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women doing glute extensions with barbells in a gym

Why women should lift weights

I’m asked a lot what type of training I do and how many times a week I train. The answer is that I train pretty much most days with maybe one rest day a week, and my fitness workouts mainly involve doing weight training and minimal cardio vascular exercise. Some people are surprised when I…

The Psychology of Fitness

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What’s the point in looking good if you’re feeling like crap?! One of the biggest problems faced in today’s society is that we are bombarded with the looking good model, focussing purely on the outside: Flat abs Firm butt Toned or defined muscles So much money is spent on the pursuit of the perfect looking…

Little Black Dress

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Personal trainer explains how you can achieve a happier, healthier, sexier you! You’ve just finished applying your lip gloss. You stand up and go to the full-length mirror and what do you see? Damn… you look hot in that dress! All of that hard work and clean eating has really paid off. Now you’re…

The UP Marbella Boot camp Review

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If I was to describe it in one word, I would have to use the word brutal, as well as amazing, informative and inspiring. I arrived a few days before the actual course because I wanted to use the gym and become familiar with things. I also wanted to have a play on all of…

Master Your Mind, Master Your Body

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Ask yourself the right questions and you will get all the right answers as to why you are failing to reach your fitness goals. Why do I do this to myself? Around this time of year, we all start the ‘…get fitter, change our lives and become healthier…’ routine. So, if you’re reading this…

Best Exercises To Lose Weight

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When it comes to health and fitness, your primary goal is probably fat reduction. If you’re like a lot of individuals out there then you’re in the pursuit of an improved physique and in order to achieve it you’re going to need to reduce the level of overall fat in your body. There’s a massive…

woman and man training legs at local Ribble Valley gym

Ten Tips To Motivating Yourself At The Gym

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Remove those barriers and become excited to workout 1) Make a playlist It’s scientifically proven that listening to music whilst training can increase your drive and motivation. So, create a playlist that will keep you in the gym for longer and keep you going. Think about what music motivates you and what you like…

Your Age is No Excuse

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Over 50 and need some motivation to reach your optimum health and fitness? We have the answer! Do you feel unhealthy and unhappy with your body? You probably feel that you lack flexibility, suffer from aches and pains from time to time, or have some extra weight you’re carrying that you really want to…

New Gym, Gaining Knowledge and Developing Others

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From setting up a new gym, completing a serious amount of studying and taking on 2 full time members of staff. If you’d have asked me a few years ago where I expected to be now, I would have never said owning/running a full-time gym, having several staff on the books, completed my CHEK Practitioner…

Balance Your Body

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It seems that everyone’s on a detox, a diet or taking the latest supplements. But, how do you know what’s right for you and your body? With so many fads around today it’s easy to get lost. What’s the right way to become healthy and get the results you desire? Magazines, newspapers and online articles…