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While studying Sport Psychology many years ago, an anonymous passage from the course textbook [ref 1] stuck with me. Here’s the passage: A Sense of Direction When you don’t know what is important, then everything is important. When everything is important, then you have to…

Fitness, Fatness and Health If you asked the average person in the street, is diet or exercise better at reducing body fat – I’d be 99% sure people would answer “diet”. For years I’ve been hearing things like ‘80% diet, 20% exercise’ some nod to…

I’ve got a confession to make… my bench press form sucks. I’ve been a certified Personal Trainer for over 20 years. I have a degree in Exercise Prescription and Management and have trained athletes along with not so athletic gym warriors. I consider myself a…

These HIIT training tips for beginners are a quick way to get started with effective HIIT workouts! 🔥 5 Top Tips for Getting Started with High Intensity Interval Training So, you’ve heard HIIT gets results and you have limited time (less than 15 mins a…

This HIIT Training Physiology article is part of our ‘Technically Speaking’ series which is a deeper look at a particular topic. A video lecture is available. We’ve covered the benefits of High Intensity Interval Training and HIIT protocols already. HIIT training benefits more effective at…

This HIIT Workout Design article is part of our ‘Technically Speaking’ series which is a deeper look at a particular topic. A video lecture is available.  We’ve covered the benefits of High Intensity Interval Training and HIIT protocols. In this HIIT Workout Design article we…

This HIIT training article is part of our ‘Technically Speaking’ series which is a deeper look at a particular topic. A video lecture is also available below. Should I include High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) in my workout plan?   The short answer is ‘yes, but….’…

Exercise programmes are normally initiated with great gusto! 💥 Motivation is usually high when people come to action as losing weight, improving health, or getting stronger gain priority over other activities. However… time and again the same patterns repeat – motivation dwindles as priorities shift…