24 h. ago Female referee shows off INSANE fitness levels needed for top

Taking to social media , Sophie Dennington - who is a national refereeing manager with the Football Association - shared a week-long insight into her fitness regime.

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4 d. ago Women love 'energy boosting' protein powder that 'tastes amazing'

Sune protein powder has been created for women, by women, and packed with vitamins, minerals and superfoods, it's been praised for helping with energy levels as well as overall fitness and health

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8 d. ago Gym membership deals: The best offers at Nuffield Health, Gymbox and Virgin Active

From boujee to budget – find the gym or classes that fit your goals with flexible options for all fitness levels

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1 week ago ‘I cycled through flower fields stretching as far as the eye can see’: readers’ favourite European spring breaks

From spring blooms in the Netherlands to early sunshine in Sicily, our tipsters share their favourite seasonal escapesIn the Netherlands the Keukenhof near Lisse is well known for the beauty of its bulb fields in springtime. But if you are looking for a cycling holiday away from the crowds you’re better off heading 40 miles north to the Kop van Noord-Holland. Here you will find the largest contiguous bulb area in the country. April is the best time to cycle among the millions of colourful crocuses, daffodils, hyacinths and tulips. Between Schagen, Den Helder, Den Oever and Middenmeer you will find flower fields as far as the eye can see. I’d highly recommend the dune road from Callantsoog to Den Helder. The mostly well-paved surfaces are easy to cycle on and great for any fitness level. Peter Diender Continue reading...

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2 w. ago From Unforgiven to The Firm: Guardian writers pick their favourite Gene Hackman movies

After the death of the esteemed actor, writers highlight their favourite movies from a long and varied career‘He let us hate him’: Gene Hackman had a rare power – he didn’t need to be likedAlmost five minutes go by in The French Connection before we get a good look at Gene Hackman. Various other operators come and go in William Friedkin’s gritty and unsettling procedural – based on a real heroin sting – before Hackman’s Detective Jimmy “Popeye” Doyle emerges from behind an ill-fitting undercover Santa Claus outfit, like a background player busting into his first lead role. It’s as fitting an entrance as ever for Hackman, leveling up after his supporting work on TV and films like Bonnie and Clyde. And he gives a performance that sets the tone for his whole career, playing the brutal and racist cop, a morally murky figure who just doesn’t sit right as the hero of the story. Many of the qualities that made Hackman so great in later villainous roles – the way he moves like a menace with...

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3 w. ago Champions Trophy 2025: Australia’s second tier up against it in absence of bowling big three | Geoff Lemon

Their attack has a distinctly Sheffield Shield flavour to it but the main thing in the two-times winners’ favour is the relative weakness of their groupFor a long time, a strange situation continued in Australian cricket. Through a one-day World Cup in 2023, through a T20 World Cup in 2024, through a Test summer that sat between them, and through the lead-ups and warm-ups before all of the above, the same three fast bowlers showed up almost all of the time. Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Patrick Cummins, in aeternum.Things don’t work that way. Fast bowling is a horrifically taxing art, and the mad operators who pursue it across any level of the game share a gruesome delight in cataloguing their lifetime’s injuries, discarding sneakers and peeling back socks and rolling up trouser legs to show you toes bent sideways or lurid half-moons of scars around ankles or knees. At the top level, fitness and availability are sporadic, and that’s before you come to the changes driven by each fo...

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3 w. ago Get £120 HUAWEI smartwatch for £30 in double deal stack from Argos

Take your fitness to the next level with a best-selling smartwatch for less using these deals at Argos

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