How do you test yourself and measure your progress? The only way to know (for sure) that what you’re doing is working, is to monitor your progress. But how do you do that? Test week for me isn't about how much I can squat. Maximum lifts aren't my goal. I want to be stronger AND fitter. I want to move more efficiently. I want to be able to DO more, not just lift more. My test weeks include: - A 4km run (2km up hill, 2km back down) to test my fitness - A full body, timed workou

I know some people don't like the gym. In fact, a lot of people HATE the gym (I think mainly because they've never really been shown how to use it properly and how to get results from their efforts), but classes are slightly different. People who you'd never see in the gym training, will turn up to classes. Do you use classes? Here's the thing - classes are great for getting you doing something, and something is always better than nothing. If the option was to go to a class,

I’ve helped thousands of people over the years, through Personal Training, Online Coaching, Nutrition Coaching and teaching various classes, not to mention via my social media content that reaches thousands of people. One thing that most people tend to say when they start is that they’ve been “thinking about starting” for a while. Whether that’s a few weeks, a few months or a few years! I’ve had people come to me for a consultation and then disappear, only to come back a year

I'm sure you've tried to lose some excess body fat at some point. If you're like most people, your "go-to" exercise was probably walking, running, cycling or one of the other "cardio" options. I say "cardio" in inverted commas because it's a bit misunderstood - lifting weights is also cardio. Anything that raises your heart rate and gets you out of breath is cardio. Go max out your push-ups and tell me if you're out of breath and your heart rate has gone up. I'll wait... Card

Whether your goal is to build muscle, lose fat (or both), maintain or build strength, stay healthy into old age or improve athletic performance, strength training is a requisite. You see, whilst you can adapt your training to suit specific goals, for the most part, the training required for fat loss is the very same training required for muscle gain, the difference is what you eat. To burn fat, you will need to do strength training and be in an overall calorie deficit. To bui

You can get an insight into why you are where you are by looking at the ratio of the time you spend on entertainment, and the time you spend working towards your goals. If you spend 80% of your time on social media, watching TV, playing computer games, or whatever it is you do for entertainment, and just 20% of your time working towards your goals (training if you want to be fitter; education if you want to be more successful; cooking if you want to eat better and be healthie