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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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My Fitness Classes Disappearing.....
I've been teaching a variety of fitness classes at the local 'Olympos' Leisure centres for years and years - as well as many other fitness centres and health clubs.With Sussex Bootcamps taking off in a big way i've needed to adjust and re prioritise ...
New Incentives To Exercise In Sussex!
Wow there is an amazing initiative that seems to have been taken to heart specifically in one of the towns local to me - Burgess Hill.Locals cannot have failed to witness and feel compelled to get out there.....This new powerful weapon in the war aga...
Podcast Interview With Pete Cohen And Myself!!
Hi,Please have a listen to this podcast that Pete did with me. We cover some good ground on the foundations of what makes for mental success that leads to the physical success that so many desire.Learn to establish the habits that make exercise easie...
Inspiration! Who Are You Surrounding Yourself With?
So much to write - so little time!I attended one of the most inspiring fitness 'events' as a fitness professional of over 11 yrs. Back in February i made the journey to Louisville, Kentucky to attend the IYCA summit. I've been to quite a lot of conve...
Whoops - Thankfully Training Has Been More Consistent Than Blog Posts!
There is nothing like the feeling of getting in a few consistent weeks of good training after being a little more sporadic!Active - Yes!Training and games of squash - Yes!But not quite the dedicated routine of athletic weight training 3 times a week....
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...
Big Event - Big Goals - Big Progress
Everything has been a bit manic after our successful charity night.I still can't quite believe how well the evening went and how positive everyone has been about it.Anyway - let's relate this to your fitness!I've said for a while that having some big...
Embrace The Challenge!
**MAGIC 100 ALERT!! - START YOUR YEAR WITH THE MOST AMAZING 100 DAYS - AND THEN BUILD ON IT AGAIN AND AGAIN - CLICK THE LINK ON THE RIGHT, YOU'LL BE HAPPY YOU DID!**Here is something you need to do in order to take things to the next level - or even ...
What Does The New Year Hold For You??
Firstly a Happy New Year to you!New Year can be just another day, exactly the same as any other. I prefer to give it some significance by seeing it as a time for reflection and renewal. How do you approach it?I don't really liken this to New Year res...
Exercise Cuts The Risk Of Breast Cancer.
Two Studies recently looked at the effects of exercise on breast cancer risk.One of them looked at high intensity exercise, and the other at lower intensity exercise.Guess what? Both found a reduction in the risk of breast cancer by 30% The key is co...
Feels Good To Lift Something Heavy Again!!
A while back i changed my training around which left me missing out on what had been some regular lifts for me.Then i got a bit of the lurgee that is going around at the moment, and had a bit of a shoulder issue - all of which left me without some so...
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 ...
Start Your Winter Fitness Plan Today!
Have you noticed some changes to your routine with the changes of the season's?Any changes in moods or eating patterns?How about energy levels or sleeping patterns?If not careful this is a time of year when the Summer time health and fitness efforts ...
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...
Training Session That Leaves Me Wiped Out!
I mentioned the other day that the dreaded leg focused training day was next up.It hasn't been quite as long as it has taken me to post this - actually did this on ThursdayYet again the number of sets of significant leg work (for me!) took its toll!I...
It's Freeky Fat Loss Month at Sussex Bootcamps!
(Pic from last bootcamp)Our bootcamp sessions this time around have been focusing on repeated intervals of work with only a short rest. Gradually the amount of work done in the time and the amount of times each exercise is performed will be increased...
Yesterday's Training!
I am so excited about all the projects i'm involved in at the moment and the new ways we'll be getting the word out and helping more people.What ever service or programme it is i'll stand by it as one of the best you can do and commit to over deliver...
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...
My Training Session Today
For the last few weeks i've had a different focus to most of my own sessions.I've been doing more sets of similar movement patterns with fairly good weights (mostly 8 - 10 reps), with higher reps of non competing movements mixed in.I've also added sl...
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 ...
Sussex Bootcamps On BBC Southern Counties Radio!
Hi,Just to let you know that our bootcamp is being featured on BBC Southern Counties radio on Tue morning - apparently 9.30 and 9.50 live!!Join us, our bootcampers and the presenter on the final week of bootcamp! Listen in at http://www.bbc.co.uk/sou...
Stats To Make You Think About Your Fitness Training!
I gave a short presentation yesterday morning to a group of local business people in Haywards Heath.The focus was to let them know about my Bootcamps, what they are, who does them and why people do them. Also i showed some of our great testimonials a...
What Does A Personal Trainer / Fitness Professional Eat?
I get this question from time to time - "what do you eat?"Often after talking through the nutritional guidelines i recommend to clients.So here we go - a fairly typical day of my food intake.Bowl pretty full of nuts, seeds, small amount of dried frui...
Your Health And Fitness Balance?
How balanced is your health and fitness approach?How many different areas are you doing pretty good at?All too often i see people who hit one area really well but are shockingly bad in others. Other people might do a couple of things ok and a few mor...
Watch My Workout Muse Rapid Fat Loss Interval Demo!
Here is just one short example of the Rapid Fat Loss Cardio soundtracks that i recently posted about.As you can see, good high energy stuff!With a movement as big as a clean and press i quite like sticking with it for the whole 8 rounds. Once you dev...
Your Next Level Of Fitness! - Add Urgency!!
I've spent quite a bit of time this week working to improve personal training clients and class / bootcamp participants urgency in their movements.Why?Well the simplest answer comes from working with people on their punching and kicking.Doing these t...
Review of Workout Muse's Rapid Fat Loss Cardio Soundtracks.
Workout Muse’s Rapid Fat Loss Cardio Program promises fast fat loss for busy men and women who want to get big-time results by using interval cardio workouts.The creators of Workout Muse claim that these workouts can be performed in 30 minutes or l...
Are You Fatter Than You Think You Are?
I noticed a really interesting article in the Independent on Saturday.It basically says that with growing obesity, what people then consider to be "normal" weight has also increased so that many people are now underestimating how fat they really are....
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...
