New Years Day saw my good mate Ray from WattBike pop round to the MH Personal Training Studio to put me and Steve through our paces with a few tests. We carried out a 6 second Peak Power Test, Submaximal … Continue reading
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3 years ago I became a Personal Trainer and on a professional level it is the best thing I ever did , I had always been working in the fitness industry since the age of 18 but I … Continue reading
Saturday 21st November saw another event, this time at Wembley Stadium, and it was freeeeezing! I had assembled a team of 7 of the South’s finest (!) and we completed the Men’s Health Survival of the Fittest. This was another obstacle race … Continue reading
N.E.A.T stands for Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis and is a body process which includes all your physical activity throughout the day excluding your “formal” workouts. Things like walking, shopping, standing and even fidgeting all contribute to burning calories by the process … Continue reading
If you read my previous blog posts you would know that this year I have set myself the task of completing a challenge (sometimes 2 or 3) a month for 2015. Challenge number 14 of this year was to ride … Continue reading
Much has been said over the last few (and more) years in the fitness and nutrition industry regarding ‘healthy fats’. Particularly the headline grabbing ‘fat won’t make you fat!’ Well it can, eat too much of of any food and … Continue reading
In early September, along with my wife and a group of friends we entered an event called Rough Runner. This was a 10km course on Clapham Common. The race itself is based on the TV classics such as Takeshi’s Castle, … Continue reading
Over the last few years the term ‘Mindfulness’ has become more and more apparent. With our busy and stressful lives where just stopping to think feels like its going to take up too much of our precious time we are … Continue reading
Triathlon is the fastest growing sport in the UK and in April of this year I decided I wanted to enter one or two, as a newbie to Triathlons, the swim was always the one I was going to struggle … Continue reading
The Challenge On Saturday 13th June, a team of 9 plus an amazing support crew set off on a Triathlon with a difference. This one started with a 4 hour hike up the ‘Old Man of Coniston’ mountain, which tested … Continue reading