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The Five Pillars of Good Health

Graeme Marsh — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 11:59:44 +0000

When we talk about ‘fitness’ or ‘health’ definitions are often blurred. Inwardly the fitness industry tends to focus heavily on body composition, size, and strength, while outwardly our health service and medical industry have real concerns over obesity, diabetes, and the rapidly increasing elderly population. There is still a major disparity between the two camps, [...]

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Health Dreams vs Reality 2: Training Recommendations for City Guys and Girls

Dave Thomas — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:34:16 +0000

In the first part of this little blog series Graeme Marsh, one of the few personal trainers who has spent over a decade working with desk bound workers in the City of London, talked about a few general recommendations for health and nutrition when working with the general population. It seemed only natural to expand [...]

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Health in the City: Dreams vs Reality

Graeme Marsh — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 11:15:17 +0000

I recently went back to the city law firm where I gave my first ever talk here on nutrition and training, almost ten years ago and while the faces are different the questions tend to remain the same. The public now seem more confused than ever, and it isn’t just them – the over-sciencing of [...]

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Seven Top Tips For Training In-Season

Graeme Marsh — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 13:55:38 +0000

Foundry Director Graeme Marsh was recently asked to put together his top tips for training in-season by the excellent rugby resource website FindRugbyNow. For the original article, please go to and please find a copy of this article syndicated below. ———– I was recently asked by a new member at our East London training centre, [...]

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East London Women’s Rugby Club scores help from RBS

Dave Thomas — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 13:36:44 +0000

January 2013 – East London’s newest women’s rugby club has received financial sponsorship from The Royal Bank of Scotland as it looks to capitalise on increased interest in the sport from the local community. The club, East London Women’s Rugby Club (EL WRFC), is based a stone’s throw from the Olympic Park in West Ham [...]

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A healthy outlook is for life, not just for Christmas

Dave Thomas — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 11:50:24 +0000

With New Year resolutions around the corner Foundry Director Dave Thomas looks at the preoccupation with constantly improving our physical shape and discusses whether this can be detrimental. We also share a wonderful client success story The Rise of the Body Composition Expert The current fixation in the personal training industry is with ‘body composition’ [...]

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Olympian Christine Ohuruogu chooses The Foundry as her strength & conditioning gym

Dave Thomas — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 12:02:34 +0000

29 December 2012 Foundry:east, located in the Olympic borough of Newham, is chosen as the new training facility for GB Athlete Christine Ohuruogu Foundry Studios is delighted to announce that Great British Athlete Christine Ohuruogu, 400m Gold and Silver medallist at the Beijing and London Olympics respectively, has chosen Foundry:east, an independent high performance and group training [...]

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Christmas Fitness Offers

Dave Thomas — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 11:38:17 +0000

CHRISTMAS DISCOUNTS ON PERSONAL TRAINING, GYM MEMBERSHIP AND FITNESS PRODUCTS To celebrate the festive season we’re going to be giving you the chance to grab some unbelievable offers for personal training, membership to Foundry:east, great fitness shop products and gift vouchers for your friends along with some of our favourite workouts and tips to beat the holiday indulgences. [...]

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Intermittent Fasting (IF) and the 5:2 Diets

Graeme Marsh — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 08:51:11 +0000

Dieting dominates the popular media and it seems like every month the glossy magazines find another celebrity diet fad to report on. From Maple syrup to cabbage soup these are mostly ridiculous, unhealthy, impractical, and almost impossible for anyone with a normal life to follow. Still, people do try, and they hop from diet to [...]

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Heal your gut with Personal Trainer Richard Thompson

Dave Thomas — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 08:00:12 +0000

Do you struggle to build muscle yet easily put on fat? Are you frequently tired or suffering from energy lulls or craving bad sugary foods? These and other symptoms are not normal and can potentially be an indication of an unhealthy gut and digestive system. Foundry Personal Trainer Richard Thompson has investigated these symptoms, explored [...]

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