High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) means performing a workout that alternates between intense bursts with steadier less intense periods i.e. slow jogging on the treadmill at 8km per hour for a minute then swapping with a minute of sprinting on 15km per hour and repeating the process ten times giving you a 20 min HIIT workout. Here are the …
Turning Back The Clock
I don’t know about anyone else but i myself am a massive fan of the BIGGEST LOSER on TV at the moment. Coming from the fitness industry it is good to pick up tips along the way and also to see how other Personal Trainers get their results. I think the most dramatic and jaw dropping moments in the show …
How much exercise do you really need to do to burn last nights alcohol off?
In my early twentys when i was a big drinker, i was very naiive in the way that i believed i could go out and smash 20 beers and a kebab and as long as i got my arse out of bed in the morning and ran for 30 mins i would ‘sweat out’ all the beer from the night …
The Benefits Of A Corporate Fitness Program
The Benefits of a Corporate Fitness Program Reduce Absenteeism Data collected by the Australian bureau of statistics shows that absenteeism costs Australian employers billions of dollars each year. Another study by Medibank Private found that unhealthy employees take nine times more sick leave than healthy employees. This can cause many problems including 1.Cost of hiring a temporary replacement worker 2.Delays …
70% Diet 30% Gym
How important is Nutrition to your workouts? The 70/30 ratio of nutrition to workout is something i myself and many collegues believe to be a true percentage breakdown of the importance each plays in maximizing your results. Also, adequate rest/sleep is essential too. Any workout schedule is incomplete if you are not incorporating a structured nutritional plan into it. If …
Believe In Yourself And You Can Do It!
Me on the left in August 2008. Me on the right in Dec 2011. As you can see from the above pictures I wasn’t always into my fitness, a bad lifestyle and bad eating habits, along with the stress of a long term relationship breaking up left me feeling out …