Horsham-based female personal trainer, Becky, provides one-to-one personal training sessions at a local gym. Here, she explains what personal training means to her and her clients… Before I started going to the gym myself, I had a strong preconception of what personal trainers did and who they were for. My assumption was that personal training …
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Out of office – briefly!
Horsham-based female specialist personal trainer, Becky, is away for a short break – here’s how you can still get in touch with her if you’d like to chat about opportunities to train with her when she’s back… The time has come for my first proper break of the year (yes, it’s a little overdue! 2024 …
Should your personal trainer set you goals?
Horsham-based female personal trainer, Becky, helps clients of all ages and abilities to progress on their fitness journeys. But should a personal trainer set goals for you? She answers here… Are a client’s fitness goals the choice of a personal trainer? No. Hmm. Short blog, that. Better expand… When I have initial conversations with prospective …
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Spring cleaning your fitness!
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? …
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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January is over – here’s how to keep your fitness routine going
With the first flush of New Year enthusiasm now burned out, bank accounts restored post-festive period, and daylight hours increasing, the gym floors are emptying out again. But you’ve done the hard part with getting started. So how can you maintain a fitness routine year-round and avoid that classic peak and trough cycle? Horsham-based personal …
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Why do people film at the gym?
As smartphones have hit critical mass, video-based social media apps have soared in popularity, and everyone seems to have become a side-hustling blogger, gyms have become filming locations for many users. Is it all narcissism and no true purpose? Let’s discuss why people film at the gym, and what you can do if it makes …
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 …