On my morning run I stopped off at the park to do some pull ups. I noticed a dad working out with his kids (they were approx 4-6 years old). Their dad was doing push ups, whilst they were messing about on the outdoor gym equipment, exercising...

If you’re adamant that you want to venture into the gym for the first time in your life, you need to be armed with a strategy to survive your first trip. This makes the gym sound like a terrifying place. It really isn’t.  However, tentatively t...

As personal trainers so much of what we focus on is external... Measurements Body fat % Weight Image It’s all about the visuals, appearance, body shape, the numbers. Although externals are important and what 99% of people wh...

Since I qualified back in 2005 (13 years ago! Holy crap!) it's been a huge part of my life's journey... It's lead me on a path of self development - reading and listening to hundreds of books/audiobooks and attending a bunch of courses. i...

Starting your personal health journey often begins with two common steps: diet control and regular exercise. While what you eat and how you use it are certainly predictors of your physical and mental wellbeing, there is another relationship you s...

Everybody goes on about the squat, deadlift and bench press! There’s no doubt that these exercises are excellent and can yield fantastic results. The trouble is that lots of people doing these exercises are doing so incorrectly, increasing t...

Last Christmas, and just before the new year I wrote down a bunch of goals that I wanted to achieve in 2018.  One of those goals was to make-sure that I worked out 4x per week (208 sessions in the year). So far i’ve stuck to that goal and I...

Now I must admit I’m still not the best at this! There are weeks when I work non stop (60-80 hours!) and am forever chasing my tale! But that said over the past 5 years of running my personal training business ‘LEP Fitness’ I have manage...

No matter what your workout regimen might look like, it’s a given that you want to get all you can out of it. If you’re going to commit to a program and set aside the time each day to get after it, you’ll want to maximize that time and make...

The other day a client said to me “Nick, why are you always so positive and upbeat? I wish I could be more like that!” It was a nice compliment, but it got me thinking… Am I always positive an upbeat?  The answer is NO!  I do like to tr...