The Vitl Nutrition Team / 29 Apr 2016

Marathon runners: how to execute carb-loading

​ If you are planning on doing a marathon or endurance event this summer, no doubt you have heard of carb loading. Many an amateur distance runner ...

Libby Limon BSc NT mBANT / 19 Apr 2016

Running with Back Pain - 5 Top Tips to combat it

Niggles when you’re running? Chiropractor Owain Evans is here with his 5 top tips to help manage, reduce and prevent the pain. ...

Owain Evans / 6 Apr 2016

The functional fitness revolution

​Why you should ditch the gym in 2016 and reconnect with functional fitness ...

James Flynn / 9 Jan 2016