cakeupton kobox

My first: KOBOX

I first found out about Kobox on the Kings Road when lots of people I follow on instagram started to post pictures there, and having fallen further in love with boxing at 1Rebel, I knew it had to be next on my list of things to try! Kobox have the best beginners package of any […]

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cakeupton core collective velocity

My first: Velocity @ Core Collective

I’m always on the lookout for new workouts in London, so when my friend (and desk mate at work!) recommended Core Collective in Holland Park I was all ears (especially when he showed me a picture of James, our future trainer, on instagram..). We chose the Velocity class to go to together, and took another […]

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cakeupton gails cookie recipe

Gail’s Reverse Cookies – copycat recipe

Every sunday my boyfriend and I go for brunch together, and nine times out of ten it’ll be to Gail’s on Abbeville Road. Sometimes, when our Gail’s is full, we even drive to the Clapham Old Town or Northcote Road bakeries to get our fix – it’s that much of a tradition! When we’re there, […]

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cakeupton Barrys bootcamp

My first: Barry’s Bootcamp [with Be:Fit London]

As well as our running club, BOOMCycle and Rumble at 1Rebel, the Be:Fit team also sorted us girls out with a free session at Barry’s Bootcamp in Moorgate which I was so excited about because I’d wanted to try it for so long but didn’t want to hate it and feel like I’d wasted money! […]

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cake upton marshmallow

Making Marshmallows

A few weeks ago I seemingly lost my mind and decided that making marshmallows was a wise idea. My first attempt was an unmitigated DISASTER as I chose a particularly vague recipe to follow, which made no mention of temperatures, boiling points or the VITAL NEED FOR A SUGAR THERMOMETER which I now know is […]

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cakeupton 1rebel rumble

My first: 1Rebel [with Be:Fit London]

Another class I got to try with my girl friends from Be:FIT was Rumble at 1Rebel, a boxing and HIIT class at their studio at Broadgate Circle. I’ve always liked the idea of getting into boxing, and have done a few classes here and there over the years, including one where literally everybody except my […]

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Classes vs Gym Floor

Last year, I was going to the gym five to seven days a week with my boyfriend, either swimming after work or working out together on the gym floor lifting weights. I gradually got more and more bored of the same exercises, seeing the same faces, getting up and getting home at the same time, […]

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How cauliflower pizza taught me to RTFM

Having nailed cauliflower base pizza on my first attempt bcos I finally gave into the inevitable and followed a set of instructions to the letter, I learnt an important lesson about doing what I’m told. I mentioned in my recipe post that I spent what must have amounted to hours trying to find a recipe […]

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cake upton rosemary conley

Step: Not just for nanas

As part of my new gym routine, I do an hour’s Step class on wednesday evenings. I was trying to fit some kind of activity into every day, and the only class I could make it to after work that day was Step, so I thought I’d give it a go. When I first signed […]

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cake upton dairy free pizza

Cauliflower Pizza [Dairy Free]

I know I’m super late to the party, but I’ve finally discovered cauliflower pizza base and it’s actually nowhere near as gross as I thought it’d be. I don’t have a microwave (we’ve actually not had one since we moved out of 558 in 2014) and also I’m super lazy, so I spent ages trawling […]

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cake upton tiffany burpees

Tiffany vs Burpees

I wear the same three pieces of jewellery every single day – with only my earrings changing depending on my mood, outfit, or how easy it is for my boyfriend to play with them (seriously though, if you don’t get your significant other to mess about with your ears whilst you curl up and watch […]

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