Burn fat and build muscle with this full-body one-kettlebell workout. Combined with a complex format – where you perform moves back to back without resting or setting the weight down – the best kettlebells are an unbeatable quick-fire fat-fighting solution. That’s why we’ve created this intensive one-kettlebell workout. If you’re limited for time, space and equipment, this complex will guarantee a high-intensity session that burns fat and develops strength. Each move in this complex flows into the next, allowing for quick transitions and progression of movement patterns. That means you’ll deve ..read more

Train like a Strongman to build power and stability, as well as strength. Strength and conditioning coach at PerformancePro Will McAulay explains how. If you’re interested in functional strength, you should be doing a style of Strongman workout like this at least once a week. It’s all well and good learning to squat, deadlift and overhead press, but that’s not how we move in real life. In the real world we yank, twist and jerk, all while thinking about something else, often off-balance. Strongman doesn’t just allow for these movements, it embraces them. Doing big, heavy compound move ..read more

Strength and speed coach Travis Hansen explains how to do a kettlebell swing. Whatever your fitness goals, there is a place for the swing in your training regime. This full-body move is a fundamental kettlebell exercise, as it engages all the muscles of your posterior chain. It also teaches the explosiveness you need to do everything from throwing a punch to jumping onto a box, making it a great exercise to carry out using the best kettlebells. Here are some benefits of the kettlebell swing 1. The swing is great for fat loss, since it’s associated with a higher degree of calorie burn.  2 ..read more

Understand the relative merits of kettlebells vs dumbbells for muscle, strength and functional fitness. When choosing your free weights weapon for single-sided and functional exercises, there are a couple of stand-out options vying for your attention: the best kettlebells and dumbbells. Historically, the latter would be the obvious pick. They have been a favourite of gym-goers for decades, whether bodybuilders and powerlifters or cardio-focused athletes looking to add some strength and conditioning. But more recently, the kettlebell has started to rival the dumbbell, and in some instances is e ..read more

When choosing adjustable dumbbells or fixed dumbbells, consider how much space you have and the type of workouts you do. There are plenty of things to consider in the best adjustable dumbbells verses fixed dumbbells debate, but it mostly comes down to personal choice. After all, they both work your body in the same way. It’s more about how each type facilitates your chosen workouts. So before deciding whether you want to go fixed or adjustable, consider your training routine, and what that might look like in the future. Primarily, what exercises do you want to use your dumbbells for, how do yo ..read more

With summer just around the corner, five strength coaches and fitness models outline their tried-and-tested methods for how to get six-pack abs. Yes, it’s that time of year again. Summer is fast approaching and many of us are feeling far from fit after the sedentary indulgence of winter. Now we’re left trying to get back on track so we can look and feel our best for the summer season. If you want to get six-pack abs for summer, it’s time to dust off your favourite exercise mat. As summer returns, one thing that’ll be uppermost in our minds will be reining in that calorie count and trimming a l ..read more

This full-body supersets workout from Gymbox Master Trainer Firas Iskandarani is perfect for busy men looking to build muscle and strength. Ideal for anyone who wants to get strong while building a bit of muscle – but without mountains of time to spend in the gym – this full-body supersets gym workout requires a set of your favourite dumbbells, a kettlebell, and a barbell. How to do this full-body supersets workout: “All exercises have a set rep range,” says Iskandarani. “Start off working with a weight you can complete 5 sets of at the lower end of the range with. “As you get more comfortable ..read more

This quick mobility routine, based on NFL strength coach Joe DeFranco’s protocol for professional athletes, will keep you supple and strong. Getting in shape isn’t just about the tonnage you can hoist in the gym. For starters, how fit are you really if you can bench press an ungodly amount but can’t touch your toes? Before hitting the resistance machines at the gym, it’s important to spend some time on your mobility. (Recovery is also key – whether you follow up your workout with some stretches or do some rolling with the best foam rollers). Also, consider the muscle-building benefits of great ..read more

Learn how to use a rowing machine, perfect your form and eventually get your 2k time under 7 minutes. Wondering how to use a rowing machine correctly? You’re not alone. There’s a reason Steve Redgrave used to renounce the coxless four after seemingly every Olympics (only to inevitably knuckle down and scoop another gold medal at the next one): rowing is hard – even when you’re using the best rowing machines money can buy. More specifically, the 2,000m – the distance of every Olympic event – emphasises endurance, power delivery and mental toughness. It’s also one of the few forms of cardio that ..read more

Our bike testers highlight the best electric bike models in 2024 for the kind of riding you do. A few years ago, e-bikes tended to fall into one of two categories. The best electric bikes were either hugely expensive all-mountain machines bought by middle-aged men who wanted the latest tech and weren’t big fans of pedalling. Or they were adapted cargo bikes made by niche manufacturers for climate-conscious parents to ferry their offspring to school or for sandwich bar staff to make office lunch deliveries. Fast-forward to 2024 and electric bikes have seriously entered the mainstream. Helped by ..read more