Join us for a morning of energising wellbeing in the great outdoors. Fitfest Oxford x Rectory Farm Sunday September 18th, 2022 Energising Yoga Class Breakfast Wellbeing Chat PYO Dahlias & Sunflowers Walk £30 per person (includes all of the above + a Goody Bag to take home too) (Over 18s only) BOOK YOUR TICKET ..read more

Last week welcomed the Spring Equinox. The word equinox comes from the Latin words for “equal night”—aequus (equal) and nox (night). It’s one of only two points in the year when day and night are equal in length (the other being the autumn equinox). And it’s the first day of spring. The equinox marks a point of balance in the sun’s yearly cycle, in both the northern and southern hemispheres. So it’s an excellent day to think about balance in your own life too. This year, the spring equinox fell on Friday 20th March Spring is a perfect middle point take a mome ..read more

There is so much more to progress than the number you see on the scales. So many people determine their success on losing weight and lbs going down on the scales, but actually there are so many more things we can take as positives as a result of exercise and eating healthy. If you focus solely on your weight you may feel disheartened if you have worked really hard and fail to see the drop in weight you’d like even though you are progressing in many different ways. By having non-scale goals you’ll see your progressions more quickly and can celebrate each and every little victory on your way to ..read more

Peloton is a global interactive fitness platform that combines studio-style workouts with the comfort and convenience of home. With a focus on health, wellbeing and connection, Peloton empowers you to be the best version of you thanks to premium hardware, world-class instructors and an app offering thousands of live and on-demand classes in a variety of disciplines that can be enjoyed any time, anywhere. So no matter how busy your schedule gets (or even if a schedule is something you can only dream of), you can still find ways to work out, take time for yourself and crush your goals. Train Wit ..read more

GUEST POST: Natalie Davis, The Wellbeing Girl Believe it or not, values are an inherent contributor to our wellbeing. Come find out more… What are values? Let’s start with a personal values definition. Personal values are the things that are important to us, the characteristics and behaviours that motivate us and guide our decisions. For example, maybe you value honesty. You believe in being honest wherever possible and you think it’s important to say what you really think. When you don’t speak your mind, you probably feel disappointed in yourself. Or maybe you value kindness. You jump at the ..read more

GUEST POST: Roo Davies, The Mojo Coach Feeling like a fraud, that you’re going to get found out at any moment, that your achievements are down to luck or because someone helped you and that you’re not as good as people think you are. I call this ‘Not Enough Thinking’.  Put simply, imposter syndrome is when you don’t feel clever enough, experienced enough, competent enough, confident enough… you get the idea. Your perception of your worth and ability is warped. We all talk to ourselves! You’re not alone. Every single one of us has an inner voice, a stream of mental chatter that can fill ou ..read more

In a world where even our social lives revolve around the internet, teenage health and fitness has become more of a priority and more intentional than it used to be. Teenagers are, on average, just not as active as they were 20 or more years ago. And so some of the best workouts for teenagers have come to the fore. Workouts for teenagers have risen in availability and popularity in part to encourage this young age group to be more active, but also to harness the enthusiasm of a portion of this generation who want to proactively look after themselves, be fit, and look and feel good. So we’ve do ..read more

Meet Emily, our fun-loving, madly motivated, fitness fanatic team member. She’s forever setting herself goals (like being able to do handstand push-ups) and working her way to success. Let’s find out more about another FitFest Oxford team member. When would you say you fell in love with sport? I’ve always loved sport. I’ve been playing it ever since I can remember. I’ve been able to horse ride pretty much since I could walk, and was always at sports after school and lunchtime clubs. What are your favourite sports? Currently my competitive sport is rugby, playing, training and watching it! My m ..read more

Time is precious and unless exercise is your downtime then finding time to workout can often fall to the bottom of the list, we understand that too. Our team member Emily loves being active and you can read about how she makes time for exercise every day. She’s also a huge advocate of 30 minute workouts (and shorter ones too).  HIIT workouts The concept of HIIT might sound a tad intense but for anyone who’s slightly put off by the sound of it, start with Joe Wicks. He has humanised this form of exercising and made it accessible to all. The idea of a HIIT workout is short sharp bursts of ..read more

With New Year’s resolutions long forgotten, you’ll either be raring to go or lost in a lull. If January pay day also took a long time to come round and you’re not in a position to splash the cash on a new fitness challenge or regime, we’ve got you covered. Here are some fun, free exercises for February to keep your fitness up and the feel good factor high. Are ready to have some fitness fun? Kitchen disco Perhaps you’re already doing this on a Friday night to liven up lockdown, but if not, invest in a disco light, flick off the main lights and turn up the tunes. Fans of Sophie Ellis Bextor may ..read more