We always start the New Year with aspirations to get active, fit & healthy. Ideally, these aspirations and goals should be broken down into short-term goals to make them more realistic. Here are some of the realistic fitness goals that we think are achievable with consistency and dedication. Morning stretches Make stretching a part of your routine. Take a few minutes in the morning to do a few morning stretches to wake you up and a few minutes at night to help you wind down Get a workout buddy Team up with a friends or colleague to work out before the workday, make friends with people at ..read more

A day filled with fun & fitness for the whole family On 30th of October, we ended the month with a day filled with fun, good food, and fitness for the kids and the whole family! Fidelity Fitness Club organized the exciting and festive JLT Community Carnival with the aim to make fitness more fun and get the whole family engaged. There were games for the kids & adults and lots of prizes from our sponsors. There were fitness challenges that brought more excitement to the event. The sponsors also put up their own shows inside their booth and on-stage and gave away lots of prizes. We broug ..read more

If you want to make the most of your workout time, then a HIIT workout is one of the best forms of exercise that you can start doing! No matter where you’re at on your fitness journey, incorporating an advanced - or a beginner HIIT workout into your fitness routine can help you to improve your fitness. In fact, HIIT is considered to be one of the best kinds of workouts that you can do to burn fat, tone and improve your cardiovascular health. To do a HIIT workout, you push yourself to your capacity for short intervals of time, with short rest periods in between. HIIT stands for high-intensity i ..read more

Sleep is a vital, often neglected, component of every person's overall health and well-being. Sleep is important because it enables the body to repair and be fit and ready for another day. Getting adequate rest may also help prevent excess weight gain, heart disease, and increased illness duration These are 5 reasons why sleep is important: Studies show that people who get less than 7 hours of sleep a day are 30% more likely to be obese Long term sleep deprivation is associated with an increased heart rate, blood pressure issues, and higher levels of chemicals linked to inflammation Prolonged ..read more

Plant-based foods are foods derived from plants with no animal-source foods. While a plant-based diet avoids or has limited animal products, it is not necessarily vegan Follow these tips to start your plant-based lifestyle. Eat lots of vegetables. Fill half your plate with vegetables at lunch and dinner. Make sure you include plenty of colors in choosing your vegetables. Choose good fats. Fats in olive oil, olives, nuts and nut butters, seeds, and avocados are particularly healthy choices. Cook a vegetarian meal at least one night a week. Build these meals around beans, whole grains, and veget ..read more

In addition to the equipment and machines available in the gym you choose, you'll also need to check other factors that will make or break your gym experience, such as: Gym hours. You're a busy person trying to balance family, work, exercise, and rest. As such, you only have so much time to spare, and you want a gym that can conveniently accommodate your busy schedule. Fidelity Fitness Club in JLT opens from 6:00 AM and closes at 11:00 PM to accommodate all members & guests and help them achieve their fitness goals while not sacrificing their personal and professional time. The Variety o ..read more

The Christmas period is one of the best of the year, but it is also one of the hardest to stay fit and healthy over. You are at your busiest socially, your spare time is taken up with Christmas shopping and getting everything ready for the big day. The pounds pile on and progress toward fitness goals is lost – it’s why everyone hits the gym in January after all. Worry not! Here are some tips to stay active and fit this Christmas: PLAN YOUR MEALS Some people feel that they achieve more if they have a plan in place to follow. A plan can help you to do the right exercise at the right times, eat ..read more

If there’s one exercise that has the ability to challenge most of the muscles in your body, it’s the squat. The obvious muscles targeted are in the lower body, but in order to do this compound exercise correctly, you also need to use several muscles above your waist. The lower muscles targeted in a squat include your: gluteus maximus, minimus, and medius (buttocks) quadriceps (front of the thigh) hamstrings (back of the thigh) adductor (groin) hip flexors calves In addition to the lower body, the squat also targets your core muscles. These muscles include the rectus abdominis, obliques, tra ..read more

With inspiration, motivation, and exceptional training - we help you achieve extraordinary results. Whatever your goals are, it's so much easier with the help of our dedicated internationally qualified Personal Trainers. Having your own fitness expert to guide and motivate you, monitoring your progress and making sure you exercise safely is available to all out members. At Fidelity Fitness Club, we’re in the business of making you better – better than what you were yesterday, better than what you are today, better than what you ever dreamed you could be. Teamwork gets the best results, faster ..read more

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKkv-gDREaA The biceps curl is a highly recognizable weight-training exercise that works the muscles of the upper arm, and to a lesser extent, those of the lower arm. It's a great exercise for seeing results in strength and definition. Curls work the biceps muscles at the front of the upper arm, and also the muscles of the lower arm—the brachialis and brachioradialis. You use these muscles anytime you pick something up, which is common throughout daily life. Doing the standing arm curl, you build strength in the upper arm and learn to use your arm muscles corre ..read more