Getting back to basics

A Strenua Personal Training & Boot Camp blog post by Nick

 

So you are struggling to get back on track and finding it hard to get things done.

Less talking, more action taking


Here are 5 tips to help you regain your sanity and begin to achieve more

 

1. Bite Size Pieces.

The old ”take a huge bite and chew like crazy” philosophy is good in theory. In reality, it usually means we wind up doing a lot of things badly and nothing particularly well.

We’re likely to get exhausted, discouraged and distracted in the process. Invest your time, energy, skills, talent and passion where you’ll get the best return. Sometimes, the more we do, the less we achieve.

Busy doesn’t always equal productive or successful. Best we commit to doing a few things with excellence rather than fifty things poorly.

 

Read the rest of Getting back to basics

Best cardio for fat loss

A Strenua Personal Training & Boot Camp blog post by Nick

 

Usain Bolt would perform a lot of HIIT training


So what is the best cardio option for fat loss?

Most people would tend to suggest that it is going for a long distance run to burn as many calories as the can. This is correct in terms of burning a large amount of calories over the duration of the exercise, but the downside is that it will not burn as many calories after the exercise and also it will put a lot more strain and negative effects on the body.

So is there a better alternative? Yes

Read the rest of Best cardio for fat loss

7 minute fat loss workout

Doesn't really relate to the workout, but it is just wrong

Have you got time for a quickie?

Get your heads out of the gutter people, I’m talking about an exercise workout.

So if you are short on time and need a quick workout to smash out before you go to work, or your too lazy to get in the gym for an hour.

Here is an awesome 7 minute work (roughly). It is pretty simple to do, doesn’t require any equipment and it will give your body a nice burn and you will definitely feel like you have done something.

Read the rest of 7 minute fat loss workout

How much do you want it?

Do or do not, there is no try

“Do or do not, there is no try”

The above is a little quote from a small green dude that isn’t even real, yet it is essentially why we do not achieve health and fitness goals.

* Oh and the little green dude is Yoda from star wars if the picture didn’t give it away.

I am sure that there is plenty of people out there that have tried to lose weight, get fitter, eat healthier, etc, etc, etc.

So why do you think that most people don’t succeed in achieving their goals? Could it be that they are working too much, don’t have the money to buy a gym membership, their genetics are against them.

Read the rest of How much do you want it?

7 ideas to get on top of your fitness goals

Hi everyone,

We are just over half way through the year and I am going to be honest here, most of you will not have achieved what you aimed to do in your health and fitness goals.

Don’t feel like this is a major catastrophe, some of you may be half way through achieving your goals and for the rest of you, you still half the year to achieve them.

Read the rest of 7 ideas to get on top of your fitness goals

This is rant, with a few quotes and some home truths.

This is your personal trainer talking (imagine a godly sounding voice).

It is time to throw some tough love out into the world and see if it can stir some people to get off their arses and do something productive to their health and fitness. So have a read, tell us your thoughts and then get out of your chair and do 10 squats.

“It’s too bad that stupidity is not painful” Anton Lavey.

Read the rest of This is rant, with a few quotes and some home truths.

a few tips to ‘Lose the winter Belly’

It doesn't have to be this way, come to boot camp

You have to love winter in Melbourne don’t you? Cold, wet and a little depressing (if you let it be)

A lot of people love the idea of relaxing on the beach soaking up the sun in summer, but there is a little problem to this scenario that stops it from happening to them and that is usually that they have a six pack or a flat stomach, a sexy slim body for the chicks and a buff body for the blokes.

So what stops a person from achieving this before summer comes around? I would say laziness, lack of commitment, self control, not willing to change. But for all of you that are a little precious and don’t like hearing the truth, let’s say it is winter that causes it ;)

Read the rest of a few tips to ‘Lose the winter Belly’

Doing What Doesn’t Work. Why would you do that?

Please don't tell me a personal trainer told her to do this

You don’t have to listen to me today babble on about how to do this and do that.

Instead I am going to let someone else do it for me :)

The following article / blog post has been written by Craig Harper, he is an exercise professional who also works with individuals, businesses and an assortment of other people to help them make positive change to there lives

His article today is about recognising what we need to do in order to achieve positive and lasting change in our lives and how we can implement it into our daily lives.

I highly recommend that you subscribe to his email updates. His articles are highly motivating and interesting and you will always find something that will make an impact on your life in each article.

Read on … and enjoy

Click here to read the awesome article by Craig Harper

Burning Fat 24/7 with the help of a personal trainer

How was your work out at the gym today?

Did you train for about 60 mins?

Weight Training

This is what everyone should be doing

That’s awesome if you did, it means that you could have burnt anywhere from around 300 – 500 calories for the workout, which is pretty good.

Now don’t get too excited about me pumping your tyres up too much, because here comes the part where I deflate you a little bit.

Even though you may have exercised for an hour today, what about the other 23 hours in the day, what about tomorrow when you are too busy at work to get into the gym?

Read the rest of Burning Fat 24/7 with the help of a personal trainer

10 super foods you should be eating

Superfood

Superfood

Do you want to know what foods should be essential in your diet?

I have compiled a list of 10 common foods that should be incorporated into your diet on a regular occurrence.
No filler here, just straight to the point

Read the rest of 10 super foods you should be eating

Copyright © Strenua Personal Training & Boot Camp | Log In