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Practical, evidence-based writing on functional fitness, competition and health. The Movement Rx library connects training to real health outcomes.

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Strength training vs. statins: what the research actually says

Resistance training is not a drug, but the evidence on its effect on cardiovascular and metabolic risk is hard to ignore.

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Zone 2 cardio: the dose, the why, and how to know you're in it

Low-intensity steady cardio is the least exciting and most useful training most people are skipping.

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Carrying heavy things: why loaded carries belong in every programme

Few exercises carry over to real life as directly as picking something heavy up and walking with it.

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Training for the next 40 years: functional fitness and healthy ageing

The point of training in midlife and beyond is not a number on a bar. It is the capability to live without limits later.

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Sleep, stress and the recovery prescription

Training breaks the body down. Sleep and recovery are when it rebuilds stronger, and most people short-change that half.

Hyrox

Your first Hyrox: a 12-week plan from a CrossFit base

If you already train CrossFit, you have most of what a first Hyrox needs. The missing piece is running under fatigue.

Guides

How to drop in to any CrossFit box: etiquette, cost, what to bring

Dropping in to a CrossFit box while travelling is easy once you know the unwritten rules.

Guides

How to read a WOD: Rx, scaled and foundations explained

The shorthand on the whiteboard looks like code at first. It is simpler than it appears.

Hyrox

Hyrox vs CrossFit: which suits you, and can you do both

Two popular versions of functional fitness with real differences. They overlap enough to train together.

Hyrox

Pacing the sled push and pull: a practical guide

The sled stations break more first-timers than any other. Pacing and technique are the whole game.

Guides

Choosing your first functional fitness gym: 9 questions to ask

The right gym is the one you will keep going to. These questions help you find it before you sign up.

Guides

Training while travelling: how to keep momentum anywhere

A trip does not have to break your training. A little planning keeps the habit alive on the road.

Training

Scaling without ego: how to modify any workout safely

Scaling is not the consolation prize. It is the skill that keeps you training hard and injury-free for years.

Training

Kettlebell basics: the swing, the clean, the get-up

One simple tool and three movements give you strength, power and conditioning in a corner of a room.

Training

The beginner's barbell: the five lifts that matter most

Master five barbell lifts and you have the foundation for nearly everything else in the gym.