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5 Cardio Tips for Beginners from Roger Black Fitness


It’s the first month of 2022 and traditionally a time when you might choose to discover ‘a New Year, New You’, particularly if you have been poorly over the holiday period or eaten one too many spoonfuls of Stilton or...

What’s Better: Exercise Bike or Cross Trainers? Roger Black Fitness


A Helpful Black Friday Blog As we approach Black Friday Black Friday (shopping) - Wikipedia this week, many UK buyers are poised at the ready to click ‘BUY’ on reduced Christmas gifts, including home fitness equipment. Yet how many buyers actually know what...

What is an Air Rower?


Those of us at a certain age will remember the iconic image of Tom Cruise and his air guitar in the 1980’s film, ‘Risky Business’ Risky Business - Wikipedia. Many a generation since that time have tried to perfect Cruise’s...

Does The Stationary Bike Provide a Good Workout?


As per the opening quote, life really is like riding a bike – you have to keep moving, or pushing pedals, in the case of home fitness equipment, to stay balanced and to get results. When it comes to the...

How Effective is Treadmill Running?


We found the following quote about treadmills on www.google.co.uk: “Competition is like a treadmill. If you stand still, you get swept off…”* It made #TeamRBF smile, simply because it is a great analogy. One of Roger Black Fitness’ mantras is to ‘Keep Britain...

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How To Improve Fitness at Home


October is here, welcoming sunshine, blustery rain, a fuel crisis and the première of ‘No Time To Die’, Daniel Craig - Wikipedia’s final outing as James Bond. You may decide to work out at home to save fuel or you might...

Which Muscles Does an Exercise Bike Work?


As the nights start to draw in and puddles start to fill on-road cycle paths, our thoughts may turn to which types of exercise we can do at home. Some of you may already use a static (stationary) exercise bike....

How To Plan a Cardio Schedule


How many times have you heard someone say “I don’t have time to exercise”? Historically, this phrase has been commonplace as an excuse, given commuting times, family obligations, after work soirées and fixed gym timetables. We’ve heard so many people...

The Complete Guide to Cross Trainer Workouts


What is a Cross Trainer? According to the OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com, the textbook definition of a cross trainer is “a piece of exercise equipment that you use standing up, with parts that you push up and down with your feet and parts that...

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5 Cardio Tips for Beginners


The internet, particularly Google and youtube.com have revolutionised how we research and learn. However, on the flipside, too much information can make informed decisions really difficult and confusing, particularly when it comes to cardio fitness workouts for beginners and where...