January Fitness Tip 4 - Cut Out The Alcohol.

I know a lot of you will be doing the dry January, which is great because it will give your body a rest after the Christmas period and time to reset for a positive start to the year.

You may now be starting to notice some of the benefits from being alcohol free if you have been doing dry January. Including, better sleep, healthier looking skin, feeling more energetic and weight loss.

So why not try to carry it on into February. I'm not saying to stop drinking altogether, but just try cutting down on what you would normally drink.

Try setting a number of days each month that you are going to drink. For example if you know you have a wedding or birthday then factor that in.

Many thanks for reading

Pete

January Fitness Tip 3 - Sleep

Getting enough sleep on a regular basis beats any supplement or super food when it comes to good health.

Sleeping 7-9hrs a night aids recovery, helps to manage blood sugar levels, helps fat loss, helps muscle growth and improves cognitive functions.

Work on creating a set of actions that lead you towards getting for sleep. E.g. Build a pre bed routine. Gradually dim the lights, no tablets or phones 30mins before bed, read a book etc.

January Fitness Tip 2 - Incorporate Rest

Good training is the perfect balance of Work & Rest.

Think of it like this - the work part is like spending money, it's easy and it's fun and it takes little effort. Rest is where you earn the money. Spend more than you earn, and sooner or later you're gonna be in trouble. 

Help to top your credit up by having a massage, going for a walk, drinking water, quality nutrition, some stretching and dedicating sometime for fun.

Remember you don't become fitter, stronger, healthier when working out. You become fitter, stronger, healthier when the body repairs itself during rest.

Many thanks for reading

Pete

January Fitness Tip 1 - Set Goals

If you are starting a new fitness regime in January, setting yourself goals will help you stick to it.

When setting your goals make sure they are SMART goals

Specific

Measurable

Achievable

Realistic

Time Phased

Think about setting some short term goals that work up to your overall goal, and when you hit a short term goal give yourself a reward to help you stay motivated.

Thanks for reading

Pete

The Magic 7

The Fitness Industry is obsessed with only 2 of these, but there are 7 components of fitness:

1. Physical
2. Nutritional
3. Mental
4. Emotional
5. Medical
6. Spiritual
7. Social

Think of the above 7 as if you had a wheel with 7 spokes, but with 2 spokes much bigger that the other 5. Individually the 2 spokes are magnificent, strong, shiny, long, however ask yourself this how round is your wheel?

Online Personal Trainer

For most people face-to-face personal training is the best route to achieve their health and fitness goals. However due to time constraints, finical or other commitments not everyone can meet with a trainer. This is were online personal training is the next best thing.

What are the benefits of online personal training and who is it for?

Online Personal Training Saves You Time.

Traveling to your gym can double the time needed for exercise and is just the excuse needed to not exercise at all. Training from home, at the office, in the park or on the beach can trim your exercise time by half.

I know you may be thinking...but how can I make exercise effective without using the gym? This is where your own personalised plan will fit in. It will guide you through the exercises that you need to complete, the number of sets and reps or the length of time you should do the exercise for. 

Best of all you will also save time as you will not need to think about what you need to do for each session just complete the session plan given to you.

Online Personal Training Saves You Money

Our online personal training services offers the professional advice, guidance and motivation that you need to help you achieve your health and fitness goals at a fractions of the price of the traditional face-to-face sessions.

How Will Online Personal Training Work?

Once we've designed your personalised fitness plan (tailored specifically to you and your fitness goals; created from the answers to the questionnaire we supply). We will agree a schedule of activities tailored to your experience, lifestyle, performance and goals.

We will guide you through various factors and elements which require measurements, ranging from weighing yourself, measuring yourself, timing your performance and general questions and answers about your well-being.

What is Included and How Much?

Included in your monthly fee of £20 is:

• Professional consultation
• Personalised workout plans
• Monthly progression meetings (Via Phone, Skype, FaceTime, Email, Twitter or Facebook)
• Instruction, guidance, motivation and support.

If you would like to start your new online fitness programme now then click >>HERE<< to get started ASAP.

Many thanks for reading

Pete

Outdoor Fitness Isle of Wight

I know in the last week or so it hasn't been the weather to inspire exercise outside, but there is still something special for me in training outside and making the most of the environment that is around you.

We are living in such a great place to make the most of our environment around us, we have local parks, beaches, hills, mountain bike tracks, the sea for kayaking and SUP the list could go on and on. 

I must admit the views when half way through training a client or my bootcamp class when on Ryde beach with the sun coming up it is difficult not to stop and smile! Similarly it certainly seems to give an added motivation to my clients as well. When you see an early morning sunrise like the one to the left it is hard to have a bad day when it starts like this!

 

One major problem that most people have when working out outside is the lack of equipment such as dumbbells and barbells. This has always been a problem for outdoors Personal Trainers. This was until the inventions of my favourite bit of portable kit the TRX Suspension Training Kit. This along with a mixture of resistance bands, bodyweight, kettlebells, boxing gloves and pads make the heart and soul of all of my outdoor sessions. Using the environment such as  benches, trees, marked pitches and beaches along side some little extras from me thrown in means I am able to keep the workouts fun, inventive and most importantly effective. Add in to the mix a little extra bit of vitamin D then what more could you ask for!

If you haven't done so already make sure you get out and make the most of the beautiful Island that we live on. If you make exercise outside into a habit now then you are more likely to keep it going through the winter months too.

I hope that this blog has giving you some motivation to get out there and get active. whether it is just going for a walk along your local seafront, getting the bike out the shed or going for a run we are so spoiled on the Island with beautiful motivational views.

If it has motivated you but you would like a hand with what to do then PB Fitness Personal Training or PB Fitness Bootcamps are just the thing for you.

Many thanks for reading

Pete