Bodyworks Personal Training

The best exercise for fat loss? Is there such a thing?
It’s not running.
It’s not HIIT.
It’s not doing 500 sit-ups.
It’s the exercise you can keep doing consistently.
For most people, the winning combination is:
Strength training → build and maintain muscle
Walking/cardio → increase energy expenditure
Good food → create the calorie deficit
Consistency → actually make it work
You don’t need to destroy yourself in the gym.
You need a plan you enjoy enough to stick with.
That’s where the real results come from.

You are not getting a leg press into the boot of your car.

Training clients anywhere is a skill: changing intensity without machines, using what is already in the space, and never being stuck for an exercise.

Level 2 and Level 3 teach it.

https://www.fasterfunction.com/blog/train-a-client-anywhere-not-just-in-a-gym

Exercise doesn’t have to leave you destroyed.
Sometimes the best session is the one that makes you feel more capable than when you walked in.
Move well.
React quickly.
Change direction.
Challenge your body in different ways.
Fitness is more than how much you can lift or how far you can run.
It’s what your body can do.

Exercise of the Day: Medicine Ball Russian Twist to Rotational Pass.

A standing Russian twist primes the trunk rotators, then the rotational pass straight after comes out more powerful — post-activation potentiation doing its job. Full coaching points on the FASTER blog.

https://www.fasterfunction.com/blog/exerciseoftheday-medicineballrussiantwistpasspap

Something nobody tells you before you become a personal trainer.

The Personal Trainers you idolise can be fully qualified, genuinely experienced, and actually care about you — and still be making promises that the science simply does not back up.

I've been in fitness long enough to know that 'certified' and 'honest about the evidence' are very different things.

Here are three phrases that should make you pause:
❌ "This will fix your back pain."
❌ "I guarantee you'll see results."
❌ "The science is clear — you need to do this."

And here's what a genuinely good trainer actually sounds like:
✅ "The evidence suggests this might help — let's see how you respond."
✅ "The research here is still limited — but in my experience, this is worth trying."
✅ "This is outside my scope — I'd recommend you also speak to your GP."

A good trainer tells you the truth. Even when the truth is 'I'm not entirely sure exercise is the solution.'

I've put together a simple guide — the questions worth asking before or during your next session. Saved the infographic below.

💾 Save this for your next gym conversation. Share it with someone who's about to hire a PT — or who already has one making promises that sound a bit too confident.
👇 Drop a comment: what's the most confident-sounding fitness claim you've ever been told that turned out to be... not quite right?

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You come to me with the goal.

I bring the knowledge and experience to help you get there.

We start with what you can do now, then build towards what you want to do — and how you want to move.

Small, deliberate steps.
Constantly assessing. Adjusting when needed.

The solution isn't always obvious on day one.

We find it together.

There’s something about moving.
You feel better.
You think better.
You sleep better.
You connect better.
It doesn’t have to be a workout.
It doesn’t have to be perfect.
It doesn’t even have to be planned.
Walk. Run. Climb. Swim. Play. Lift. Paddle. Dance.
Just move.
Because your body was designed for it — and life feels pretty good when you use it.

Sometimes the best workout is the one where you forget you’re actually working out.
Move.
Laugh.
Try something you’ve never tried before.
Get a bit competitive.
Have a laugh at yourself.
Fitness doesn’t always need to be serious.
Just enjoy moving.