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Fitness At The Farm Blog
The benefits of working out outside
Embrace the Great Outdoors and step into nature for your exercise sessions 🌿🌞 By taking your exercise outdoors and connecting with nature you can experience a myriad of physical and mental health benefits. Here's just a few: 1️⃣ Grow your self-esteem and...
RECIPE: Leah’s Moroccan Stew
As with most of my recipes, you can add pretty much whatever you like to this stew depending on what you have available. I made this up one evening when I was craving spice, flavour and comfort. I made it once with diced venison, and once without the meat. Both were...
🥗 Food Rules: Part 1
You have probably heard that 'BrEakFasT iS thE MosT imPoRtaNt MeAl of ThE dAy'. Or the phrase: "eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper" These may work for some people but really they are old wives tales and not rules for how you should...
Always Challenge The Why
The fitness world is very focused on targets, goals, KPIs and Stats Stats Stats. It is heavily encouraged in most fitness environments to be setting yourself goals and working to reach them. I believe it is because it gives people structure and some form of motivation...
Why we don’t need to refer to food as ‘Healthy’ or ‘Unhealthy’ and why doing so is problematic
It seems that whenever anyone shares a recipe online, they feel the need to caveat the description with the term ‘healthy’. For example, one I saw this morning on the insta of a veteran Bake Off contestant: “Here is my delicious, quick and easy, HEALTHY granola...
RECIPE: Leah’s Easy Pho
My Pho varies every time I make it depending on what I have in the fridge, so I'll give you the essential ingredients, and then a variety of ingredients you can use based on availability. Essential Ingredients: Garlic Ginger Spring onion/red or white onion...
Would you exercise the same way if you knew it wouldn’t affect the way your body looks?
No judgement here on how you answer this question: I have answered both ways at different times in my life. But, here are a few things to consider: 👉 The fitness & wellness industry make money out of you NOT being happy with your body. So they perpetuate the idea...
Welcome Solo Festival Goers…make this your day!
At Fit Farm Festival we would never want anyone to miss out on coming because they are worried about coming alone. So we wanted to make a point of welcoming solo festival goers!
Deadlifting & Boxfit at Fit Farm Festival
This year, The Project PT will be running Boxfit sessions and deadlift workshops at Fit Farm Festival. These are some of our most popular sessions at our Magdalen Road gym, and for good reason!
Fit Farm Festival – How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Rain!
The first ever Fit Farm Festival was a huge success. Over 100 of you turned up to party with us, try new exciting fitness classes and support Oxford’s finest local businesses. From Crossfit, to Aerial Yoga, to Tyre Flipping, you guys gave it your all, had fun, and didn’t let a spot of rain dampen your spirits.
