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“Bottling Up” The DM Elite Vibe

Shona and Mary are regular attendees at DM Elite. Shona has been with us for over a year now, has completed marathons and smashed Hyrox along the way and really grown to love the Gym and what it stands for. Mary has been a 6am ever-present for over 6 years now from our Culloden days, […]

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Are You Lifting Heavy Enough?

Hope you had a great Xmas Got a spicy one today… A recent study titled “Are Trainees Lifting Heavy Enough? Self-Selected Loads in Resistance Exercise: A Scoping Review and Exploratory Meta-analysis” aimed to investigate whether people select appropriate weights for their resistance training exercises. Let’s dig into the study, its findings, and the implications for […]

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No January Rush (& Why)

Last week I mentioned we won’t be opening up the Gym for the “New Year rush”   And we have had people that haven’t been with us, ask to sign up to us come 2024.   For the last 6/7 years I think people assume I lie await until midnight on Hogmanay & turn the […]

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Use It Or Lose It

As we age, our bodies go through various changes, and one of the most concerning issues is fall prevention for older adults. Falling can have serious health implications, and it’s crucial to understand the prevalence, risks, prevention strategies, and health implications of falls among older adults. There are ways to reduce the risk of falls […]

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Bit of Reality on Toning Up (Before Bad Advice Comes)

I’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 […]

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Pills & Surgery

I 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:   – […]

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Primal Code – DM Elite

I 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, […]

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Lessons From Becks

Recently just finished off David Beckham’s Netflix series and it was a good watch Better than watching Rangers/Man U in Europe this week anyway ! And I was feeling pretty nostalgic watching it Could remember it all from growing up, he was the man in my eyes The main lesson I took from it that […]

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Finite vs Infinite Games

2 of my favourite content creators recently did a podcast together And there was a segment (link below) That really struck a cord with me THERE IS NO END GAME Family Fitness Business The 3 things that I’m most passionate about and that I base my daily life on Always keep evolving You don’t ‘win’ […]

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‘Unreasonable’ lessons from my latest read

“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 […]

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