Whether you’ve decided that now is the time to take your first steps in fitness, or you’re a little way in and have realised things could do with a spruce up, Horsham-based personal trainer, Becky, is here to provide her top tips on Spring cleaning your exercise routine… Do fitness and Spring cleaning really mix? …
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How do you feel about your sports bra?
A few weeks ago, I approached a complete stranger on the gym floor and asked her how she felt about her sports bra. Here’s why personal trainers should ask these questions, and how to do it without being weird… Picture the sceneIt was a Saturday morning in February, and I was on the gym floor …
Fitness myth busting: machines are for beginners
I often hear it said that gym machines are for beginners, whereas free weights and barbells are for those who are more experienced. This is both overly-simplistic and unfair, so let’s get into what is and isn’t right about those statements. What is a gym machine?This is less obvious than you think because, to the …
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2024 fitness trends – have these got potential?
It may be Wednesday, but I’m craving a roast. This is, as 2023 wound down, there was a predictable glut of articles wrapping up the year and looking ahead to 2024. One of which happened to involve speculating upon “fitness trends”, and yours truly has thoughts. Let’s take a look at what’s supposedly going to …
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Availability for personal training in Horsham
2024 has arrived, marking the eighth chapter of my own fitness journey beginning! Whether this is chapter one or one hundred for you, here’s how to get my help in terms of personal training sessions in Horsham or online… One-to-one personal training in SussexThe majority of my in-person training sessions take place at Dual Strength …
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Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour workout – how to copy it
Less than a day after Taylor Swift being announced as Time magazine’s person of the year for 2023, the internet had, of course, picked apart the article and chosen elements to obsess over. A favourite soundbite was, unsurprisingly, her pre-Eras Tour exercise regime. I didn’t have to spend long on TikTok that day before I …
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Chat GPT or human personal trainer?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been one of the absolute hottest topics of 2023. It’s been mentioned in a variety of contexts, from helping scientists to develop new medical treatments, to putting Hollywood on strike for months, and generating comments on social media. I’ve found the idea of it incredibly worrying, largely due to the speed …
Trauma informed approach to exercise provision CPD experience
I recently took part in a training event which was the first of it’s kind in the UK! Mental health has always been a significant professional (and personal) interest for me, and with the public conversation continuing to bubble away, more educational opportunities seem to be popping up each day. But I’m picky, so let …
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