This is a guest article with something for everyone, from JC the author of JCDFitness The Ultimate Muscle Building Guide With all of the information about building muscle on the internet, it’s very easy to become confused, and eventually overwhelmed due to information overload.  Even after sifting through all the resources, there are so many [...]

This is a Guest Post from Chris Thomas, a surfer who shares my passion for open water swimming! What Swimming Means To Me Swimming has become my main form of exercise over the past few months as knee problems have prevented me participating in many sports. It is a great feeling to jump into the [...]

There’s something very primal about open water swimming (even in a wetsuit!). Taking on the elements face to face beats the pool any day for me. Here are some useful open water swimming points to note which have helped me to date.

What is the appeal about dragging your butt 26.2 miles around a mapped course, or worse, swimming 2.4 miles, cycling 112 miles and then dragging your butt 26.2 miles around a mapped course? The answer may be different for all of us but one thing is for sure – endurance events are growing in popularity [...]

I could have simply called this article, ‘How to Get Six Pack Abs’, shared my most effective ab exercises and left it at that. I’d rather go the extra mile and ask some underlying questions about six pack appeal too. Has a Six Pack Always Been In Fashion? Growing up as a child in the [...]

When it comes to keeping fit, I have always been a ‘Jack of all trades’, Master of None. This bugged me for a long time because I found it difficult to make any real gains in one activity/sport without devoting all of my time to it. Now though, with a sub-3 hour marathon under my [...]

AS ROCKY BALBOA ONCE SAID – “I DID IT!” With 36,000 others, I ran 26.2miles through the streets of London to complete my first ever marathon. Time – 02:58:40 Distance – 26.2 miles Calories burnt – About 3,000 Best moment – Proposing to my girlfriend on LIVE TV! I wont recall my marathon tale now [...]

It is one of those frequently asked fitness questions: What is the best time of day to exercise? As the summer rolls in, bringing with it lighter evenings, people are willing to be far more active at night. In my eyes, this is a great thing, and a walk in the park on a balmy [...]

Having successfully lost weight through long distance running before, I knew what the potential outcome of my marathon training would be. I would get fitter – great, I would shed fat – great, I would grow stronger mentally – great, and I would risk losing muscle – not so great. Of course you can retain [...]