Most Common Mistakes Series - Lack of planning with food
Ok, so everyone takes the mickey out of us Trainers or gym-goers about eating all of our meals out of tupperware. It’s not strictly true,...
Most Common Mistakes Series - Focussing too much on workouts and not enough on NEAT
Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis (NEAT) is the energy we burn through daily movement outside of your workouts. This accounts for both...
Most Common Mistakes Series - Under-estimating the Power of small Daily Actions
It’s fair to say that you won’t lose any measurable weight from one workout. You also won’t gain 20lbs from one bad meal or bad day. But...
Most Common Mistakes - Unrealistic Expectations
When starting out on a fitness journey, it’s very common to look at what others have done and try to replicate it. That’s fine, but you...
Most Common Mistakes - Not doing mobility work
It’s all well and good to lift weights and get stronger, but that strength isn’t that much use if you can’t move your body well. Lifting...
Most Common Mistakes - Thinking you “earn” treats by completing your workouts
I read an article a long time ago suggesting that training actually made people gain bodyfat instead of lose it. The premise was that...
Most Common Mistakes - Not considering calories when choosing “healthier” options
We should always strive to improve our nutrition; to get our calories from more nutritious, “healthier” foods. For the most part,...
Most Common Mistakes - Thinking you can BUY results!
As a Personal Trainer, this is a pet hate of mine, and I’m sure of many other Trainers too. A lot of people hire a Coach/Trainer and...
Most Common Mistakes - Avoiding Carbohydrates in your diet
Fats have long been demonised in the diet (completely irrationally), but more recently, carbs have become the enemy too (we’re literally...
Most Common Mistakes - Avoiding Fats in your diet
Fats have long been demonised in the nutritional world for “making people fat” when in reality, fat doesn’t make you fat - excess...
