Fitness

Keeping fit will benefit your body and your mind. Whether you want to lose weight, build strength or maintain a fitness regime our experts are here to keep you on track. Read trusted advice from Nuffield Health experts and personal experiences from members in our fitness articles. 

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Updated: Thursday 29 July 2021

Want to know a great all-round workout plan to keep you fit, tight, strong and healthy? Look no further.

Updated: Wednesday 28 July 2021

Exercise is a great way to help normalise your blood pressure levels.

Updated: Tuesday 20 July 2021

With gyms open and exercise classes back on the schedule, you may have already got stuck in, or maybe you’re gearing up to head back to the gym soon. If you haven’t been keeping up an at-home workout routine, there may be a risk of doing too much too soon. Senior physiotherapists Emily Jackson and Daniel Gibson, share their top tips for safely getting back into training after a long break, and what to do if you suffer from a sports injury.

Updated: Saturday 3 July 2021

If your marathon is three months away, use this training programme to push yourself past your expectations to build strength, stamina and speed.

Updated: Friday 2 July 2021

As the pros take to the turf at Wimbledon this summer, millions of us will get swept up in the passion. With the popularity of tennis at an all-time high, George Adey, Performance Tennis Coach at Nuffield Health Tennis Academy in Hull, outlines his top tips to help you dominate the court this summer.

Updated: Thursday 1 July 2021

Struggling to find the motivation to get or stay fit? Fitness says more about your future health than you may think. All you have to do is listen to your heart.

Updated: Tuesday 22 June 2021

How often have you set yourself a new goal, been really motivated on day one, then a couple of days later fallen off the bandwagon completely, almost as if that goal never existed? Follow these 5 simple steps from Matt Burge, Fitness & Wellbeing Manager at our Rugby gym, to make sure this doesn’t happen to you again and you finally tick off that milestone you wanted to achieve. Let’s do this!

Updated: Monday 14 June 2021

Nuffield Health Senior Personal Trainer Graham Morland explains what supersets are, what they're good for and when to do them.

Updated: Monday 14 June 2021

Nuffield Health Senior Personal Trainer Phil Goulding explains what interval training is, what it's good for and when to do it.

Updated: Monday 14 June 2021

Stephen MacConville, Fitness Lead for Flagship Programmes at Nuffield Health gives us his top tips on how the over 70s can stay active during self-isolation.

Updated: Monday 14 June 2021

Nuffield Health Senior Personal Trainer Phil Goulding explains what resistance training is, what it's good for and when to do it.

Updated: Monday 14 June 2021

If your marathon is four months away, use this training programme to begin to increase speed and stamina.

Updated: Tuesday 25 May 2021

Want strong, lean legs? Look no further. Build strength and tone with this leg-focused superset workout.

Updated: Thursday 20 May 2021

Starting a training routine can be challenging. Personal Trainer Olivia Tyler gives her top tips for goal setting and building an effective training plan to set yourself up for success.

Updated: Tuesday 11 May 2021

Designed by Nuffield Health Personal Trainer Stacey Mountain, this intense workout focuses on your legs and glutes, taking you through a range of movements to build strength.

Updated: Friday 7 May 2021

Entering the gym for the first time can be a daunting experience. But help is at hand. Denise Collman gives her top tips on getting the best start.

Updated: Thursday 29 April 2021

Discover activities that will help your family stay fit and have fun at the same time. You'll barely even notice you're exercising.

Updated: Thursday 29 April 2021

Life is hectic. We work hard, we play hard, we work hard again…it can be exhausting. And it can also be difficult to fit in the exercise, nutrition and ‘head space’ that we need to live healthy, productive lives.

Updated: Thursday 29 April 2021

Small changes to your lifestyle could make you happier, and see you living a longer, healthier life. There's no magic cure, but Head of Clinical Research Dr Ben Kelly has 5 top tips to help you keep your mind and body firing on all cylinders well into retirement.

Updated: Thursday 29 April 2021

The health of your mind and body are intrinsically linked, but only 3 in 10 people acknowledge that exercise helps their mental health, according to latest data from our Healthier Nation Index. Brendan Street, Head of Emotional Wellbeing, explains how physical activity can help to prevent and manage stress.