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Steps to Reduce Your Risk of Injury

Steps to Reduce Your Risk of Injury

Have you ever been injured during training? We want to share some simple things you can work on to reduce this risk and improve your performance. Musculoskeletal Check List  Pre and Post Exercise Routines  Prioritise good movement  Complete accessory work  Regular...
The Importance of Intensity

The Importance of Intensity

When it comes to maximising your health benefits from exercise, intensity is one of the MOST important factors. The quality of exercise over quantity, intensity not duration are all things we need to be aware of, but however which way you want to say it, the time has...
5 Steps to Keep You on Track When You Eat Out

5 Steps to Keep You on Track When You Eat Out

How to eat out and not feel guilty… here’s 5 simple steps  Where you can keep tracking  Sometimes it can really be that easy. If the food you’re going to eat is easily trackable, do it. Make room in your calories –  If you know you’re heading out for a meal or...
What is RPE?

What is RPE?

You may have heard the terms RPE and RIR. What do they mean and how do we apply them to our training RPE is Rate of Perceived Effort – this is a scale we use to emotively describe how easy or hard an exercise was. For example during a set of back squats for 10 reps,...
No Carbs at Night?

No Carbs at Night?

This something we are asked regularly, is it ok to have carbohydrates at night? The short answer is yes. There can be many benefits from eating carbohydrates in the evening. A lot of us train after work and deplete our muscles of glycogen so a good carb meal here...
Your Guide to Using a Treadmill

Your Guide to Using a Treadmill

The treadmill is more often than not a starting place for most who are new to the gym and it’s understandable why. We all know how to walk or jog so it’s logical to start with something we know how to do before venturing further. Most treadmills have the capacity to...