Did you know that parents use their kids as their number one excuse for not working out? Instead of blaming their lack of exercise on their offspring, parents should instead involve their children in their exercise efforts, thus ensuring that the en...

Hiring a personal trainer used to be for the rich and famous, the Hollywood movie stars, and Olympians! But nowadays its pretty common to have a personal trainer, In fact I bet you know at least one person (friend, family member or work colle...

The picture on the left was taken yesterday, playing in the paddling pool with Noah :) I didn't go to the gym that day, my body and muscles are relaxed, Theres some water retention and inflammation from eating pizza the night before (and plent...

A couple of weeks ago LEP Fitness member Elspeth completed her walk up to Annapurna Base Camp in Nepal. During her 8 day hike over the Himalayan mountains she completed 8 hours of walking per day! My legs ache just thinking about it! To celebra...

  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...