This week’s blog is inspired by conversations with clients and friends about whether hiring a personal trainer is all its cut out to be. You may think, with me being a personal trainer, that my answer to this topic is obvious. Of course, you should hire a PT! But, truth be told, sometimes it's not always the answer. So, I'm going to take a look into the pros and cons based on my experience as a PT and hopefully... Read more
Since returning from a short break with my family in Morocco where I managed to avoid gaining any weight, despite being all-inclusive, I thought it would be a good opportunity to explain my approach towards diet and nutrition whilst out there as I know a few of you will be going away soon with the summer holidays around the corner. Now before I start, I just want to say that I caught a stomach bug on... Read more
We currently have a 3 week rotation on our team training programme. This gives clients a chance to learn, progress, set targets and beat them. In my opinion, 3 weeks still isn’t enough but it’s important to keep your members stimulated, especially in a group training or bootcamp environment, so 3 weeks seems to work. The problem with most fitness classes and bootcamps is they keep changing their workouts and no one ever really gets to... Read more
The last few weeks have been awesome! This must be the first May bank holiday I can remember for a long time where the weather has been so glorious! In fact, it’s been so nice, we’ve heard stories of our clients either visiting the beach, lighting up the BBQ or stumbling out of local beer gardens in Hertford and Ware. It hit 25 degrees plus in Hertford, and that meant everyone was going topless (the guys obviously) or... Read more
Contrary to belief, you can eat whatever you want and still lose weight! As long as you’re not going over your maintenance calories for the week, you’re fine. Sure, you would be better off getting your calories from natural and minimally processed food but we’re not hermits! The reality is, we still want to be able to eat a bit of what we fancy and go out at the weekend and have a few drinks and still lose... Read more