CROSS TRAINING – WHAT IS IT AND WHY DO I NEED IT?

Cross training: engaging in physical activity that’s outside an athlete’s main sport. Sounds like something for the pros? Well, yes, but cross training benefits everyone. Repetitive exercise (especially high impact or resistance) stresses the same joints, muscles and bones, potentially leading to damage. Mixing things up – cross training – is restorative and works other […]

Can training write off the calories?

A recent survey found that 70% of adults ‘want to get healthy’, with ambitions to exercise more, lose weight and eat more healthily[1]. Considering there are approximately three Google searches per minute on how to lose weight fast, it’s clear that there’s some confusion and desperation out there. Should you eat less or exercise more? […]

Keep Your Goals On Track

As we enter month two of 2021, are your fitness and well-being goals on track? The second Friday in January is coined ‘Quitters’ Day’ by Strava (the social network for athletes), but we hope that despite still living in difficult circumstances, you have stayed active, focused and positive. Don’t panic if you are having a […]

CHANGE IN SEASON, CHANGE YOUR WORKOUT

After months of scorching hot weather, the summer is well and truly over. It’s certainly been one for the meteorological history books but we’re midway through autumn now so it’s time to start preparing for the cold months ahead. While the change in season might make you look forward to warm bowls of soup (and […]

Hot Yoga with Amanda Free

After many years of planning, we are delighted to be able to offer to our members, hot yoga in Staines. We are working with a world-renowned expert, Amanda Free, who is one of the UK’s leading pioneers of Hot Yoga. We are delighted to have her on board, here at The Thames Club, creating our […]

How to stay motivated through Autumn

Keeping motivated through Autumn is always tricky in your fitness calendar. The soft summer evenings are gone and with the days getting shorter, time to exercise seems to just ebb away, unless you have a plan to keep focused, keep training and keep driving towards your own personal fitness goals. So here are our top five […]

Five reasons you need the Mywellness app

So, here’s 5 reasons why you should download the Mywellness App onto your smartphone, now! Perhaps the first and most important is that is included with your membership and will give your training more focus. Here’s why. The MyWellness App in five easy lessons It can be used by everyone. No matter what your ability […]