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    Anna Bartter

    Anna Bartter

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    Health Writer

    Anna Bartter is a freelance journalist who writes about health, fitness and women's lifestyle for publications including Stylist, Metro and Psychologies among others.


    She's always on a quest to find a variety of fun and functional workouts that give you the most bang for your workout buck and she's passionate about championing movement for everyone's mental and physical wellbeing.


    Latest articles by Anna Bartter

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      Fitness
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      By Anna Bartter

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      By Anna Bartter

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      Fitness
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      Consider this your complete guide.

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      Fitness
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      Get strong, at home.

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      Fitness
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      Fitness
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      Get ready to feel the burn.

      By Anna Bartter

      Fitness
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      Stay home, get strong.

      By Anna Bartter

      Fitness
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      I did pistol squats every day for a week - and my legs have never felt so strong

      Fire up those glutes and quads with this elevated squat move.

      By Anna Bartter

      Fitness
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