Hey there Studio bods! Are you training for the City 2 Surf, or do you have burning desire to return to Soccer? Are you feeling a bit stiff following that run or workout? Are you 8 classes into The Studio Winter Warmer Challenge? Here are our top tips to recover and get the best out of your training and stay injury free! To some “Active Recovery” may seem a paradox, how can you recovery while remaining active?? In the past the fitness industry has incorrectly promoted the

'tis the season for warm and nourishing soups and this one's a beauty. Combining so many of my favourite foods – beans, sweet corn, lime, avocado – I give you pretty much a taco in a soup! It’s also incredibly nutritious, and provides a great balance of low GI carbs and protein and of course plenty of veg. If you haven’t used black beans before, I would highly recommend trying them – as with all legumes they’re a great source of fibre, low GI carbs and protein and also add an

Recipes don’t get much easier than this – just three ingredients and a quick blast in the food processor/stick blender/nutri-bullet and you’re done! These are a great snack to take to work for that 3pm pick me up or a sweet treat after dinner – you can even make a big batch and freeze them for super time-saving efficiency. While they don’t actually contain caramel, the combination of peanuts and dates gives them a delicious caramel flavour and the peanuts add the perfect amou

Stretching - Is it really necessary? Ever since we were youngsters, we have had instilled in us the importance of stretching, but do we really need to do those stretches daily? The evidence is a little sketchy when it comes to many of the perceived benefits of stretching and it can certainly be tempting to forego that glute stretch to do an extra few minutes of ‘hard exercise’ but personally I wouldn’t recommend it...stay with me on this one! So tell me...what are the benefit

Recipes don’t get much easier than this – just three ingredients and a quick blast in the food processor/stick blender/nutri-bullet and you’re done! These are a great snack to take to work for that 3pm pick me up or a sweet treat after dinner – you can even make a big batch and freeze them for super time-saving efficiency. While they don’t actually contain caramel, the combination of peanuts and dates gives them a delicious caramel flavour and the peanuts add the perfect amou