Skipping. It’s not just for girls with blonde ringlets, or professional boxers. Yes, every single person can benefit from a bit of skipping or jump rope. You only have to do a few minutes to start reaping benefits. In fact,…
Are you OK? As a personal trainer, these should be one of your go-to words for every client. Depression is one of the most common mental illnesses in the world, with one out of four women and one out of…
What are your client’s fitness goals? To create rock-solid abs, recover from an injury or to run a ultra-marathon? No matter what their “big picture” fitness goal is, there are two main forms of exercise that you can use to develop…
Big bootay, toned bootay, peach-shaped bootay. We all want the perfect bottom, but how do we get it? Squat, friend. You need to squat. If you have clients dead set on a Kardashian-shaped rump, then it's time to get serious…
What’s your go-to stretch after lacing up your sneakers to get stuck into a workout or preparing to run a client through a hardcore session? Often newcomers to exercise will skip stretching. They see the pre-workout task as a time-waster,…
What do you know about strength training? That it builds big muscles and makes your stronger? As a personal trainer, have you ever asked your clients what strength training means to them? And, why they want to work on their…
From celebrity and medical experts endorsements, to now lead international scientists, there is no doubt that the benefits of intermittent fasting are real - and it’s quickly become the go-to diet for many in the fitness world. If you don’t…
For some of us, a love of everything health, nutrition and mind goes a little beyond the realm of a hobby. We spend all our free time obsessed with improving our overall health, even while asleep - and wearing a…
For many of us, group fitness and thriving gyms are what keeps us motivated. It’s a thirst for the social experience when smashing out a hard-as-f**k session surrounded by others doing the same that gets our adrenaline racing, and makes…
Do you high five your client's at the end of a session? How about your friends? Your Personal Trainer? The club manager? If you don't, then maybe you should start. The power of a high five is incredible. Not only…