Joe DeFranco: Online PTs should have at least five years’ gym floor experience

Joe DeFranco Joe DeFranco is a world-renowned personal trainer and educator with more than 27 years of experience in the health, fitness and sports performance industry. His client list includes NFL players from all 32 teams, WWE Hall of Fame wrestlers, UFC fighters and SWAT team operators, and he’s the host of the chart-topping fitness…

November 14, 20240Comments

ByDr Jonny Rees

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TRAINING Opinion

Victoria Felkar: Women are turning to steroids to chase the perfect body

Victoria Felkar Victoria Felkar is an interdisciplinary researcher and instructor working across the fields of kinesiology, medicine, critical studies and the humanities. Here specific research focus explores women's health and female hormone manipulation within sport and medicine. Follow her on Instagram. Visit victoriafelkar.com. Victoria Felkar: More women than ever are using PEDs For Victoria Felkar,…

October 24, 20240Comments

ByJoe Warner

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HEALTH Opinion

Dr Rishi Caleyachetty: The body positivity movement is wrong – you can’t be fat and fit

Dr Rishi Caleyachetty Dr Rishi Caleyachetty is an expert in obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular health, and a doctor at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire. He is the Chair of the Junior International Committee for the Royal College of General Practitioners and a member of the UK All-Party Parliamentary Group's Obesity Strategic Council. Follow him on…

October 17, 20240Comments

ByMark Bailey

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NUTRITION Opinion

Kate Hilton: “The body positivity movement hurts the people it wants to help”

Kate Hilton Kate Hilton is the founder of Diets Debunked and a Health and Care Professions Council registered dietitian and Associate of British Dieticians member. She has extensive experience in managing a wide variety of gut conditions, including IBS, reflux, diverticular disease and IBD, and is experienced in working with clients with diabetes, particularly Type-2…

October 17, 20240Comments

ByJoe Warner

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MIND Opinion

Dr Max Pemberton: Influencers are giving us all body image issues

Dr Max Pemberton Dr Max Pemberton is medical doctor, journalist and author. He works full-time as a psychiatrist in the National Health Service, specialising in eating disorders and addiction. He has written multiple best-selling books, including Trust me, I’m A (Junior) Doctor; Where Does it Hurt?; and The Marvellous Adventure of Being Human. He lives…

October 14, 20240Comments

ByJoe Warner

BUSINESS Opinion

Georgie Spurling: Women wellness CEOs must stick together

Georgie Spurling Georgie Spurling is the founder of ARVRA (Active Recovery Vibration and Resistance Activation), a fitness technique that combines elements of active recovery, vibration therapy and resistance training to enhance overall fitness and recovery, and founder and CEO of ARVRA Wellness, an online content and support membership hub. Follow her on Instagram.Visit ARVRA.com. "Female…

October 9, 20240Comments

ByJoe Warner

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NUTRITION Opinion

Dr Ally Jaffee: Doctors don’t understand nutrition and it’s harming patients

Dr Ally Jaffee Dr Ally Jaffee is a multi award-winning NHS Junior Doctor based in London, specialising in psychiatry, and the co-founder of Nutritank, an innovative platform for integrating nutrition and lifestyle education into healthcare practices. She graduated from Bristol Medical School in 2021 and holds a BSc in Medical Humanities & Creative Arts from…

September 5, 20240Comments

ByJoe Warner

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TRAINING Opinion

Are all Olympic athletes on steroids?

Victoria Felkar Victoria Felkar is an interdisciplinary researcher and instructor working across the fields of kinesiology, medicine, critical studies and the humanities. Here specific research focus explores women's health and female hormone manipulation within sport and medicine. Follow her on Instagram. Visit victoriafelkar.com. Do all elite athletes use anabolic steroids? Performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) have long…

September 3, 20240Comments

ByJoe Warner

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Baz Moffat: It’s time to tackle the last female fitness taboos

Baz Moffat Baz Moffat is the co-founder of The Well HQ, a leading female health and wellbeing education provider that empowers women to become the architects of their own health, happiness and performance. She is a former professional rower, winning silver in the 2008 World Rowing Cup. Follow her on Instagram. Visit thewell-hq.com. Baz Moffat:…

August 27, 20240Comments

ByJoe Warner

BUSINESS Opinion

Phil Learney: We must fix personal training’s perennial problems

Phil Learney Phil Learney is the founder of the Advanced Coaching Academy, one of the UK’s leading fitness education providers that empowers personal trainers with the skills, tools and training to grow their business and revenues. He has been a prominent figure in the UK personal training for more than 25 years, delivering more than…

August 27, 20240Comments

ByJoe Warner

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