Do YOU do Fitness Classes?
I know some people don't like the gym. In fact, a lot of people HATE the gym (I think mainly because they've never really been shown how...
"Cardio" or Weights for Fat Loss?
I'm sure you've tried to lose some excess body fat at some point. If you're like most people, your "go-to" exercise was probably walking,...
Why you should prioritize strength training
Whether your goal is to build muscle, lose fat (or both), maintain or build strength, stay healthy into old age or improve athletic...
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 - 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...
