The barbell bench press is a staple strength exercise that has benefits for all levels of fitness and desired physiques. Targeting the pectorals, deltoids and triceps, chest pressing exercises help to build upper body strength and increase muscle mass. Performing a chest press with dumbbells instead...
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What’s the best excuse NOT to exercise you’ve heard from a client? I’m too tired I’m too busy I’m really sore It’s too cold I’m sure if you’re currently training clients, you’ve probably heard all of these excuses before. If you’re new to Personal Training then I guarantee you’ll be hearing some of...
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Who doesn’t love getting their hands on the latest and greatest gadgets?! The tech savvy world that we live in means that new products with new features are continuously being released and promoted to users. The aim of these fitness gadgets is to help users keep pushing their boundaries and challeng...
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Maintaining a strong posterior chain is important for good posture, especially for those who are sitting or driving a lot during the day, as well as supporting many everyday movements such as carrying shopping, sitting down and standing back up. One of the biggest advantages of a strong posterior ch...
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Is there really more to Personal Training than just physically training a client? Absolutely! Our job as a PT doesn’t just start and end at training our client’s alone. There’s much more to it than that. One of the other important roles we have as a PT involves us encouraging our clients to change t...
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The fitness industry has really been challenged by the impacts of COVID-19, none more so than the need to shift our services online in the aim to provide ‘remote’ or ‘at-home’ experiences for our clients. What this means is that we’ve had to acquire and adopt completely new skills that we’ve never h...
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