Meet Planet Charlestown member, Helen! Have you always been involved in fitness or exercise? If yes, what have you done previously? Yes, netball, running and pole dancing. Did you have a goal when you first joined? Yes, I wanted to lose weight and become my healthiest and fittest self. Have you reac...
These days, sugar has become a prime target for nutritional fear mongering. People often proclaim the “dangers” of sugar with an almost religious zeal. Today, I heard someone advising others to “cut out sugar.” She then went on say, “sugar is poison.” Unfortunately, this extremist viewpoint has beco...
Friends and colleagues know that I go to the gym nearly every day; in fact, my wife thinks I’m addicted to exercising, but when I provided her with a number of other addictions I could take up instead she reconsidered her objections and accepted yet another of my peccadilloes. But although I u...
When it comes to working out, are you doing it correctly? We asked our in-house fitness fanatic, Body Attack instructor and Barre Babe, Phoebe Parsons how to lunge, squat and plank correctly. Here’s what she said… The Lunge Correct technique: – Neutral spine – ...
Frustrated by Your Fitness Routine? Here’s How to Find a Better One for Your Needs At one point or another, we’ve all enthusiastically started a fitness routine, only to quit it a month later. We hear about a great new workout and get swept up in all the promises of amazing physical transformation....
