Last month I purchased an RDX Sandbag and it’s been one of the best pieces of equipment I’ve bought to date (and i’ve bought a bunch of gym equipment over the last 10 years!)  Being a personal trainer and using all sorts of we...

If you exercise regularly, whether that’s cardio or hitting the weights room it’s absolutely imperative to get enough protein in your diet. Protein helps to rebuild and repair the damage done to your muscles after working out. It also helps yo...

High five to LEP Member Kab who ran a marathon and raised £1,500 for a charity called CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably) - Calm is an award-winning charity dedicated to preventing male suicide. In this blog post Kab shares his story in...

We’ve all been there… The day after a brutal leg session… Hobbling about like John Wayne, with sore, achy muscles! Any movement takes you twice as long, walking up stairs is a nightmare, even sitting down on a comfy sofa feels painful! Iâ...

"A Journey Of A Thousand Miles Begins With A Single Step" Jan arrived at LEP Fitness in January 2020. He was frustrated with his poor level of fitness and unhappy with his body shape.  He was also fed up with always feeling tired and...

What do you think is the difference between a normal person and a champion? Let’s say somebody like Roger Federer or Lewis Hamilton? Well, you could argue that there are many differences: talent, genetics, luck, excellent coaching, 10,000 ho...

Today I took a client out for a run for her first time. This lady has been training with me for about 6 months and has made amazing progress but she won't train in a gym because she doesn't feel confident enough. In order to overcome her fe...

Hiring a PT is a two way relationship... The client pays money The coach spends time with the client It's an investment from both ends and the ultimate intention for both parties is to GET RESULTS. The coach wants to...

If I had a £1 for every time I've heard this excuse id be richer than Elon Musk! At the moment I'm doing around 35 PT sessions per week, and writing 1-2 articles per week for fitness magazines/websites. My weekly working hours are around 50...

In the UK 58% of women and 68% of men are overweight or obese. Obesity prevalence has increased from 15% in 1993 to 27% in 2015! Obesity continues to rise and it’s ruining people’s lives. Apart from the detrimental physical effects: diabet...