Why Not Try A "Digital Detox"? According to recent research there are approximately 80 million mobile phone subscriptions currently active in the UK. In 2021 98% of Britons aged between 16 and 24 owned a smartphone.But let's not be "ageist" - around 69 per cent of over 65s also possess amobile phone. With stats like … Continue reading Digital Detoxing – get more out of life!

Would you believe it? Happiness is a good workout! And I think most of us who manage to “throw a few shapes” on the gym floor (rather than a dance floor) would agree that, whilst it takes willpower and determination to pull on the trainers, once you’re in the mindset to do some work, it’s … Continue reading Only A Workout Away From A Good Mood

One of the training ‘mantras’ that clients will most frequently hear from me (and any other personal trainer) is “Engage your core”!  So I thought it might be useful if I devoted a few lines to this phrase and its meaning. First of all, there are other phrases used by trainers and instructors that mean … Continue reading Core Blimey!

To Strengthen Your Muscles You Need to Push Them to the Limit – and don't stop there... Men and women alike should be aware of the benefits of properly conditioning and strengthening muscles not only for aesthetics, but for health and longevity. When following a guided and controlled strength-building programme, women in particular can derive … Continue reading Push It!

As I sit here meticulously folding and individually tying the Xmas lights to go back in their box for another year, I KNOW that I will be grateful, come December, that I took that extra time to put things away with some sort of order and rationale. (no tangled lights or broken baubles here!) It … Continue reading What Will Your Future Self Thank You For?

How Your PT Can Deliver Better Outcomes With Your Help The essence of delivering a personal training session is ensuring the relevance of the exercises and activities to each individual Client’s needs. Most personal trainers can to some extent perform a reasonably accurate visual assessment of a prospective Client’s physical capabilities and limitations , but … Continue reading Help your PT help YOU

One of the most rewarding aspects of being a Personal Trainer is the extraordinary number of opportunities available to learn new techniques and disciplines to enhance and improve the benefits I can offer to my clients. And stepping outside our comfort zone tends (as they say) to "come with the territory”. Last weekend, while most … Continue reading A Weekend Spent Just Hanging Around

For Longevity Lift Some Weights? I don’t know if you’ve picked up on the recent story about a new study in which 100,000 people were observed over 10 years or so and which discovered that those whose exercise consisted only of strength training once or twice per week (i.e. no other exercise) were 9% less … Continue reading Live Long and Strong 😉

Habit-Forming for Health When it comes to working out or fitness training all of us need that initial ‘impetus’ of motivation. And that in itself takes commitment (and energy!). But, while motivation is what makes people start a fitness programme, what makes them continue is when it becomes a habit. Definition of a habit: something that you … Continue reading Get the Habit

How Hard Should You Push Yourself During A Workout? Anyone who remembers the mantras “No Pain, No Gain” and “Feel the Burn” may be aware that these came to us courtesy of the film star Jane Fonda, one of the pioneers of video fitness videos back in the early ‘80s (....leotards. Am I right?). I … Continue reading How much is ‘too much’?