Gaining muscle mass whilst simultaneously burning body fat is the holy grail of health and fitness. In fact, it’s the goal around 80% of my online personal training clients ask me to help them achieve. This achievement is best referred to as ‘recomposition’ as it’s literally the pursuit of changing the composition of your body, i.e. having […]
If you’ve landed on this article, chances are, you’ve recently enjoyed a summer holiday. And like many are facing one or the two common fitness-related changes below. The two major summer holiday-related fitness challenges Challenge 1: You can’t get back into fitness after your holiday Firstly, your fitness regime has probably taken a bit of […]
If you are motivated today, why would you wait? In the months running up to the festive period, it can be tempting to think that it would make sense to draw a line in the sand come the new year, and put off beginning a new training program until January as that will be when […]
How much weight can you lose in 12 weeks? It’s a question that potentially inbound clients ask personal trainers like myself ‘Can I see good results in just 12 weeks?’ To which I generally answer that with a consistent exercise practice. Of course, that’s not to say that everyone can complete a total body transformation […]
We all know that we need to keep a regular exercise habit. But sometimes it feels like there just aren’t enough hours in the day. Despite our best intentions for many, family life, work and social requirements can make it difficult to exercise consistently much less get the recommended 3 hours of weekly exercise. Of course, […]
Exercise habits in your 60s & 70s are best approached with a view to keeping activity fun and engaging whilst not overly taxing your muscles and central nervous system. By the time we reach our 60s we really have to begin to make a shift away from the aesthetic side of fitness and consider current […]
Your 50s are a time when a significant switch to thinking of exercise as an investment in the future would be a smart move. Often simple adaptations to your workouts and making sure that you have all your bases covered can really help you not just stay in great shape but also protect your ability […]
When navigated well your twenties can be a very fruitful period of your life, especially when it comes to exercise. It’s a period of life where you’re able to establish the first principles of exercise and healthy living. And the fundamentals will serve you for a lifetime. The major opportunity at this age is that […]
In over a decade working as a personal trainer, and as someone writing this article in my thirties, my observation is that the challenges of this decade have far more to do with how we manage the growing pressures of a more responsible life than any tangible descent of our hormones or metabolism. Indeed, I […]
When trying to achieve impressive results in fitness, it’s going to come down to two things, following the right workout plan and staying consistent with it. The first is pretty easy to solve with a good deal of research or having a personal trainer build a program for you, I’ve actually written a guide to […]