Hi gang. It’s been a sunny start to the week down here in Somerset so I’ve enjoined a relaxed afternoon in my garden. During this down time I’ve pondered my next blog, I think it’d be good to focus on a strength aspect of exercise in this blog that’s so often overlooked. For the purposes …
The Ridiculous use of the Ketogenic Diet to lose weight.
Hi all, it’s been a few weeks since my last blog. What can I say it’s busy at the moment. Lots of people wanting to get fit, on top of that I’m trying to increase my own cycling training for some (hopeful) racing later this year. This means more hours on the bike, luckily the …
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The life of a sole trading outdoor / online personal trainer (it’s not what you think!)
This was me setting up my very first Bootcamp session way back in 2012. Let’s take it easy this week and delve into what the life of your average personal trainer is REALLY like! To be honest, my working life now I’m stuck at home is not that different to what is was like when …
The get rich quick ‘fitness/life coach’ phenomenon.
I give my take on this growing scam, why it is poison in this industry that I love, and how to spot them. I’ve wanted to tackle this issue ever since I started writing my blogs, the issue I’m talking about in more detail is the strange trend of ‘fitness coaches’ or even ‘life coaches’ …
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The magic ingredient that a lot of people don’t have and how to work on it…
Remember this image of the road, it’ll make sense later. This blog is about the one key feature that you must have in order to achieve life long health and well-being. And it’s nothing to do with flashy sounding language or any fakery like that. If your looking for unicorns and rainbows to get you …
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Remember…
Sounds, faces, smells and places. When you first started exercising, what was the one thing that motivated you to keep on doing it? Do you remember certain feelings? Was it the sensory things in the gym, the sounds and smells or the people you met? It may be something as simple as the way the …
Use Covid to beat your obesity and take responsibility.
Use Covid to beat your Obesity and take responsibility. 100, 000 dead and counting. What more will motivate us to change our ways? In the U.K. where I live it was announced yesterday that over 100, 000 people have now died from Covid - 19. It’s harrowing but the number HAS to be seen as …
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How NOT to have the same day twice, AND stay happy through this pandemic.
Coronavirus has made my life into some sort of loop. I feel like I’m trapped in some sort of Star Trek style black hole, repeating the same day over and over and over and over and over.............. Is this you? Do you know the feeling? I get up, eat breakfast, get on with work, eat …
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Periodisation
Start patiently training in blocks now for your Summer peak. The long nights and cold days are upon us, I always feel like December is the ‘temperature acclimatiser’ for the real Winter test that is January! Already I don’t feel like going out, I just want to hunker down at home with a good big …
Quick last 2020 Blog
Stoke your metabolism BEFORE Christmas, don’t wait till January We all know about the New Year resolutions. Promises made to yourself to finally get into shape, but are you leaving it too late? Think of your body as an engine. When you look after an engine, it runs better. Given the right care and attention, …
The Real Coach 