Quick Heads Up

Posted on January 19, 2014 by Barnsley Personal Trainer

Plan-Ahead
I can only ever take a certain number of personal training clients at one time. This unfortunately means that there can, occasionally, be a waiting list for my personal training services. But don’t let that put you off.

Firstly, you can be assured that you will receive the very best of my attention. And secondly, as long as you are prepared to make the necessary changes and put forward 100% effort to achieving your goals I will do my best to accommodate you.

Don’t hesitate to start your health and fitness journey toady! Plan everything!

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Apply For A Free Consultation

Posted on January 8, 2014 by Barnsley Personal Trainer

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How To Keep An Exercise Routine Going Over Christmas (Without Being Obsessed)

Posted on December 16, 2013 by Barnsley Personal Trainer

Exercise Whenever You Can – Short exercise sessions of even 10-15 minutes are better than nothing but try for 30 minutes minimum.

Don’t Set Unrealistic Exercise Goals – Instead of aiming to do your usual workouts why not try something completely different? Why not try workouts that take only half the time of what you normally do. Make it fun and it’s all right to divide it up into intervals during the day if you want.

Make Workouts a Priority – Whatever happens try not to leave too long a gap between exercise sessions or you will find it more difficult to get back into it after all of the Christmas excess. Try early morning workouts if you have to. Focus your workouts to maintain your current fitness levels rather than beat your personal best.

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How To Drink More Alcohol This Christmas Without It Changing Your Body Shape

Posted on December 8, 2013 by Barnsley Personal Trainer

If you’re a fitness enthusiast or a seasonal dieter you may be dreading the upcoming Christmas period and all the excess it has to offer. You won’t want to undo all the hard work you’ve worked for all year. Indulging in more calories than normal and doing little to no exercise is inevitable for most of us over Christmas. So what can you do to combat the extra calories?

The biggest concern for most of us is calorie consumption through drinking alcohol. Here’s a quick tip you can do to help stop gaining weight that comes with drinking alcohol.

Eat healthy fat and protein before you consume alcohol, it’s as easy as that! The last meal before a drinking session or just right before your first drink should be just protein and fat from real food and no carbs whatsoever. The protein and healthy fat will help slow down the blood sugar response from the sugar in the alcohol. Controlling blood sugar is important for maintaining body weight and especially for losing weight.

Remember to always choose good quality protein and healthy fats. If you’re not a vegetarian go for easy and convenient options such as pate and cold cuts of meat. Vegetarians could go for nut butters or raw nuts and seeds or avocados.

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Achieve Greater Efficiency

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Barnsley Personal Trainer

Correcting your exercise technique will help you use your time more wisely in the gym, because you’re actually exercising the intended muscle groups.

Poor form is the result of trying to make a difficult move easier at the expense of increasing your risk of injury. Poor form will also make it more difficult for you to achieve your goal.

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Don’t Put Exercise On Hold Until January

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Barnsley Personal Trainer

The Christmas period is fast approaching – are you the type of person that adopts the ‘I’ll start again in January’ mantra? Do you write off December and replace it with a month of inactivity and poor eating choices? Over indulging will only make it harder to get back into a routine and find the motivation to do so.

The festive period needn’t be a time to put exercise on hold, it is important to incorporate healthy eating and regular exercise into your plans. Planning is the key to a successful Christmas. Knowing when your next session is will help keep you on track.

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Do You Need A Personal Trainer?

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Barnsley Personal Trainer

How often do you change your exercise routine?

How do you measure your progress related to exercise?

If you could get expert help for your fitness programme, what would you ask for?

Get in touch for help!

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3 Tips For A Healthier You!

Posted on November 10, 2013 by Barnsley Personal Trainer

1. Consider an alternative to resolutions, fads, and diets. Instead, create a comprehensive self-care programme that evaluates your overall lifestyle. Write down a couple of positive statements under each category. This channels energy into reinforcing positive behaviour and assists with recognition of areas for future tweaking.

2. Get motivated. There are four barriers to taking care of yourself: unrealistic expectations, unreasonable social norms, family dynamics, and lack of skill development. Self-motivation is key to overcoming these challenges. The first step is to acknowledge that you’re worth it.

3. Reassess your fitness routine. Regular exercise, healthy nutrition, adequate sleep, and stress management are central to a good wellness plan.

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How To Become A Fitness Minimalist

Posted on November 3, 2013 by Barnsley Personal Trainer

When time is in short supply, rest periods should be too (ideally kept to 30 seconds or less). Try this: Set a timer to reflect the length of the workout. Let’s pretend that’s 15 minutes. Now, create a circuit of three to five exercises. Then, start the clock and complete the circuit for as many rounds as possible in 15 minutes.

Of course, never compromise quality over quantity, but by the end of these workouts you should feel sufficiently exhausted.

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Gyms Don’t Care About You

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Barnsley Personal Trainer

Do you feel resentment towards going to the gym because you haven’t achieved any results? The gym’s a business and really doesn’t care whether or not you turn up; on other hand, I do!

All my clients are my business, and I care about whether they turn up or not. This is why personal training is so effective at getting results quick. Every session is more productive than the last and there’s continuous support.

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