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I strongly believe in continuous development. For personal trainers and fitness instructors, passing your personal…

A super simple Bootcamp game, and an excellent drill as a fun finisher exercise. Only…

If you were paying attention in your science lessons at school you’ll no doubt remember…

The Husky Run Battle Rope Drill is one of my favourite Bootcamp activities, it’s excellent…

If you are a gym or health club you are no doubt aware of your…

Everyone loves a Bootcamp finisher and if your bootcampers are getting board of Flower by…

You’ve got your nice website set up and you are ready to go! Most likely…

Setting out terms and conditions is essential for any business and it’s certainly no different…

As a fitness professional, either a Personal Trainer working one to one with clients or…

The informed consent form is used prior to you signing up your personal training client…

The Connect 4 Game in a Bootcamp format. This Bootcamp idea is one of my…

Try this Bring Sally Up Boxing Bootcamp activity at your next group session, using the…

Try this Bring Sally Up Bootcamp activity at your next group session, lots of squats…

Press Play, and no doubt you’ve heard the ‘Bring Sally Up’ song before and always…

The PARQ Form is used by health and fitness professionals and establishments in order to…

Reverse BMI Calculator, calculate what weight you would need to be to reach your desired BMI.

Powerbags are an incredibly versatile piece of kit, they have all the benefits of other…

The dumbbell is the classic piece of fitness kit usually associated with gyms, health clubs…

In order to establish how many calories you burn in a day you first need…

While body mass index (BMI) is a good way to tell if you’re a healthy weight. This does not however tell us much about where the fat is stored which can be a greater concern to our health. We store spare body fat under the skin, and also around the vital organs in our abdomen. We now know that this fat around the abdomen causes more health problems than, say, fat carried around the bottom or on the thighs. Having a large amount of tummy fat (when compared to having fat around the bottom or thighs) makes you more likely to develop type 2 diabetes and heart problems. If you carry excess weight around your abdomen, that means you’re an “apple” shape. Those who carry excess fat around the bottom and thighs are “pear” shaped.

Body Mass Index is essentially a basic calculation between your height and weight that determines…