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Sophie Saint

Sophie Saint
Exercise used to always terrify me, until I was forced to face it head-on with an impending surfing trip. I entered the world of MoveGB and never looked back.... Yoga, gym sessions and the odd round with a punchbag opened up my eyes to getting active and feeling awesome from it! Travelling, social media and blogging are what I love both in and out of work. And Turn'd Up dance has become a serious obsession now...
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Recent Posts

Bodyweight workouts: 8 challenging partner workouts to try this week

Posted by Sophie Saint

Sure, Valentine’s Day is looming, but you don’t have to be loved up to try these partner workouts! Forget about candlelit dates, seductive chocolates, and wining and dining - grab a mate, bestie or gym buddy to try these challenging bodyweight partner workouts, and smash this romantic week MoveGB style.

London’s best alternative yoga studios

Posted by Sophie Saint

When life gets too stressful, a great yoga session is the perfect remedy! Not only is yoga brilliant for increasing flexibility and strength using your own body weight, but it can help you find your inner peace in the busy world we live in. We all need to take a break.

5 Strange gym tools you have to try!

Posted by Sophie Saint

We all remember that feeling - creeping tentatively into the gym for our first time and wondering how the hell we’re supposed to use the equipment.

A beginners guide to Aerial Silks

Posted by Sophie Saint

With the new year in full swing and all our Movers trying out new, cool activities on MoveGB to discover what’s #WorthSweatingFor this year, we’re introducing you to some awesome fitness classes that you should try out! 

How to crack your mindset to get back into fitness post-christmas

Posted by Sophie Saint

Whether it’s exercise, healthy eating, deeper sleeps or keeping hydrated with zero-alcohol liquids, we’ve all got our goals for the new year. With a fresh new year lying ahead, it is the perfect time to make positive and healthy changes - time to get back into fitness post-Christmas. Be the best you that you can be!

Should you get a fitness tracker?

Posted by Sophie Saint

With the festive fun in full swing and a gallon of mulled wine and a ton of mince pies circulating in our systems, it may have you thinking ahead to a new start in the new year. We’re big advocates of keeping your fitness going strong throughout December to avoid the January blues and guilt…

Yoga and Climbing: the perfect match

Posted by Sophie Saint

The wall and the mat. Two very different challenges, two very different activities…. Or are they? Many pin adrenaline junkies to climbing and assign zen, meditative states to the art of yoga, making them seem as far apart as possible. But now is the time to shake off those misconceptions and find out why they actually make the perfect match!

10 Reasons to stay fit this festive season

Posted by Sophie Saint

Welcome to the official countdown to Christmas! As the chilly days finally click over into December and we bust out the first window of our advent calendars (or protein calendars), we can now officially jingle our bells and deck our halls. The festive season is here… and so are the hectic schedules.

What is DOMS and should you workout when you have DOMS?

Posted by Sophie Saint

As dawn breaks and your alarm clock kicks off, you go to get up and realise that your body is as stiff as a board and your muscles are real sore. You suddenly feel like you’ve aged 20+ years overnight and struggle to get out of bed…