Tuesday, 6 May 2014

Mountain biking skills training North East

Mountain Biking Skills at Hamsterly Forest

www.itrainhard.co.uk

Adventure training and corporate training

So unlike other Personal Trainers in County Durham and the North East in order to help my clients change their lives for better and for ever i offer a whole lot more. I coach any adventure activity you can think of including mountain biking, and mountain biking is great because it burns loads more calories than any fitness class and offers an excellent healthy bobby to keep you fit for life. Come along and try one of my mountain bike skills days they are amazing fun and you will learn some great skills including:

Descending

Ascending

Cornering

Rock gardens

Drop offs

Jumps

Trail skills

Trailside repairs

Safe bike set up

Check out some pictures of Hamsterly Forest Skills day

Learn the basics of trail side repairs

Mountain Biking Skills day at Hamsterly Forest - chain repair

Have some great fun flying down these trails skilfully

Mountain Biking Skills day at Hamsterly Forest - trail skills

Learn to tackle drop offs and rock skills

Mountain Biking Skills day at Hamsterly Forest - drop offs

Manuals and Power Assisted Front Wheel Lifts

Mountain Biking Skills day at Hamsterly Forest - manual training

Learn how to fix your own bikes

Mountain Biking Skills day at Hamsterly Forest - trail side repairs 101

Tuesday, 29 April 2014

Outdoor bootcamp in Chester le Street/Co Durham

personal trainer glenn hill

So i have managed to make a little promotional video from one of my outdoor weight loss circuit bootcamps. We have a growing tribe that attend my little offerings, the fact is a formula of big compound exercises with intervals is the best way to achieve great fitness and weight loss.

Every thing else is just conjecture, you see doing a class every day isn't good either as you soon feel the effects of adaptation. This means you no longer burn a lot of fat or build muscle. Also some exercise classes contain poor or contra indicative exercises which are probably damaging you rather than helping you get fit.

My Bootcamp out door circuit changes every single session to ensure lots of different training and no adaptation. Also because we always concentrate on specific areas we can rest body parts too ensure optimum progression.

Not only that, it's awesome fun as well as being hard work.

Come along and try Glenn Hill outdoor circuit at the riverside Park:

Monday at 6.10pm

Wednesday at 11.00am

Wednesday at 6.10pm outdoor mini 10 minute session.

Glenn (outdoor class) Hill

improving the health of the North East and County Durham

Heya Tribe

personal trainer glenn hill

"This is about dirty toilets"

I went to a business meeting today with health workers, charities and other fitness professionals keep reading.

I am trying to get involved in improving the health of Companies in the NE.

This meeting was all about saving the Health Service and Government time and money by improving the health of North East companies which will reduce health issues amongst us working types in the North East.

It's a great idea and healthier fitter people is my goal too but i had a look around and what i noticed told me a lot. Lots of the health charities had a nice table with plenty of presentation materials but the fitness professionals in the room had an empty table with not a lot to catch the eye. They also looked un energetic and not very fit...what an advert i thought.

I arrived early and chose the largest and best area.
This was my first time at one of these events and my table and area looked great myself and my other staff wearing fitness type uniform, with youtube promotional videos playing, music from my tabatas playing, a massage table ready to be used and loads of interesting stuff to look at and read.

You see i offer more than anybody else, i know this and my table in this business meeting needed to promote this fact.

This is the way i think: if i go into a restaraunt toilet and it is not immaculate i will not eat the food because i believe if the little things like toilet cleanliness are not looked after i dread to think how disgusting the food is.

The same at this meeting: If these exercise professionals/gyms cannot be bothered to put the effort into promoting their services and facilities i wonder how much effort they put into their clients and members.

No names but these other tables are huge national gyms and gov run fitness types and if they are not bothered preparing a few leaflets and exciting stuff on their table i dread to think what they are like with their clients and members.

Anyhoo thats my rant over and my advice to you is: if you would like to hire a Personal Trainer or need a fitness service look at everything including personal presentation. If your PT is wearing a baseball hat and a body warmer while he/her is training you are they professional (dirty toilets).

If your company or business needs a little boost why don't you try our corporate packages. We can run team building, confidence boosting, health improving bespoke packages to kickstart any work force.

Glenn(north east health guru) Hill

improving the health of the North East and County Durham

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Saturday, 26 April 2014

What is the best way to get white teeth

"Have you heard about oil pulling"
Personal Trainer Durham - Glenn Hill

Righty ho this blog is all about your teeth, and the fact that your mouth is the gateway to good health.

Some sports coaches won't train an athlete with poor mouth health, studies suggest individuals with poor mouth health have a bigger risk of heart disease.

With oil pulling you swill your mouth with a clean oil like coconut oil for between 10 and 20 minutes 5 times a week. I can only manage about 10 as it's not a real nice experience.

Make sure you don't spit it into the sink or toilet as it will solidify and clog it, spit it into the bin.

Its supposed to fix all known ailments lol, well it is good keep reading......

However, the oil only goes about a millimeter deep, and more serious infections are three, four, or five millimeters deep. "It should not be used for people with gum disease," A dentist stressed. "Or they are going to end up losing their teeth."

However what about the other claims, from a nutritional and health standpoint? Is it a big fix for all possible health issues or what? Well yes, in so much as a dramatic improvement in oral health affects everything:

"As we improve oral health, we improve so many other things in the body,". "People with bad oral hygiene have higher incidence for cardiovascular issues such as heart attack and strokes, and a higher incidence for pneumonia. Men with periodontal disease have a greater risk of erectile dysfunction. Even with diabetes, improved oral health can help control problems in diabetic patients. Also, pregnant women with gum disease have lower birth-weight babies. Yes — everything is connected."

To say nothing of the connection to bad breath or sore throats or other things that would likely be linked to constant infection in the mouth. And what of the improved sinuses, and skin clarity, and cavity-healing people are raving about post-oil-swishing?

"Well, yes, the mouth is connected to the sinuses and the ear canal, so people with improved oral hygiene can decrease ear infections and sinus infections," she said. "Tooth infections can be related to sinus infections. But we've found improvement for that with Xylitol, too, a sugar substitute. Toothpaste with Xylitol also decreases ear infections in kids by 50 percent."

This means is that in the rush to give oil pulling the thumbs up as a cure-all, what we've really just discovered is an old way to clean your mouth more thoroughly than you probably are now. And it probably seems really appealing as a new and improved thing to do, instead of just getting back in there with ye olde toothbrush and floss. But doing that would also make you feel a lot better, too.

So the hype is pretty much true, a friend of mine started it two days ago and has already noticed her teeth being whiter and looking cleaner.

I will show you some before and after teeth photos in a couple of weeks, likewise if it works for you please send your before and afters to: i.trainhard@yahoo.co.uk

Glenn (oil gargler)Hill

What is the best way to get white teeth

Wednesday, 23 April 2014

how to get a six pack and get fit - durham/gateshead/washington

Personal trainer gateshead

If you want to get fit and stay fit, it's not rocket science really it is super simple. You can make a dance song about eat sleep train repeat, eat sleep train repeat.

The reason that nearly everybody gets it wrong is because one of these three simple processes for fitness, fat loss and muscle gain.

three tips to getting fit - durham/gateshead/washington

Eat

Every meal (including breakfast) should be based upon protein. They are the building blocks of muscle so get it in wherever you can. Meat, fish and eggs and lots of it. 2 to 3 grams per pound of bodyweight is a good place to start.

You need to be on a calorie surplus to grow (you need to be taking in more calories then you are burning), and although it can be hard to keep these calories all clean, it is possible. Fat dense food will be high in calories and will have a great satiety effect so make for a great snack during the day. Lots of avocados, coconut, nuts, salmon and grass fed butter. Not only will good fats help with getting the calories in, it will keep your testosterone high so you feel great and keep growing!

Sleep

It is all well and good eating and training like a Arnie, but unless you are giving your body the time to repair and recover you can kiss any increase in muscle mass goodbye. During training, you will cause your muscles to tear. When you sleep, reproduction and regeneration of cells will be at a higher state allowing for good recovery. 8 hours a night is perfect, more if possible after a heavy gym session. Also try and not be stressed, being stressed ensures your body is in the wrong nervous system and stops regeration.

Train

Lift heavy, heavier than you probably think. who has the time to spend hours in the gym every day, so don’t waste your time repping out 100 bicep curls. Make your workouts count and lift heavy. If your programme doesn’t include squats, deadlifts, bench and pull ups… change your programme! . To stop adaptation (your body getting used to exercise) be sure to change your programme every 5-7 to keep your body improving.

Include some short HIIT sessions in your weekly training to fight any fat trying to creep in from those surplus calories. Hill sprints work wonders.

AND REPEAT - SIMPLES

Try it, i mean really try it for a good amount of time with a bit of dedication and see the results.

Glenn (the go to guy North East) Hill

three tips to getting fit - durham/gateshead/washington

How much does personal training cost - durham/chester le street

Heya tribe

So what do you get from a personal trainer for your money and what is good value?

So some people believe that a Personal Trainer is an expense they cannot afford and only for the rich. Well it's all relative, because if your health, hapiness and body image are important you will find a way.

What's more important? A flat telly or a flat belly lol.

I am an ex Army physical training instructor, athlete and personal trainer and if i wanted to be at my fittest i would definitely pay some one to help me. Even i could use some help with motivation to get into the best shape.

This is what lots of Personal trainers do:

Stand for one hour next to clients counting repetitions
Pat them on the back and say well done
Give a basic calorie restrictive diet

Glenn Hill offers something a little different:

Learns his clients life and helps understand the route of any issue.
Designs a stress relief plan because stress is the main issue.
Create and monitor a nutrition plan based around carb cycling and detoxification by elimination.
Training plan based around conjugated training, often used by professional sports team. Resistence training, Plyometrics, Interval training and metabolic training.
Goal setting using SMART goals. Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Time based.
Free recipe book.
Free ebooks including metabolism boosting, alcohol and weight loss, Motivation for weight loss.
Online mini workout library with loads of workouts, top tips and promotional videos.
Inclusive/Free Gym membership as part of the PT.
BodyMap assessments when required it can reduce pain, improve power and flexibility within 10 minutes. This stuff is amazing cutting edge brain science stuff and nobody else is doing it around here.
Teach you a new hobby which can change your habits and keep you fit forever. Mountain biking, Canoeing, Kayaking, Climbing, Skiing, Snowboard Mountaineering etc.
Email or web blogs passing on lots of my knowledge into easily understandle jargon-less bits to help my tribe stay in great shape.
Over a 100 mini 10 minute tabata style workouts that are time proven amazing fitness sessions.
Free access to all of my amazing classes: Including Trainhard tabata, Army Circuit and Metarun. In my opinion the best selection of wieght loss classes with County Durham.
18 years of fitness experience to call upon to advise and empathise with you issues.
A depth of knowledge of your problems as i specialise in female PT and i work and own an all Ladies Gym.
A lot of this may seem like mumbo jumbo, but it's a lot of work in the back ground to ensure i provide only the best service of anyone in the North East.

I hope you now agree that i offer more than any other personal trainer you have heard of or about.

Glenn(the go to guy) Hill

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Sunday, 20 April 2014

how mountain biking can help you lose weight

Personal trainer newcastle

As a personal trainer who is desperate to help my clients at all costs i sometimes think it's just too tough. You see i only have between 1 and 3 hours from a total of 168 a week to change my clients and promote a habit change.

You get frustrated if they dont achieve their goals as quick as they wish, however if they eat the wrong food at home and spend too much time without movement of-course they wont get in great shape.

A great way of helping any weight loss program is to have a healthy hobby such as walking, mountain biking, canoeing and climbing. Its a fact that most of your daily calorie expenditure is done during the NEAT time (non exercise activity thermogenesis) so when you are at work, play or in the house.

I coach and teach all adventure activities so i often coach my personal training clients at one of these activities thus not only increasing the amount of weekly calories used but also providing them with a healthy hobby for life.

Currently coaching two clients at mountain biking which is brilliant fun, zero impact so its great for your joints and uses around 700 calories per hour.

So my tribe, if you have a little weight to lose or if you just want to defend yourself against middle aged spread think about getting a healthy hobby.

Other benefits include less stress hormone release, increased vitamin D (feel good hormone) and improved metabolism.

Phone Glenn 07983570574 and discuss an activity you might like to learn this summer. I can also run week long adventure fitness bootcamps in the country side.

Personal Trainer and outdoor coach Newcastle- Glenn Hill