Diet

Definition: ‘The kinds of food that a person, animal, or community habitually eats.’ I have been hammered this week with consistent updates from many people, whether friends, family or acquaintances/clients about the diets that they are going on or have been on. They all seem to be a common theme really and I have to […]

Long Time No Train?

So it’s been a while since I have belted out a new blog hasn’t it? I will apologise for this, however, with the new gym opening in Portsmouth, I have been a little selfish and time restricted in my efforts with life to focus on some self improvement. Pure Gym Portsmouth opened a couple of […]

Lifestyle change NOT a quick fix!

So another Essential Fitness Camp has finished, the first in Southampton Common and what a general success that has been. One of our campers Lucy Lawless lost 13 inches and 9lbs and appears to be very happy with what she has achieved in that first month with us. I am proud of her and all […]

New Beginnings

A bit of a self indulgent blog today just because I feel like it basically! After spending 11 years in IT, something I was never passionate about and just saw as a means to an end, in April after returning from my trip to New York, I just jacked it all in to focus on […]

News on Fitness Camp’s and Stuart’s Progress

Well to date, approximately 4 weeks after we started, Stuart has dropped 17lbs in total. An amazing start to his new lifestyle. I am regularly receiving updates and pictures of what and when he is eating, training on his own etc. His training is becoming harder every time I see him, throwing things about, squatting, […]

16lbs in 3 weeks

Yes that is right, our man Stuart is now 16lbs lighter than he was when he started with me just over 3 weeks ago. How good is that? I’ve been pushing Stuart particularly hard this week and last as I have monitored his fitness levels, and they have increased massively. His effort levels have increased […]

What’s Happening?

So our man Clive now is to be outed, as he really doesn’t mind me revealing his name, I waited to see how he felt about it before doing so. Real name you ask? Stuart. There we have it. He doesn’t seem anything like the last Clive that I met, which is a good thing, […]

Weekly Update to Project

So week 1 of the Project is done and dusted. I’ve got to know a lot about our man in this 1st week. He is genuinely a top bloke in every aspect. So determined and focused now on his goals, I am honoured to be able to work with him. This first week has consisted […]

Project: Life Change

So I received a text message from a camper of mine Saturday night asking this question: “I have a friend who wants to come to Essential Fitness Camp in Eastleigh. He has been cleared to exercise by his GP and wants to come along.” My first thoughts were that this would be fine and of […]

Interval Training

So I took out 3 clients yesterday as a tester session for some Interval Training. They said to me afterwards they thought it was incredibly hard. It was, I made it like that. 5 lots of 15-20 second sprints (depending on ability) with a minutes rest in between. I was a little more relaxed than […]