Posts by Daniel Masters

fit woman and man on a beach as the waves come in

Seven Reasons to Start Thinking About Summer Fitness Now

We’ve literally come out of a bit of a cold snap here in the UK, but this is the perfect time to be talking about your fitness levels and the summer coming up. We all tend to think about summer and looking trimmed when it’s literally on our doorstep and we’ve had the holiday booked…
personal trainer giving advice video screenshot

The Worst Thing To Say To Your Personal Trainer

  Do you want to lose weight and get the body shape you’ve always wanted in life? Then this is an important blog (and vlog) for you. There’s one thing that you should never do with your personal trainer: lie to them. This is important. Why? Because they’re there to ensure you’re on track to…

Five Tips To Burning Fat

  Want to burn more fat and feel great about your body again? These fat burning tips will help. I made this video because I was having a conversation with a personal training client at our fitness facility in Brockhall Village. We were talking about calories and intake and different types of food that everyone…
a cheat meal: burger and fries

The Ultimate Reward: Cheat Meals

So, you’ve been doing really well on your “diet” and you’re nearly down 1 stone……..RESULT! Have you thought about your cheat meal this week? One of the most common questions I’m asked is: “Can I have a cheat day?”  Well, let me stop you there. It’s a cheat MEAL, not a cheat day! Where a…
a fat apple with a tape measure around

How Do I Lose Weight?

  A lot of people ask me the question: “How Do I Lose Weight, Daniel?” And it’s a simple answer: there are lots of things that you can be doing to burn fat, lose weight and feel happier about your body. That’s something that we help individuals with through our bespoke personal training programme at…

How To Change Your Mindset and Reach Your Goals

  You’ve no doubt heard about this fitness company about (maybe you think of them as an apparel company, some do). They’re called Nike and their slogan is Just Do It. They’re the one with the swoosh logo. I want to take that phrase and put it into motivation and determination. Your Main Goal It…
woman at the table eating some healthy food with a glass of red wine

The Balancing Act of Food for a Healthy Lifestyle

Carbs, Fats and Proteins! If you’ve been reading the other articles on fats, proteins and carbs in the battle of the buldge series then you’ve probably got a decent idea about these macro nutrients (that’s what they’re known as). So, if someone mentioned macros or you read it somewhere and it relates to nutrition and…

7 Simple Steps To Get The Body You’ve Always Wanted

When you sit there and imagine how comfortable and confident you feel being around people on the beach, you know you’ve got the body you’ve always wanted in life. But, how do you get there? What is it that you need to do to feel that great? These seven steps are simple: they’re not overly…
picture of organic fruits and vegatables on a white background

Why Eat What Our Ancestors Ate?

At some point you’ve probably heard someone you know, say: “That’s it. I’m going on the Paleo diet!” But, most people don’t eat a full Paleo diet: they ‘mix and match’ depending on what foods they’re eating. A true Paleo diet is eating with the seasons and going out to hunt and kill your own…

10 Tips To Get More Energy in Your Life

Energy. We all want more of it, don’t we? Well, I’m always talking to people about their lifestyle, the choices they make and how small changes in their diet can have a significant affect on their weight loss goals and to get to the place where they feel happier and more confident with their body…