With leisure centres, gyms and swimming pools across the UK having recently closed en masse once more amid the latest lockdown restrictions, it begs the question of how exactly you are supposed to keep up your exercise regime. Taking up running could be one option to tide you over until those facilities eventually reopen. Running […]
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With much of the UK once again under tight COVID-19 restrictions – even if there has been a hesitancy to use the term “lockdown” – fitness enthusiasts across the country have again been forced to apply some imagination to their efforts to preserve and enhance their physiques. Or, of course, you might be launching a […]
Every year come New Year’s Day, it seems we are all guilty of making resolutions on a whim that we end up giving up on. This is especially the case with the extremely popular fitness-related resolutions. Whether someone decides to start a gym membership or simply aspires to lose a few pounds, it can be […]
There’s never really a “bad time” for any woman to shape up. Indeed, amid the recent coronavirus lockdowns that have left many of us largely restricted to our homes, maintaining a strong fitness regime might have become even more important this year. However, to get the best out of your training, you’re likely to appreciate […]
Cross training shorts have undergone quite the style evolution in recent years. As recently as the early 2000s, men were largely limited to two broad types of training shorts. They could opt for old-school cotton short shorts or sweatpants, or instead wear the then-popular – although not greatly comfortable – basketball-inspired gear with its extensive […]
As anyone who has ever attempted to use a general backpack for their workout activities will know, it tends to quickly become obvious when such a bag just isn’t up for the job. Maybe whatever backpack or bag you’ve been using until now has lacked the quality of manufacture that you would expect, hasn’t had […]
How are you coping at this stage of the unprecedented (yes, you’re having to see that word again) pandemic? If you’re anything like many people – including a fair few of us on the Hybryd team – the chances are that you’ve already reassessed a lot of aspects of how you lived prior to the […]
The ‘hoodie’ has gone through quite the cultural and style evolution. At one point in the ‘90s and ‘00s, the hooded sweater may have been associated more with criminality than with sporting or catwalk pretentions; nowadays, it’s the kind of thing worn by tech CEOs and fitness enthusiasts. But of course, hooded sweaters have never […]
There’s no doubt about it; these have been rough times for British gyms, as well as for British waistlines. So, now that many of the former are back open again, it’s understandable that you may be considering how they could help you with the latter. Apply these five tips, and you will be able to […]
It’s quite something to think about how far the status of men’s joggers has advanced in just a few short years. Far from the territory of the style-deficient that they may have once been, the right joggers can now form an integral part of even the most fashion-forward man’s everyday ensemble. Now, at this point, […]