Is it worth becoming a Personal Trainer? Question 1: What are the potential benefits of becoming a personal trainer? Becoming a personal trainer? Worth it or not? That’s the question on many minds. Well, let me tell you, it’s totally worth it! Not only do you get to help people get fit and healthy, but...
Personal Training in Milton Keynes: Your Pathway to Fitness Excellence 💪 Are you considering embarking on a journey towards a healthier, fitter you? Perhaps you’ve heard about the benefits of personal training but aren’t quite sure how it all works. Well, look no further! In this blog post, we’ll dive into the world of personal...
How To Pick The Best Personal Trainer Near You 🙌 Looking for a personal trainer near you? With a certified personal trainer by your side, you can unlock your fitness potential and achieve your health goals. But how do you find the perfect personal trainer who is located near you? In this section, we’ll guide...
10 Proven Strategies to Attract New Leads for Personal Trainers As a personal trainer, attracting new leads is essential for the growth and success of your business. Whether you’re just starting or looking to expand your client base, implementing effective strategies to attract potential customers is crucial. In this article, we will explore ten proven...
What to Expect When Renting and Hiring a Gym Space Looking to rent a gym space for your business needs? This comprehensive guide provides insights into the process of hiring a gym, including what to expect, FAQs, and tips for a successful rental & hire. Explore the benefits of renting fitness space and find out...
Personal Training & Studio Rental in Islington Conquering The Winter Months… We have had an awesome summer with the weather this year, so it is little wonder why many personal trainers head to the nearest park with their portable training kits and TRX ropes to make the most of the long summer days and glorious...
5 Reasons you Should Join PT Workspace Essex For Personal Training! We could not be more excited to see the launch of PT Workspace Essex this month, located right in the heart of Chelmsford city center and less than a 4minute walk from Chelmsford train station. Lots of parking nearby with several story car parks...
Summer is here! This month the kids start to break up from school and holidays are fast approaching on the horizon. Now more than ever there is an urge to escape the last 18 months and find some enjoyment in getting away. So with clients taking time off, cancellations, isolation and rearranging because of parental...
We are back and ready for business! April the 12th was long-awaited for many in anticipation of gyms finally opening, alongside restaurants, bars and shops in line with Government guidelines. Private personal training Studio Never in all the years of operating have we had to close our doors, a feeling echoed by many business owners,...
As we approach the end of 2020 it is quite clear to see how tired and exhausted trainers have become navigating the most unpredictable and challenging year to date. Whilst we can take positives out of 2020, such as online personal training and a better understanding of health in relation to Covid-19, the long hours...
Guest Post by Intake Nutrition Okay. I’m going to try and not to get too triggered, I promise.I’m not ‘triggered’ by those who believe these myths. How are you supposed to know?! And believe me, I’m not ashamed to say I’ve fallen victim to a good few of these in the past myself.I am, however,...
The start of the year is always surrounded by a hazy fog of weight loss hacks, new year new you promises and campaigns, alongside fancy new tech & fitness apps at the forefront of time stricken individuals. Whatever method you have chosen to meet your goals in 2020, are you using these 5 points to...
Well, now that’s a question to behold! and usually one answered through trial and error over time, with experience. But if you are anything like us, then waiting around to find out the hard way may seem pointless, so we thought we would lend a helping hand to get you started. Let’s start with saying…It’s...
In a society where it is becoming ever more normal to question where and how things are sourced, such as meat and vegetables, clothes to name a few. Why then do we not question the Health & fitness industry more? In this new wave of popular blue tick fitness professionals on IG, thankfully more and...
We are officially two videos into our interview series all about the journeys taken by successful trainers, and why they choose to go it alone and establish their own businesses. There is no one size fits all in personal training and this week we Nathan has had the pleasure of interviewing Chris Zaremba, the proud...
Making or creating your own success will always be one of the most rewarding aspects of owning your own business. How you arrive at destination successville is completely up to you! Every personal trainer will have had experiences, good and bad which will have helped shape their journey. If you have time feel free to...
Every personal trainer begins their own journey into the fitness industry differently. Find out how experienced trainers Des & Lucas from Life Square Fitness have raised themselves up through the ranks to establish themselves as successful independent trainers together, whilst building their brand and business alongside PT Workspace. In this video, Director and studio manager...
Long nights, frosty mornings and rainy evenings, it’s not hard to see why Winter can be so demotivating when it comes to exercise. We are all missing a bit of vitamin D in our lives and Christmas has certainly left its mark. So how can we combat motivation when all we want to do is...
Beat The January Blues…Personal Training Islington The highs of the festive season never prepare you for the come down in January off all the food and drink consumed in December. Feeling heavy and a little fed up? We know the feeling! It’s time to address the heavy Winter diet, by shaking up the body with...
Finding Clients in the Festive Season December is finally here! Gosh blink and it will be Christmas day… Whilst many people start shutting down for the December period, those of us in the fitness industry are revving up for a busy January/ February. Lets face it, people need personal trainers more than ever, specially when...
How many questions will you get right…No peeking! To lose a 1lb of fat, you need to consume 3,500 less calories a week? FACT or FICTION? Answer: FACT Because 3,500 calories equals about 1 pound (0.45 kilogram) of fat, you need to burn 3,500 calories more than you consume to lose 1 pound. So if...
Periodization… Keep Your Body Guessing Periodization is the most significant resistance training tools you can use, to break plateaus and prevent overtraining. This system of training is typically divided up into three types of cycles: microcycle, mesocycle, and macrocycle. The microcycle is generally up to 7 days. The mesocycle may be anywhere from 2 weeks to...
Poor Practices, Bad Advice and their Consequences Choosing the right support at the beginning of your fitness journey is important for many reasons, some obvious and others not so much so. The obvious being that you want your hard earned money to show results, if you are investing your time and energy into following a...
Understanding How and When to use Calorie Surplus & Calorie Deficit? We have heard the words boundered around, however understanding how and when to use a calorie Surplus or Deficit in your diet can make the difference between maximizing fat loss and better gaining lean muscle mass. Calorie Surplus (Extra food in the diet) An example of...
Food Diary of the Studio Manager at PT Workspace Written by Nathan Drury-Ellis It is so important when we have busy lives to use our time as efficiently as possible when preparing food, for that reason i utilize what i call “mass production cooking”. Often a meal even for one person in the evening can...
6 Fitness Pros You Should Know About! Many of us have our loyal heath & fitness sources we turn to for information, or fitness pros which we admire and respect, follow through social media channels, magazines or blogs posts which is great. But sometimes in the world of media, ads, fads and trends it can...
2 for 1 Personal Training Islington… Sound to good to be true? Well it might do, but the truth of the matter is that your eyes are not deceiving you and we are actually offering 2 for 1 on personal training. So if you have been putting off the gym because you feel slightly intimidated...
What is the main reason you are not working out? They say people are creatures of habit, and in think many instances it is easy to see why we love routine. So how come when it comes to working out, we end up breaking up with exercise? Certainly we have all been there when life...
As our Eco-Friendly crusade goes on, we have a brand new product arriving at the PT Workspace studio really soon, in the form of long lasting reusable resistance bands. Great for stretching or adding resistance to your workout, you can choose from a range of colours which indicate the strength of the band. Simple… Easy...
PT Workspace Eco-Friendly Mission With Zest Ldn Now you may have heard, or you may have not…But we are going to tell you anyway because we are very proud of our new partnership with Zest Ldn and the beautiful new top-of-the-line bottles which you now see floating around our studio. This year we made it...
Challenges You Face as a Personal Trainer… For those of you just starting out in the fitness industry the likelihood that at some point in your career you will face these challenges is high, and for personal trainers already established it will seem as all too familiar reading this post. However once you know what...
The Best Fitness Apps to Enhance your Workout… Fitness apps are by no means a new concept when it comes to exercise, however navigating the sea of fitness apps now avaliable to you can be somewhat confusing, so we have narrowed down popular fitness apps which can help track, train, and enhance your workout. Running...
Are You Losing Clients? Its is a simple enough questions and one which could leave you feeling deflated when you are still giving 100%. Every personal trainer goes through the motions of losing clients, certain times of year can be more prone to seeing a drop off in clientele than other months. Such as summer...
In our first blog called ‘On Your Bike’ we explored the break down of the ‘Power phase’ which is the first half of the motion of pedalling which utilizes the hip extensors (gluteus maximus muscle). This post will be focusing on the second phase called ‘Recovery’ which focuses on the Ankle Dorsiflexors, Knee flexors and...
Summer Time at PT Workspace This summer we have had great fun renovating the front entrance of PT Workspace, into a user friendly space for personal trainers and clients to utilise. When the sun has everyone smiling, we know that you want to feel those rays too, so we have given you the best of...
Justin ST Paul’s Top Tips for Summer PT Workspace has recently had the pleasure of welcoming WBFF pro & personal trainer Justin St Paul alongside 1st Man London to our personal training studio, to share with you some of his top tips for Summer. As an athlete and PT, Justin has compiled some essential exercises to...