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Being able to motivate my clients is the most important part of personal training. My training programs & technique coaching is worth absolutely nothing if I'm not able to consistently motivate my clients to turn up to training sessions. Motivation is not 'one size fits all' - you need to find the best motivator for you. Here are 10 tips that I hope you find helpful...
It's hot, you sweat more during your training sessions & you need to stay hydrated to perform at your best. I have put together some pre, intra and post training hydration guidelines to help you stay safe and train hard during summer. Here you go...
I'm going to answer this question in the first sentence - Yes, you should eat before your personal training session. What you eat. how much and how soon beforehand is often personal preference, determined by the type of training & intensity but a topic for another day. The short answer is "yes". If you want to find out why read on, if not, feel welcome to stop right here...
After 9pm? After 6pm? After lunch? When should you really stop eating carbohydrates if you're trying to drop body fat or control your weight?
I don't want to just provide you with a personal training service - I want you to get the most out of it. Here are my top 5 tips to get the most out of your personal training.
The dead lift is widely considered to be one of the best 'all round' exercises. In a lot of people's opinion (including mine) it's the 'king of all lifts' and can safely & effectively contribute to both strength & fitness training programs if performed correctly. Check out these 5 reasons why you should dead lift...
We all know that getting enough protein in the diet is important for recovery following a hard training session, BUT, are you getting enough and do you know where to get it? Meeting your protein requirements is absolutely necessary for growth and repair of all body tissues. Inadequate intake delays recovery from exercise, interferes with muscles growth and maintenance, reduces energy levels, inhibits training and sport performance and increases the risk of injury from over training. Find out how much protein you need & what foods have it...
75% failed by the end of January and 95% by the end of the year - that's an unfortunate fate for the vast majority of news year's resolutions. Don't repeat past failures this year - check out these 7 Tips To Achieve Your New Year's Fitness Resolution.
Surviving the Christmas and New Years party season without gaining unwanted kilograms can be tough. High fat & high sugar foods at your finger tips (all the time), bar tabs put on by the boss (how can you say no?) & parties every weekend (sometimes twice) make good food choices even harder to make than they were already. Check out this 10 Tip Survival Guide To The Christmas Party Season...
High intensity airdyne interval training is one of our favourites here at Drive Fitness. You don't see it done in too many other places (probably because it's hard work) but we're always on the look out for the most effective training methods to include in your workouts, hard or not! .Here are 5 reasons why we do it!
