With these on and off lockdowns, and many gyms still falling victim to them, many of us are being forced to train at home. Whether you’re training at home because of lockdown and a lack of gym access, or because you choose to train at home anyway, it doesn’t mean you can’t make good progress. Yes, it’s nice to have weights to add resistance to your exercises and that is a more efficient way to do things (particularly if pure strength is your thing), but you can still increase

I think the main reason many people fail in their fitness efforts comes down to exactly that - their effort. Unfortunately, simply “going” to the gym isn’t going to be enough. Turning up and going through the motions may keep you moving a bit and will possibly help you stay on top of things if “maintenance” is your goal, but if you’re looking to PROGRESS things, you’re going to need a bit more than just turning up. This is more true for women than men (sorry, not a sexist thi

This relates to the “Only tracking body weight” post I’ve put up previously. A lot of people still use weight as their main method for tracking progress. They jump on the scales daily or weekly, see a number that is either more than they wanted or less than they wanted, and proceed to panic and fall apart because “it’s not working”. It’s quite common to see a weight loss of a few lbs over a week or so, only to wake up one morning to see the scales go right back to where they

When people set out to lose “weight” they’re already on the back foot slightly because their focus is on the wrong thing. Yes, if you’re 30 stone, weight loss IS important, but really, it’s not about weight at all, it’s about FAT loss. Weight has always been the easiest metric to track and is commonly mistaken for fat loss. We all have that idea in the back of our heads that “if I weighed X amount, I’d fit into those jeans…” or would look a certain way. We see someone who loo

Giving up too soon is a common mistake people make. In a world where people expect everything instantly, and where the fitness and supplement industries advertise insanely fast results to sell their products, it’s easy to get disheartened when the harsh reality kicks in that it’s not going to be as quick as you’d hoped! Patience and perseverance are required. I’ve even had clients who’ve quit when the going got tough – when they realised that even with a Coach, they still hav