How weight loss and diet can help manage the health risks of high cholesterol

Do you often wonder why health advice often appears to be the same for various conditions? ‘Lose weight, eat more vegetables, exercise more’ – we all know it’s good for us, yet why are we facing an ever-growing health crisis? The stats show that while up to 40% of adults in Western countries have high…

16 December 20210Comments

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Recipes

5 Detox Drinks to Beat the Bulge

Detox drinks to help cleanse your body and kick start your metabolism

11 December 20210Comments

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Seasonal

5 Tips For Positive Mental Health Over Christmas

Christmas is a time for celebration with friends and family. It can also be an overwhelming time for many people who are experiencing difficulties with their mental health and emotional well-being. The pressure to have a good time during the festive season with the addition of the ups and downs of the COVID-19 pandemic can…

10 December 20210Comments

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Build Muscle

Does the perfect body recomposition workout exist? What you need to know

Find out about our our thoughts and tips on what we think is the best body recomposition workout.

7 December 20210Comments

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Strength Training

5 Easy Ways to Improve Grip Strength

One of the most common physical weaknesses we see in clients that come to UP is poor grip strength. This is especially prevalent in clients who have previous training experience and have become increasingly reliant on straps and other grip aids over the years. The problem with direct grip training is it isn’t sexy. Nor…

5 December 20210Comments

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Women's Health

Female Fertility: The Low-Down

Women are increasingly leaving childbearing until later in life as a result of modern lifestyle changes and shifting societal attitudes. Combined with the impacts of the modern Western diet and behaviours, this has led to a ‘fertility crisis’ in many developing countries.[1]. While age brings an unavoidable decline in fertility for women, lifestyle choices also…

3 December 20210Comments

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Men's Health

What You Need to Know about Erectile Dysfunction

Ever wondered whether struggling to achieve an erection is a one-off or a sign of something more serious? While it isn’t unusual for men to have issues ‘performing’ now and then, frequent problems obtaining and maintaining an erection can signify erectile dysfunction (ED). ED, unfortunately, remains a taboo subject and the associated feelings of shame,…

3 December 20210Comments

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Cardiovascular

Cardio is For Women, and Weight Training is For Men?

While the gender divide in the weights room has decreased in recent years, it’s still all too common to hear from women who feel uncertain about ditching the cardio for the dumbbells. Whether it’s because they worry weight training will make them ‘bulky’, a lack of confidence, or believing cardio is the be-all-and-end-all for weight…

30 November 20210Comments

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Training Education

4 key things you need to know for an effective warm-up for a workout

If you want to make sure you get the maximum benefit from your workouts, you need to warm up properly. A structured warm-up is vital to ensure you decrease the risk of injury, improve your exercise technique, and boost mental and physical performance in your session. However, many people don’t take the time to warm…

30 November 20210Comments

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News

Inside U.P.: How Is Working at U.P. Different to a Commercial Gym?

In 2007, Ultimate Performance Founder and CEO, Nick Mitchell, noticed two things. Firstly, that in an unregulated fitness industry, clients who trusted personal trainers to help them change their lives did not consistently receive good service, on and off the gym floor. Instead, more often than not, trainers were more focused on exchanging time for…

26 November 20210Comments

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How weight loss and diet can help manage the health risks of high cholesterol

5 Detox Drinks to Beat the Bulge

5 Tips For Positive Mental Health Over Christmas

Does the perfect body recomposition workout exist? What you need to know

5 Easy Ways to Improve Grip Strength

Female Fertility: The Low-Down

What You Need to Know about Erectile Dysfunction

Cardio is For Women, and Weight Training is For Men?

4 key things you need to know for an effective warm-up for a workout

Inside U.P.: How Is Working at U.P. Different to a Commercial Gym?

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