Russian Kettle bells have been around for hundreds of years but it is only recently that they are going through their second round of popularity. Obviously by the name you will have gathered that they originated in Russia where a standard Kettle bell weighed 32 kilos, thankfully you can find them in most gyms in a variety of different weights. Continue Reading →
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Hiring a Personal Trainer
Hiring a personal trainer is something that for most people can be quite daunting and frankly they don´t know where to start. In this article I want to outline what you need to look for when hiring one and what should make you run a mile. Continue Reading →
The 7 Worst Things In The Gym
Being a personal trainer I’ve seen a lot of bad behavior in the gym over the years. Carry on reading to find out the things that really get on my nerves.
Guys training in groups of more than 3: You’ve all seen them, they stay on the same piece of equipment for 30 minutes performing sets at a rate that would make a snail happy, spending most of their time chatting between themselves and scaring most of the girls away from the weights area. Guys this is not a turf war! You don’t need to bring your whole crew to the gym! Your rest periods are too long and your training intensity is non-existent so if you’re serious about results split into pairs and do your own thing. Continue Reading →
Achieving Your Resolutions
It’s that time of year again when you start to think about achieving your new years resolutions and as we all know most of them fall by the wayside. So I have written down my top tips that I use with my clients to help them write good sound resolutions and then stick to them! Continue Reading →
BodyBuilding
To put Body Building in simple terms, it is the modification of the body through muscle hypertrophy. This is achieved by training with heavy weights and following a strict nutrition program. Continue Reading →
Top 10 Worst Health Gifts of All Time
You’ve probably owned 1 at some point or another and you may have even given 1 as a gift but what’s for certain is they’re all probably gathering dust in the loft. So here goes the top 10 worst health gifts of all time: Continue Reading →
Back Strengthening
Back pain effects 4 out of 5 adults and you’re most likely to suffer between the ages of 35 and 55.
With our modern lives becoming more and more sedentary, more time spent sat in chairs or the car in the wrong position and less and less time exercising it’s no wonder that our whole bodies not just our backs that are getting weaker and therefore becoming more susceptible to injury. Continue Reading →
Diabetes
Diabetes is a condition that affects over 100 million people worldwide and the age group most affected is 40-59 years, but the lower end of that is coming down all the time with more and more young people affected. In the U.S alone are a million new cases each year. Continue Reading →
Goal Setting
Muscle Building
I guess it what most guys are after right? I mean who of us, growing up, didn’t want to look like Arnold Schwarzenegger or just a lean muscular athlete and the truth is if we’re being honest most of us still do. Continue Reading →