Archive for January, 2009

7 Tips to Finding the Right Personal Trainer

Here are 7 quick tips you can use to help you find the right personal trainer.
1. MAKE SURE they have up to date registration and insurance. Ask to see their certifications which should be a certificate IV in personal training or a University degree, all trainers should have insurance and be registered with Fitness Australia.
2. [...]

My Favourite Boot Camp Lower Body Exercise

As a Sydney boot camp trainer I get asked many questions about what exercises are good for certain muscle groups, but by far the most common question is the butt and thighs. I’m going to share with you today my favourite lower body exercises and some killer variations. It’s called the Bulgarian split squat, this [...]

Boot Camp Workout Of the Week – Bondi

Here is this weeks boot camp workout of the week which we performed at Bondi Beach, it was a great turnout as usual with everyone putting in loads of effort.
Exercise 1
We split the camp into groups of 4-5 people. Set up 5 exercise stations 50 meters apart. 1 minute of work at each station, then [...]

Can your Company Benefit From a Sydney Corporate Fitness Program?

Recently I was interviewed by a writer for News ltd regarding the rise of corporate fitness programs.
It seems many employers are jumping on the bandwagon that says good employee health means good employee performance.
And it makes perfect sense.
Employees that are fit and healthy have a greater impact on a company’s profit margin as they have [...]

Group Personal Training Workout of The Week – Centennial Park

Here’s this weeks group personal training workout of the week, we performed this outdoor workout at Centennial Park on Thursday. A good effort was made by all, it was a killer workout combining strength training and interval training.
Here’s the workout
Split campers into pairs, 1 person performs the strength exercise, the other person will sprint [...]

Sydney Personal Trainer Shows You How to Get Results With Your New Years Resolutions (Part 2)

Following on from yesterdays post….
Step Two – The What and When
What do you want to accomplish and when do you want to accomplish
it by?
We already figured out the obvious – you want to look better in the mirror.
So from a logistics standpoint and keeping things as cost effective as possible, there are three major ways [...]

Sydney Personal Trainer Shows You How to Get Results With Your New Years Resolutions (Part 1)

During the past few years I have helped many people improve their health, fitness and body composition faster than ever before. Put bluntly, I know how to help people lose unwanted body fat faster than ever.
A large part of my client’s success stories is due to our fat burning workouts and nutrition system, I have [...]

Strength Training Tips For Beginners

Are you a beginner to strength training?
If so use these guidelines as a blueprint for your strength training program.
There’s a lot of misunderstanding as to how beginners should begin their strength training program.
For some reason most people begin strength training using machines then progress on to free weights when they have ‘mastered’ machine weights. There [...]

How Much Sugar Are You Consuming a Year?

Did you know that the average person consumes 72kg of sugar every year?
If you think you’re different, ask yourself how many soft drinks you consume on a daily basis?
Just one can of soft drink contains on average 39 grams of sugar.
If you don’t know how much 1 gram of sugar looks like, 1 teaspoon of [...]

The 3 Hottest Fitness Trends for 2009!

It’s January so it’s time for my annual fitness review. Unfortunately obesity is still on the rise and is still plaguing our society with Australia still ranking as the most overweight country in the world.
More specifically, the sickening fact that Australian adults keep getting fatter, more lethargic, and less healthy has mirrored the unabated deterioration [...]