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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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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