I write a lot about making changes if you think you have depression; being fat and depressed is what I talk about mostly as I am in the fitness and weight loss industry. I’m not an expert of the mind. I don’t have qualifications in psychology, psychotherapy, counselling or...

This article is probably not what you’re expecting. It’s not a condemnation of long distance running and an urge to get you on the track for high intensity interval training in the form of sprinting but more a different approach where I’ll propose you choose one or the other...

I’m 93 ya know….. You have to love the old man and woman in the post office queue. Engage in conversation with any senior citizen who takes care of themselves and you know what’s coming….an age reference!  Information given to you that they are an active soul.  They are...

I count myself fortunate to work in a facility where I am able to maintain a high level of fitness. Throughout my years in the industry I have seen what works and what doesn’t and this was highly relevant when creating the MPA Fitness Centre. Pull up rigs, dipping...

Since leaving the comfort and relaxed pace of the large health chain group, the ‘Fat Burning Zone’ is a phrase I rarely hear these days as it is a zone that is never required to venture into within the walls of MPA Fitness. So what is it? Why is...

Have you ever thought to yourself that enough is enough and it’s time to do something about your health? Whether that means wanting to get lean, get strong, get fast, get powerful or more along the lines of wanting to be pain free, stress free, enjoy better sleep and...

Since graduating from my personal training course and receiving my diploma in 2002 I have trained over 400 people individually and put in over 12,000 hours of one to one time. There have been a few hundred class teaching hours added to that along with a few hundred hours...

Define your goal. Define your intention before you step up to the plate of purpose; the plate of intention and the arena in which you are choosing to succeed in your goal. What is the outcome you desire from performing your task? This is the reason you are ‘training’...

5kg of WEIGHT LOSS in three months isn’t spectacular but it is safe, healthy and sustainable. 4kg of which is body fat and 1kg of which is lean muscle mass. How did I do it? Simply put, it was down to goal setting, exercise, making the right food choices...

Strength training lacks the appeal that other forms of exercise such as running or yoga enjoy but the benefits of strength training are absolutely essential to any health and fitness programme. Our emotional, mental and bodily well-being are dependent upon our physical fitness and strength training positively influences such...