Cardio vs Muscle Gains: Are You Under-Eating Your Way to Fit Fatigue?
If you’re an active woman juggling strength training and cardio, you might feel stuck. You train hard but feel soft, or you’re caught in a cycle of high volume workouts and under-eating. You might blame cardio for killing your muscle gains. But here’s the truth: cardio isn’t the enemy. The real problem is often under-eating. Let’s unpack why your body might be breaking down muscle, what really happens when you add cardio to your routine, and how to fuel your hybrid training f
Poppy Hawe
4 min read
Why your Ai running programme is holding you back…
I get it, it’s cheap, it’s convenient, it connects to your watch… truthfully though i’m sick of fixing injuries that come from Ai running app’s. In theory they should work, they tailor progressions across the 3 main runs any runner should be doing; An easy, a speed and a long and they take into consideration your goal pace and they deload your volume and they plan for you to progress up until the set day of your race. So what’s going wrong? In the past 2 years i’d say i’ve pr
Sam Rea
4 min read
Why 10,000 Steps a Day Could Be Holding Back Your Running Progress
If you’re an active woman juggling running, lifting, or hybrid training, you might be hitting your 10,000 steps daily target religiously. Yet, you wonder why your recovery feels off or your progress has stalled. The popular 10,000-step goal is often seen as a universal benchmark for health and fitness, but for women in structured training, it might be doing more harm than good. Let’s unpack why this number isn’t one-size-fits-all and how you can adjust your mindset and habits
Poppy Hawe
3 min read
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