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We’re all searching for the secret to anti-ageing. Some people turn to expensive creams, others hunt for supplements that promise miracles and plenty try to “hack” their biology with unusual routines. The funny thing is that the body already has powerful anti-ageing systems built in. These systems work quietly in...The post Nutrition Coach Course Series: The Anti-Ageing Benefits of Mitochondrial Health appeared first on TRAINFITNESS.
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Warm-ups feel like one of those unquestioned parts of training life. Most coaches ask clients to do one, most athletes roll through one automatically, and every gym floor has its own interpretation of what “getting ready” looks like. Yet when you look closely at how people actually warm up during...The post To Warm Up or Not to Warm Up? appeared first on TRAINFITNESS.
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Women remain underrepresented in exercise and nutrition research, which is odd when you consider how many depend on structured training and thoughtful dietary choices to feel strong, energised and capable across different stages of life. That gap makes it harder for us as coaches to give advice that genuinely reflects...The post Nutrition Coach Course Series: Women, Protein & Progress appeared first on TRAINFITNESS.
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Clients train hard, show up for sessions, try to stay consistent… and sometimes still feel flat, tired or stuck. Every PT has seen this. Programmes that once worked start losing their punch. Strength stalls. Energy drops. Mood changes. You try a few tweaks, maybe adjust some volume, but it just...The post Personal Trainer Course Series: Why Training Stops Working appeared first on TRAINFITNESS.
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The Untold Story Behind GLP-1 Weight Loss and Protein Over the past year, GLP-1 medications have taken over almost every conversation about weight loss. Clients ask about them. Coaches debate them. Families look for guidance. And inside all of that excitement sits one awkward, unavoidable truth that keeps coming up:...The post The Untold Story Behind GLP-1 Weight Loss and Protein appeared first on TRAINFITNESS.
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Mitochondria, Energy and Clients Who Actually Feel Better Have any of your clients come to you complaining of a dragging kind of tiredness that hangs around their day? Their legs feel heavy on the stairs, heart rate sits a little high in warm-ups and recovery takes longer than it should....The post Are You or Your Clients Tired All the Time? appeared first on TRAINFITNESS.
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It only takes a few missed sessions for clients to start worrying they’re losing their strength. A week off for a holiday, a busy patch at work or a short illness can feel harmless, but research shows that measurable declines in muscle function can appear surprisingly fast. For us as...
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Health is often mistaken for fitness. The problem is that plenty of people can run marathons, lift heavy weights or clock hours in the gym but still feel run down, sluggish or unwell. A recent study on professional soccer staff in England and Spain has highlighted exactly why. These are...
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Does Cluster Resistance Training Work? Cluster resistance training has become a bit of a buzz term in recent years. Coaches talk about it as if it’s the secret to getting stronger without feeling wiped out. Videos on social media show lifters resting mid-set, timers on the floor counting down ten...
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Can Prediabetes be Reversed Through Exercise? Prediabetes has become one of the biggest health challenges facing adults today. It affects millions worldwide and often goes unnoticed until it progresses into type 2 diabetes. For us as fitness professionals, this stage represents a crucial opportunity to make a measurable difference through...
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We often talk about training the body, but what about the mind that drives it? Over the past few years, more clients have walked into gyms not looking for a six-pack, but for relief from anxiety, low energy, self-doubt and the mental noise that never seems to stop. What we’re...
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Why Menopause Training Needs a Smarter Approach Training in midlife often feels different. Recovery seems slower, energy dips appear from nowhere and progress sometimes stalls despite doing the same workouts that once delivered results. Science is beginning to explain why and it comes down to more than motivation or age...
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The pre-exhaustion method has floated around gyms since the 1970s, originally popularised by Arthur Jones, the creator of Nautilus machines. The idea sounds clever enough: fatigue a muscle with an isolation exercise first, then hit it again immediately in a compound lift. The thinking was that the target muscle (prime...
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Learning efficiently and effectively is something you can train your brain to do. The right techniques make the process of studying more efficient and far less stressful. It’s a skill, and like any skill, it can be trained, refined and improved. Scientists have spent decades analysing how people learn, remember...
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Childhood inactivity is one of the biggest challenges facing parents, schools and health professionals today. Around 80% of children worldwide fail to meet the World Health Organization’s guideline of at least 60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous activity each day. Combine that with long hours in school chairs, more time spent in...
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Training is all about finding the balance between progress and recovery. Push too hard and the body breaks down, but take it too easy and nothing changes. Athletes and gym-goers are constantly chasing the sweet spot where adaptation happens without creating unnecessary damage. A recent study has taken a close...
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Walk into any gym and you’ll overhear it. Could be someone telling their mate that crunches will burn belly fat, or that a woman doesn’t want to lift weights because they don’t want to get bulky. These myths spread quickly, usually because they’re simple, catchy and sound convincing. Social media...
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As we get older, muscle becomes less responsive to the usual “grow” signals from protein and training. Researchers (Keng et al. 2025) call this anabolic resistance, which is dampened muscle protein synthesis (MPS) response to amino acids and mechanical loading that nudges the body towards muscle loss over time. Mechanisms...
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Many women worry that low oestrogen means poorer returns from strength training. A new controlled trial gives some reassuring news in that the immediate muscle-building response switched on by lifting and protein still happens when oestrogen is low. As a personal trainer, this has an impact on day-to-day programming and...
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Sprinters don’t just sprint. They lift. They squat, pull, jump and sprint again. At first glance it looks odd. You want to move faster in a race measured in seconds, yet you’re spending serious time moving heavy loads. The logic though, sits in physics and physiology. Sprinting is the art...
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