Posts in “Personal Training”
5 Gym Bag Essentials I Just Wouldn’t Train Without
Back with another modest but unbelievably epic blog covering my gym bag essentials. For me, these five items must be in my bag as I head to the gym as they help mobilize, motivate and prepare me for exercise. Now don’t get me wrong, I’m not reliant on these tools however without them I know I […]
Read articleCait’s Do It In 12 Story – 1 Week to Go!
This picture is Cait on week 1 and week 9 of our Do It In 12 programme – a 12 week bespoke personal training programme focusing on two personal training sessions per week, in addition to nutritional and lifestyle support to help you smash your goals. You can already see that the changes have been phenomenal. […]
Read articleHIIT and Core Workout
It’s that time of year, the sun is out, the beach is looming we all want a six pack, to feel svelte and confident in our bikinis and look strong and lean in our shorts. Often, at this time of year, our personal training clients and gym members may want to spend more time focusing […]
Read article5 Top Tips To Fit Exercise Around Work!
Exercise can often get pushed to the back burner when life gets hectic, whether it is work, socialising, family or just lack of motivation everyone (even myself) have been guilty of making excuses for not exercising. So the question is…..how can we fit exercise around our busy lives, work and families. So, without further ado, here are […]
Read articleHow Many Calories Should I Be Eating?
To lose, gain or maintain weight it is important to know how many calories you should be consuming. So this blog, how many calories should I be eating, looks at just that but we’re going to try to keep things simple. For weight loss you should be expending more energy (energy expenditure) than calories you […]
Read articleNo Equipment Holiday Workouts!
No Equipment? No Excuses! Some of you might have a holiday looming this summer. While most will treat it as a nice break and a chance to put your feet up, I know a few people who will be wanting a quick workout they can do anywhere to get the heart rate up and keep themselves […]
Read articleHow Do You Manage Unplanned Weight Gain?
It’s an honest question? If your goal is to maintain your weight or to lose weight, how do you manage unplanned weight gain? I only ask because as personal trainers we see this happen, we’re asked questions about it and our clients deal with it in very different ways. And trust me – we’ve all been there […]
Read articleThe Deadlift – Everything You Need To Know
In my humble opinion the Deadlift and ‘hinge’ movement pattern is the most effective exercise that can be performed. It is a compound movement that requires strength, stability and mobility and numerous different joints of the body. It is a fatiguing exercise that activates large muscle groups all at one time – the posterior chain […]
Read articleDuathlon D-Day…..Race Report!
Sunday 30th April was ‘THE DAY’, the day I’d been training for since finding out last November that I had qualified for the European Triathlon Union, Standard Distance Duathlon Championships in Soria, representing Great Britain for my age group (35-39 years). I must have bored everyone to tears about this race and my prep for it, […]
Read articleJulie’s Do It In 12 Story – 1 Week To Go!
Our Do It In 12 personal training programme has had some amazing results, and I am delighted to say my first Do It In 12 client has only enhanced the programme’s success stories. When Julie first came to the gym she was noticeably uneasy and it was clear to see that she had never stepped […]
Read articleTops Tips To Achieving Your Goals
As a personal trainer, it is essential that we educate our clients so they are empowered to make their own nutrition, exercise and lifestyle choices in order to achieve their goals. For me, the biggest compliment I could receive, as a personal trainer, is that a client feels confident enough to stop training with me and ‘do […]
Read articleKiller Circuit Workout
This week I’ve covered a couple of our circuit training classes, which I love teaching! I think I’ve put the guys through their paces in their classes, so I thought I’d share my killer circuit workout with you for you to try. You can either do this by yourself or grab a group of friends […]
Read articleTricep Workout
This week the lovely Kate posted a blog about how to get rid of your bingo wings, explaining that it’s not just exercise which influences how toned your arms are but other things like hormones, nutrition, stress, sleep. So, I thought I’d put a tricep workout together for you. Now, before we go any further, […]
Read articleOlympic Lifting Variations
Before we look at the Olympic lifting variations, I thought I’d give you a brief history of Olympic lifting. Olympic weightlifting has been included in the Olympics since the first Modern Olympics in 1896 and is now a permanent feature in the games since. When we talk about Weightlifting as a sport we are referring […]
Read articleNo Kit, No Problem! Equipment Free Workout
I’ve recently started teaching a body weight conditioning class at one of our corporate sites. It’s a 30 minute blast of a class so I try to ensure that we target as much of the body as possible with the bare minimum kit i.e. if they’re lucky, I take mats! I obviously factor in a […]
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