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.
Most of what circulates about the UK fitness industry is opinion. People talk about gym membership being down because of the cost of living, about PT work drying up, about AI eating the personal-training market. Some of it is reasonable. Most of it, though, is just plain wrong. The actual…
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Picture an older client you have worked with, or one who is currently on your books. They are in their late sixties or seventies, generally well, but you have noticed the things you notice. They get a little slower across the room. They take longer to stand up from a…
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Every PT has had the experience of a client signs up motivated, trains brilliantly for three or four weeks and then quietly drifts away. They don’t cancel, they don’t complain, they just stop showing up. By month two the Tuesday slot you held for them belongs to someone else and…
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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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