I’ve been a fan of Fletchers for a while but since my first visit to this restaurant in 2018 they have moved, along with the college itself, to a swanky new building near the train station. The premise is that students get real life experience in the kitchen, as well as in the dining room, […]
Fitness “hacks” are everywhere these days. You’ve go to be a bit skeptical, or else you could drain your bank account buying weird gizmos and end up trying some bonkers stuff. One fad I ignored for years: the hype surrounding drinking chocolate milk after a workout for muscle recovery. Surely, following up my workout with […]
Living to 100 but feeling awful for the last 40 years? That’s no way to age well. If you want to be fit now and age like fine wine, the box jump’s where it’s at. This high-energy move (where you explosively jump from the floor to a sturdy elevated surface like a plyo box) doesn’t […]
When it comes to the fitness world, “do it in a heated room” is like “put an egg on it:” Why not add in a little something extra for a new dimension? The concept, already near-standard with yoga, has come to Pilates (both mat and machine varieties), which has led to a hot Pilates boom […]
If you are like most people I train, you probably can’t explain muscle strength vs muscle endurance, and quite frankly you might not think it matters. However, the educator in me constantly talks about these two terms when leading strength training sessions because you DO need to know the difference. You need and use both in […]