Fitness: The latest fitness and workout news and trends
Read up on the latest fitness advice, exercise programmes and workout trends sweeping the fitness world on Get The Gloss. With expert personal trainers on hand to guide you and great HIIT workouts to keep you moving, all you need for a kick-start is right here
Fitness
Why you need to try exercise snacking if you’ve got no time to work out
July 30th 2020
Studies suggest that it’s as effective as long slog gym sessions and it’ll help you hit your health goals without early alarms or stressful scheduling. Here’s how fitness snacking works and why you should try it (no food involved FYI) >>>
Health
Louise Parker: 8 health and fitness boosts to change how you feel in one week
July 27th 2020
Hoping to look and feel a little leaner in time for that holiday or event? Author and sustainable weight loss expert Louise Parker shares her 7-day plan >>>
Fitness
Gyms, yoga studios and swimming pools are opening in two weeks!
July 9th 2020
What will working out be like when gyms and fitness studios and swimming pools reopen on 25 July? We got a preview >>>
Wellbeing
7 ayurvedic tips on how to keep cool in the heat
June 25th 2020
Struggling to keep a clear head in the heat? Ayurveda expert Jillian Lavender shares how to cool down in the summer Pitta season >>>
Fitness
We tried the celeb-approved Pilates workout taking over Instagram
June 20th 2020
Zero Gravity Pilates is one of the fastest-growing online workouts. Here's why it's got the celebs – and us – hooked >>>
Zen Mistress
Yoga teachers of colour to follow and practice with
June 10th 2020
If these inspiring yoga teachers aren't already on your radar, try their classes now >>>
Fitness
The best ways to recover after intense exercise
May 27th 2020
Six nutrition and fitness experts reveal their top tips on how to recover after a gruelling workout… >>>
Review
The best high waisted gym leggings
May 15th 2020
Supportive, stretchy and super comfy, these squat-proof leggings will keep you covered no matter how big your moves >>>
Fitness
What yoga teachers know about deep cleaning your mat without ruining it
May 11th 2020
With all those home workouts, when did you last sanitize your exercise mat? There's an art to it, so before you go at it with the Dettol, read this >>>
Fitness
7 exercises to boost your mental health
May 7th 2020
With physical exercise being prescribed on the NHS as a form of therapy, we ask the experts which workouts best improve our mental wellbeing as well as our bodies >>>
Fitness
Video: Week 4 of our full body circuits with Jessica Ennis-Hill
May 2nd 2020
This week we're concentrating on working our core in this muscle isolating circuit >>>
Fitness
The best resistance band workouts on Instagram
May 1st 2020
Resistance bands weigh next to nothing, don't cost a lot and can target everything from bum to guns. Here’s how and why a resistance band ups the ante on your workout >>>
Fitness
Video: Week 3 of our full body circuits with Jessica Ennis-Hill
April 25th 2020
This week Jess has us doing sit-ups, planks and high-knees – and still manages to make it fun >>>
Fitness
Video: Week 2 of our full body circuits with Jessica Ennis-Hill
April 18th 2020
This 15-minute circuit even left Olympian Jess out of breath >>>
Health
The embarrassing reason why a third of women dread hayfever season
April 15th 2020
A sneeze isn’t just a sneeze when your bladder won’t hold out. But accidental peeing is easily fixed, says this women’s physio. She explains the latest thinking on pelvic floor exercises – and why you’ve probably been doing them wrong all this time >>>
Fitness
Lucy Wyndham-Read's brand new 7 minute ab workout - with zero planks or crunches
April 9th 2020
The PT famous for her viral belly fat-blasting workout has reinvented it for us - now it's also suitable post-pregnancy >>>
Fitness
6 belly fat-blitzing workouts from The Body Coach
April 3rd 2020
Fallen in love with Joe Wicks' P.E. sessions each morning? He also has a bevvy of ab blasting workouts to try >>>
Fitness
The best eco and sustainable leggings for every workout
March 30th 2020
From the material they're made of to how they're packaged, here's how to choose sustainable activewear that does good as well as feels good >>>
Fitness
Live stream fitness and mindfulness classes you'll want to join when you're self-isolating
March 26th 2020
Because it's the next best thing to being there >>>
Fitness
We did Joe Wicks' P.E class this morning - and we're still sweating
March 24th 2020
Yes, we know it's aimed at kids, but The Body Coach's new daily live stream is the most positive start to lockdown mornings we can think of >>>
Sponsored
9 ways you can tell your activewear is designed by a woman
March 10th 2020
Activewear brand USA Pro is lead by a team of all-female designers - and it shows in their latest collection >>>
Wellbeing
Why everyone in wellness is booking an infrared sauna session
February 21st 2020
They’re popping up in gyms, spas and yoga studios near you, and they’re already huge in the US. Here’s what infrared saunas can do for your skin, strength and sleep, and why it’s different from your average sweat box experience >>>
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Beauty Shopaholic: what this fitness influencer spends her money on
February 11th 2020
With over 1 million followers on YouTube, PT Lucy Wyndham-Read is best known for her 7-minute workouts. But she's something of a beauty buff too. Here she shares what she spends her money on >>>
Wellbeing
Everything we learnt from five minutes with Bobbi Brown
February 3rd 2020
Get The Gloss' Victoria Woodhall sat down with Bobbi Brown to discuss her impressive morning routine and find out what a makeup pro keeps in her handbag >>>
Fitness
Why fitness progress pictures could be ruining your progress
January 21st 2020
We’re taught to document our fitness progress, be it through weight loss, taking measurements or snapping pictures, but could analysing the changes actually be hindering us? Personal trainer and author Tally Rye thinks so. >>>
