Fitness and Wellbeing Readining List

For a few weeks now I have been meaning to add a reading list to the site, many of my clients have asked about what books I recommend to help them in their journey to improved levels of wellbeing. So I thought I would put up a short list of my top 5 books.

I hope you like them and I would love to hear your thoughts.

Eat, Move and Be Healthy By Paul Chek

The Optimum Nutrition Bible By Patrick Holford

New Rules of Lifting By Alwyn Cosgrove

Anatomy of Exercise By Pat Manocchia

Nutrition for Dummies (UK Edition)

I will be reviewing some of the above books in the coming months, so keep your eyes on the blog! All the above can be found on Amazon!

Until Next Time,

TOM

Tom Godwin – Personal Trainer – Foresight Fitness Services (Personal Training + Corporate Wellbeing) - Manchester and Cheshire, UK

trainer@foresight-fitness.co.uk

www.foresight-fitness.co.uk

Fitness Social Networks

Anyone and everyone seems to be part of one of the many social networking services that there are on the net. One of the most common ones and one that I have finally given into is Facebook As I am new to this I might not have got all the following details right, so please do let me know if I need to correct anything.

Facebook – has a number of groups you can join that cover the areas of health and fitness. There are also a lot of sports groups too, that should cover every conservable type of sport you could possibly play. Facebook has a group for loads of gyms, and other sporting and fitness related groups. There are also a load of groups for all different types of wellbeing goals, so why not have a search and see what groups you might be interested in joining.

As I am a newbie to Facebook, I am sure that there is much more I could have written about, but I still have to find a lot out about it myself yet. If you have any tips for wellbeing on facebook, why not add it as a comment then others can see.

Until next time, train hard!

TOM

Tom Godwin – Personal Trainer – Foresight Fitness Services (Personal Training + Corporate Wellbeing) - Manchester and Cheshire, UK

trainer@foresight-fitness.co.uk

www.foresight-fitness.co.uk

Web Sites

The internet now has a number of great web resources out there for anyone looking to improve their personal levels of fitness and wellbeing. I have been a user of the internet for a long while and it has been very valuable to me when researching new methods and possibilities for new exercises to use with clients.

Below I have listed some of the great resources that I use, but remember that not all you read, see, or hear on-line is true (the links below I consider reputable) but always careful consider anything on-line and look into the background of the author.

You Tube - Has a great range of fitness professionals putting up some great content, I find you tube very useful as it allows clients to view various exercises and use the video footage as a prompt to help them when training away from their trainer.

Some of the content that I consider to be the best on You Tube include Underground Wellness, Paul Chek, Dax Moy, cbathletics, michaelboyle, etc…

Look out for the Foresight Fitness Channel launching very soon!

Lifestylexperts – Is a UK based wellbeing site with a good collection of articles and information on a very wide range of topics (including stress, lifestyle, life coaching, and of course fitness). The site also has a board of advisors that all have specialist areas of expertise, with a facility to ask them questions via e-mail (I am one of the Experts, so if you would like to ask me a question on-line please do).

Fitness Venues – Started off as a UK based listing site for gyms and personal trainers, however it has expanded to include a wide range of articles, a forum and reviews. A great resource for the UK based fitness enthusiast.

BBC – The BBC has a excellent wellbeing section on their website, it is up to date with the latest news in the field of wellbeing, nutrition and exercise. A great resource for both personal Trainers and clients.

T Nation – This site was set up as a mainly body building based resource but has some great articles by well known coaches and trainer that will be of use to anyone who is interested in strength and conditioning.

In my next entry I will be looking at some of the social networks and what they offer to the fitness community.

Until next time train hard!

TOM

Tom Godwin – Personal Trainer – Foresight Fitness Services (Personal Training + Corporate Wellbeing) - Manchester and Cheshire, UK

trainer@foresight-fitness.co.uk

www.foresight-fitness.co.uk