Entries by paulconnor
Lockdown Results in Increased Obesity?
Latest tv commercial from the NHS begins… “After the year we’ve had, many of us are carrying a few extra lockdown pounds. All that comfort eating and treating has made a mark.” It then goes on to say “Now’s the time to turn things around. Let’s shop smarter, eat better and move more. For free […]
My New Hobby – Rucking – What is it?
First off, what is it? Well we have standard “walking” which I’m not going to explain what that is. Hiking – going for an extended walk in nature and then we have “rucking” which is going for a hike with a rucksack on but it is with the intention of loading that rucksack with weight […]
What I do for Exercise and Why
I think the first point I’d like to make is that everything I do I enjoy immensely. I wouldn’t do any of it if that were not the case. Exercising the way I do makes me FEEL amazing. The fact that I look good as a result is a bonus. Think about it – we […]
Is long term fat loss as rare as unicorns?
We all get excited when somebody loses weight and are quick to pat them on the back but what we don’t talk about or publicise is what they are like 3 months after the target has been achieved. The important thing to note about fat loss goals is that they are outcome based and not […]
What do you expect to achieve at the gym?
When you visit a gym, what do you honestly expect to achieve given the work you put in? Here are two examples of what I mean and I will use a treadmill to illustrate. Example 1: You drive to the gym and you’re going to walk on a treadmill at an incline of 10 for […]
Online Personal Training and Covid
Video personal training is new, it’s exciting and it’s here to stay. What’s best about this is that it’s a complete win for the consumer as they are going to have so much choice, literally being able to choose from any coach in the whole world and take them anywhere they desire. If you are […]