AUTHOR
Michael started his career in the fitness industry in 1985 as a group exercise instructor. He started one of the very first Personal Training companies in Brisbane, Australia in the late '80s. He then shared his knowledge and skills, moving into education and training in the early '90s, opening his first training company, The Institute for Fitness Professionals (Queensland). After many years of presenting at international fitness conventions, in '98 he moved to the United Kingdom and started TRAINFITNESS. Under Michael's stewardship, TRAINFITNESS has become one of the largest training providers of fitness qualifications in the UK. He has a passion for fitness which he applies to every aspect of his life.
Mix Strength and Cardio Without Losing You will have had this conversation more than once. A client wants to be stronger but also wants to run a half marathon, or wants to keep cycling at the weekend but also wants to build noticeable muscle, or wants to do CrossFit two…
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Picture one of your older clients. They can hold a solid wall sit, manage a reasonable leg press and even surprise you on the seated row. By most measures, their strength is in good shape. But ask them to catch their balance after a stumble on the kerb, react quickly…
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Picture a Monday morning in your local leisure centre. A GP has just referred one of your gym members to you. The referral form says type 2 diabetes, diagnosed eighteen months ago, currently on metformin, HbA1c of 58 mmol/mol. The client is 47, hasn’t exercised regularly in years and is…
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Walk into most gyms at 6am and you’ll spot a group of clients in their forties and fifties who’ve been showing up diligently for years. Many of them have been told, somewhere along the way, that this is the life stage where yoga, Pilates or low-impact cardio should take centre…
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Most of us can build a solid programme and write a nutrition plan that makes sense for the client sitting in front of us. The harder question, and the one that comes up more and more the longer you coach, is what do you do when that client knows exactly…
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