Personal Fitness Training for People with Chronic Illnesses or Disabilities
Anxiety can make us do weird things. And sometimes it can stop us from doing good things. Really good things. Things which benefit us in the long term. Let me tell you a short story. Recently someone signed up to the MS Warrior Programme and asked for a refund within a couple of hours. It …
1. Wanting results too quickly – be realistic about your goals. Hoping to achieve too much in too little time is the biggest reason people fall off the wagon. 2. Doing the wrong type of training – classically, hitting the gym and doing cardio only, or swimming only. The best thing for your body is …
I love any opportunity to go on a date with my wife and treat her real nice. Some people say that Valentine’s Day is a Hallmark marketing ploy to sell more cards, and this is probably true, but if it means me and my wife take the day off work and spend quality time together, …
Today’s debunked myth: old age makes you gain weight. If you think about it, people gain the most weight between the ages of 0 and 16. I gained a whopping 176 lbs during that 16 year period and that’s an average of 11 lbs per year. Granted, some people gain more weight than this as an …
I’ll tell you in a minute, but first we need to clarify the question. The “what’s the best question” is usually an incomplete question. We need context, we need a goal, we need to be specific. What’s the best drink? Depends what we’re trying to achieve. The best drink is probably water, but not if …
I hope that you’re aware of this, but lots of people still don’t know so I’ll explain just in case. One of the first “myths” we learnt in fitness school was “you can’t spot train when fat burning”. Just to clarify, that’s not the myth, that’s the truth about the myth if you get me? The …
This is true for many people and the reasons are common among everyone. fear of trying something new fear of making things worse or injuring yourself health not high enough on your list of values (work, family, tv, food and social tend to come above health) unrealistic goals sending you off track within a few …
If you’re anything like me, you’re feeling fat, tired, over-fed, over-intoxicated, under-exercised and ready to get back into some form of sensible and healthy routine. Here are my 5 top tips for undoing all of the damage of December: 1. Dry January – Whether you drink alcohol or not, cutting out calorific drinks for a …
Before you start worrying, I’m not quitting the fitness industry completely. Just the face to face training which has been my main role for the past 12 years. As of Christmas I’ll be focusing solely on my online fitness business which is better for everyone…here’s why: A bit of background first…I’ve been working in fitness …
Father Fitmas is here and he’s got a sack of tips for you to help you get through a temptation filled December without hitting January feeling like a blimp. Offset – let’s face it…mince pies are tempting and they’re gonna be in your face for the next 30 days. If you are gonna beef up …