Tess Agnew

Did you know, you can burn more calories just by eating certain foods?
In the same way that a high intensity workout (HIIT) burns more calories after exercise compared to steady-state cardio, some food types can have an increased afterburn too, because of the energy it takes for your body to break it down.
This is called the thermic effect of food, with certain food types increasing metabolic rate after ingestion. In this blog, we explain how eating more metabolism-boosting foods with a highe...

The key to making fitness routines stick is to first understand the difference between a habit and a routine. Both are behaviours or actions that we do in a regular and repeated way, but the difference lies in how aware and intentional we are.

Lose weight fast! Shed a stone in one month!
We see headlines like these all the time, and whilst it’s possible to lose a stone quickly, whether you keep it off long term is dependent on your metabolism, general lifestyle, and the tools at your disposal.
The good news is, sustainable fat loss and improved health and wellness doesn’t have to be complicated. There’s no quick fix diet; it’s a lifestyle. A marathon, not a sprint.

Fitting in exercise around a busy lifestyle can be hard work, but it doesn't have to be - it's just about knowing how to get the most out of your workouts and pushing yourself when you do. The good news is you don't need an expensive gym membership and lots of equipment to get fitter, healthier and leaner. All you need is a spare 20 minutes, some space to jump around (enough for a yoga mat bare minimum), and some motivation.

You don't always have to work hard to make your money go further – by learning how to budget and throwing in a few simple tricks, it can be easier than you think. In this guide we're sharing five top tips on better budgeting for bills followed by seven everyday budgeting tricks to make your life easier.

With the world in our pockets and an infinite number of websites, tools and apps to help us manage our daily lives, things like online shopping and banking have never been easier. But with increased convenience comes heightened risk of online fraud, as scammers try to find new convincing ways to access your personal data.

Web copy rewrite and messaging work for SOL Design Collective, a thriving community of artists and designers.

Wouldn’t it be great if you could design the exact experience your customers want? If you could understand their motivations and intent, their feelings and frustrations, to create an experience that is easy and feels natural, flowing freely on the path to purchase and onto long term brand loyalty?
The Fresh Egg approach to Customer Experience Journey Mapping (CXJM) as a whole considers 10 distinct stages of experience that your customers will move through:
The 10 stages of Customer Experience...

There are fitness apps and YouTube videos for every type of activity or exercise you can imagine.

Stairs, chairs and household objects can be used to create your own indoor circuit class. Or you could buy fitness DVDs or exercise equipment that matches the type of exercise you like to do – from high intensity training to instructor-led aerobics routines, indoor bikes to workouts with weight.

Fourth in six ghostwritten blogs for Freedom Leisure's 97 centres to use on social channels to promote facilities, membership & benefits of leisure centre over other fitness studio.

Third of six ghostwritten promotional blogs & social posts to be shared across Freedom Leisure's 97 centres for use on their social channels. Blogs to promote sports facilities, children's activities, swimming lessons etc. on offer.

Second of six promotional blogs to be shared by Freedom Leisure's 97 venues across the UK. Blogs to cover benefits of leisure centre membership, swimming lessons, children's activities etc.

Ghostwritten blog for Freedom Leisure on the physical and mental health benefits of swimming, promoting adult swimming lessons across the company's 99 centres to use on their social channels. This is the first in a series of six blog posts.

Last month, over sixty mountain bike hungry women rolled into Coed y Brenin for a weekend of shredding trails, drinking tea and hanging out with the legendary Tracy Moseley.

Social media strategy & video content gathering / scripting for calendar of content leading up to Family Action's Family Monsters Garden at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2019.