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LiftOff Gym: We’ve Changed, Have You? STICKY

| October 20, 2020 | 0 comments

As one of the founders of LiftOff gym, I often have to remind myself just how much we have grown and adapted as a business since we opened in 2014. From the team, to the infrastructure, to our business model, so much has changed. But what was the driving force behind this change and why

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Stress: Could it be stopping you reaching your goals?

| October 11, 2020 | 0 comments

The human body is pretty clever. It heals itself from minor (and sometimes major) trauma, can grow and support another life, and can achieve major feats of endurance, strength and resilience. Its capacity to adapt and respond to changing stimulus in the environment is incredible. All of the aforementioned situations promote a stress response in

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The Secret to Achieving Life Changing Goals

| October 2, 2020 | 0 comments

During my discussions with clients about goal setting, we spend a fair chunk of time talking about ‘realistic’ and ‘tangible’ goals. We also spend a fair amount of time agreeing the order of priority for those goals. The most difficult point of discussion is when it comes to recognising why a goal may not have

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The Extreme Approaches to Postpartum Recovery

| September 24, 2020 | 0 comments

It can often feel quite overwhelming when contemplating a return to training or exercise postpartum. There can be so much information out there and, quite often, conflicting advice on what’s best for new mums. Knowing where your focus should lie can be very confusing. In the fitness and health profession, the approach to postpartum recovery

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Sleep Deprived? Is your Caffeine Intake to Blame?

| September 11, 2020 | 0 comments

There is no escaping the fact that today’s society operates at a pretty frenetic pace. Our busy lives leave us feeling tired, mentally fatigued and suffering with brain fog. A common go-to prescription for dealing with these side effects is caffeine. Every day, billions of us rely on it to kick start our morning, get

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Busting the Protein Shake Myths..for kids!

| August 27, 2020 | 0 comments

When I was growing up, protein shakes weren’t really a ‘thing’. Not so these days! Our kids are exposed to them a lot more. It might be a parent or sibling are regular shake consumers, or possibly members of their peer group. Kids can feel under huge pressure to fit in, to belong, and one

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Covid 19 update

| July 23, 2020 | 0 comments

The News We’ve Been Waiting For! Covid 19 update After the longest, toughest few months known to us all in the fitness industry, the government has at last announced we can re-open our doors from Saturday 25th July. We couldn’t be any more excited to welcome you back properly inside the gym and return to a

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Taken Up Running in Lockdown? Why Preparation is the Key!

| July 12, 2020 | 0 comments

I’m sure the vast majority of us would agree that lockdown has had its high points and its low points. One of the upsides for many has been having more time to ourselves. We have gained precious hours through the absence of commuting to work or battling the school run. As a coach, I have

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Mindfulness and Nutrition

| June 19, 2020 | 0 comments

Let me ask you about the best meal you’ve ever eaten. What made it so memorable? Was it the smell that hit you first? The taste of the components of the meal? The texture and the way the food felt in your mouth? Or was it the environment, the company you were in, or the

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Motherhood: Self Care isn’t Selfish

| June 11, 2020 | 0 comments

The moment a child is born, a mother is born too. She didn’t exist before. The women existed but not the mother. A mother is something completely new. We all imagined what motherhood look like. We had 9 months to do nothing but think right? Imaging that first encounter with our baby. Speculating what kind of

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