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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If your event is five months away, start with this programme to help you start to build up your endurance.

Updated: Wednesday 3 January 2018

Published: Monday 11 April 2016

If your main event is four months away, use this programme with the goal of completing a 5k this month.

Updated: Wednesday 3 January 2018

Published: Monday 11 April 2016

If your event is six months away, start with this programme to build your base fitness.

Updated: Wednesday 3 January 2018

Published: Monday 11 April 2016

With two months to go your training should be well under way and you should use this programme to hit some key goals.

Updated: Wednesday 3 January 2018

Published: Monday 11 April 2016

More men in the UK are killing themselves than ever in the last decade. This stark statistic has been brought to light in the latest figures on mortality released by the Office for National Statistics.

Updated: Thursday 21 December 2017

Published: Wednesday 27 May 2015

Swim Manager Jessica Mitchell provides expert instruction for learning or improving your breaststroke.

Updated: Tuesday 7 November 2017

Published: Thursday 1 September 2016

Swim Manager Jessica Mitchell provides expert instruction for learning or improving your front crawl stroke.

Updated: Monday 6 November 2017

Published: Monday 5 September 2016

Swimming events aren't just for elite athletes. With this advice from Personal Trainer Lloyd Anthony you will be prepared to take on a swimming challenge of up to 1 mile.

Updated: Wednesday 21 June 2017

Published: Monday 15 August 2016

The Wattbike is known as the indoor bike that feels most like a road bike and is used by professional athletes around the world in their training. Here we discover what makes it different to any other static bike?

Updated: Thursday 15 June 2017

Published: Friday 19 June 2015

Combining two fitness classes in a row can have a bigger impact on your fitness than you may think. Personal Trainer Rob Brown provides a round-up of some of the benefits.

Updated: Monday 14 November 2016

Published: Monday 14 November 2016

Swimming Coordinator Mathew Carter provides expert instruction for learning or improving your butterfly stroke.

Updated: Wednesday 21 September 2016

Published: Thursday 1 September 2016

You’re never too old to exercise, just look at these Guinness World Record holders for inspiration.

Updated: Monday 12 September 2016

Published: Monday 2 May 2016

Swimming Coordinator Mathew Carter provides expert instruction for learning or improving your backstroke.

Updated: Thursday 1 September 2016

Published: Thursday 1 September 2016

Pokémon Go has just been released in the UK and it's exploded on social media. How is this relevant to the fitness sector? Our Head of Fitness, Chris Foster explains.

Updated: Friday 12 August 2016

Published: Wednesday 13 July 2016

In this digitally-driven age our smartphones rarely leave our sides, and it’s often seen as an unhealthy obsession. Whilst it’s hard to kick the habit of checking your phone every two minutes, the drawbacks of owning one can certainly be offset by their usefulness.

Updated: Monday 8 August 2016

Published: Tuesday 29 March 2016

The Borg Scale ranges from 6 to 20, allowing you to determine just how hard you are working.

Updated: Monday 11 July 2016

Published: Friday 20 May 2016

Start your duathlon training with this programme from Personal Trainer Ryan Burn.

Updated: Friday 10 June 2016

Published: Thursday 12 May 2016

If your duathlon is five months away, build endurance with this training programme from Personal Trainer Ryan Burn.

Updated: Friday 10 June 2016

Published: Thursday 12 May 2016

If your duathlon is four months away, build distance with this training programme from Personal Trainer Ryan Burn.

Updated: Friday 10 June 2016

Published: Thursday 12 May 2016

If your duathlon is three months away, build cardio fitness and gain confidence with this training programme from Personal Trainer Ryan Burn.

Updated: Friday 10 June 2016

Published: Thursday 12 May 2016