For decades there’s been this fear for women that lifting weights… “makes you look like a man!” “gives you BIG macho muscles!” There’s a common misconception that lifting heavy weights and performing strength training is ba...

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...

  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...

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! I�...

"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...

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...