Tag Archives: exercise
Manchester Weight Loss Boot Camp
Our Manchester Weight Loss Boot Camp (North West Fit Camp) is based in the City Centre and is guaranteed to help you lose weight quickly, safely while having loads of fun with like minded individuals with the same goals at the same … Continue reading
Are You Getting Value for Money from your Personal Trainer?
I woke up this morning with the intentions of writing a nutrition article about organic natural yoghurts that contain organic sugar and how they can affect your weight loss efforts, however I quickly changed my mind while watching another personal trainer in … Continue reading
How Alcohol Can Affect Weight Loss
Did you know that alcohol contains 7 calories / gram and this is second only to the amount of calories in fat (9 calories/g). This can have some serious negative effects when it comes to losing weight. One of the … Continue reading
Weight Loss Case Study (Tabo 29) – Part 6
Something that very often happens when you are trying to lose weight is that you hit a plateaux and things slow down a bit. This is exactly what has happened with Tabo ove the last 6 weeks. Since our last … Continue reading
Five Ways To Burn More Calories In The Gym
Five ways to burn more calories in the gym. If you want to burn more calories when you are training you can use some of the tips below. If you train 3 times a week and you can burn only … Continue reading
Weight Loss can help beat depression in Overweight People
A new review in the International Journal of Obesity has found that overweight people who undertake a weight loss routine based around exercise and lifestyle changes may end up being less depressed. Check out the full article on the Reuters … Continue reading
The Biggest Loser – Unrealistic Expectations
It’s great to see programmes on TV that promote healthy eating and exercise, however my main criticism of shows such as The Biggest Loser on ITV is that it gives people unrealistic expectations of how much weight they can safely … Continue reading
Weight Loss Case Study (Tabo 29) – Part 5
We are now four months into our personal training sessions with Tabo here at Fitness First in Manchester and her weight is continuing to come off at around 1kg per week. For someone in the real world this is exactly where … Continue reading
Concentrate on Legs and Back for Muscle Growth
Your shoulders, chest muscles along with your core muscles and your arms only amount to around a third of your body’s total muscle mass. For this reason you should only give these muscles around a third of your time lifting … Continue reading
Kettle Bell Swings for Weight Loss
Below you can see one of my personal training clients (Tabo) performing some Kettle Bell Swings with a 16Kg Kettle Bell. These are great for getting you heart rate up and for shifting excess body fat. You should use as part of … Continue reading