Showing posts with label fitness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fitness. Show all posts

Tuesday, 7 July 2009

Underground Wellness with Paul Chek

Hi All,
Here is a great clip from the Underground Wellness Radio show with Paul Chek! If you like this clip listen to the whole show here.






Enjoy!

TOM

Tom Godwin BA(Hons), MDip PT, Dip ST, Dip SPManaging Director / Personal Trainer – Foresight Fitness Services (Manchester, UK)Personal Trainer BlogPersonal Training in Manchester (Foresight Personal Training Website)You Tube - Facebook meFacebook group - Twitter

Saturday, 13 June 2009

TRX 40/40

Hi All,

For all you TRX fans out there, have you taken teh 40/40 challenge?

Here's Todd Durkin explaining what it is.

Tom



Tom Godwin BA(Hons), MDip PT, Dip ST, Dip SPManaging Director / Personal Trainer – Foresight Fitness Services (Manchester, UK)Personal Trainer BlogPersonal Training in Manchester (Foresight Personal Training Website)You Tube - Facebook meFacebook group - Twitter

Friday, 5 June 2009

What do you think?

Hi All,

Came across this video on a You Tube Channel by Wellness Mafia.

What do you think?



Post your comments!

TOM

Tom Godwin BA(Hons), MDip PT, Dip ST, Dip SPManaging Director / Personal Trainer – Foresight Fitness Services (Manchester, UK)Personal Trainer BlogPersonal Training in Manchester (Foresight Personal Training Website)You Tube - Facebook meFacebook group - Twitter

Thursday, 4 June 2009

Wednesday, 8 April 2009

ARe you at a Weight Loss Plateau?


With summer fast approaching us and that dreaded time when the shorts and bikini's come out, are you starting to see your weight loss starting to plateau out? Well if you are here are three very simple but highly effective strategies to get your weight loss kick started again!

Change up your program! The routine that you are following needs to be regularly be changed about, a plan that aims to get you 3lb of fat loss per week will only be effective for about 4 weeks. After this point you will start to get the effect of diminishing returns. By changing a few simple aspects to your training every four weeks or so you can keep your body guessing and the fat coming off!

Change your diet! Your diet will need constant adjustment depending on your activity levels, this means that when you do more you need to eat more, but when you do less you need to eat less! Ensure that you are following a diet that gives you an adequate calorie intake for the current program you are following, and to meet your specific goals. If you are not sure how to do this consult your personal trainer!

Up your Effort! If you have been slacking a little lately then it is no wonder you have started to plateau out. Re-assess your goals, make sure that they are right for you, then Analise how to most effectively motivate yourself. Find out what keeps you going and do it! If you are unsure about this look out for my new series of blog posts on motivation!

These three simple things can be done to get you through that plateau and back on track to results!

TOM

Tom Godwin BA(Hons), MDip PT, Dip ST, Dip SP
Managing Director / Personal Trainer – Foresight Fitness Services (Manchester, UK)
Personal Trainer Blog
Personal Training in Manchester (Foresight Personal Training Website)
You Tube - Facebook meFacebook group - Twitter

Thursday, 26 March 2009

EXTRA Video of the Week: Explosive Med Ball Workout!

Another great collaboration between Sean, from Underground Wellness and also Fitness Quest 10! Well worth a try! I know this is an extra one, but I had to post it!
TOM

Tom Godwin BA(Hons), MDip PT, Dip ST, Dip SP

Managing Director / Personal Trainer – Foresight Fitness Services (Manchester, UK)

Personal Trainer Blog

Personal Training in Manchester (Foresight Personal Training Website)

Wednesday, 25 March 2009

Video of the Week: A great Kung FU Demo!

Found this little clip of a guy doing a kung fu demo, always remember their are loads of ways to keep fit! Don't limit yourself to the gym, running, etc.... Find something you enjoy and you are far more likely to stick to it!

TOM

Tom Godwin BA(Hons), MDip PT, Dip ST, Dip SP

Managing Director / Personal Trainer – Foresight Fitness Services (Manchester, UK)

Personal Trainer Blog

Personal Training in Manchester (Foresight Personal Training Website)

Monday, 16 March 2009

Video of the Week : Trainer or DRAINER?

Hi All,

Sorry for the lack of posts lately, I have been really busy lately working with some corporates. But i am back on it now so loow out for a load of new reviews, articles and ramblings from me!

Here is our video of the week, a great one from Josh Rubin from East West Healing! It is all about what to look for in a good trainer. Mainly based on The US system of personal training, qualifications etc... But some great info for all no matter where you are!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URPduKwC1RQ

TOM


Tom Godwin BA(Hons), MDip PT, Dip ST, Dip SP

Managing Director – Foresight Fitness Services

My Blog - http://personaltraineruk.blogspot.com/

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Friday, 6 March 2009

Video of the Week:- KB + BW Circuit

Hi all just found this great little video on cbathletics You Tube site, it is a really good kettlebell and bodyweight circuit.

Well worth a try! Remember if you are not sure of how to do a specific technique consult with a qualified personal trainer!

Enjoy

TOM



Tom Godwin BA(Hons), MDip PT, Dip ST, Dip SP

Managing Director – Foresight Fitness Services

My Blog - http://personaltraineruk.blogspot.com/

My Website – http://www.foresight-fitness.co.uk

You Tube - http://www.youtube.com/user/PersonalTrainerUK

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Thursday, 5 March 2009

Q + A:- DOMs

I have just got back into my weight training, I am suffering with sore muscles and stiffness three to fours days after a workout. Whets that all about?


What you are suffering from is probably Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness or the dreaded DOMs for short! Which usually sets in between 24 – 72 hours after exercise and is often experienced after an long period off training or after doing an activity that you do not regularly do.


Most people who train will have experienced this, be they novice or elite. Some of the common symptoms of DOMS include pain, restriction of motion, inflammation, tenderness, and a temporary loss of performance. Despite a great deal of research into what causes DOMs, scientist are currently unaware of it’s true cause. Some suggested causes include lactic acid build up, muscle spasm, or connective tissue or muscle damage. It is very likely it will be caused by one of these factors or be a combination of several of them.

Generally however if you do eccentric muscle actions (lowering action, such as lowering the bar to your chest on a bench press), or movements that involve breaking of motion. Pretty much any time of movement that causes the muscles in question to lengthen under tension.

So what do you do if you have DOMs? The best thing to do is keep moving, physical activity tends to help shift it. However you should avoid training the same movement patterns or any particularly sore areas.

TOM

Tom Godwin BA(Hons), MDip PT, Dip ST, Dip SP – Personal Trainer/Managing Director – Foresight Fitness Services (Personal Training + Corporate Wellbeing) - Manchester and Cheshire, UK

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Thursday, 29 January 2009

Review: Underground Wellness

Having stumbled across Sean Croxton’s Internet offering about six months ago, I found that I had come across one of the best alternative nutritional resources on the net! The Underground Wellness revolution now encompasses websites, YouTube content, Blogs, Forums, A on-line radio station, and who knows what will be next!

Sean is a Personal Trainer, lifestyle and nutritional coach based in San Diego, USA. Having an academic background in Kinesiology and studying at California State University, and having worked as a certified personal trainer for a number of years (NSCA, ACE and NASM). He has worked with a wide range of clients helping them to improve their levels of health and wellbeing. For a number of years he has also been educating the masses via his YouTube.com channel, which mainly focuses on alternative nutrition.

He has grown to offer a wide range of Internet based wellbeing related services, this man has really exploded onto the Internet wellbeing, fitness and nutrition scene with a wide range of internet based content. So lets have a bit of a run down of what he has on offer:-

Forum – A great forum has been added to the Underground Wellbeing website, it has some great members, many of whom are very knowledgeable in their fields be it fitness, personal training, nutrition, etc… There are a number of sections on the site that allow topics to be split down into different interest groups. This forum is a rarity on the net, with no cussing or put downs and true, learning taking place.

Blog – Sean’s blog has covered a number of subjects since it’s initiation at the start of the year, including the vitally important factor of body image, and new years resolutions. I look forward to the development of this section of the Underground Wellbeing website.

You Tube – The original of all the web based Underground Wellness content. All Sean’s videos tend to be short, but very concise and most importantly very user friendly. You can come onto the page and click on any of the videos and find an interesting and informative talk on a very wide range of nutritional topics. Sean’s style is of vital importance in getting his message across and ultimately his popularity, he is very laid back and conveys his message in a positive and never patronising manner.

Internet Radio – This is the latest of his web offerings and has already gained a great following. The radio shows tend to be between one and two hours long, and have been on a variety of different subjects, one of my personal favourites has been a show with William Wolcott of The Metabolic Typing Diet fame! The great things about these shows is that you have the opportunity to ring in and ask questions real time of Sean and his guests. As it is broadcast via the wonderful technology of the internet you have the choice of listening in live or downloading the show at a later date.

Website – The web site is the pace that brings together all these great factors under one roof, with a little more information on Sean and also his range of Personal Training services, Nutritional Services, Metabolic Typing, etc…

All in all Sean’s Underground wellness site is well worth a visit and I am sure that within minutes you will be hooked on his chilled out and laid back style of presenting a very important message, of health, wellbeing and improving your nutritional intake. These group of on-line services are a must see for all!

Thanks for all the hard work Sean!

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