With the summer holiday officially over and the kids back to school it’s time to create some new healthy habits. Everybody is back in their routine at work and in the house so it’s easy to establish a new pattern that will help you become healthier, fitter and stronger. But where to start?
Sit down first [...]
Everyday there is a new miracle cure for the perfect abdominals. Pills, exercise equipment, shakes…They promise us the most beautiful six pack. Unfortunately a tummy like that comes down to simple maths. The amount of calories you consume and the amount of exercise you do. More calories and less exercise equals fat. It’s very simple. [...]
I often hear people complaining that they don’t have time to exercise. They want to but it’s impossible to fit in their daily schedule. Working full-time, kids, housework, family or pets take up all the time there is in a day. Going to the gym 3 days a week is just not feasible and takes [...]
As I described in First visit with a personal trainer there are different test that can be done to see how fit someone is. Another test is the sit up test. It’s very easy to do and you can check if you are in line with the The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) fitness [...]
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People have various reasons to hire a personal trainer. Most people think it’s for weight loss or professional athletes. There are many reasons to work with a trainer. Maybe you like working out but find it hard to motivate yourself and having that appointment makes you do it. Maybe you had a muscle injury and [...]
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Sometimes I get teenagers send to me for an assessment. Most of the time because they do another sport and the coach wants a reference point to get them stronger, faster or more flexible. I do a standard assessment (tweaked a little bit here and there) according to the American Council of Exercise. Unfortunately more [...]
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Living in the country  has his advantages and disadvantages. Just to give you an idea how small the village is where I live; it has 2 pubs and 2 shops.
Last week even I was surprised to see how small and old fashioned the village was. In the local equestrian centre (yes, in Ireland there are horses [...]
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January and February are busy months in the gym. Most people have New Year resolutions like getting fit, losing weight or eating healthy. By March everything quits down.
The majority of health clubs have yearly memberships.  However most people don’t use their membership that long or on a regular basis. After a while they can’t find [...]
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