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No Kit, No Problem! Equipment Free Workout
I’ve recently started teaching a body weight conditioning class at one of our corporate sites. It’s a 30 minute blast of a class so I try to ensure that we target as much of the body as possible with the bare minimum kit i.e. if they’re lucky, I take mats! I obviously factor in a […]
Read articleThe Secret Life of a Personal Trainer – Part 1
Have you ever wondered what goes on in a personal trainer’s mind? Are our bodies really a temple? Do we eat cake on our birthdays? Are burpees really our favourite exercise? Do we always make healthy choices. Honestly, we are asked all sorts when we tell people that we’re personal trainers – people seem to […]
Read articleTry this Low Carb Alternative!
It seems that these days we’re all looking for a low carb alternative for our meals. Courgetti, butternut squash noodles, cauliflower rice..you name it, we’re trying it! A client of mine put me onto black bean spaghetti – and I’m hooked!! Best of all you can buy it from supermarkets which have good “free from […]
Read articleWhy Do YOU Exercise?
I recently did a presentation about the effects of exercise on the body. The main purpose was to describe the physical effects i.e. your heart beating faster and therefore getting stronger, the effects of exercise on your bones and muscles and so on. But I opened the presentation with the question “why do you exercise” […]
Read articleThe 10 in 10 Workout
I have to admit, this is my current favourite HIIT Session – and it came about completely by chance. Most of you will know that I teach group exercise classes for motive8. As organised as I am, I plan every session. But on this one occasion my plan was in my cd case which I’d […]
Read articleMy Secret Ingredients For Tasty Food – Part 2
I get excited about cooking because I love food. It means that I get excited about recipes and ingredients! It was when I starting looking for recipes for my Christmas Meal that I found an ingredient that I toyed with sharing with you; but then a generous subscription to a cooking magazine for my birthday contained […]
Read articleLSD, SS and Fartlek – Understanding Running Terminology
Whether you’re new to running or not, sometimes running plans and websites use running terminology or acronyms which are simply baffling. I also think that sometimes as Personal Trainers, we forget that not every knows what we mean by “tempo run”. So here’s a list of some of the running terms that we here at […]
Read articleBeating the Middle Age Spread
Picture : https://pixabay.com/en/lose-weight-fat-slim-diet-loss-1911605/ Firstly, when the hell did I become “Middle Aged”?!? I’m 40 but I don’t feel middle aged, surely middle age is more around the 50 mark as we live longer these days, but then I guess that regardless of how old we are, what does middle age feel like? Anyway, once I […]
Read articleHello Legs Workout
Picture: https://pixabay.com/en/feet-legs-foot-water-pool-swim-186238/ It’s no secret that my favourite muscle groups to work are legs and shoulders. Knowing that everyone will have a renewed fondness for the gym in the next few weeks, I focused on those two areas first and then threw in some core exercises for good measure (and for a bit of “active rest”) when […]
Read articleWhy We Love Slow Cookers!
I know that this might make it look like I need a life – but I actually fist-pumped the air when I saw the BBC News Headline “The slow cooker revolution” followed by “slow cookers are back in fashion“: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-38286715 “. Yipppeeeeeee!!! I love it when something comes out in the media which supports what we’re […]
Read articleThis Is How I Roll – Foam Rolling Techniques
If you’ve ever read any of my blogs, you will know that I believe EVERYONE who does any kind of fitness should do two things : Yoga and Foam Roll. For those of you who already use a foam roller of any sort, I would ask the question “when do you use it”? If you […]
Read articleMy Vegan Christmas
Each year I like to make people jealous by writing about the amazing food I’m going to be making for my vegan Christmas. I also hope that it gives some people inspiration for what to cook for any vegetarian or vegan family members or friends. This year I’m going off script, I fancy something different […]
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