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Have you ever felt like you’re doing everything right with your fitness, but suddenly nothing seems to work anymore? You’re eating well, exercising regularly and following the same routine that kept you fit for years. Yet you’re gaining weight, feeling exhausted, struggling to recover and wondering what’s gone wrong. For many women, this becomes a […]

Are you building a profitable Personal Training business, or have you simply created yourself a low-paid job with no holiday pay, no sick pay and a boss who’s an absolute nightmare? And before you ask, yes, that boss is you. One of the biggest challenges facing newly qualified Personal Trainers is deciding how much to […]

After our sprint workshop at Withdean Stadium, I sat down with Toby Harries for a quick chat before we headed off for a well-earned pint. There had been plenty of smiles, plenty of energy and, in my case, plenty of heavy breathing. But the session also gave us a lot to think about as coaches. […]

What makes a good coach? Knowledge of your sport matters, but so does understanding the person standing in front of you. In my latest podcast interview, I caught up with boxing coach and former student Harry Radenhurst. I had the pleasure of teaching Harry during his sport and exercise studies and his Level 2 Gym […]

If you are newly qualified as a Personal Trainer, or working towards becoming one, you might assume that getting hired by a gym is mainly about qualifications, technical knowledge and how confidently you can coach an exercise. Those things matter. But when I recently sat down with gym owner Chris Kraszewski, I wanted to ask […]

What actually makes someone a successful Personal Trainer? Is it having the best physique? Knowing more exercise science than everyone else? Having thousands of Instagram followers? According to gym owner and Personal Trainer Matt Lambert, the answer is much simpler. Be good with people. Take initiative. Keep learning. Talk to members. Care about what you […]

Have you ever found yourself in a perfectly respectable job, earning decent money, with a clear career path, but still wondering: Is this really what I want to do for the rest of my life? That was the position Hugo Hunt found himself in. Hugo had studied at university before moving into the pharmaceutical industry, […]

Love fitness but not quite sure what you could actually do with it as a career? When people think about jobs in the fitness industry, Personal Trainer is usually the first role that springs to mind. But the fitness industry is much bigger than personal training. You could work on a gym floor, coach athletes, […]

You’ve qualified as a Personal Trainer. You’ve got the certificate. You’ve bought a few new T-shirts. You might even have created an Instagram account and spent an unreasonable amount of time deciding which photo should be your profile picture. There’s just one small problem. Nobody knows who you are. And if nobody knows who you […]

Most people who are serious about their fitness spend a lot of time thinking about their training programme. How many sets should I do? What rep range is best? Should I train four days or five? Should I add another interval session? Do I need to change my exercises? These things matter. But there is […]