How To: Create Habits That Stick
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Reading Time: 3 minutesBy Sam Rigg Everybody knows that to make a lifestyle change and become a fitter and healthier version of yourself, you have to set habits. What most people don’t know, is the science behind habits and how to make habits that stick. Instinct trainer, Sam Rigg, explains how to create real habits that can make […]
Why Activity Outside the Gym is Important…
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Reading Time: 4 minutesBy Rich Read We all enjoy our sweaty sessions in the gym, whether it’s a hardcore HIIT workout, hours spent on a treadmill, a spin class or time spent behind bars lifting or pushing “heavy”. However, in the greater scheme of our overall energy expenditure (calorie burning), for most of us that time is a […]
Meet the team: Claire Lincoln
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Reading Time: 4 minutesClaire Lincoln takes our Pilates, Yoga Fit and Ride sessions here at Instinct, get to know Claire and come along to one of her next classes… My name is Claire Lincoln having recently got married at Peckforton Castle (previously Claire Darlington). I have a little Frenchie who is our little super star and life these […]
Performance Testing: Why it MATTERS
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Reading Time: 3 minutesIs this you? Do you rely only on your bathroom scales to tell you whether your training regime is delivering the results you want? Whilst this may give you an idea of the influence of your training, it doesn’t tell you exactly what your hard-earned hours of training really do for you! When it comes […]
5 reasons why strength training is crucial for YOU!
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Reading Time: 5 minutesBy Sam Rigg Strength training is one of the most important forms of exercise – and possibly the most misunderstood… Often associated with bodybuilders, large muscle gains and throwing heavy weights around a gym, people fear getting ‘bulky’ and shy away from strength training in favour of cardio and body weight exercises. Sam, our personal […]
The impacts of sedentary behaviour: Why you need to move more and sit less
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Reading Time: 2 minutesBy Bryn Wallnau In daily life, we can forget to make sure we are moving our bodies frequently enough, especially when we are busy, but the impacts of this might make you think twice… Television viewing, video gaming, using a computer, sitting at school or at work, and sitting while commuting or travelling anywhere by […]
Meet The Trainer: Jonny Lea
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Reading Time: 4 minutesFind out more about our PT, Jonny, and listen to him talk through his motivations and how these changed after his battle with mental health… Tell us a little bit about you… My journey started from a young age being involved with sports and my main sport being rugby. I always wanted to be the […]
What foods should you eat to stay a healthy weight?
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Reading Time: 5 minutesBy Cath Chang of Fuel Coffeehouse + Kitchen Healthy bodies come in all shapes and sizes. Not everyone needs to pursue weight loss, however the reality is that many Instinct clients want to work towards healthy eating to feel their best or to shed a few pounds. With so much advice and seemingly conflicting ‘diets’ […]
Gut Health and its effects on metabolism, weight, hormones and immunity
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Reading Time: 4 minutesSaskia Knight of Spring Green Nutrition explains how to look after your gut health and just how important it is to overall health and wellbeing. Instinct worked with Enigma Wellness, to provide a Gut Health evening, which was all brought to life by Fuel Coffeehouse + Kitchen through delicious gut friendly tasters and nibbles. Saskia […]
What is your FTP score?
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Reading Time: 3 minutesBy Sam Rigg You may have heard the term ‘FTP’ floating around recently, and you may be wondering what it means and if you have one… What is FTP? FTP stands for Functional Threshold Power. Simply put, FTP is the average amount of watts (power) that a rider can sustain in an hour. This recording acts as […]