I qualified to be a personal trainer back in 2005! Over the last 13 years or so i’ve worked with hundreds, and observed thousands of people in commercial gyms.  I’ve witnessed people get amazing results but on the flip side… Watched...

A client asked me about running the other day… “Is running good for me?” “isn't running one of the best ways to lose weight?” In this post I thought it would be good to give you my take on running. I’ll answer the question th...

Ok, so you’ve given birth! Fair play by the way, i’ve never given birth because i’m a man, but I have experienced my wife giving birth… Women deserve a medal, I couldn't do it! Although i’ve never been pregnant so I can’t rel...

I love going to the gym, at the moment I train there 3x per week. To be honest though... I can’t always be bothered! It takes me 30 minutes to get there, and by the time i’m back it’s a 2 hour round trip!  One day a week I like to train...

In this post i’m going to tell you everything you need to know about cupping, by sharing research and also by discussing my own experience with the popular ancient healing method… What Is Cupping?  About a month ago I went for a wet cuppin...

Gyms aren't for everybody, in fact i’d probably say 25% of people I train at LEP Fitness don’t have a gym membership! Instead, they train with me 1-3x per week and then do other forms of exercise outside of our sessions - running, walking,...

The other day I witnessed Eliud Kipchoge break the marathon world record, completing 26 miles in just… Wait for it… 2:01:39s!  That means on average it took him 4 minutes 38s per mile (I’d be happy running just 1 mile in 4.38s! let alone...

Whilst on Robben Island between 1962 and 1988 Nelson Mandela performed exercise to help keep himself physically and mentally sharp, and also in order to combat the stresses of prison life.  During his imprisonment Mandela performed an exercis...

You must have heard of a Fitbit? Basically... They’re activity trackers that monitor how many steps you walk each day, and how well you sleep, they also come with additional health monitoring tools, like calorie tracking, etc ... If y...

This time last year my little boy Noah was born! I love him with all my heart and he’s a pure bundle of joy, but being a parent is absolutely exhausting and very time consuming! It’s difficult to get time to yourself and very easy to let y...