My guest for episode 80 is Paul Holder, a one time personal training client, who drops by to discuss his skiing stories, from beginner to intermediate level.

Paul explains how to start, where to go and what equipment to use.

We delve into the reasons why skiers choose certain locations, fitness protocols required and injury prevention / recovery.

I myself tried skiing back in 2019, without taking lessons first and quickly learned why its important to consider taking instruction from a professional prior to hitting the piste.

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In this discussion, I share my ten tips for a healthier start to your new year.

Historically January is subject to a deluge of good, but short lived healthy intensions, from quitting smoking and alcohol to starting exercise and high quality nutrition.

Whilst these are the most common healthy promises, they are also frequently curtailed by the person in question, due to lack of motivation, poor self discipline, time constraints and or various other factors.

During my career in Personal Training, I often suggest a client, new or existing focus on one adjustment to start with in January, allowing for higher probability of success, meaning the client is still on course with his or her chosen factor in health improvements.

Should the client maintain the motivation and discipline past approximately 12 weeks or more, its statistically proven to continue into the second quarter of the year, which by then the healthy habit could be the norm and not simply a 'new year, new me' fad.

Take a listen to my ten suggestions and be realistic with your health goals by way of picking one or two from the list and good luck with your efforts.

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In this festive episode, my guest Marc Finney drops by to share his thoughts and experience in all things personal training throughout 2024.

We cover what worked for a variety of clients and equally important, what worked for ourselves as professional trainers.

Marc has reached the age milestone of 50 years young, whilst I recently made it to 54, relatively intact.

We openly talk about how our bodies are holding up and what we do to prolong good health and fitness.

Finally, you'll get to here how we plan to improve our services to clients in 2025.

Merry Christmas to all and put your feet up....for one day only.

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In this episode, my guest is Joe Cheetham, a Lincolnshire based landscape gardening expert, who balances his work life with surfing.

Joe is a family man with three children, originally coming from a martial arts, prior to switching to surfing in 2017.

Find out what goes into learning how to navigate the waves and what a beginner should know before embarking on this fascinating sport.

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In this short episode, I discuss the benefits of improving your flexibility.

Low levels of flexibility can lead to a multitude of unwanted physical symptoms, from poor posture to decreased blood circulation.

Our body's are designed for specific movement patterns, on various planes, of which are inhibited by a lack of flexibility, acquired through age, work related inactivity and or negating any form of exercise and deliberate movement.

Sitting down for hours everyday at work or home, without intermittent exercise, targeting a lengthening of our muscle groups, will speed up the ageing process and essentially exacerbate any illness or musculoskeletal injuries.

Our spine is the center of our skeletal frame and should be protected at all costs, by way of regular stretching of the entire body.

Muscles should be adequately lengthened and taken through a full range of movement, alongside the corresponding joints, allowing for increased oxygen uptake and blood circulation.

Start your five minutes of stretching at home today, or alternatively work with your personal trainer or sports therapist on a structured plan to become flexible again.

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In this discussion, my guest is Jonathan Gibbs, a recently retired GP who stays physically fit and healthy by way of endurance training - 10k, half / full marathon runs and what he does to compliment his training with strength based exercise, mobility, flexibility and sports massage therapy.

We also touch on nutrition, hydration, sleep and active rest, whilst delving into what is expected from a GP when working with patients on their physiological health.

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"A golf professional, or golf pro, is someone who is an expert in golf and works in the sport in some way"

• Teaching or coaching
• Golf pros work with golfers of all skill levels to improve their game through instruction and guidance. They assess a player's strengths and weaknesses, provide feedback, and help golfers develop a consistent playing style. 

My guest in this episode is Alec Bradley, a Lincolnshire based golf professional, who kindly shares his career beginnings and what's required to stay current inn the sport and physically healthy for longevity.

Alec is a well known and highly respected coach, providing lessons to beginners, intermediate and advanced level / low handicapped golfers.

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In this episode I discuss why it's important to take care of your skin.

Your skin is an organ and as such should be treated with due care and attention.

Our skin is a first line of defence against outside forces, from weather and airborne infections to ultra violet rays and extrinsic injury.

I recently underwent minor surgery to remove an unsightly skin tag from underneath my eye, of which was relatively quick and painless.

With this in mind, I thought about why we take action and preventative measures in regards to our aesthetic / cosmetic appearance, yet delay or even avoid addressing our body composition.

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In this episode, I take a brief look at blood pressure and why it's important to monitor our body's own canals of life.

I studied the circulatory system back in 2008, prior to completing my coursework and exams for my qualifications in sports massage therapy and personal training, of which I recall was a far more complex subject matter than I had anticipated.

Blood pressure is essentially the amount of pressure circulating against the walls of blood vessels, the majority coming from the heart pumping blood through our circulatory system.

We have the following two terms when measuring this. Systolic (max pressure per heart beat) and Diastolic (min pressure between two heart beats).

These measurements are taken in millimeters of mercury above the surrounding atmospheric pressure, this is known as (mmHg).

Health care professionals often take our blood pressure readings, alongside various other vital signs, with a normal resting BP of 120 (mmHg) Systolic and 80 (mmHg) Diastolic being ideal for adults.

Excessively low BP is known as hypotension and consistently too high is known as hypertension, normal is known as normotension.

Chronic hypertension (high blood pressure) can cause a multitude of complications from stroke and heart disease to kidney failure, therefore it's advisable to visit your GP surgery for BP testing, or take your own readings at home with a quality automated kit.

Lifestyles are an important factor to consider when addressing our BP, from workplace surroundings and driving to household habits and nutrition.

We all know that physical inactivity plays a major role in unhealthy BP and as such cardiovascular exercise (walking, running, swimming, cycling, rowing) or even moderate to high intensity resistance based training are essential in the lifelong maintenance of our circulatory system.

Stress induced lifestyles are commonplace in hypertension, often brought on by external factors, such as highly populated towns and cities, elevated crime rates, increased road traffic, target driven sales professions, cluttered households, raising children, marriage, divorce, financial problems and mentally/ emotionally subscribing to political ideologies, through mass hysteria social media outlets.

As a professional personal trainer I often take clients blood pressure readings, alongside body composition and grip strength, with an eye on reducing hypertension through exercise, sleep and nutritional improvements.

Alcohol and salt consumption are discussed during appointments, which clients can immediately make inroads to reducing one or both, by way of complete abstinence form alcohol and removing added salt in cooking / avoiding salt laden processed foods until hypertension readings are lowered.

This is possibly more beneficial than a weekly exercise appointment, as salt and alcohol are generally available morning to night, seven days a week, whereas structured exercise appointments are usually one hour per week, or two if a client has excessive weight / body fat loss targets.

Look after your heart and blood vessels folks and remember to ask for professional advice if you have concerns regarding low or high blood pressure.

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In this video I look at our most valuable commodity....time.

Often we procrastinate over health and fitness improvements, from putting off getting on the scales to simply going out for regular long walks.

We tell ourselves (and others) that "we really should start to lose excess unhealthy bodyweight, or it's something I'm looking into" regarding reducing unwanted body fat levels.

This is more common than you think folks and as such it's a chronic issue, that should be addressed, accepted and finally actioned, TODAY - NOT TOMORROW OR NEXT WEEK OR NEXT MONTH OR NEXT YEAR and so on into the year &%@DB