For those of you that run regularly, or are thinking about taking up running as a hobby, it is important that you know to recognise, avoid and alleviate shin splints. Otherwise your good intended health kick may come at a painful price. A few years back I asked one of our Instructors, sports therapist and […]
Training outdoors in all weathers has so many benefits. Once you overcome the initial transition from your comfortable home to battling the elements, you will be really glad you did. So much so that you will eventually find that you can no longer spend a whole day cooped up indoors – you will long for […]
New Years is not just about reflecting on the past 12 months, it’s also about looking forward and setting a vision for where you want to be in the future. Specifically, this time next year. Use the occasion to recalibrate, revise your goals and put you on the right course, as well as to make […]
There has never been a better time for those interested in becoming a personal trainer. The fitness industry is expanding – with healthy levels оf employment – and the explosion of new technologies means there are more ways than ever to connect with and help clients. If you are thinking about turning your passion into […]
Mindfulness? Isn’t that for hippies? If this was your first reaction to the headline of this article, you’re not alone. Yet the answer is, as we’ll see, definitely not. Different practices that include mindfulness are being developed at an ever-accelerating pace, applied everywhere from schools to Silicon Valley, and many of them are in the field […]
If you аrе entering thе profession of personal trаіnіng, іt іѕ a time оf grоwth аnd орроrtunіtу. There is a hugе іnflux of nеw реrѕоnаl trаіnеrѕ іntо thе іnduѕtrу, whісh means іnсrеаѕеd соmреtіtіоn. For you to be successful you must be able to compete. Runnіng a ѕuссеѕѕful Pеrѕоnаl Trаіnіng buѕіnеѕѕ саn bе ассоmрlіѕhеd іf уоu […]
Now feel free to correct me if anything I write here is wrong as I am certainly no expert on the subject of mindfulness! The way I understand mindfulness is that it is about being in the present moment and your thoughts and feelings are toward exactly what it happening to you at that moment […]
Continuing to eat when you are already full is pretty much guaranteeing fat storage. If your body has received sufficient nutrients to fulfil its needs then any additional energy that continues to enter your body will be deposited into your fat cells. This was a great little survival system for back in the day when food was scarce. On […]
I dont know about you but I am not a big fan of the bootcamp style approach to dieting. I have tried it myself many times over the years and although some of those attempts have successfully got me into the best shape of my life, within a month of achieving this I was always back to where […]
Ok so first of all Im going to state the obvious….if you haven’t read part 1, then read that first before reading this. For those of you that have read part 1 Im hoping you have had a chance to play with the wheel of life tool and evaluate your work-life balance. If […]
