I had a conversation with a member at our Inverness Gym last week – nearing the end of her 6 Week Beginners’ Program with us and she’s loving it. Can remember speaking to her on her initial onboarding session and she was terrified. Had previous bad experience(s) at the Gym and was really apprehensive. This […]
Continue readingMy previous post was – Part 1 on my Myths on Strength Training that we, as a predominantly strength based Personal Training Facility Must get people to buy into, to live longer, healthier lives. This is not being all about weightlifting, that plays a huge role…but so does Cardio Training and they both feed into […]
Continue reading“I just don’t have enough time to workout” Here’s the truth Exercise is THE most powerful tool to buy yourself more time (on Earth) Whenever someone starts working with us, we always take a careful inventory of what’s getting in the way of the results they want. Below is a brief list of some of […]
Continue readingI’m getting a bit proactive here I know you’re going to see loads of conflicting advice as we near post Xmas/New Year period So here’s a little dose of reality and how to approach Fat Loss (Toning Up) in 2024 before your social feed goes mad Fat loss is the most rigid nutritional phase. Meaning […]
Continue readingHey As we near the end of the year we are looking to run a competition as a thank you for reading these our blog and emails this year This is a chance to win One Month at DM Elite to the value of £199 The cut off to complete the survey is 12pm Friday […]
Continue readingI saw this image on social media the other day and it made me laugh. The funny thing is that some diseases are preventable and reversible through lifestyle change. Over the last few months I have spoke to people interested in working with us through these emails having experienced the following: – […]
Continue readingWe’re entering a new era of strength training. For too long, weightlifting was weirdly stigmatized and largely misunderstood. It was for only bodybuilders and athletes. It would make women “bulky.” It was too dangerous for older adults. That’s led to an avoidance of resistance training (and exercise altogether), and the country is alarmingly unfit. • […]
Continue readingI was told to read ‘Primal Branding’ by Patrick Hanlon and it was an excellent read His book is based off 7 key principles behind a brand So I thought I would compile our own version for our website and prospective staff/members So here goes….. 1. The Creation Story As Hanlon says in his book, […]
Continue readingAs we work towards our next Gym 4 Week Member Reboot It brings us back to what we are in control of/responsible for and how we can positively work forwards We can ALWAYS improve at different stages of our journey Even if you have trained for longer There are always smaller, more incremental gains that […]
Continue readingLet me address the age obstacle ‘I’m too old’ ‘Gyms are for young people’ This could not be further from the truth Trust me, we have recently had 3/4 people sign up between both Gyms in their 70s/80s and they are loving it Doing this they never deemed themselves of being capable of doing and […]
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