health and fitness

I am commonly asked to help clients ‘tone up’, and the legs are a popular area to focus on. It’s important to understand what people mean by ‘tone up’. Essentially, we need to develop muscles to create shape, and reduce fat so that muscles are more visible. Performing leg exercises won’t just reduce the fat around the legs. Where we store fat varies from person to person and it is just a store of excess energy. Reducing bodyfat simply requires burning more calories than you consume. However, muscles react to a specific stimulus, so your leg muscles won’t develop if you are doing arm...

It’s very common for exercise routines to be aborted as we drift into winter. The darker evenings, lower temperatures and wetter weather make sitting in a warm living room far more appealing. However, there’s an old fitness adage: summer bodies are built in the winter. How can we avoid panicked binge-fitness only a few weeks before our summer holiday in Spain? Here are some tips to help keep you active through the colder months.

More than just a bikini photo

Regular exercise will help you look lithe and toned in your bikini or board shorts, and that’s a perfectly good...

A bespoke gym has opened in Honiton after bank funding was arranged by Griffin Chartered Accountants.

Entrepreneur Craig Bernhardt of B Health & Fitness, who already runs a successful gym in Dorset, was initially turned down for funding by his bank. Graham Higgins from Griffin stepped in to develop the business plan and facilitate discussions with other banks.

The first bank he approached agreed to fund £175K for the new venture.

With additional funding secured through private investors, the fitout of the gym went ahead in time for the planned opening on January...