Category Archives: Exercise

10 Types of Cardio Exercise

Cardiovascular training is a vital part of your exercise regime, as it strengthens your heart, lungs, and your whole circulatory system. As a personal trainer, I advise my London clients to do 20-30 minutes of cardio (also called aerobic training) three times a week. Anything that raises your heart rate for a sustained period will […]

All About Cardio Fitness

Here’s a brief overview of cardio fitness and training. I advise all my personal training clients in London to include some aerobic training in their weekly exercise regime. Yes, aerobic training and cardio training are essentially the same thing. As a personal trainer, I include cardio-boxing in most of my sessions with my London clients, […]

What’s Your Annual Workout Plan?

As a personal trainer with 10 years experience with my London clients, I always start by asking “what are your 1 year goals?” Then I devise a workout plan to get them there. If like most people you don’t have a personal trainer, you not only have to set your own goals, you also have […]

Personal Trainer Alwyn Cosgrove

I’m always keen to see what my competition is up to, both personal trainers in London and around the world. There’s one in the USA I’ve been following for a while, and his name is Alwyn Cosgrove, a highly successful personal trainer with his own gym, and several publications to his name. Background Alwyn Cosgrove […]

How Much Exercise Should You Do?

As a personal trainer with many clients in London, including online clients, I obviously get asked this question a lot. Most face to face clients train with me once a week, and the first thing I make clear to them is that 1 hour a week is not enough exercise! So I give them exercise […]