How up to date is your personal trainer in terms of research? According to my man Nick Tumminello, possibly not that much, based on a lot of what he’s seen over the last 15 years, and almost certainly not, based on what I’ve seen over the last 20. Click here to see his post on…
In an excellent article, my good friend Zack (actually his real name), (not that there’s anything strange about the name Zack, it’s just I normally have to change people’s names to preserve their anonymity), asked the question, “Are you healthy or addicted”? He proposes that some people fall into the too much mentality and I’d…
One of the main reasons that our clients achieve such spectacular results, is that instead of focussing on changing this or removing that, we coach them on how to develop habits that ultimately lead towards their goals. To fully understand the importance of this, consider the following: Jane is a 46 year old mother of…
Most people are comfortable answering this question, but the unfortunate truth is that very few people have enough information available to answer it correctly. One of the main reasons for the above issue is that most clients or commercial gym users don’t actually know what good results areor what good health feels like. Far too…
With the media bombarding us with images of radical transformations, stories about celebrity makeovers and countless fat loss success tales, clients are moving further and further away from a realistic perception of their work-results ratio. In an excellent post here, Kassem Hanson talks about what clients should expect when hiring a personal trainer. Whilst I…
I’d say I’m a fairly reflective person, but a couple of recent conversations with my peers have made me realise that for many people, regardless of how much they want it, getting fitter, healthier, stronger, more muscular or leaner is tough going. Now part of that is down to people seeing these amazing 4/6/8/12 week…
I have a confession. I have never been fat. At worst, I’ve gained a few pounds on holiday if I’ve not been able to eat normally or exercise very much. The reason I’m telling you this is not to boast, but rather because I used to get a lot of grief as a trainer at…
Over the last 5 years or so, there’s been a definite movement away from traditional cardio in the personal training community. As a result, like almost everything health and fitness related, there’s divided opinion on whether it’s any good or just elevates your cortisol levels, causes Alzheimer’s and then kills you. So what’s the truth?…
Most of my clients fall into one of three categories; men and women looking to get leaner, men and women looking to become pain free and healthier, and men looking to get bigger and more muscular. Helping the latter is often the hardest because of the sheer volume of misinformation out there. With so many…