It’s been a long winter, so whether you’re working from home or simply stuck indoors - Here’s a 10 minute chair stretching routine to help you feel better.

No sweat, and suitable for all ages and fitness levels.

There’s nothing more delicious than ripe organic fruit fresh from the orchard, delivered to your door.

Want a discount?

Use this link for 10 euro (around £8.50) off your first box.

Strength training is super important to see long-term results from weight-loss injections such as Wegovy, Mounjaro or Ozempic. Here’s why…

What makes Griffen Fitness different? As we celebrate 20 years in business, here’s some of the numerous benefits of getting fit with us…

Get ready to get moving…

In your chair!

An easy 15 minute workout for you to try, recorded at the Griffen Fitness studio.

Have you heard about creatine and wondered if it would work for you?

Wonder no more, here’s the lowdown on what we think of creatine. We’re on it, literally.

Easy. Delicious. Healthy. Seasonal. Inexpensive.

Baked apples is a scrummy way to get more fruit in your day. Here’s a warming recipe for you to try.

On weekends the Griffen Fitness studio is used by charitable groups who offer something to the local community.

Learn all about the Edinburgh Library of Things: who they are, what they do, and how they can help you.

We take our oats seriously, and competed in the Golden Spurtle World Porridge Making Championship in 2022, 2023 and 2024.

Griffen Fitness is in the film of the competition, currently showing at cinemas… Here’s a behind-the-scenes peek.

Tomatoes are in season. Here’s a super simple tomato soup recipe that tastes much better than tinned Heinz soup.

Give it a go - only six ingredients, and excellent for leftovers and freezing.

You asked, we’re doing it.

Over August PT Tracy tried the newest nutrition trend and blogged an Honest Review of ZOE.

What did she discover?

Here’s something different, an easy 4 minute morning exercise routine to warm up your body, designed to do in the kitchen as you boil the kettle.

It’s hot and you want to keep working out. What’s the most sensible thing to do?

Here’s some hints and tips from a PT who grew up in a hot country before settling in Scotland.

When you eat is as important as what you eat.

It’s all about timing (chrono)…

Happy birthday to us!

Here’s a double page feature we wrote for The Leither Magazine, drawing the parallels of running a business and running a marathon.

Jog on.

It’s official.

We love Pilrig Park.

And this recent Edinburgh Outdoors podcast features Griffen Fitness in the park. Listen up!

NEW WORKSHOPS! Griffen Fitness is delighted to host two brand NEW springtime workshops at Leith Community Croft - Fitness for Gardeners and Moving & Eating with the Seasons.
Limited tickets available, from £22…

Weightlifting is on trend. Strong is the new thin. This makes us very happy, as we love to teach how to lift.

Read about PT Tracy’s method for teaching you weightlifting.

Listen here! Three years ago we made a slightly silly podcast with Leith Festival. The episodes can be found here, with workouts to brilliant original music, written especially for Healthy Living in Leith. Enjoy"!

Happy 2025!

As we hurtle headlong into a new year, are you planning what you’ll do differently? If so, many of us think about what we’re going to add in to our lives – adding in exercise, healthy eating or simply getting more done.

What about if we considered what we’d like to take out?