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January Open Day 2019

Northampton Personal Trainer; Weight Loss; Muscle; Open Day

Our 2019 January Open Day was on 5th January. The studio has been open now for over a year but, because we are not a gym with general membership, visiting and having a look around isn’t something you could ordinarily do on a whim (or at least without a heads up first). The event was

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Jan 14, 2019 / by Jon Bellis / No Comments

Weight Loss Results – One Year On

Weight loss; fat loss; Northampton Personal trainers

It’s a year now since we opened the doors of the studio and signed up our first weight loss clients. And what a year it’s been! We’ve had, and still have, great clients. And thanks to the weight loss they have achieved, we’re bringing in more clients all the time. The weight loss results that

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Dec 01, 2018 / by Jon Bellis / No Comments

Avoiding a weight loss plateau

Graph showing weight loss progression

Trying to lose weight can be frustrating! When you first start out on your weight loss journey, the weight can come off quite quickly, you might make great progress and feel that your target is more than achievable. But then as the weeks go by the weight loss slows and you have to stay focused

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Nov 11, 2018 / by Jon Bellis / No Comments

A round up to keep you healthy and fit

Antioxidants; healthy; Northampton Personal Trainers, weight loss, muscle gain

Not everything we write goes on the website – if you’re not following us on Facebook you’re missing out on tips to keep you healthy and fit! Here’s a round up of recent posts. James Smashes it! We’ve posted a number of times about our client James. We have been charting his deadlift progress over

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Sep 15, 2018 / by Jon Bellis / No Comments

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