10 things to look at when hiring a Personal Trainer

10 things to look at when hiring a Personal Trainer

Personal Trainer County Durham | Chester le Street | 07983570574
If you want to invest wisely next time you hire a Personal Trainer, follow my 10 tips and you will end up with a real asset rather than a drain on your finances.

1. Price tag / cheap means rubbish when it comes to a health professional

2. Exercise variation / if your PT just does Pilates, weights or kettle bells they are an instructor and not a Personal Trainer.  She should use a wide wide variation every time.  This will reduce neuro muscular adaptation and continue results.

3.  Personal Attention / if your PT keeps talking to others, checking out the opposite sex or checking their watch or phone too often this means they aren’t really commited to you, just move on.

4. Are they a Class Instructor? if they teach a number of classes then all of their learning and knowledge comes from attending class courses, and if they dont do classes or teach the odd class it’s much more likely that they SPECIALISE in one to one training aka Personal Training.  Class instructors and personal trainers are not the same!!!

5. Goal setting / Your coach should always be helping you set goals, without a set of clear goals then your training is aimless.  Training to take part in a 5km fun run for example will give you all the motivation to keep attending training and a fun aspiration to head towards.

6. Website and branding / just because they haven’t got a web site or branded clothing doesnt mean they are bad, however if they do have websites and branded clothing it tells you they are serious and not just a class instructor.

7. Personal investment / this ties in with how much they charge, if your trainer only charges £15 per hour how can they afford to buy books on mindset, nutrition and training or attend courses to improve the service they provide to you.  They should have a number of recent specialist qualifications and should be almost constantly on course, if they are not how are they developing?

8. Nutrition advice / as much as not all trainers are expert in nutrition they should have really attended some formal training and have read books on nutrition in order to provide you with up to date advice and support.  I tend to offer all my Personal Training clients a free dietician consultation in addition to my food support.

9. Blogging or being the go to guy in the area / a great way of helping a number of people in their health battle and being a credible coach is blogging and spreading your knowledge far and wide...just like this blog.  Again if your PT doesnt have a website, or blog how credible are they???

10. Not everyone provides extras, but I believe giving a little extra builds a stronger team and helps motivate even the biggest procrastinating clients.

• some things i provide my tribe:
• goal setting motivation bands, flip bands makes life easier
• eBooks on exercises, motivation, nutrition and all sorts.
• Recipe books for healthy food.
• Free Bootcamps
• Free dietician resource to all clients
• Mindset coaching using NLP Neuro Linguistic Programing
• Home training App including workouts and videos
• Training t-shirts 
• Sports Massage and injury Rehab
• Adventure Coaching and activities

• Free event training used with goals

Hope this list can help you chose the right Personal Trainer to motivate you through 2016.

For weight loss and personal training in County Durham and Chester Le Street, text 07983570574 for a free no obligation consultation.

Kind regards team and good luck in 2016

glenn Hill
07983570574
www.personaltrainerchesterlestreet.com

New Year New You - Chester le Street

New Year New You - Chester le Street 1/2/2015 0 Comments Personal Trainer Glenn Hill explaining that the New Year New You thing is a faddy thing that is not even a short  term fix, it doesnt really work. Aquiring and maintaining fitness isn’t a short fix it’s more about having a mental state that forms a habit of consist  varied exercise and clean eating. THINK BACK TO EVERY NEW YEARS RESOLUTION:  DO YOU STILL DO THE THING THAT YOU PROMISED YOURSELF ON THAT RESOLUTION?  NO, not surprised really. A consistent habit shared by people that struggle with their weight and are unfit....Procrastinating. Putting things of until tomorrow that you can do today...... Exercise Eating Clean Going outside for a walk Work Starting a regime Hiring someone to help you, a good Personal Trainer like myself. TOP TIP .......which coincidently is a habit shared by successful, healthy, fit and  confident people is:  Never Procrastinate, dont put things off. In other words JUST DO IT As soon as something pops into your head, just go out and do it. Exercise just go out and do it, even if the gym is shut: so what go for a walk  or run. Eating healthy just don’t buy crap, if your basket or trolley is mainly boxes,  cartons and bags then you will be eating the wrong food. Start a Regime just go out and start your regime and vary it all of the time for  the best results. Hiring a Personal Trainer  There is never a better time than now to hire an exercise professional to help you with your fitness battle.  If you put it off until tomorrow -  tomorrow never comes.  (Glenn Hill 07983570574) So stop procrastinating and go and do some exercise, for the Lady Members Of  Ladies at Leisure, the gym isnt open at the moment but its not game over yet as  we have a potential investor coming to look at the gym. New Years Good Luck with your training this year - JUST DO IT IN 2015 Glenn i.trainhard@yahoo.co.uk

Personal Trainer of the year 2014

Personal Trainer of the year 2014

Glenn Hill, Personal Trainer working in County Durham has just been shortlisted as Personal Trainer of the year 2014. 

Now it's just a short list so i have not won any thing yet but it's just a good accolade and if in November i win, it would be a great pat on the back for all of my hard work and courses attended.

I specialise in helping professional ladies over thirty years of age changing their lives.  I do train some men too, but the fact that i have a ladies gym helps with my female training.

My recent courses and acheivements to ensure i provide the best for my clients are:

Metafit course

Metafit Strong course

Crossfit course

BodyMap practicioner course (Dax Moy)

Dax Moy/Paul Mort mastermind course

Premier nutrition course

Team building for companies for the British Army

Free weight loss campaign for NHS choose

Mountain bike coaching and development for the Army

Also Ladies at Leisure gym has been shortlisted for ladies gym of the year 2014....

Glenn (wish us good luck) Hill

video health blogging for 30 days consecutively

video health blogging  for 30 days consecutively 

So to help my tribe and to help promote myself and gain extra self confidence i am gonna blog about health every day for 30 days.

A great thing to do i think, a PT mentor Dax Moy gave me the idea, so now i am gonna bore my tribe and the general public on youtube every day for 30 days.

First instalment is the top tips for hiring a Personal Trainer

I am talking about what to look for when it comes to looking for a Personal Trainer in the struggle to help you change your shape.  There certainly are some rank amateurs out there so follwing my simple advice will save you some cash and ensure you have the best person looking after you.

enjoy and check out my video.

01913874222

Glenn (the health geek NE) Hill

www.itrainhard.co.uk

Evil Fat Cell Rollercoaster/Personal Trainer Co Durham

Evil Fat Cell Rollercoaster/Personal Trainer Co Durham

Heya tribe

This blog is all about fat and how it's so bleedin hard to keep off the fat.  Have you ever wondered why people that have been fat, find it so hard to stay slim.

And why some skinny people have it so so easy and don't put the beef on?

It could be about metabolism or just the fact some people just prioritise all wrong: for example they choose to eat the wrong food and often watch TV when they should be outside doing exercise.

Another thing you may not know is that when you get fat you create extra fat cells and when you lose the weight through healthy eating and exercise you lose weight but keep those fat cells(for ever).

You can always gain extra fat cells but never remove them....

So once you have been heavily overweight you can't take your foot of the gas because if you do you will fill those fat cells back up. 

Believe this or not but fitness isn't something you do before your holidays it's a permanent thing and when done often and well it keeps those fat cells empty and your body looking great naked. 

So remember if you have been to a certain large size you ALREADY have the fat cells to gain the weight.  Just dont let it happen!

If you would like some help, think about hiring a Personal Trainer to take all of the confusion and guess work away.

Glenn(the go to guy)Hill

Weight loss and fitness in gateshead, newcastle and durham

hair and health rooms to let in chester le street

hair and health rooms to let in chester le street

As part of the continual improvement of Ladies at Leisure Gymnasium complex in Chester le Street we are offering up some of our rooms to let.

We are looking for a certain sort of person to add to the team, someone who is hard working pro active, enthusiastic and keen to establish a thriving business.

Hair salon, Medical room, Tatoo room

Leaf Hair Salon

Our Salon team are moving off to pastures new, somewhere bigger i am told.  This is good news for a current hair salon which is trying to expand or a mobile stylist looking at running their own business. 

The current Salon is currently employing three staff and making a profit and has the benefit of 600 + gym members and potential customers.

 We are offering some great start up rates to help any new business with the first few difficult first months.

Check out our gumtree add

Medical or Tatoo room

We also have an excellent medical room which has been used in the past  for laser hair removal, botox and other medical treatments.  This room would ideally suit any female only health related business especially tattoo, physio or other treatments.

I have discussed this and our members would be lining up for tattoos and other cool stuff such like.

Again we are offering great start up deals to help any new businesses through the initial tough first few months.  This room is medical grade and currently has an electric table/couch.

Check out our gumtree add

There is a whole raft of businesses that could benefit from the rooms available at Ladies at Leisure, if you are interested phone the number below or pop in and grab us at the reception.

Likewise if you know anybody that has always wanted to have their own health related business let them know as it could be the begining of something amazing.

Regards and hope to see you soon.

Glenn

01913874222

www.ladiesatleisure.co.uk

www.itrainhard.co.uk

hair and health rooms to let in chester le street

Dear weightwatchers

Dear weightwatchers

This is a bit of information on how exercise can greatly help with any weight loss plan, the information below was presented to local weight watchers groups in order to help them in their weight loss battle.

My name is Glenn Hill from itrainhard fitness and Ladies at Leisure Gym in Chester le Street and my aim is to help as many of the people in the North East get fit and healthy.

Personal Trainer Glenn Hill

Why fitness is essential when dieting ?

You see dieting on it’s own puts your body into a state of catabolism  (basically eating itself or using fat for fuel) during this process your body can use as much as 50% muscle too.   Keeping muscle is really important as muscle is directly linked to your metabolism.  Less muscle slower metabolism and more muscle a faster metabolism basically because muscle needs a lot of fuel (calories)to keep working.

So dieting or calorie restrictive dieting helps you lose weight, but so does exercise for example if you drop your calorie intake by 700 calories each day you  may lose 1lb a week.  If you work out and expend 700 calories each day with fitness your weight loss would double. 

Actually more than this because your body burns more fat in the hours and days after exercise through the after burn or EPOC.  Also progressively the more lean muscle you manage to put on the faster your metabolism and therefore more calories expended whilst watching the soaps.

I call it the fitness snowball, eventually your lean muscle keeps you fit and lean with very little effort.

EPOC Excess Post-exercise Oxygen Consumption

After intense exercise, interval training and some classes your body needs lots of excess oxygen to repair the body this process can last from  a few hours to a few days and uses lots and lots of calories.  The more intense the exercise the longer the EPOC or after burn, long slow cardio does NOT have a good after burn.

This means that a short 4-minute 100% effort exercise can have a bigger effect than an hour of slow cardio.  Try my online 4-minute YouTube home sessions at youtube.com/glennhillfitness.

Metabolism (Basal Metabolic Rate)

Your BMR is how many calories your body needs to function properly, a reduction in your BMR means weight loss and an increase would mean fat gain or muscle gain if you where training hard.  There are lots of people including myself that eat more calories than my BMR to help feed muscle to keep myself in  shape.  Extra lean muscle is the most efficient way of increasing your BMR and therefore making weight loss permanent.

The Golden Hour

After a sustained exercise session your body is crying out for you to replace lost carbohydrates and repair damaged muscles.  Because of this need if you manage to eat within 30 minutes to 1 hour of training your body will replace lost fuel and repair damaged muscle rather than storing these calories as fat.  Not only does this mean you won’t  be as fat this also means your body will function better and get fitter quicker because you are giving it exactly what it needs.  The quality of food is important though as to repair damaged muscles and replace lost fuel a clean source of protein and carbs is absorbed more efficiently than a burger and chips for example.

My top tips for weight loss with exercise:

·      Do some exercise especially weights and interval training, with long slow cardio it could take you forever to see long term results.

·      Short and intense is much better than slow and long and more fun and over sooner.

·      Try and have something to eat after training.

·      Never do the same exercise, your body adapts to exercise quickly.  Between 4 and 8 weeks your body is using substantially less calories doing the same exercise.   So simply change how you train as often as you can, changing exercises, weights, intervals, rest, repetitions and effort.  “Do the same thing and get the same results”.

·      Train with a friend this is a great idea someone to help with motivation and to compete with.  Grab one of your weight watchers pals now and go and train together, maybe join a gym together.

·      Write down your training plan Write out a training plan with exercise 3 to 5 times a week understanding that more exercise equals better results.  If it is written down it is more likely that you will follow it.

·      Get outside  I know confidence could be stopping you from exercising outside however the extra vitamin D from the sun and the fresh air is a the best way to give you extra energy and make you feel happier.  Even 15 minutes sunshine a day has been proven to release hormones to make you feel a whole bunch happier.

·      Diet/Stress  You may have heard the saying “you can’t out train a bad diet” this is true, more importantly though is the fact you can’t out train stress.  If you have a number of stresses in your life they will be keeping you dumber and heavier.  Stress will help produce more of the stress hormone cortisol, which in turn stores more fat and destroys brain cells.  Whenever you are super stressed you feel anxious this feeling is letting you know your body is in the wrong nervous system.  You will be in the sympathetic nervous system and this means rather than repairing your body, replacing lost fuel and burning fat all of the blood which is normally used in the stomach for repair is shunted to the extremities ready to fight or run away therefore damaging your body day after day.

De-stressing can be as simple as slow box breathing before meals, when you are stressed and before bed.

 Any hoo i hope you have found some useful information here and good luck with your weight loss and exercise.  remember never have one without the other.

Glenn (the NE go to guy for fitness) Hill

07983570574

Free home fitness workouts,Newcastle,Durham,Chester le Street

Free home fitness workouts,Newcastle,Durham,Chester le Street

Heya tribe, as part of my ongoing plan to help all of the ladies in the North East get fitter, feel better about themselves and to live longer i have compiled an online exercise library.

So my youtube channel has a number of mini weight loss & toning workouts totally free and easy to use.

So what's it all about:

• 4 minute tabata style home workouts.
• Watch the exercise demos, learn the exercises and then work during the timer. 
• You can do up to 5 a day which burns more fat than hours of slow cardio.
• They are to be done at 100% effort.
• Leaving a few hours inbetween each session ensures more time spent in the after burn.
• 3 of these with a few hours in between is metabolically better than a metafit class.
• Lots of other advice videos including sleep and performance improvement.
• Fun videos showing our classes and activities.

Just go onto my page, save as a favourite and enjoy my mini workouts all of the time and get super toned and sexy.

You don't need to thank me, i just love to help people feel better about themselves.

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Glenn Hill(the go to guy for female weight loss) Newcastle, Durham and Chester le Street