Posts in “Training”
Warming Up – The How and the Why!
I guarantee that if there is a part of an exercise plan most people miss or choose not to do it is the warm up. Warming up is often seen as a waste of time, and not necessary, but it can be vitally important and can often be the one thing standing between you and […]
Read articleWorkout For Golfers
As the Open starts on Thursday the 16th of July, we’re in a golfing mood this week! When you’re training for golf, it’s about developing a full range of movement and improving flexibility, rotation, stability and core strength. With this in mind, we’ve developed a circuit style workout for golfers. Perform 12-15 reps of each exercise, […]
Read articleGet Loose with Foam Rolling
What is Foam Rolling? Foam rolling is a technique that is ever growing in popularity. It is a method of self-massage and soft-tissue release. You will see many people rolling around on the gym or studio floor on a cylinder of foam. This is a very simple method of treating yourself for aches, pains, and […]
Read articleMen’s Mental Health – Exercise for a Healthy Mind!
Exercise and Men’s Mental Health In the world and society we live in we as people now lead very busy lifestyles. We have to juggle work, family, and other life factors. These constant responsibilities can place a lot of stress on us, and we can let it get a hold of us. Too much stress […]
Read articleGoal Setting Top Tips!
Goal Setting Tips: This article follows on from a series of blogs all looking to help you effectively change behaviour, motivate yourself and understand goal setting. In this post I will offer my own top tips to effective goal setting. Top Tips: Plan Ahead So you understand the principles of goal setting and are ready […]
Read articleGoal Setting- Set Yourself Up For Success!
Goal Setting You may have already set yourself targets or have ‘dreams’ of achieving different things. Too many people will set themselves something to achieve and then never fully satisfy this goal. A great example of this are the New Year resolutions people make. They will tell themselves and others this year I want to […]
Read articleManage Your Shoulder Pain
Shoulder Rehabilitation The shoulder is a very complex joint, most of us will have or will do, at some point, experience shoulder pain. The shoulder itself has a large range of movement and is a highly mobile joint. This large range of movement has its downfalls because the stability is sacrificed to achieve these ranges. There […]
Read articleSuns Out Guns Out! Bicep Workout
The winter is finally over. The sun keeps peeking through those clouds and we’re seeing short sleeves and vest tops sneaking in an appearance. If you’re going to join the Suns Out, Guns Out group and want to flex those muscles, training your biceps is a must, so enjoy this Bicep Workout from Personal Trainer, […]
Read articleHIRT Workout – The Workout From Hell…6-6-6!!
For those hardcore trainers that thrive on the feeling of having nothing left in the tank this workout is perfect for you. The HIRT Workout – high intensity resistance training – provides the perfect stimulation to increase resting energy expenditure (meaning you will be burning calories even after your session!!!), and also increases fat oxidation […]
Read articleWhat Are The Benefits Of Wearable Fitness Technology?
Whether you run with your Smart phone, use My Fitness Pal or other apps to record food and activity levels, or wear a heart rate monitor; around 18% of us are now wearing some sort of fitness technology. Whether it’s to track our sleep, number of steps, or number of calories we have consumed AND […]
Read articleMotivating Yourself From Within
Exercise Psychology – Motivating Yourself from Within Psychology of exercise and physical activity can include vast amounts of concepts, theories and strategies. These may be future topics to cover in other blogs however I thought that covering our ability to develop our motivation and where it originates would help with both those struggling with motivation […]
Read articleBeach Body Workout
Easter has passed, and this normally marks the time of year when everyone starts thinking about their holidays, so we thought we would give you a great beach body workout to kickstart ‘Mission Beach Body!’ We all know that there isn’t one single magic “once-a-week” workout which will get you that beach body you’re after. […]
Read articlePersonal Training Success Stories – Guy Weston (Fitter, Stronger, Faster!)
As personal trainers, we don’t just measure a client’s success by their weight loss/gain, body fat reduction or their amazing six pack abs. It’s important to know that not all clients want these things. Regardless of what the end goal is, targets are set and achieving those targets through blood, sweat, loss of colour in […]
Read articleHow To Get Toned Legs
Put the fake tan down, step away from the step machine & stair masters and don’t even think about using one of those abductor/adductor machines…earlier this week we posted a workout for how to get perfect pins, now lets talk about that question we, as personal trainers , hear all the time ‘How do I get toned legs? Here […]
Read articleThe Perfect Pins Workout
When we train our female personal training clients, and some men for that matter, they often ask about toning their legs……getting the perfect pins. So, personal trainer, Kate Halsall, has come up with this Perfect Pins Workout to tone those legs…making anyone proud to wear a mini-skirt or hot pants! Our Perfect Pins Workout is a […]
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