….But they are all principles on how WE work as a Gym to best serve our members For long term, sustainable change and enjoyment with their fitness/health Here goes…. 1) Eating/Training for Performance. Eating/Training for Aesthetics. Eating/Training for Long Term Health. Are 3 VERY different things. 2) Visible Abs don’t always equate to health, nor […]
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 reading“If your business involves making people happy, then you can’t be good at it if you don’t care what people think.” (Will Guidara, Unreasonable Hospitality) So many times people are tempted to make out they don’t care about what other people think and the perception is you have a stronger mentality. I have […]
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 […]
Continue readingPeople often ask me how or why we got started People that are not with us often wonder how or why we charge what we charge for the Gym Essentially we aren’t a Gym, more so Personal Training…but more on that later 🙂 Why we do things certain ways which we have carried on with […]
Continue readingThere’s a big misconception (that is improving) around strength training ‘it will make me big and bulky’ ‘I just want to tone, I don’t want to put on a lot of muscle’ This is something we hear a lot but the truth is strength training really helps with you toning up and improving shape …and […]
Continue readingSome motivation for the week coming right at you As we go into a new week it would be EASY to skip Monday and start next week But deep down this makes us a bit anxious as we aren’t doing what we said we would We have a quote in the Gym: What’s difficult is […]
Continue readingCouple weeks back we decided to close the Gym for a Staff Training day A team workout was on to kick off the day at 7am And then we took all of the staff out of the Gym for the day to to the Drumossie Hotel freshen up the environment We wanted to have the […]
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