Brian Fernie   EKI, CMPT 

2009-11-25 07:16:13

2009-11-25 07:14:53

The EDIPP Principle
Should Personal Trainers touch their clients?
Once reserved only for the rich and famous, personal fitness training has suddenly become main stream. A personal trainer is now as common as a pair of good trainers and a water bottle. But unlike a hair stylist, a fitness trainer doesn’t need to be tested and licensed by a local licensing board. Someone with little more than a great body but no experience can print business cards, call themselves a personal trainer and take money for their services.
The r... read more

2009-11-25 07:08:26

BLABTT
Ever wondered how as a personal trainer, fitness instructor or sports coach how a technique or explanation could be simplified so that a client or athlete will remember key points of the exercise.
Much has been written over the years on technique, tempo, best use of an exercise; no articles have pieced these all together and made it easy to understand the execution of an exercise.
The old adages of KISS (keep it simple stupid) and EDIPP (Explain, demonstrate, imitate, practice) do hold true and in fact BLABTT was an ele... read more

2009-11-25 07:07:39

The ultimate in workouts has to be your own body weight; you can go to any gym and see everyone doing resistance workouts, dumbbells, barbells, Power plates and studio classes.
Occasionally you see the odd person doing standard press ups at the end of a chest workout or a few variations on there abdominals.
You never really see anyone doing a complete bodyweight no holds barred workout, why is bodyweight training so good
Benefits of bodyweight training:
1. It’s free
2. Variations are endless
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2009-11-25 07:06:37

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CRITICAL SWIM SPEED (CSS)
When purchasing or borrowing a swimming programme or when attending a coached lane at the local pool, have you ever wondered what all the ‘jargon’ means? Ever wondered how the coaches and swimmers alike all know how to pace themselves and at what intensity they ought to train? Apart from endless miles in the pool, and one to three hours pe... read more

2009-11-25 07:04:39