Exercise & Fitness

By Nick Mitchell How to Look Good Naked Part II : Developing the Glutes This article on glute training was originally written for AskMen.com, however the information is 100% relevant for members of both sexes who want to tone, tighten and develop “winning glutes”!  Of course, “winning glutes” may mean different things to different people, so at the risk of soundin...

By Nick Mitchell I believe in the power of positive thinking.  There should be no room in our lives for either negative thoughts or negative people.  However, we also need to live in the here and now, and right at this moment in time life can be pretty tough and stressful.  We are living in startling times – record property declines, record stock market falls, rapidly risi...

By Nick Mitchell This personal training article on the one best workout for fat loss and muscle building was originally written for AskMen.com At my London personal training gym we specialise in workouts that will hand your arse to you on a plate.  Sweat drenched bodies crumpled up in broken heaps in the corner of the gym are a common site as we know that this is the only way to fulfil...

The following are a sample of some of the more frequently asked questions we receive concerning the benefits and pitfalls of cardio.  For more detailed, in depth responses pleases contact us directly. If I want to lose fat quickly, should I do as much cardio as possible? Definitely not!  Excess cardio work will cause your body to become “overstressed”, increasing the...

By Nick Mitchell   I wince whenever I see some misguided trainee stretch themselves into pretzel like contortions before undertaking their workout proper. This is the absolute wrong way to prepare the body for any intense training activity as traditional static stretching (assume the position, stretch and hold) can both temporarily weaken the muscle being stretched as well as having a ca...

Sometimes I am short of time when I get to the gym and I skip my warm up.  Is this a bad idea? It’s most definitely a bad idea!  You don’t need an eternity to warm up properly for resistance exercise, but if you injure yourself you may well be out of the gym for a very long time indeed. The benefits of a general, circulatory warm-up include: ·    ...

By Nick Mitchell There have been countless articles, books, DVDs and probably even hymns dedicated to the pursuit of the sculpted six pack. Perhaps because they really are at the centre of the body and are the focal point where our eyes are automatically drawn to, but nothing holds as much cache in the fitness world as really defined washboard abdominals. Despite the fact that the assemble...