Have Gen Z abandoned drinking culture?
Gen Z are exploring new ways to spend their free time without involving alcohol, but are they abandoning drinking culture altogether? For a long time, going to the pub or going to a bar has been the go-to way to socialise
The Rise of the Pilates Princess
Is this social media aesthetic creating impossible standards in the fitness world or bringing an extremely beneficial practice into the spotlight? Picture this, you’re lying in your bed doomscrolling when a brightly lit perfectly shot video appears on your explore page,
New year, new me: guide to a perfect leg day
Here at Fashion North, we understand it can be hard after Christmas when it is over and you want to start fresh. As the wellness editor, I wanted to explain that it's okay to eat all the pigs in blankets
Sunderland Wellness Festival returns to the City
Movement, meditation, breathwork, and dance will be coming to the city, as part of the Sunderland Wellness Festival 2024. The event will return on February 11th next year with an exciting line-up including an appearance by award-winning personal trainer Katie Bulmer-Cooke,
The best go-to running accessories
If you're running a 3k or a marathon these are the best running accessories you will need to succeed. Running may seem daunting at first, but with this list of accessories and outfit ideas, you'll look that good you'll forget
My personal style: Looking cute in the gym
Now I love the gym and I think people just see the gym as a sweaty, stinky and stressful environment which I totally get! However, with wearing a cute gym fit totally sets you up to smash a session. This
Football Fashion: Students design Sunderland FC ladies’ youth kit
It's not often that fashion and football collide but thanks to a new initiative, in Sunderland, style on the soccer pitch has received an upgrade. Students in the second and third year of the BA (Hons) Fashion Design and Promotion course
Getting over Gym Anxiety: A Fitness Coach’s Guide to Feeling Your Best
Agony Aunt Beth here! My first article as Fashion North's new agony aunt, is gym related as I love the gym. Now I hope you don't think I'm weird saying that. I have my reasons, it's not about losing weight but
Mental Health Matters: what a healthy 2021 means to us
By Holly Allton, Sorina Mihaila, Megan West and Chrysoula Axeli This year has certainly been a tough one. In these unprecedented times, we have to had to find the strength we didn’t know we had. Due to this, our mental health
“Bruised to bits” in 8-inch heels – how pole fitness may be the key to female empowerment
Diminishing “stripper” stereotypes with elegance, pole fitness instructor Toni Deary provides a new outlook which encourages female empowerment. Photo from Toni Deary's Instagram, @t_deary While pole dancing is often portrayed as something for men to enjoy watching, new generations are fighting this
Fitness fashion: get back in shape after summer
Summer is long gone and the autumn months have begun to set in. Like everyone, we tend to overindulge on our all inclusive summer holidays. But fear not, we have the perfect fitness wear to help you get back in
5 British body positive activists you should be following on social media
Canadian body positive activist Kenna Brenna created a hashtag buzz after posting her first #CelluliteSaturday post to her Instagram page. Brenna, 26 , told Self magazine:"I thought [#CelluliteSaturday] might be a cute little slogan to put on a picture of me showing