Do you want to learn how to stay in shape even whilst enjoying the Christmas parties and meals out? Here is onesixeight: fitness' guide to making healthier drink and food choices as well as exercises you can do to stay in shape.

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1) Warm up on the way to the gym (and no, I don’t mean put the heater of full blast in the car!) – walk, jog or cycle instead to save 5-10 minutes in the gym. You’ll also find yourself in the zone and ready to go by the time you get there.

This week I would like to share with you the all NEW onesixeight: fitness Office Workout. This is designed not only for people who work in offices, but people who lack the time to exercise or are just starting out. This workout is simple yet effective and will help:

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Last week’s Shape-up for Summer Bounce-Camp (part 1) was such a success, I thought I would share the exercises with you.

Noticeable results such as a firmer and flatter stomach, toned thighs and reduced bingo wings as well as lean muscle gains and fat reductions were reported over the 5-day ultimate course.

Tricep dips

It's Valentine's Day on Monday so this week's blog is dedicated to keeping our hearts healthy.

Having high levels of 'bad' cholesterol in the blood is one of the risk factors associated with Coronary Heart Disease. So too are a family history of heart disease, smoking, being overweight, high blood pressure and a lack of physical activity. If you have one or more of these risk factors you may want to consult your GP to consider the options or begin making lifestyle changes today. 

If you were new to exercise this year, or have just got back into it after a significant period of absence, then you're probably starting to feel some changes to the body and perhaps some muscle aches. Sometimes we go all-out and do too much, too soon and end up injured or sometimes beginners haven't been shown how to help the body recover in time for the next exercise session.

This week's blog is all about helping you with that recovery between sessions by stretching.

It's the little things in life that make a difference - and that's the same when it comes to changing habits and achieving your fitness and weight loss goals.

Take this fictional family for example - Every week The Johnson Family treat themselves to a Chinese take away meal. Mr Johnson telephones through their usual order and then drives 5 minutes down the road to collect it. The Johnson Family, Mr and Mrs Johnson and their two children, usually order 1 main and 2 side dishes each (a total of 12 dishes) and manage to eat them all by the end of the evening.

Personal trainers have been around for a few years now. We used to be based in gyms, usually private ones such as David Lloyds or LA Fitness, but now we operate in leisure centres, private studios and even home visits. onesixeight: fitness does home visits to relieve the stress of travelling to and from a gym, parking and then waiting for equipment.

This week I want to talk about how a personal trainer can benefit you and how it doesn't have to be expensive - especially if you use onesixeight: fitness

This week I started an experiment to test the theory that FRUIT can make you FAT! Now I know that might sound a little backward considering fruit is low calorie and seen as a great way to lose weight, however, there is also the scientific fact that fructose - the simple sugar found in fruit - is readily turned into fat when not used for energy. Having read up on the science behind the theory, I was almost disturbed by what I was reading and felt compelled to start the experiment straight away!