Creative exercises that do absolutely everything – The Mountain
By Andy on November 11, 2015 At Iconic Fitness Dubai Marina, we provide an ideal program that offers conditioning to all areas of your body that doesn't repeat any sets. All exercises are only done once. The Mountain! This workout offers something different. No monotony and you move through each and every exercise quickly. It’s [...]
Burn your abs with just 1 effective exercise
By Andy on December 17, 2015 Substitute your whole abs exercise routine with just one exercise. I am often asked by our members at Iconic Fitness, a gym in Dubai Marina, if there is one exercise that can be done at home, in the hotel, or just quickly during lunch at the gym that caters [...]
Boost your workout with Interval Training
By Andy on November 11, 2015 Do you want to get the most out of your gym session or workout? The best way to achieve this is to move out of your comfort zone and try something that challenges you. A great starting point is interval training, as it helps you to increase your fitness [...]
Back squats vs Front squats
By Andy on November 11, 2015 Recently while training my clients at Iconic Fitness Dubai Marina, I was asked what is the difference between the Front and Back squats. One is not more superior to the other because they both target the major muscles in your lower body such as your booty, oh yeah! However, [...]
10 Ways To Improve Your Burpees
By Andy on June 30, 2016 Now you will also smile after burpees. Most of our members at the Iconic Fitness gym in Dubai Marina (99.99% of all humans) hate burpees. But just because they are tough right? The way I see it there are two ways to make burpees easier : One is to [...]
Can I train while pregnant?
By Hannes Loubser on March 16, 2017 Here in Dubai, mums often ask me: Can I train while pregnant? We have a few soon-to-be-mums training with us in the Dubai Marina, and it's super special for team Iconic to have the privilege of being part of this journey. Pregnancy and training is a subject very [...]
7 minute core conditioning
By Andy on November 11, 2015 The quick and effective routine that prepares you for everything! As the year enters the last quarter there is a variety of outdoor events happening in Dubai. Fitness competitions, triathlons, night runs, and warrior challenges. Not to mention more and more active people running, swimming, and cycling outdoors now [...]
6 tips for your First Marathon
By Hannes Loubser on January 19, 2017 6 additional tips to ensure that all the hard training pays off. It’s exciting to see how many people are entering the Standard Charted Marathon for the first time this year. There are a Million Dirhams up for grabs if you run the fastest Marathon ever which stands [...]