Many people assume that by simply having a Personal Trainer you will automatically become slimmer as if by some mystical force the mere act of paying someone will magically trim fat away. The successful trainees are the ones that accept that no matter how effective a trainer you may have doesn’t take away from the ...…
Tips from Epsom Personal Trainer, Richard Ham Williams: 1)Deadlifts – Push your bum back, sit on your heals and take a bow! 2)Treadmill – forget them them if you want to work your bum, run outside. It’s harder and forces your gluteus maximus (bum) to pull your leg back and thus propells your body ...…
In part 1 I showed you the need for strength and size. now I’ll write about the basic different fibre types found in muscles….. It should be noted at this stage that each muscle group around the body can display different ratios of fibre types. Type 1 are classified as slow twitch and are aerobic ...…
Consider this post a little wake up call and a rant at myself too, after all I am guilty of the “quick fix” mindset at times. We see ripped abs, sexy buns and flat stomachs every day in advertising which leads us to believe that anybody can achieve such a physique. They can’t. Genetic variance ...…
Any sport, any, will benefit from having stronger muscles through improved economy of motion. Strength is the starting point from which all else is expressed, power, speed, agility, balance, coordination, flexibility, stamina etc. Over the past few decades it has become more and more apparent that strong athletes are better than their weaker counterparts, the ...…
As a Personal Trainer I hear everyday about what people say they want but I need to see them truly act upon it. You are what you do and not what you say. If you want to succeed then you have to want it as much a dying man wants to live. Nothing else can ...…
You have heard or may have even said it yourself: “I have a slow metabolism” OR “But I don’t eat much” This article is a nice eye opener and offers sound advice. “There’s a common belief that people who are overweight have a slow metabolism (burn energy slowly), while thin people have a ...…
In my daily browse I found this short but sweet (and accurate) article which is worthy of being shared here; http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/humanbody/truthaboutfood/slim/fatthin.shtml p Basically, fatter people eat a lot more than thinner people, even though they don’t think or remember they do. Perhaps a deeper seated issue at play here? Or just Gluttony? ...…
September 07th 1995 I was being prepped for the biggest surgery of my life, at lunch time I was due to become lunch for the surgeons knife. I was a great all round athlete before this day. I was enduring, agile, accurate and determined with a great degree of hand eye coordination. But this ...…
The NHS costs the Government approximately one hundred billion pounds per year. Lets look at how you can help reduce that figure from your home. If you could boost your immune system and minimise body fat you would be less likely to go to the doctors due to a lessening of your chance of actually getting ...…