personal training

How water and vitamin C can make you look younger

Submitted by Emily on

We all want youthful skin, right?  Who doesn't want to grow old and look 10 or 20 years younger?  I know I do!

Well, what are you doing about it?

Moisturising your face and having a good skin care regime is key but what is often neglected is looking after your skin from the inside out.

Drinking plenty of Water and Eating the Rainbow are your skin's best friends.

 

Is weight lifting bad for your joints?

Submitted by Emily on

A great question that I hear and see being asked a lot.  So, what's the deal?

Well, it's quite the opposite actually.

Lifting weights and bodyweight strength training have a positive impact on your joints.  Couple this with the great benefits it has on your muscles, posture, metabolism, mood, energy, ability to perform daily tasks with ease, I mean the list goes on.

5 reasons why women should strength train

Submitted by Emily on

 

"If I lift weights I'll look manly."

"Lifting weights doesn't work your heart as much as cardio."

"I won't burn as any calories."

 

I often hear women say one or more of the above as reasons why they don't lift weights or strength train and spoiler alert Ladies... None of them are valid reasons.  Let me take each one and tell you why.

 

Looking Manly

8 benefits of Small Group Training

Submitted by Emily on

You might have heard or read the words Small Group Training and not quite known what they meant.

"Is it a group exercise class?"  "Is it a boot-camp?"  "What actually is it?"

 

Well, let me shed some light on what small group training is, what the benefits are and how you can start.

 

Small group training is where a group of individuals exercise together following a programme that has been created by their personal trainer.  It is very different to a group exercise class and boot-camp.