This blog is for all of my personal training clients to give you extra tips on training and nutrition watch out for some amazing tips and videos to help you reach your goals.
Below is a quick video to let you see some of the exercises I teach in my personal training sessions and the various things you get being a private client of mine. You get this video extra FREE as a part of my service and a PDF exercise chart with exercise routines.
Below are my top 10 fitness tips for you to focus on. These tips will help you to achieve the goals that you have set out for yourself stick with them and you will see the results you want.
1/ No workout program and no diet will bring long-term results if you don't make a serious commitment. Feed your self motivation and self discipline.
2/ Prepare your body for the hard exercise that is going to follow and considerably reduce the possibilities for a painful injury. Warming up relates both quantitavely and qualitavely to the kind,duration and intensity of the main workout.
3/ Don't overlook the cooling down procedure! After the intensity of the main workout we need an adjustment period. Body temperature has to decrease and waste products to be removed from the muscles.
4/ Every fitness program should by the following to make it a success:
a) Aerobic activities: to improve the cardiovascular system.
b) Strength or resistance training: to maintain/increase muscle mass, improve strength and protect bones.
c) Stretching: to increase range the of motion of the joints and muscles' flexibility. Also to prevent from injuries and relieve from pain.
5/ Challenge yourself! Try always for a personal record, however marginal. Avoid the hamster mentality of endless walking or slow jogging on the treadmill etc.
6/ No fancy fitness gadgets! No form of passive exercise - No fad diets! - No magic pills, potions and powders! - You will have to try hard! You will have to sweat! - Don't fall prey to the fitness charlatans' deceitful promises!
7/ Never, ever quit. Time spent for a better physique is a valuable investment. You will be thankful for this when you catch your 40s.
8/ Mind beats body! Make your mental preparation. Fight to be consistent, disciplined and self motivated!
9/ Don't follow the herd. Use your imagination. Try non conventional, functional exercises.
- Don't get obsessed with perfection! - Get obsessed with perpetual progress!
10/ Just stick to training hard and you will get the results you want.
Good Luck. Phil
