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Steve Cork is a Personal Trainer based in Haywards Heath and Burgess Hill, West Sussex. Follow his fitness tips, insights, and inspiration.
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Pumpkin Workouts For Fat Loss And Fitness?!
It's a bit of fun and something a little different! Our Bootcampers enjoyed this experience last year so we thought we would do more of the same this year.We're doing 2 different pumpkin workouts this week and most people seemed to select the right s...
Time Called On Sawyers Health Club!
Sad news that the independent Haywards Heath health club Sawyers, is coming to a sudden close soon.It's sad because i'm all for independent clubs who are a bit different with perhaps more character or personality than you might find elsewhere. I'm su...
Training Update
No squash at all last week - Rubbish!My grip issue now resolved i've been winning a fair bit!I'm into my 9th consecutive week of 3 good weights sessions a week. After successfully completing this week i'll take a week off from structured weights sess...
More Real Lessons From Squash....
Firstly i thought i better bump that last post down, just in case Jonny read the description of a calm, smiling me as his opponent - and spat drink over his computer or choked on some food!!There have definitely been moments of calm and smiling thoug...
What Results And Life Do Your Beliefs Get You??
Well my last post on super low calorie diets and otherwise distracting health and fitness 'solutions' caused...........................not much of a response!But the one response i got was strong enough to make me stop and think! Always a good thing!...
Watch Out For The New Vans! Plus - Testimonial...
The Bootcamp Van's are out there with signs on!Hopfully this will spread the word even faster about the great fitness solution we offer.I'll post a picture soon.Read this testimonial we got today;"I decided to join Sussex Bootcamp due to a recovery f...
Steve and Ben Interviewed for Fitness Tips!
That's right!The last couple of Sunday's we've been involved in audio interviews with a handful of other fitness experts from around the world.The first interview was all to do with our tips and strategies for getting through the holiday season. All ...
Nutrition Talk For Bootcamp Clients in Haywards Heath
At the end of last week - after the excitement of our pumpkin session! - i gave our current bootcampers a nutrition talk.We are at least with our clients for their 3 bootcamp sessions each week, but this still leaves a lot of room and time for other ...
Freaky Fat Loss On Friday At Bootcamp!
That's right! We entered into the spirit of things!Well we got pumpkins, and a couple of watermelons!! And a few medicine balls.It all resulted in some great training sessions at Bootcamp on Friday. This was the first time we have added any type of r...
2 Things You Need To Have Included In Your Training...
This lesson comes straight from my training session today - but these are elements i always try to include in my training, with my personal training clients and in bootcamps and classes.My session today consisted of quite a few different rowing or pu...
What Price Do You Put On Your Health And Fitness?
What value do you put on this area of your life?How important is it to you?What is investing in preventative health and life enhancing measures worth to you?How much of a higher value would you place on your health and fitness if you developed some k...
New Health Resource In Haywards Heath
One for you local people!I've bumped into Osteopath Christian Bates a couple of times, and recently he joined a local business group that i go to. He has a new clinic in Haywards Heath called 'The Perrymount', which is on Clair Road.There are a range...
Got Superfoods? Personal Trainer Discusses His!
You've probably seen mention of 'Superfoods' out there in the media. They are supposed to be crammed full of goodness in one form or another.There are quite a few to consider trying depending on what you like and what your budget stretches to!I've tr...
Training For Results Or Just Fitness Training For The Sake Of It?
I read a great book recently - it's called 'The Four Hour Work Week' by Timothy Ferris.I'll get to how this relates to fitness training.Instead of getting carried away with a number like only 4 hours of work - which i'm sure is possible depending on ...
Review And Reflection
Birthday's are an interesting time!I always like to look back on the previous year and what i've done. I've usually done far more than i had realised. Then i get excited about the year to come, partly planning exactly what will be happening and partl...
Sussex Bootcamps at Horsham Eco Fair
This Sunday (20th), Sussex Bootcamps will have a booth and be performing Demonstrations at the Horsham Eco Fair.This is all going on at Horsham Park near the Pavilions Centre. This lovely park is the location of our future Horsham Bootcamp.I have lon...
Spinning In Sussex To Help Keep You Sane?!
Another sunny Sunday morning - another Spin class to cover in Haywards Heath!I wrote about some of the pro's and con's of Spinning and other methods of indoor cycling in another blog post.After today's session i realised a couple of things.I was goin...
The Power of Pad Work - Ouch!
I've worked on punch pads, kick pads, and bags for years.This comes from my martial arts and self protection training background.As a fitness instructor, personal trainer, and on bootcamps, integrating these skills and this type of training was only ...
Going Through a Hard Time? - Keep Fit!
Life has its ups and downs obviously.I count myself lucky to have experienced far more ups and relatively few downs.However on those occasional down times, i have felt so grateful that i already enjoy the habit of fitness.Any frustrations or pent up ...
Burgess Hill Personal Trainers Offer the Bootcamp Pampering Experience!
It's true, Ben Davis and I were at a 'Pamper' evening at St Paul's school in Burgess Hill on Saturday evening!There were all sorts of other people with stands there, from massage, hair, nails, beauty, food, photography, alternative therapies.....Ann ...
Sussex Personal Trainer Finds New Use for Track!
As you build your fitness level, my hope would be that you start to seek out new challenges for yourself.Your environment starts to look different as you begin to realise your physical potential.This might be taking up a new sport or activity - or on...
Fitness Training Ups and Downs - Starting is Hard!
Fitness training has taken a bit of a back seat for me in the last couple of weeks. Life just got busy, and i attended a couple of courses. My training routine was not possible and therefore progress has been sliding slightly.I'm usually pretty good ...
Sussex Saturday Outdoor Fitness Class - New!!
Steve Cork and Ben Davis present a new outdoor training option!Saturday Fitness begins on Sat 7th June at 9.30am.The circuit training and group training based session will last for 1 hour and will be a great way to kick start your body to burn fat al...
Personal Training - Stretching or Strengthening?
I'm off to do a course today - actually re-do a course i took last year. Along with fellow personal trainer and bootcamp trainer, Ben Davis, we are going to be learning - or re-learning in my case MAT.MAT stands for 'Muscle Activation Techniques' and...
What Are Your Magic Numbers??
Are you using certain targets to improve your performance or give yourself a goal to aim for?Do you have certain numbers in mind for specific exercises that would mean a lot if you achieved it?I think it's pretty natural to want to quantify something...
The Best Results of the Year Just When You Want Them Most..
The extra exposure to sunlight over the next few months helps to provide a more potent hormonal environment than the rest of the year.This is a time you want to make the most of by continuing to train hard to maximise the possible gains that can then...
I Bring Zombies Back From The Dead!!!!
.....Or maybe just bodies back to life!!I often consider what it is that i actually do and how best to communicate that to the world around me.Just describing the line of work i'm in does nothing to differentiate me from every other so called fitness...
The Joys of a Failed Internet Connection!!
Hi,In the unlikely event that you have found your way to this page and happen to be someone subscribed to my newsletter - this is for you!!Also if you have sent me an e mail and received no reply, this is for you too!I'm really sorry for my lack of c...
