Your health

What about your health & exercise; your fitness; or your current lifestyle? We watch TV on average 3-4 hours a day, many of us sit at computers all day, take cars or public transport to work and dine out. This is often all excused as a 'modern way of living'. So why not change the way you live? Better health, more exercise and increased fitness can be the key to a more confident, fitter and less stressed you...not too mention opening up new possibilities for your lifestyle.

Why should I exercise?

The benefits are almost endless. That said, you should always take care when exercising, especially if it's a long time since you last exercised. When exercising, it is essential to warm up your muscles for at least ten minutes before you start exercising warming-up. e.g. moderate walking or a gentle jog followed by a stretch.

Nutrition and exercise

Physical exercise is only part of getting fit. Boost your athletic performance and train more effectively and harder by sorting out your nutrition. From drinking enough water, to working out just how many calories you need when exercising, it's all very important stuff.

Walking back to health

Did you know that walking two miles a day most days can reduce your chances of a heart attack by 28 percent? Walking is an excellent way to improve your health, and it's easy to fit into most lifestyles.

Strength training

As you develop aerobic fitness, you can start introducing elements of strength training into your exercise programme. Good muscle strength can have a marked effect on appearance as it improves the tone and shape of muscles, improves posture and helps prevent lower back problems.

Your motivation

It's a common problem - motivation. Not just for getting to the gym or for working out correctly, but look at giving up smoking, reading more, writing your first book the list is endless. Motivation is a driving force that, sometimes, everyone needs a little help with.

Take the gym. It's a standing joke that New Years Resolutions include going to the gym, eating the right foods and above all undertaking a healthier lifestyle. We all know that by the third week in February, gyms see the same members as in October, the cream cake counter in Tesco's is empty and boozing all night long is back in fashion. This is where you'll be grateful for your personal trainer!

There are a number of reasons why a personal trainer can make the difference and positively motivate you so read our quick guide below to see how it can make a difference for you :

Reason 1:

You've usually paid a considerable sum of money and once they've got your money, there's no getting it back in the form of a refund.

Reason 2:

Once you have organised your times for training, they give up valuable time and will be expecting you whether it's at the gym, at their place or in your front room. This is great for galvanising you in to getting to the session on time

Reason 3:

They will create a training programme that matches your goals, excludes some of the things you don't like and, above all, gives you a positive feel about your workout.

Reason 4:

They are yours. All yours and no one elses for the period of your session. They want to see you achieve goals, so will push you that little bit further and encourage you when they feel appropriate.

Reason 5:

Hopefully, you like him/her and so having a rapport will help you to think positively and actually look forward to seeing them for your training session.

Having said all of that, don't think you are unusual when on a wet and windy Wednesday evening the last thing you want to do is workout. This is when the personal trainer should come into their own and will make you feel great about yourself and of course help you to achieve your goals.