Dumbbell Complex Workouts
Last week Kate wrote a Wednesday workout which was a barbell complex workout. This week I am going stay on a similar theme but tweak it slightly. Barbells are great, possibly the piece of equipment I use most for my personal training clients. However, barbells can sometime seem a bit scary, heavy, one-dimensional, boring and bilateral. […]
Read more15 Minute Moroccan Fish Recipe
This 15 minute Moroccan fish recipe which I’ve adapted from a Hugh-Fearnley Whittingstall is super easy to make. Being a personal trainer, we often work until late in the evening so this recipe perfect for when I get home and want to make a healthy evening meal for me and my hubby. Now, those of you who are […]
Read moreNice Little Barbell Complex – Workout Wednesday
I’m not going to lie – this is currently my favourite things to do as a second warm-up. I started introducing it into a couple of my clients plans as it gets the whole body “warmed up” – but then it’s also a little mean as we use the 20kg barbell! This barbell complex contains […]
Read moreHealthy Homemade Lamb Kebabs
These healthy homemade lamb kebabs are a great option instead of a unhealthy take away kebab. To reduce the carbohydrate content we have used iceberg lettuce leaves. Fill them up with lots of other salad items and then add the meat for a delicious meal. Ingredients Filling- • 175g lean lamb leg steaks • 200g […]
Read moreBloated? Try These 3 Things To Help Reduce Bloating
Do you struggle with a bloated stomach or the feeling that it’s a bit more swollen than usual? We’re not talking “holiday tummy” here, or that feeling of fullness after we’ve had a massive meal. It’s that feeling that everything from the chest down has swollen so out of control that you’re uncomfortable no […]
Read morePersonal Training Success Stories – Sarah Webster
I’ve been personal training Sarah since 2008! Wow! I don’t even think my husband get’s to see that much of me! When I first started training Sarah, I was a ‘mobile’ personal trainer, one of those PT’s you see driving around with their car brimming with fitness kit….when I opened my boot it exploded with stability […]
Read moreA Look Into Alex’s Dissertation – Plyometric Training
‘Plyometric training (PT) involves any jumping-type exercise that aims to enable the involved muscles to reach maximal force (Wallace et al, 2010). It is a type of training involving an active muscle switching from a rapid eccentric muscle action to a rapid concentric muscle action (Gopaladhas et al., 2014). Therefore allowing episodes of explosiveness after […]
Read moreLook At My Plums! Plum Flapjack Recipe
I realise of course that my food blogs make it sound like I have a garden full of fruit and vegetables – which honestly isn’t true. The back garden has some remaining rhubarb and raspberries, dying courgettes in far too small pots and a chill plant sprouting the biggest chillis I’ve ever seen! In the […]
Read moreReps? Sets? Strength & Hypertrophy Training – What You Need To Know
In today’s world of social media, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube (just to name a few) it is so easy to think you know what you are doing in the gym. Truthfully, I think people may still be a little confused about how to reach their goal and how to progress their training in a logical […]
Read moreDo It In 12 Success Stories – Sophie Bambra
This picture is Sophie on week 1 and week 12 of our Do It In 12 programme – Do It In 12 is our tailored personal training programme, which guarantees results in just 12 weeks. You can see that the changes have been phenomenal. By the end of our 12 weeks, Sophie has lost 1st 2.4lb, 41.5cm […]
Read moreBlast That Core!
If you ask people in the gym at the moment what they’re working on, the most common answer is “Summer Body” so here’s a little interval (well 10 exercises) that can be added into your workout to blast that core. There are 10 exercises, each is performed for 45 seconds with 15 seconds rest in […]
Read moreQuest Style Peanut Butter Cookies
We all like a sweet treat without the calories right? So, it was no surprise that when Quest Bars came on the scene, that they were flying off the shelves due to their high protein, low sugar content but somehow still resulting in great tasting bars. How would you like to make your own version […]
Read moreFood Allergy or Food Intolerance?
Did you know that food intolerance affects around 45% of people whereas food allergy only affects 2%? Would you know the difference between the two? Well it transpires neither did I! I’ve recently been struggling with some stomach problems. Whilst I believed that my good friend IBS was back for a visit, my circumstances have changed […]
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