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Fantastic Results

Body composition progression

It’s time for an update on our clients’ fantastic results! Below I present some stats on our 18 weight loss clients and 5 conditioning clients. Summary stats We had 11 weight loss clients sign up in the first quarter and another 7 in the second. Overall the 18 weight loss clients have lost 368 lbs

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Jul 21, 2018 / by Jon Bellis / No Comments

Strong muscles, strong bones

Training for muscle and bone health

Did you see this article in the BBC yesterday about giving your bones a workout? It talks about the importance of working the muscles and how it contributes to strong bones and better health. It could have been written by us, it’s so similar to what we have been saying! If you missed our earlier

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Jul 04, 2018 / by Jon Bellis / No Comments

Functional Lines

Northampton Personal Trainers, weight loss, muscle, functional lines, functional movement

There are two great sporting events happening at the same time. Both require power in the functional lines of the players. The World Cup is already in full flight. Wimbledon starts tomorrow. Do you play tennis? You may have wondered what are the best strengthening exercises for that sport? Arms? Shoulders? Legs? It’s no surprise

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Jul 01, 2018 / by Jon Bellis / No Comments

Health and fitness round up

Autophagy

If you’re not following us on Facebook then you’re missing out – we post news and hot tips on health and fitness! Here’s a round up of some recent Facebook posts.   Best exercises for body composition improvements What are the best exercises to do for body composition improvements? They are weight training exercises of

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Apr 29, 2018 / by Jon Bellis / No Comments

Six strategies for reducing the risk of disease

Reducing the risk of disease

Your tendency to get ill or succumb to disease is not predetermined, it’s something you can control. Of course, there are some genetic and environmental factors but, as you’ll see, reducing the risk of disease is largely a matter of lifestyle choices and good habits. You may not have thought of it in this way,

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Apr 18, 2018 / by Jon Bellis / No Comments

The importance of muscle

The importance of muscle.

The importance of muscle for health, happiness and longevity The importance of muscle for health and longevity is rarely appreciated. I have written before about how to preserve muscle mass in order to age gracefully, but here I go into more detail on why it is important. It can literally be a matter of life or

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Apr 01, 2018 / by Jon Bellis / No Comments

Client Progress

Weight loss progression

Our clients have made incredible progress! It’s been nearly 4 months since we opened our doors for business. We’ve had clients start programmes in December, January and February. We’re really pleased with their progress. Below I present some summary statistics. I’ve picked 9 of our weight loss clients. Five of them have recently had a

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Mar 13, 2018 / by Jon Bellis / No Comments

6 steps to ageing well

Maintain muscle

There are many angles on the topic of ageing well, but the angle I am taking here is, of course, associated with health and fitness. In particular, the focus of this article is the importance of building and maintaining your muscle and strength in to your old age. Sarcopenia is the process of losing muscle

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Mar 09, 2018 / by Jon Bellis / No Comments

Body composition round up

Strong at any age

We’re all about improved body composition. If you’re not following us on Facebook then you’re missing out – we post news and hot tips! Here’s a round up of some recent Facebook posts.   Fibre for digestive health So we all know we are supposed to get lots of fibre in our diet. But why

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Feb 04, 2018 / by Jon Bellis / No Comments

Why we get results

Jon and Sam

Everyone wants results from their health and fitness endeavours. There are plenty of good health and fitness organisations out there and enough variety to suit most people’s preferences.   But it’s also the case that a lot of people invest time and money in their health and fitness but do not get the results? Why

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Jan 27, 2018 / by Jon Bellis / No Comments