Curling and carrying may sound like something a hairdresser does, but in the gym they’re a great way to develop your forearms.  Putting in some good forearm workouts will not only help you to look good, th […]

Chest workouts need to include your lower chest as well as your upper chest. This can be a bit of a challenge because your lower chest has a fairly limited range of movement. The solution is to look for exercises […]

Your front and side delts are used in all kinds of exercises.  They’re obviously engaged in arm, chest and full-body movements, but they can also be engaged in back movements.  This means that strong front and sid […]

The rear delts are more like an extension of your back muscles rather than shoulder muscles.  They act as a dynamic stabilizer for the shoulder and are essential for good posture.  Weak rear delts are an injury r […]

The basic idea behind full body compound workouts is that you target the whole body (as opposed to focusing on specific areas) and use exercises which target multiple muscles (as opposed to exercises which only […]

You can usually pick up a snooker cue anywhere there’s a public snooker table.  It might even be a decent one, but it won’t be yours and you won’t be able to take it away with you to practice at home (or anywhe […]

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People talk about “being on their feet all day”, but your feet are attached to your legs and really they’re the part of your body which does most of the work.  That’s why it’s worth putting in […]

When you first start out in rugby, you can wear whatever outdoor sports shoes you have handy.  It’s best if they have spikes (for grip) but you can probably manage without.  Once you start playing properly, how […]

Racquet sports are all-body sports.  The energy you need to make the strokes comes from your feet and travels through your body and into your arm.  You also need to be able to move around the court.  In fact, in […]

Having the best squash racquet around won’t suddenly turn you into the best squash player around.  It will, however, help you to play the best squash game you can possibly play.  In practical terms, this means tha […]

When you first start to play squash, you will probably want to invest as little money as possible until you find out whether or not you want to take the game more seriously.  This means that for your first few […]

If you’re thinking about how to get into rugby, the first question you have to answer is – what kind of rugby, league or union?  To understand and answer this question, you’ll need a bit of background on the subj […]

Table tennis is what you get when you play ping pong for real.  At top level, it’s incredibly fast but still a load of fun.  The game has been popular for years in Asia both as a competitive sport and a rec […]

Snooker and pool are very different games which just happen to look broadly similar. In the UK, snooker is still the most popular of the two sports and it probably has the higher international following, but pool […]

At a recreational level, tennis is a fun way to keep fit, meet new people and catch up with old ones. At a professional level, tennis is a fast-paced trial of skill and nerve with huge rewards for those who can […]

Cricket is a sport which is massively popular in some countries and practically unknown in others. The UK is one of the countries where it is hugely popular, so there are plenty of opportunities for playing the […]

Athletics is mostly running, but can also be jumping and throwing or a combination of all of the above. This means that regardless of your size or shape there is guaranteed to be something to suit you, plus the […]

Running is one of the UK’s most popular sports and one of its most popular leisure activities. Maybe it’s because it’s entertaining to watch, fun to do and very affordable. Maybe it’s because it allows people […]

If you learned to swim when you were a child, then the chances are that you’ll still be able to master the basics as an adult (although your technique may be a bit rusty). If you’re an adult beginner, that’s fine […]