Body

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Sleep is more important than you probably realise

Sleep is critical to weight loss and building a healthy body. A good night’s sleep or bad night’s sleep can affect you in ways you wouldn’t even begin to realise.   Weight loss as an example You’re trying to lose weight, but you’re struggling to keep on track with your diet. I was actually talking…
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Why women should lift weights

I’m asked a lot what type of training I do and how many times a week I train. The answer is that I train pretty much most days with maybe one rest day a week, and my fitness workouts mainly involve doing weight training and minimal cardio vascular exercise. Some people are surprised when I…

Little Black Dress

  Personal trainer explains how you can achieve a happier, healthier, sexier you! You’ve just finished applying your lip gloss. You stand up and go to the full-length mirror and what do you see? Damn… you look hot in that dress! All of that hard work and clean eating has really paid off. Now you’re…

Master Your Mind, Master Your Body

  Ask yourself the right questions and you will get all the right answers as to why you are failing to reach your fitness goals. Why do I do this to myself? Around this time of year, we all start the ‘…get fitter, change our lives and become healthier…’ routine. So, if you’re reading this…

Your Age is No Excuse

  Over 50 and need some motivation to reach your optimum health and fitness? We have the answer! Do you feel unhealthy and unhappy with your body? You probably feel that you lack flexibility, suffer from aches and pains from time to time, or have some extra weight you’re carrying that you really want to…

My Opinion on Weight Loss vs. Fat Loss

There’s one thing I’m constantly asked, and this is probably on your mind right now if you’re reading this article: “How do I lose weight?”. The funny thing is, for the majority of people it’s not really weight loss that they want, it’s fat loss. If you’re part of the crowd of people who want…

10 Tips To Getting A Better Night’s Sleep

Are you ‘dog tired’?   You’re probably aware that getting the recommended minimum of 8 hours sleep per night will help your body to rest, repair and make you feel refreshed for the day ahead. What you might not be aware though is the impact that an early night has on your body’s ability to…

What Does A Typical Online Fitness Session Involve?

  A typical online personal training session with your fitness coach will, quite commonly, fit into one of two areas: a coaching session or a training session. Below, I explain what each one involves and why they both have their individual benefits.   Coaching Sessions These are based on the coaching principle, where we check…

Staying in Shape and Exercising While Travelling

When you’re away from home travelling it’s quite a challenge to keep to a fitness schedule and know how to exercise. You’re probably stopping somewhere that doesn’t have a gym or there’s one in your hotel/B&B that is poorly equipped and might as well not be there!   What should you do? You’re put in…

Does Your Body Have a Reason to Change?

Everyone who joins a gym or begins a new training regime has an idea of what they want to get from their efforts. More often than not, people come up short in achieving their goals and the foundational reason is usually very simple……they aren’t training hard enough. Commitment and Determination is Important Most people feel…