Tag Archives: Personal training

Back to school healthy habits

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 [...]

Importance of strong tummy and back muscles

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. [...]

First visit with a personal trainer part 2

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 [...]

First visit with a personal trainer

 

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 [...]

Is having a personal trainer posh?

 

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 [...]