Does your trainer demonstrate this important trait?

My recent hip surgery had me thinking about a very important trait people should look for in a personal trainer/coach. Having trained a number of individuals pre and post hip surgery I can now say that I have a better appreciation for my clients’ past situation. My personal experience has enhanced my ability to demonstrate empathy to a greater degree for my clients in similar situations. Most people have a…

March 25, 2017
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I’m back!!

Rich is back…well sort of.  It has been a shade over six years since my first solo endeavour in health & fitness, A Step Up-High Performance Training Studio, shut its doors.   One marriage collapse, change of career(s) (x3), financial implosion, and lots of soul searching later I am back to my one and only love… sport, health and fitness!  For me there was no greater feeling than experiencing the inspirational success…

March 21, 2017
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OMG–If I eat that I will be a tub of lard!

Okay friends, how many of you have seen those incessant banner ads which state if you eat this particular food you are destined to a lifetime of Michelin Man comparisons or modelling for Tim Horton’s muffin specials. So it appears if I don’t eat said food then I will stay flat stomached and feel great? Who writes this crap anyway? And don’t get me started on the “The worst exercise…

March 6, 2017
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