If it ain’t hurting…that’s probably a good thing.
Eating right is 80% of the battle.
It's easy to get distracted by fancy-schmancy products and regimes, but whether you're trying to lose weight or bulk up, but as a personal trainer, I can assure you that you can't go wrong with a balanced diet of fresh food, cooked from scratch. Plenty of veg, some fruit, lean protein, and low-GI wholegrain carbs. And you know what? You eat the right food, you get to eat plennnnnnntttttyyyy of it.
Start long-term and work back.
When you're coming up with your targets, start long-term and work back. In order to run 10k in six months' time, what do you need to do this month? This week?
A personal trainer is worth the cost.
Personal Trainers may seem pricey, but a lot of the work goes on outside of the gym. Those SMART targets and fiddly training plans? We can do those for you! Drawing up a detailed training plan, from single sessions to months of improvement, takes AGES.
Remember to do your research when finding a trainer. Reputable Personal Trainers are members of the Register of Exercise Professionals. It means both you and they are covered by insurance, and they have to do professional development to keep up their skills.
And you don't have to have a Personal Trainer session every week.
Can't afford regular Personal Trainer sessions? Spend 'em wisely – choose workouts you can't do alone. Use your Personal Trainer as a boxing partner, or to spot you lifting heavy weights.
