
#GetYourPlankOn at Empowered Fitness personal training!
We set our clients a Plank Challenge last month! Take a photo of your best and most creative plank - then post it on social media and tag someone else to do the same. If you missed it...they're too good not to share, so here's the highlights. I think you'll agree there's some great efforts here. Make sure you scroll all the way to the bottom and see who won! #GetYourPlankOn! AND THE WINNER IS..... Julian with his brave and good humoured mid-meeting plank!

Personal trainer confessions: How I lost 2lbs in 5 days without dieting or working out...
Last week I decided to take some much needed R&R time for myself. The last few months have been a hugely busy time for me, running a new business and easily clocking up 60-70 hours on a regular week, I had turned in to a complete workaholic. With the tell tale signs of my stress levels being at an all time high, I decided to call time out, down tools and RELAAAAAX! I was suffering with chronic mouth ulcers, sugar cravings, weight gain and an insatiable appetite. For me, these

Personal trainer tip: Five things you should be doing for a flat tummy
Here are five quick fire tips to help you get that flat tummy! 1. Compound exercises, not just sit ups There is a big misconception that all you need to do to get a flat tummy is thousands of sit ups each day, this isn’t the answer! Compound exercises work multiple muscle groups and therefore you’re working more muscle groups in less time. These exercises will burn a lot of energy and help to remove fat from all over your body, tummy included! 2. Fasted training Doing your wo

Personal trainer tip: Is stress causing your tummy fat?
The mistake that some people make when they’re on a weight loss journey is to focus solely on the diet and exercise. While these 2 things are absolutely going to help you, it’s only part of the equation. And this can cause frustration when you’ve got your diet and exercise right, but the weight loss still doesn’t seem to be happening. So, what could be causing this? One of the possibilities is stress. Stress causes the body to store fat and it prefers to store it around the t

Laura: Why I became a personal trainer.
Throughout my life my weight has yo-yo’d. I have been a size 8 and almost a size 14. I also know all too well that feeling of being in a gym and not having a clue what I am doing! I used to have zero confidence in a gym, but gradually over time I built up my knowledge and love for exercise. When I look back at the times in my life I have felt the least stressed, the most confident, the strongest emotionally and happy, they all coincide with when I have been committed to worki