Strength Training

Strength training is a fantastic way to build muscle, boost confidence, and improve overall health and well-being. In this guide, you'll learn the essentials to navigate the world of barbells, dumbbells, and exercise machines.

Strength Training Essentials

New to strength training? In this guide, you’ll learn how to navigate the world of weights and unlock your full potential, one rep at a time.

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Cardio or Strength Training? Unlock Your Workout

Can't decide between cardio or strength training? Ditch the debate! This guide unlocks the secrets to combining both for amazing results.

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How Much Rest Should You Take During Your Interval Workouts?

Training for strength? Muscle growth? Power? Here's how to adjust your rest time between sets to suit your workout goals.

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Forge Your Fitness: CrossFit 101

Thinking of getting into CrossFit? Read our guide to learn all the basics.

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Maximizing Your Workout Recovery: A Comprehensive Guide

Recovery is training. Discover how to make the most of your rest days and utilize recovery strategies to enhance your fitness progress.

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Pumping Iron and Hearts – Strength Training for Endurance Athletes

Here's why and how endurance athletes should work on their strength and the most promising use of heart rate monitoring in strength training revealed.

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What Is Anti-HIIT Training? Feat. 20-Minute Anti-HIIT Workout

Try celebrity strength coach Jack Hanrahan's anti-HIIT workout for a smarter matt-based cardio method to improve your aerobic fitness.

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7 Benefits Of Personal Training

Isn’t personal training for pro athletes? Not necessarily. Here are 7 reasons why you should consider hiring a PT.

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Should You Combine Cardio And Strength Training?

Cardio and strength training: Should you combine the two or is it best to do them as separate sessions on different days of the week? The answer is simple.

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Functional Training Isn’t What You Think – The What, Why And How Explained

Functional training is not standing on a bosu ball performing squats, but what is it and how to do it?

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3-Part Kettlebell Workout For The Whole Body

If gym isn't an option for you at the moment, try this full-body kettlebell workout at home with simple video instructions. Sweat and fun guaranteed!

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Gentle Mobility Exercises to Improve Your Strength and Flexibility

Polar master trainer Anniina Ala-Mattinen shows us six essential movements for flexibility and strength. Add them to your workout today!

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Using Your Heart Rate Monitor at the Gym | Indoor Training

Do you need a chest strap or a sports watch? How can you connect your Polar device to the gym equipment? Which sport profiles are designed for indoor training? Here's everything you need to know (and more)!

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3 Exercises to Strengthen Hips for Running

PT Lucy Young (with firsthand experience of hip surgery) explains why you should stop focusing only on your feet when running and how you can start strengthening your hips.

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5 Easy & Effective Hip Mobility Exercises

Working on your hip mobility is a surefire way to improve performance and safeguard you against injury. Get started with these easy hip mobility exercises.

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7 myths about strength training for runners – debunked!

Running coach and "myth buster" Sandy Ziya clarifies seven misconceptions about strength training for runners. See if you're holding on to any of these myths.

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Enhance Your Power With Yoga for Endurance Athletes

Yoga is a great way to work on muscular imbalances and core weakness that are common for many endurance athletes. Learn how yoga can boost performance.

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How To Combine Strength Training With Running Workouts

Endurance expert Alex Hutchinson shares his thoughts on combining strength training and running workouts to build a more well-rounded training plan.

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How to Start Weightlifting With Polar Ambassador Alice Mastriani

CrossFit trainer, osteopath and all-round Insta inspiration, Alice Mastriani talks goals, supportive exercises and her 100kg clean and jerk.

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Q&A: Workouts and Nutrition With a Strength & Conditioning Coach

We grilled Strength and Conditioning Coach, Ville Rintala for his insights on cheat days, mental renewal, and avoidable injuries.

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Strength Training For Triathletes

Triathlete and fitness guru Nils von Muster-Kistner shares useful guidance on strength training for triathletes to help you maximize your performance.

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Strength Training for Runners | 5 Essential Exercises

If you want to run long, fast, and strong, you need to do more than just run. Here's why strength training should be part of every running program.

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Supportive Exercises For Runners

Coach Nick Anderson shows us what else we need to do besides running: warm-up drills, core exercises and post-run stretches. We've got it all on video – take a look here.

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Why You Should Try Plyometric Exercises – And How To Get Started

Jump! Watch Polar Coach Maria go over the essential plyometric exercises for upper, lower, and whole body to improve athlete power and explosiveness.

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Why is Building Muscle So Important as We Age?

Think you can't build muscle over 50? Think again! Here's why strength training is vital for a long, healthy, independent life.

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