Posted on 25 January 2012
Like many things ‘fitness’, heart rate training is one of those methods that some people get obsessed with and others don’t see the point.
There always tends to be an over-reaction in the short-term when something is discovered and an under-reaction in the long-term.
In other words, those who are just into fitness for entertainment and something [...]
Posted on 15 January 2012
I’m so excited about the LOFT. This is the new group with Storm Force Fitness called the Life Of Free Thinking.
As you may have noticed, I am getting deeper and deeper into how the mind works and what it takes to be different.
What is required to not become part of the rat race which serves [...]
Posted on 14 January 2012
Before reading this article, please understand that this is not a personal attack on anyone, more a venting of frustration after an offer of help to to the island. I don’t wish to try to bring down any one or group of individuals more to show Joe Public how closed-minded and stuck in the past [...]
Posted on 11 January 2012
You may have noticed the Guernsey Fitness Camp is getting pretty popular!
I believe (and hope as it’s what I’ve been trying to build every day for the last 18 months!) that this is down to three things.
1) Results – you get what you pay for.
2) Community – being surrounded by people who don’t spend [...]
Posted on 07 November 2011
It’s that time of year again!
The slopes are building a nice layer for the guys and girls harbouring dreams of finally nailing that Black Run.
The first day is a BLAST with everyone feeling fresh, shaking off the rusty technique that’s accumulated over summer until dusk when they can sit back and chill with a nice [...]
Tags: exercises for skiing, skiing, strength training
Posted on 10 October 2011
Yet more evidence on the side of eating right and staying fit, “Higher Testosterone May Equal Lower Heart Risks.”
The interesting thing at the end of the article is that the researcher immediately turns to whether a pill may help in the future, “What’s needed”, she added, “is evidence from clinical trials that actually test whether testosterone [...]
Tags: Fat Loss, healthy weight loss, hormones and weight loss, storm force fitness, training, weight loss, workouts
Posted on 10 October 2011
We all remember the “toning shoe” craze (and look how that turned out, Reebok!) but how about the “barefoot” shoe craze. The most popular barefoot shoe are Vibram FiveFingers, but there are a slew of competitors out there on the market today. Are they worth all the hype (and the cash)?
Tags: exercise classes guernsey, running, training, workouts
Posted on 03 October 2011
Supplements! Everyone wants to supplement with everything and most of the time they don’t even know the reason why. In this article, SNI Interviews Our Resident HMB Expert, Jacob Wilson PhD, Dr. Wilson explains 5 training supplements, their benefits, and who needs them.
Read on!
SNI Interviews Our Resident HMB Expert, Jacob Wilson PhD
SNI: Below are listed [...]
Tags: guernsey personal training, Nutrition, supplements, training versus working out
Posted on 03 October 2011
There’s been a long held belief that women lose strength and endurance during difference phases of their menstrual cycle due to varying estrogen levels in their bodies. In some cases, this belief has led to coaches instructing their athletes to alter their training or go off the pill in order to somehow compensate for these changes. Rubbish…
Tags: guernsey personal training, hormones and weight loss, training
Posted on 23 September 2011
Before you read this. Understand one thing for me….
This has been DIRECTLY used by me over the last 5 weeks. IT WORKS.
That’s me a stone heavier – it took some serious mindset shifts for the ’skinny guy’
There’s an age-old saying that goes “You can’t out train a bad diet”.
So true – no amount of [...]
Tags: avoiding failure, goal achievement, goal setting, guernsey personal training, Mindset, storm force fitness