Eat Yourself Happy [Part 1]
Having a good diet is a key weapon in helping to tackle low moods, if the diet is low on good fats and wholesome nutrients then the body won’t be firing on all cylinders. Find out how you can eat yourself happy...
What Matters Most?
There's lots of important training and nutrition principles when it comes to trying to lose fat or build muscle. However, there's one principle that stands tall on it's own...
Sports Massage – Preventing Injury and Increasing Recovery
Massage is a wonderful thing. It’s ideal for people who need to relax; get a little stress relief with some ‘me’ time, and has physiological and psychological benefits. Sports massage is a little different in that it has a specific physical goal; to help prevent...
Going Beyond Beginner Gains
PRs (personal records) come pretty easy for beginners. Your lifts will go up nearly every time you test them, you’ll see dramatic changes in your body too. However, at some point, the PR's get further and further apart and your physique stops changing as quickly...
The Truth Hurts – Sometimes
As a personal trainer this is the bread and butter of the industry, I’d say roughly 90% of the gym population want to lose weight or as many calls it ‘TONE UP’, it’s that simple. How many of them achieve the goal they set themselves,...
Sweet Dreams – The Power Of Sleep
Many of us are guilty of underestimating the power and importance of a good night’s sleep. With increasingly busy modern-day schedules, it can be tricky to squeeze everything into your 24 hours, with many people sacrificing the amount of sleep they get to make time...
Stay Off The Scales!
Every personal trainer fears the dreaded words, ‘I just want to lose weight’! Its surprising how few words can make an individual want to curl up in to a ball in the middle of a consultation and cry uncontrollably, but it really does. Why? Read...
Fitness Is More Than Sweating
Fitness is in the eyes of the beholder. All that really means is that your experience with fitness is different than everybody else’s but what is consistent across the board is that people do fitness for a reason. When you understand that reason, you will find...
7 Steps To Healthy Eating Habits
What we put into our bodies is just as important as what we do with our bodies, so understanding what you’re eating is key to reaching your health and fitness goals. Eat the right amount of calories for how active you are, so that you balance the energy...