With so many different types of yoga classes out there, all with their own benefits, challenges, and enthusiastic devotees, how do you know where to start? The good news is there’s a yoga class for everyone, whether you’re looking for an energetic workout, a spiritual experience or some help recovering from an injury. 

If you’ve discovered the addictive world of high-intensity interval training (or HIIT for short), then you’ve might have heard of Tabata training. Fancy giving it a try? Check out our Tabata beginners’ guide for all you need to know – including where you can give it a go in our Neilson Beachclubs. 

If you’ve always fancied giving rock climbing a go, then make this the year you take the plunge and give it a try. To get you prepared, we’ve answered all your burning questions in our handy guide to rock climbing for beginners. We’ll cover everything from what to wear to basic technique.

The breathing techniques learned from yoga can be used at any time in any place where you may feel the need to realign or calm yourself.

If you’re a healthy mum-to-be, there’s no reason why you can’t continue to enjoy exercise and sports during pregnancy. In fact, there’s every reason you should! Exercising boosts your fitness, energy, strength and mood. And that’s great preparation for everything that lies ahead.

At its basic level, aqua fit is similar to a land-based aerobics class, complete with motivating music and an energetic instructor leading the group. There are also a growing number of variations from aqua running to aqua tai chi. 

If you’re looking to improve your strength, balance, and endurance for a specific sport, there are certain exercises that are good for each individual sport. 

Here we list some of the best yoga moves for relieving back pain to help you breathe deep and tackle your day with gusto. 

Getting to grips with some basic knots is an important part of learning the rock climbing ropes. We take a look at the seven most common rock climbing knots you might need on your adventures.

Get into the zone with our top tracks from our Zumba instructors in the fitness and yoga teams. These sassy shakers are sure to get you moving.

The stress-relieving power of meditation is surprisingly easy to get into: you don’t need special candles, incense or a stunning beachfront setting (although we’ve got a few of those to help) - all you need is you, and a couple of free minutes. So, take a deep breath, and let’s begin.

While it might seem like Zumba is all about having a great time shaking your booty to some funky tunes, it’s actually a fantastic workout too. These upbeat and accessible classes target both your cardiovascular fitness and core strength, working every single muscle group as you dance.

It doesn’t matter whether you’re heading to the climbing wall or the mountains, having the right rock climbing gear makes all the difference. We’re taking a back-to-basics look at the different equipment used in climbing.

Always wanted to give yoga a go? You’re not alone, yoga is super easy to get started - and just about everyone can benefit from a little yoga in their lives.

You might like full-on, high-intensity workouts, whereas others may favour the social side to exercise. Intensity might be important to some, but not to those who keep body and mind healthy through gentle activity. We’re all different, and we like to exercise in different ways. The key is finding the right sport for you.

To the uninitiated, the world of rock climbing grades can seem like an impossible jumble of letters and numbers. As a diverse and international sport, climbing has – rather unhelpfully – developed an equally diverse and international set of alternative grading systems.

This summer, we’ve been helping people do their thing for 40 years. It got us thinking about the kit we use today and what we used back in 1978! Here we look back at the evolution of road bikes, dinghies and skis.

Never been on a fitness holiday? Not sure if it’s for you? That could be about to change. You see, how you spend a fitness holiday is entirely up to one person, and that's you!

In recent years the popularity of taking a holiday that includes an active element such as cycling, hiking or watersports has been growing. Online searches for terms such as ‘activity holidays’ and ‘sport holidays’ are on the increase but what is behind this growth in popularity?

This summer, it’s your chance to get out and experience the best sporting events around. Whether cycling tours, tennis tournaments or sailing weeks take your fancy, you can get a piece of the action by watching the experts do their thing.

Work and a busy home life can take a lot out of you and make it difficult to find time for yourself. In fact the average UK adult hasn’t learnt or tried a new active hobby in the last five and a half years.

You don't need to be fit to go on a Neilson holiday, but you could go home fitter and healthier after a week or two in the sun.

Just how many activities can you cram into a week? Try a Neilson Beachclub holiday to find out.

It’s still possible to enjoy an active lifestyle and nothing beats the rush of adrenalin when you try something new, even when you’ve just had a baby.

After a quick straw poll around the office here at Neilson HQ, we’ve come up with a few ways to help you carve out more time and space.

From gentle cruises through rural villages to coastal downhill thrills and challenging off-road routes.

If you're a runner, then a bike could be one of your most valuable training tools.

Push out of your comfort zones by learning something together and you could even find yourselves with a new joint passion.

This guide will help you work out your tennis level so that you can make the most of our tennis programme.

Find out how our beachclub holidays introduce you to tennis and help you master the basics of the game.

Tennis is just one of the huge range of fun activities we offer for kids aged between 2 and 17 years old in our children's club.

Our beachclub tennis holidays are great for groups looking to play together, with courts available at most of our beachclubs.

We offer private coaching at all our beachclubs with tennis courts, helping you to improve your game.

The following guide explains everything you need to know about dinghy sailing, the terminology, the kit, what to wear, how to get started and how we can teach you to sail. 

This guide puts the spotlight on dinghy sailing and explains why it’s both a fun and challenging sport for everyone.

Use this handy guide to help you decide which watersport to try first.

SUP kit and instruction is included in the cost of all our beachclub holidays and this guide will cover all you need to know about getting started before you go.

Thinking of taking up windsurfing? Well you’ve come to the right place. Windsurfing is an exhilarating sport, that you can pick up and start learning whatever your age or ability.

Skiing and boarding isn’t just limited to the snow and mountains. If you can’t wait for winter to come around again and are itching for your skiing or snowboarding, give water skiing or wakeboarding a go.

...the uplifting rush of mastering something new.