Category Archives: Exercise

Thought Of The Day

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Barnsley Personal Trainer

If you are not losing weight or body fat and training hard these are the first things to check. Are you eating the right kind of foods? Have you experimented with your protein and carbohydrate ratios? Are your portion sizes … Continue reading →

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If You Want To Look Like An Athlete You Have To Live Like An Athlete

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Barnsley Personal Trainer

If you want the best results you have to stick to some guidelines. The guidelines I am talking about are the ones that are applicable outside the gym. Exercise alone can’t fix a poor lifestyle and make you healthy and … Continue reading →

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Power Clubs

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Barnsley Personal Trainer

Looking forward to the arrival of a 20kg power club this week. They are great for adding more variety into your workout.

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Challenging Workouts You Can Do At Home Using Light Dumbbells

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Barnsley Personal Trainer

There is a way of achieving muscle fatigue if all you have are a pair of light dumbbells kicking around in your spare room. As long as you stick to some guidelines you will be able to feel the burn … Continue reading →

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15 Minute Gym & Home Workouts For Chest & Core

Posted on May 1, 2011 by Barnsley Personal Trainer

There is a way to make the most of what little time you have and perform exercise that will help you achieve health & fitness whilst shaping the body the way you want it. This approach consists of just two … Continue reading →

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Excessive Sweating During Exercise

Posted on April 24, 2011 by Barnsley Personal Trainer

Sweating during exercise is inevitable but there are some steps you can take to reduce excessive sweating and improve your health at the same time. The first step is to reduce or cut out grains and sugars from your diet. … Continue reading →

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Diet & Exercise Questions

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Barnsley Personal Trainer

I’ve just asked some clients to give me some questions to answer on here. Over the next few days I will go through each one. Why eat organic food? Why eat good fats? Is diet coke better? Which is the … Continue reading →

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Are You Making Progress?

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Barnsley Personal Trainer

If you haven’t seen any results lately then its time to change something. This could be something in your diet or something in your exercise programme. How many people do this? Not many, people are happy to continue doing the … Continue reading →

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Training for Different Sports (Part 2)

Posted on March 26, 2011 by Barnsley Personal Trainer

Allow me explain what three-dimensional means when it comes to exercise programmes and why it is important. There are three planes of movement our bodies can move in, forwards and backwards (sagittal plane), sideways (frontal plane) and rotational movements (transverse … Continue reading →

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Training for Different Sports (Part 1)

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Barnsley Personal Trainer

I’ve had the experience of training different kinds of sportspeople over the years and witnessing some common flaws with the way they approach training for their chosen sport. The missing element most common in exercise programmes is

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