Health and Fitness in Liverpool
Healthy places to eat in the city, fitness classes and more
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Superfood On The Go: Bite Club
We all know that eating well, on a budget can be a challenge and with day to day life often feeling so hectic it can sometimes be difficult to make something fresh and healthy at home to the eat on the go. Whilst we all aim to be as healthy as possible, it’s no secret that a double cheeseburger with extra fries sounds a little more tempting than a superfood salad, especially during a stressful…
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Bike & Go Offers Free Bike Hire To New Subscribers During Bike Week
Bike hire scheme Bike & Go is encouraging people to try out cycling during this month’s Bike Week by offering free rentals to new subscribers. The scheme, which has bike hire facilities on offer at 21 train stations across the Merseyrail network – including Liverpool Central and Moorfields – will make bike rental free during Bike Week to all those who register between June 9-17. The team hope that by waiving the usual rental fee of…
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Sweat, Smoothies and Spin Classes at Rise Cycle Studio
Last Saturday, Smithdown Road’s spin and fitness studio Rise Cycle Studio celebrated their first birthday in style with juices, workouts, raw Vegan cake and sweaty selfies galore – and we were lucky enough to tag along. Situated at the bottom of Smithdown road, yards away from the iconic Penny Lane is Rise Cycle Studio, a state of the art spinning studio providing spin classes and other workouts run by professional personal trainers, The studio is…
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Bike & Go publishes quirky bike rides guide to mark English Tourism Week
A warehouse-lined canal path from the Pier Head to Crosby beach, a trip to the smallest pub in Britain, and a little-known route that provides the best spot for city skyline selfies are just some of the alternative cycle rides to be found in a new publication. Bike & Go’s Quirky Bike Rides Guide is being published to coincide with English Tourism Week, which runs from March 17-25, and has been compiled with the help…
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Great Ways To Get Fit & Healthy This Year In Liverpool
Another year passes us by, and 2018 brings another reason to create a bucket list of New Year’s resolutions to try to desperately stick to, but mentally giving up as soon as February 1st rolls round. So when boxing day came and I put pen to paper to try and think of what my resolutions were going to be this year, the first thing I wrote down was to ‘get healthy’ *with the muscle arm…
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The Brink Prepares For A Healthy New Year
The Brink is ringing in the New Year by encouraging Liverpool locals to have a happy and healthy 2018. Located on Parr Street, the UK’s first dry-bar will begin the year by marking Dry January, whereby it will be serving up a range of 130 alcohol-free beverages including mocktails, juices, detoxing presses and smoothies. In line with its innovative initiative, throughout the next 12 months the venue will regularly introduce classes, seminars and activities devised…
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Suites Hotel & Spa Celebrates ‘Best Urban Spa’ Nomination With A Luxury Giveaway
Suites Hotel & Spa has been nominated in the ‘Best Urban Spa’ category in this year’s prestigious Good Spa Guide’s Readers’ Choice Awards. For the past three years, the award-winning spa, located in the heart of the North West, has been the proud recipient of the highly sought after ‘Five Bubble’ status thanks to its luxury offering, but it now hopes to add to its already impressive trophy cabinet with the Reader’s Choice Award. And…
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Liverpool Cycle Studio Charity Ride For Mental Health Charity CALM
On Saturday 9 September Rise Cycle Studio will be hosting a very special pop-up event to raise awareness of men’s mental health issues. Cut Throat Pete will be joining the team live in the studio offering taster trims, cuts & shapes. He says, “I’m really excited to be doing this pop up barbershop at Rise. Their concept is great and something that is a topic of many conversations in my chair. I decided, rather than taking a…
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The Brink Supports Local Community During Recovery Month As Part of Sixth Birthday Celebrations
Liverpool’s only and the UK’s first dry bar is encouraging the community to get involved in Recovery Month this September. The Brink has teamed up with Life Rooms (Mersey Care NHS) to introduce a ‘Recovery College’ programme tackling subjects such as recovery principles, assertiveness, self-esteem and feeling better through comedy. Exclusively throughout the month of September, the Brink are also hosting ‘Nutritional Workshops’ which offer informative and practical advice on how to improve health, vitality…
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Otterspool Adventure Centre Is Set To Get Your Adrenaline Pumping This Summer
Whilst Otterspool Adventure Centre has been a favourite choice amongst locals for an action packed day out for some time, its recent refurbishment has given it a new lease of life, and the results are worth checking out. Having newly been acquired by Steven and Cheryl Cosgrove of Velocity Leisure, the company wanted to offer an alternative to their already successful portfolio which focuses on indoor activities. Velocity Leisure centres in the North West currently…
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Unplugged & Underfunded: Raising Funds For Liverpool’s Mental Health Festival
Fancy spending your Thursday night having a few drinks; listening to local musicians with stunning views of Liverpool’s skyline? Why not do it in aid of mental health too? Creative co-working space Launch22 has teamed up with Liverpool Mental Health Consortium (LMHC) to bring you an evening jam packed with some of the very best acts from Liverpool’s renowned music scene. The line-up will include Mel Bowen, Hannah Kewn, and Dave & Anwar among others performing live acoustic sets.…
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Formby Hall’s Magical £2.4million Makeover Unveiled
Earlier this week we were lucky enough to be on the 150-strong guestlist for the grand revealing of the brand new Formby Hall Golf Resort and Spa. As an internationally recognised golfing destination and luxury spa sanctuary, Formby Hall is a bit of a local legend already so we were chomping at the bit to see what magic a £2.4million makeover could conjure. Let me tell ya, we weren’t disappointed. Complete with red carpet, champagne…
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The Brink Adds Tai Chi To Ever-Growing Wellbeing Schedule
The Brink has added an eclectic Tai Chi workshop to its ever-growing wellbeing program. In a bid to offer a creative outlet to its participants, Liverpool’s only dry-bar is set to host a six-week Tai Chi course with a free taster session taking place on Wednesday, June 14. Heading the inaugural workshop at the Parr Street venue is Angela Howarth, who is an internationally acclaimed gold-medalist in the London Competition for Traditional Tai Chi Chuan. The talented trainer has also…
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Ninja Warrior UK’s ‘Last Man Standing’ Opens New Obstacle Course At Velocity Trampoline Park
Velocity Trampoline Park has unveiled its unique spin on TV’s toughest assault course, Ninja Warrior UK. As part of the venue’s big reveal to the public, Jonny Urszuly who was named ‘Last Man Standing’ on series three of the hit ITV show, made a star appearance to officially open the Widnes-based site’s new adrenaline-pumping addition. The purpose-build course, which is suitable for ‘contenders’ aged eight and above, features a varied range of challenging obstacles including…
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13 Sporting Challenges To Sign Up For In 2017
It’s the start of a brand new year and time to gear yourself up for a fresh set of challenges for the year. We’ve compiled 13 challenges to sign up for this year to keep your health goals firmly on track. Spring City Spring 5k or 10k (Sefton Park) – The 2017 event takes place over the weekend of Sat 6th May (5k and Kids 1k) and Sun 7th May (10k). Sign up here. Swim…
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Archie’s Shakes Things Up With Protein Boost Selection
Archie’s is providing a tasty protein-boosting offering to help kick start New Year’s resolutions. Ideal for gym bunnies and the general public alike, the quirky eatery is serving up a flavoursome range of Protein Boost shakes boasting a number of notable health benefits. Each shake is made with low fat milk, low fat yoghurt and vanilla protein powder and is packed with vitamins A, B and C alongside potassium, iron, calcium and beneficial antioxidants. Director…
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The Brink Encourages The North West To Detox For Dry January
With Dry January underway, The Brink is encouraging the North West to cut down on alcohol consumption through a unique detox. To accompany the Parr Street venue’s already extensive range of 130 non-alcoholic beverages, the revolutionary dry-bar has introduced an exclusive Dynamic Detox devised with a New Year health-kick in mind. In a bid to help guests ‘start the day right’, the Dynamic Detox will combine a healthy Brink Breakfast with a fresh press, juice…
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Legendary DJ Greg Wilson To Headline Morning Rave Experience Morning Gloryville At Kazimier
“I think I can say that I’ve never DJ’d on a Wednesday morning before” says legendary DJ Greg Wilson as he is announced for the next installment of Morning Gloryville. The conscious clubbing phenomenon returns on Wednesday 7 October 2015enabling revelers to ‘rave their way into the day’ at Liverpool’s much loved Kazimier venue. As one of the Kazimier’s final events – Morning Gloryville organisers say this is a once in a lifetime chance to celebrate…
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Velocity Trampoline Park Encourages The North West To Jump On Board New Trampolining Fitness Trend
Velocity Trampoline Park is helping adults from around the region to bounce their way into shape thanks to a new fitness craze. Trampolining is quickly becoming a firm favourite when it comes to exercise at the Widnes based venue, as well as in the USA and Dubai, and the activity has even become a hit with celebrities such as the Kardashians. Unlike traditional forms of cardio, it burns on average 1000 calories per hour, and…
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Morning Gloryville Gets Loved Up With Liverpool Loves: Next Rave – 8th Aug
It’s Morning Gloryville’s first ever weekend rave and they are going down to the Pier Head to join Liverpool Loves for a morning of clean fun loving hedonism. Morning Gloryville is an immersive musical, creative & holistic experience, rewriting the rules of both raving and fitness all around the world. It’s time for us to get together and invite friends, family, colleagues, clients, lovers and visitors to come together and join the conscious clubbing experience. We’d like to touch…
