Workout For Less Blog

When you leave the gym do you feel satisfied simply because you have been to the gym? Do you feel satisfied because you have hit all of the sets and reps you intended to hit based on your predetermined workout plan? Why don't we judge our satisfaction on a new criteria? A criteria of total effort.

The gym is more than just a place to lift weights and do cardio. It's more than a social gathering or Instagram pic backdrop. The gym is special, maybe even spiritual. The gym is the school of life. Here are my top 5 life lessons learnt in the gym.

Check out our infographic that demonstrates the amount of blood your heart pumps each and every day. Your heart beats around 100,000 times per day. It pumps about 1.4 gallons of blood every minute. That's equivalent to 2000 gallons each and every day!

Finding a great gift for someone who loves to run shouldn’t be a chore. From tech to recovery and lots more in between, there are plenty of gift ideas for runners. Our guide features 10 top gifts for the runner in your life.

The benefits of performing lunges are numerous since the exercise works multiple muscle groups in a simple, easy to perform move, at the same time. They are great for muscle strengthening, balance, coordination and injury prevention. 

Type 1 diabetes is often misunderstood and is regularly confused with type 2 diabetes. There are many misconceptions out there as to the causes, symptoms and treatment of the condition. The T1 wheel of comments infographic illustrates some of the most common misunderstood comments that type 1 diabetics hear.

Many of us long to have muscular forearms. After all, these are on show more so than upper arms which are often covered with sleeves. Interestingly, hand grips are great tools for building forearm muscles.

Most of us dream of having that perfect six pack and many work hard to achieve it. But why can't some of us see our abs? After all, everyone has abs, so where are they?

We all know that exercise is good for us. Science has proven time and time again that staying active can help keep us happy and healthy, but does gardening count as exercise? Does gardening offer aerobic and muscle strengthening benefits? Which types of gardening offer effective workouts? Let's take a look.

Insulin is a hormone produced by the beta cells in the pancreas that regulates blood glucose. With type 1 diabetes however, the body can no longer produce insulin naturally. Some diabetics question whether insulin causes weight gain or are other factors at play? In this blog we discuss insulin and its effect on weight.

We all know that exercise is good for us. It makes us stronger physically and certainly helps our mental health but it’s not always easy to drum up the enthusiasm to actually do it. It’s very common to have negative thoughts about ourselves, fear of failure or not being good enough and it’s easy to put it off…….but never get around to it.

Many people who do weight training at home find it confusing that the same weights at their local gym just feel lighter. Why is this?