Sorry for the delay in updating the blog. With the bank holiday and a busy workload last week I didn’t get time. I am not going to write part 4 of the functional training this week as I am short of time. If you have any question regarding the last 3 parts feel free to post a question. I am here to help  Here are my workouts for last week:

28th,29th,30th and 31st: One hour each day cardio training on bike 120-130 Heart rate

1st: 10km run (1st one since the triathlon!)

2nd: 103km ride around Heartfordshire

Happy Training,

Paul

I have just started a little experiment with a friend of mine who has no time for going to gym let alone being able to dedicate 2 hours a week for Personal Training. You have to love the work/life Balance!!!

The problem is she has asked me to help her out as she is off on holiday in October, but she has no time to train. She is looking to drop a dress size and reduce her body fat percentage in 8 weeks.

I will help her but I am not going to give her PT as she never knows what she is doing. The problem for me is she hasn’t a clue about resistance training. So the chances of injury or strains with lifting weights using Swiss balls etc unsupervised are quite high…

So I came up with plan B

I have recently brought a new turbo trainer for my home studio, so I now have a spare one, which she will borrow. For those who are thinking what’s a turbo trainer? It’s a device, which lifts the back wheel of your bike of the floor so you pedal and go nowhere.

So from today she will find 2 x 30 minute slots each day to use the trainer at her home Everyone must be able to free up 2 x 30 minute slots a day??? I suggested 30min in the morning when she gets up and watches the news and 30min in the evening.

She has brought herself a heart rate monitor and I have showed her some stretches to do before and after her workouts.

Her training Heart Rate Zone is 122-130 Bpm, which she will maintain throughout the workout.

Why the heading of commitment?

Cycling for 1 hour each day for the next 8 weeks while doing her job will need her full commitment. The exercise is simple but repetitive but if she commits to keep doing it. She will get the results she wants.     

I have asked if I can write her measurements on this post. She agreed and I will re-measure every 2 weeks to keep you up to date.

•  Waist (Measured around Belly Button) 90cm 
•  Hips 116cm
•  Right Arm 31.5cm
•  Right Thigh 68cm
•  Body fat 37.7%

I have taken some before photos, but I will not post them until the after photos are taken in 8 weeks time… and I get permission to display them???

I will post my weeks training on Thursday as I’m heading to the homeland of Plymouth on Friday to visit the family.

Carry on Training,

Paul 

Well it’s my first blog. What does one say?

I am a personal fitness trainer, based in the Surrey area, near London. I also train clients in the City too, near Moorgate and Liverpool Street stations.

I am so passionate about exercising but not till about 3 years ago did I decide to pursue this seriously. A friend of mine, Ross, commented while in the gym one day that I had a natural ability to train and pass on my knowledge. This was while I was living in the Blue Mountains near Sydney. It all then clicked into place for me. I flew back to the UK and dived in to do my personal training course. I am REPS 3 certified and hold a diploma in Personal Training from YMCA. I have recently completed my PREMIER PTS Resisted Movement Training (RMT) certification.

I want to see this blog grow into a series of tips, motivations, musings, bits of personal training advice, demonstrations and all round useful resource for exercising.
I hope you enjoy and benefit. Let me know what you think.

Happy training
Paul