07/11/2021
VIRTUAL PERSONAL TRAINER FREE 14 DAY ZOOM CHALLENGE
Early morning virtual group PT classes, via Zoom. Suitable for beginners
Virtual PT grew out of necessity in 2020. Since then people have really begun to actually enjoy the freedom and flexibility that virtual PT offers
Virtual PT is in real time , it is not prerecorded. I can see you and you can see me. I can help correct your exercise form, as well as encourage and motivate you to embrace the health and fitness lifestyle
Be part of a group of like minded people who value their health and understand the importance of mentorship and coaching.
This is bootcamp in your front room :)
Classes run for 30 minutes
Weekdays from 6am
Small class sizes for more foused instruction.
Featuring boxing , pilates , yoga and resistance training
No equipment necessary
FREE 14 DAY CHALLENGE & NUTRITiON PLAN
Training on your own can be difficult to sustain for many reasons,but training in a group with a PT can overcome many barriers to exercising consistently
No travel time , no excuses. With virtual PT it is easy to create the fitness habit
Come and give it a go , it is FREE
Just Private msg that you are interested or msg me here :)
I will send you the Zoom link and password so that you can come and test it out for FREE 14 Days
PT Mike Hawkins
01/11/2021
MED Get your daily MEDs
If you dont...... you may end up on them
What do i mean and why should you listen to me
I can only help you with the first part of that question 🙂
MED , stands for Minimal Effective Dose
Translate that to exercise
WHat is the minimal amount of effort I can generate to give me the most benefit?
When i train my clients , i train them for 30 minutes per session
I have learnt over time, that I can get and maintain good reslults for only 30 minutes per week
I will workout with full focus for up to 5 minutes per day in my strength training
If i incorporate full range of motion exercises (mobility/flexibility) that target multiple muscles and work them in a circuit, I can get a cracking workout (strenght/ cardio)
You could alternate upper lower body exercises, ranging from 30 seconds to a minute , and do that for a full 5 minutes,
You could also target upper body lower body on alternate days (using the same time frrames as above)
The only rule is, that if your starting point is zero (coutch potato) then next weeks effort needs to be at least a 1
Continue like this until you reach a level of effort that you are not prepared to go beyond, that also gives you the results you want
As for diet you can use the MED method as well
Intermittent fasting is the easiest method that I have found, that works for me
Focus on brunch and dinner eat in an 8 hour wndow ( beginning with brunch and ending with dinner)16 hr you dont eat.. Relax at least 7-8 hours of that time is sleep time.
The other MED method is the' Every other day diet'
Make effort to eat less every other day, and on the day you eat more freely... Aim not to eat like a couch potato
Because although you may be off the couch you will still be a potato
PTMike Hawkins
14/07/2021
SUCCESSFUL CHANGE TO BETTER HEALTH & FITNESS
Have a compelling reason for wanting your change to take place
Set a really big future goal of what you would like to achieve with your health and fitness
Believe in yourself that if others can do it then so can you
Then decide on your first smallest step that you could take towards that future goal
Each day keep making those micro commitments
Gradually and naturally at your own speed build momentum
Hold firmly in your mind your compelling reason and your big future health & fitness goal
Change your current environment from one where it is easy to fail and hard to succeed
Instead change your environment to one where it is easy to succeed and hard to fail
Take your own unique path. There is no one right way; there is just the way that works for you
Eat wel.l Move Well & Think Well
PT Mike Hawkins
25/05/2021
Attention Xers and Boomers Earn some compound interest on your retirement
Everyone focuses on working on their retirement but how many WORKOUT on their retirement . Every rep today is is one less ache and pain and better mobility movement when it is time to enjoy your hard earned nest egg
Get some compound interest with the well trusted compound movements of the big 5
Squat
Deadlift
Overhead press
Chest press
bent over row
Turn them into a circuit by doing one after the other and get the added benefit of cardio aswell as strength and mobility
30 seconds to 1 minute of each movement without breaks will get you super fit in an effictive and efficient time frame.
Switch up the order of exercises every few workouts. Repeat movements until you hit your chosen time zone
5 - 15 mins is all you need
Start light and gradually build up the intensity ( Progressive load of intensity is a must 🙂
Exercise always meets you where you are at
PT Mike Hawkins
12/07/2020
When it comes to better health and fitness
We all have a general idea of what we should DO in order to have the outcome we would like. Many people start the Doing but never get to the having of a fitter healthier bod
The number one key to the required 'Doing' of having better fitness and health is our attitude towards the doing tasks. If our attitude is not fully aligned to those doing steps, our consistency with those doing steps will not be there.
Align your attitude to the tasks that are required of your doing and your health and fitness goals WILL happen
Use that same attitude that has served you in other successful areas of your life and bring to it your fitness
Attitude is everything
PT Mike Hawkins