Latest articles by Sam Hopes
What's the best exercise bike? I'm a fitness expert and these are my top picks
review The best exercise bikes provide a brilliant lower-body workout and they're a great tool for improving your cardiovascular health.
Forget the gym — this 250-rep dumbbell ‘chipper’ workout builds full-body strength and core muscle in 3 moves
Chipper workouts build strength using high reps to overload the body. A personal trainers a 250-rep workout to try.
I just tried a 60-minute puppy yoga class for the first time — I barely did yoga, but I nearly bought a puppy
One writer tried 60 minutes of puppy yoga for the first time, and here's what happened, plus the benefits of just one class.
I’ve been drinking collagen water every day — here's what I've learned so far
What does drinking collagen water every day do to your body? We tested it out to see what, if any, benefits exist.
Do you find lunges uncomfortable? I ditched them for Cossack squats, and my lower-body strength and stability transformed
Do you find lunges uncomfortable? Add the Cossack squat to your routine and improve lower-body mobility, strength and stability.
No, not downward dog — unstick tight shoulders with this quick and simple mobility exercise from a personal trainer
Unstick your shoulders, triceps and spine using this one-minute mobility exercise, according to a personal trainer.
Personal trainer says forget the gym — use a 25-minute dumbbell workout to strengthen your legs, glutes and core instead
A personal trainer recommends using this squat-free dumbbell workout to strengthen your core and legs.
10 best weighted jump ropes 2025: tried, tested and reviewed
The best weighted jump ropes are affordable and can provide a great workout at home. Here's our round-up of the top picks from the market, tried and tested by our fitness team.
I tried 3-minute monster walks every day for one week — here’s what happened to my body
What is the monster walk and what happens when you try it for three minutes every day? One personal trainer tested it out, and here's what happened.
Forget the gym — 3 things I wish I had known as a hot yoga beginner
Three tips for hot yoga beginners, the benefits of hot yoga and the difference between heated yoga and Bikram.
The experts have spoken — these 4 resistance band exercises strengthen your lower body and improve hip mobility
These are four of the best lower-body exercises you can do with a resistance band for strength and mobility.
I took creatine every day for 6 weeks like Mark Wahlberg — here’s what happened to my body
What does creatine do to your body? We tested it to answer what are the benefits, how creatine improves performance, and how it could build muscle mass.
9 best cross training shoes 2025: tried, tested and reviewed by personal trainers
The best cross training shoes for weightlifting, CrossFit, and Hyrox, including models from Nike, Reebok, R.A.D, and NOBULL.
I'm a personal trainer — ChatGPT built me a 15-minute mobility routine for looser hips, and I’m surprised by the results
One personal trainer asked ChatGPT to build a 15-minute mobility program for stronger, looser hips, and here's what happened.
Personal trainer shares a five-move mobility routine to unstick tight hips and shoulders using your bodyweight.
Unstick sticky hips and shoulders.
Yoga teachers share how to do downward-facing dog with proper form, plus the benefits and ways to modify your practice.
Try these tips from yoga teachers to perfect your down dog.
10 of the most common Pilates myths — according to a movement coach
A movement coach reveals the 10 Pilates myths he thinks are holding people back from experiencing the benefits of Pilates workouts.
‘These are the 5 compound exercises you should do to build full-body functional strength and muscle,’ says a personal trainer
Personal trainer shares the five compound exercises that build functional strength and muscle and will save you time in the gym.
I did 70 Turkish get-ups every day for 1 week to strengthen my core — here are my results
What happened when one writer did 70 reps of the Turkish get-up exercise every day for one week.
Boxbollen fitness is trending on TikTok — here’s why celebrities like the Kardashians and Tom Brady are doing it
Research suggests Boxbollen fitness could help you burn calories and boost cardio. Here's what it is and why celebrities and science are backing it.
I'm a personal trainer — forget 'regular' kettlebell swings and try kickstand swings to build a strong core instead
Personal trainer shares how to do the kickstand kettlebell swing, the benefits and how the swing variation can build stronger leg and core muscles.
The experts have spoken — these 3 resistance band exercises strengthen your entire body and improve upper-back mobility
These are three of the best full-body exercises you can do with a resistance band to strengthen and mobilize your body.
I tried this 5-minute 'morning yoga' workout to build mental stamina and flexibility — here's what happened
Yoga instructor shares a beginner-friendly, five-minute yoga routine to stretch and strengthen your entire body at any time of day.
