If you’ve ever embarked on a diet with your husband or boyfriend, you’ll know all too well that – even though you are eating the same (if not less) than he is – the fat just melts off him. The reason for this is not just because men are just…
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Former US President, John F Kennedy, believed the following about fitness: “Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity.” Fitness is so much more than having a body in pique physical condition. It’s…
Read MoreSome foods can cause your blood sugar spike very quickly. This happens because carbohydrates – such as refined sugars and bread – are easier for your body to change into glucose. (Glucose is the sugar that your body uses for energy). Your body finds more slowly digested carbs – such…
Read MoreWith so much super-specific advice out there on the different styles of personal training and areas of fitness, it’s so easy for the bigger picture to get a bit blurry. Everyone has different fitness goals. These range from generally trying to stay active to viewing fitness as a lifestyle. It…
Read MoreNot so long ago, it was unusual to see cleans, clean and jerks, and snatches being done at the average gym. However, with the rise of CrossFit and sports performance-focused training, more and more people are now performing these Olympic lifts. Perhaps your personal training clients have begun to ask…
Read MoreAre you a personal trainer who is great at assisting your clients with bulking up through increasing the intensity of their training? Are you seeing many of your clients returning to you with complaints and persistent pains in places where these shouldn’t be? Are these cramps and pains being meddlesome…
Read MoreOnline learning has exploded in a big way. According to Forbes, by 2025 the global online learning market is set to reach US$325 billion (about R4 trillion). Online personal training courses have not escaped this wave of enthusiasm and are just as popular as any other course out there. But…
Read More“You have between a 60 to 70% probability of selling to existing clients,” says Marc Schneider: operations director of Trifocus Fitness Academy. “This means that if you target new clients, you have between a five to 20% chance of selling to them.” These statistics show that it is vital for…
Read MoreA personal trainer is the bees knees in terms of fitness professionals. These guys have studied for years and years. They have been mentored by the best personal trainers in the business. This means that they’re the finest people out there to assist you with meeting your fitness goals. There…
Read MoreAn aerobics instructor is responsible for choreographing exercise moves, as well as leading classes, that are focused on aerobic exercise. As well as teaching group fitness class participants the moves to an aerobics workout, aerobics instructors deliver the music and conclude certain job requirements that are specified by the fitness…
Read MoreA kettlebell resembles a cast-iron cannonball with a handle at the top of it. This exercise equipment comes in various weights. You’ll utilise them as you do movements such as lunges, lifts as well as shoulder presses. A kettlebell workout gets your heart pumping which makes it a fabulous exercise!…
Read MoreAlthough we rarely think about them, the gland of the endocrine system and – the hormones that they release – influence almost every cell, organ and function in the human body. The endocrine system is key in regulating mood, growth and development, tissue functioning and metabolism among many other functions.…
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