26 Oct I Get nervous too
Now I know for the majority of people stepping foot in a gym is a scary thing to do, you are scared of being judged, scared of doing things wrong, scared of being stared at. I completely get it, I have been going to gyms...
23 Oct Why it has never been a better time to join the gym
2020 has not been the year any of us imagined when the new year bells and fireworks went off. It’s been a year where even the most organized people amongst us have seen their plans fall apart. Many of us have cancelled holidays, moving home,...
23 Oct progressive overload and how to build muscle
Progressive overload involves increasing demand on the body over time to build muscle, increase strength, or get fitter. You must continually make your body work harder than it’s used to to keep getting results. Let’s look at how it works with some examples Say when you start...
20 Oct 3 tips to keep your steps up when working from home
Tip #1 - Set a step target for the day. 10,000 steps is a good start - so aim for this daily and you'll be off to a flying start! If you have a Fitbit/Garmin watch etc then you can easily track your step count...
19 Oct do the boring mundane things consistently
In order to achieve anything in life sometimes you just need to do the boring mundane things consistently. This goes for losing weight or gaining muscle and just changing your body in general. The things we need to do in order to change our bodies are so...
16 Oct 5 Mental Health benefits of exercise
As we all know 2020 hasn’t been a very enjoyable year for most of us. We’ve all probably experienced anxiety, despair or worry at some point whether it be about our health, job, business or family. Throughout lockdown I had spoken to a few members of...
14 Oct Stealth Calories
Here’s one major reason you may not be getting results.. What are stealth calories? Stealth calories are calories you consume without thinking about it and albeit the calories can range small to big, they add up over the course of the day. What’s all the fuss? If your in...
05 Oct October GPT plan – Derek Brettell
I was excited to finally design a plan for our Group PT programme in the club. After some thought I decided to stay true to my own personal training roots and design a hypertrophy plan based around my most successful training plans for clients. As a PT...
09 Sep Why We Believe We’ve Nailed Our Group PT Package
What is Group Personal Training? As Group Training gradually becomes more popular the water between personal training, group personal training and fitness classes gets muddier. Let us take a moment to explain our service, why we’re different, and why we believe we’ve nailed our Group PT...
16 Apr 5 foods that help boost your immune system
One of the few positives that will come out of the coronavirus pandemic is our awareness for looking after our health. Many of us already take a great deal of care in our health but I believe a big push will be made to look...