Given temperamental and often uninspiring weather conditions, it’s no surprise that more and more of us are keen to get that golden-brown, sun-kissed glow. An April report from The Grocer reported that, according to market analysts Kantar Worldpanel, sales of fake tan have increased massively – by 38.8 per cent – to £20.9 million in the […]
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‘Proper Tasty’ and the fall of civilisation
I‘m under siege by food porn. Much as I’m loathe to use those words, there’s no other way to describe the videos of oozing cheese and dripping nutella invading my Facebook newsfeed. I love a hunk of garlic bread as much as the next student but this, my friends, is a dollop too much of […]
Pornhub wants to change the way you exercise
Readers might find the topics discussed in this article distressing O ne of the world’s largest pornography sites, Pornhub, has just released a new way to get you into shape. Bangfit is trying to help you get fit the way people relieve stress, by gamifying it. The site is dubbing it the “Wii Fit of Sex,” […]
Fitness for the Mind
As exam season looms the collective stress levels of all Exeter students soars. What is the best way to cope with this increase in stress? Chocolate would be my first port of call (while watching Friends from the beginning again because now was an ideal time to start that again – procrastination queen here!). Though […]
Ultimate Brain Food for Revision
Gone are the days where your mum is waking you up with a ‘brain boosting’ smoothie and cooking you a three-course balanced meal each day to help you beat those revision blues. No, the time has come where we university students must act as functioning adults, which means that we need to know the culinary delights we should […]
Gym gripes: What not to do
Bugbears: we all have them. Whether it’s open cupboard doors, bad manners, or that switch left on when not in use, everyone has something that, in the immortal words of a certain Peter Griffin, really ‘grinds their gears’. But in the gym we find the ingredients for a whole new world of such shocking iniquity. […]
How to de-stress in 10 minutes
We all have times when stress can get the better of us. Whether you’re in the middle of an essay, don’t know what to do with your future, or are just having one of those days, here are five things you can do in 10 minutes to relieve some of your stresses: Walk My mum always […]
The best ways to get fit for free
Let’s be honest, now that March has just begun, your New Year’s Resolution to get fit is dying a slow, painful death as getting up in the morning for an early run becomes more and more unbearable. Then Lent came around (everyone’s favourite time of the year) and there was a small reboot. But again, […]
5 cardio alternatives for gaining muscle
The festive feasting is complete, the January exam season has passed, and now it’s time to really get back on track in the gym. You want to lean up for the summer, and the ‘dreadmill’ looms large on the horizon… or does it? Cardio doesn’t have to be the demon that keeps you awake at […]
The rise of the Fitbit fad
Currently number one in the App Store, Fitbit is taking over the world. More and more people are buying into the Fitbit watch, and soon enough everyone will have the futuristic band clung to their wrist. This tiny bit of tech tracks every part of your day – not only when you hit the gym, but […]