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Are no-contract gyms the future of fitness?

This article titled “Are no-contract gyms the future of fitness?” was written by Rachel Platt, for guardian.co.uk on Wednesday 2nd May 2012 08.00 UTC Poor gyms. They’ve suffered a few knocks recently. First there was an OFT investigation into unfair membership contracts. Then there was the Twitterstorm after LA Fitness refused to cancel the contract of a couple when the woman became pregnant and the man had lost his job. And this double-dip recession certainly isn’t...Read More

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Hard at it in the all-night gym

This article titled “Hard at it in the all-night gym” was written by Patrick Kingsley, for The Guardian on Sunday 29th January 2012 21.00 UTC Well, this is odd. I’m in the gym – The Gym in Vauxhall, south London, to be precise – and Michaeljohn Gonzalez is pumping iron. Nothing strange about that, you might think. This is, after all, a gymnasium. It’s just the time of day that is a bit weird: it is 4am. Weirder still, Gonzalez is not alone. On the treadmill runs...Read More

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Apps to help you drink less, exercise more and stop smoking

This article titled “Apps to help you drink less, exercise more and stop smoking” was written by Ruth Jamieson, for guardian.co.uk on Monday 30th January 2012 12.03 UTC Resolution: get more sleep App: Sleep Cycle Available: iPhone Willpower substitute: 10/10 Sleep Cycle will not help you go to bed earlier or sleep longer – but it will make you feel like you have. It’s an alarm clock, without the alarming part. Using the accelerometer in your iPhone, the app monitors your...Read More

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So, men are obsessed with their bodies. Is that so bad?

This article titled “So, men are obsessed with their bodies. Is that so bad?” was written by Mark Simpson, for guardian.co.uk on Tuesday 31st January 2012 08.00 UTC Back in the early 90s, when Loaded magazine and footie were conquering the culture, making it untuck its shirt, admire its beer belly and leer at “babes”, I foolishly predicted the future of men was metrosexual. No one believed me, of course. Everyone was in New Lad denial. It wasn’t until the noughties...Read More

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Follow This Guide and Your Will Eliminate 12 Diet’s Enemies!

This is probably your resolution from year to year – on a diet to slim and healthy. At first all is always smooth. But, as time went on, more and more temptations successive interrupt your diet program. From dinner, happy hour, even, fitness clubs, all exhibits a variety of foods that can undermine your intentions to slim. And your diet fails and you went back again the resolution was declared in the following year. Come on; do not let the temptations that win! Before you fight, first...Read More