What is HYROX? The Ultimate Fitness Race for Everyone
What is HYROX? The Ultimate Fitness Race for Everyone HYROX is taking the fitness world by storm, offering a unique blend of strength, endurance, and functional training in a race format. Unlike traditional endurance events like marathons or triathlons,...
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My Top 5 Health and Fitness Gift Picks for Christmas or Black Friday
My Top 5 Health and Fitness Gift Picks for Christmas or Black Friday As someone who’s committed to a balanced and active lifestyle, I know how game-changing the right tools and gear can be. That’s why I’ve put together a list of my personal favourite...
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Paul’s Transformation
Paul's Transformation I'm not a fan of topless pics but I wanted to share this with you for a few reasons 1 - If I can do it anyone can do it 2 - What I did was simple but maybe not easy (at least not for me) 3 - I ate dessert every single...
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6 Foundation Principles for Health
6 Foundation Principles for Health When I first started going to the gym it was all about gaining muscle so I could look good with my top off. I barely trained legs, I did chest and bicep workouts far too often. My diet was made up of egg white sandwiches...
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Beef Liver – Nature’s Multivitamin
Beef liver is often called nature's multivitamin and for good reason Liver is a powerhouse packed with protein, vitamins and minerals and really is our number one superfood. Cultures all across the globe have treasured liver for centuries and now in our...
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Is it ok for kids to lift weights?
Is it ok for kids to lift weights? That was the question I got this week. And it's a pretty common question from worried parents who want to keep their kids active but are worried about safety. The answer… Is a big yes. Despite what you might...
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Nutrition, Fat Loss and My Personal GAPS Based Diet
Nutrition, Fat Loss and My Personal GAPS Based Diet Today I am going to start out by telling you what far too many fitness professionals aren’t willing to admit. What you eat and drink is far more important for weight loss/fat loss than your workouts ...
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7 Golden Rules of Training
7 Golden Rules of Training Whether you're looking to refine your training skills or push the limits, the following 7 rules are designed to help beginners and serve as a reminder to more advanced lifters. Let's dive in and explore how to get the most out...
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Training in my 20’s v my 40’s
Training in my 20's v my 40's I found the love of lifting weights when I was 17 years old. For the past 26 years it has been a significant part of my life As a man now in my 40’s I know my body has different needs to my teenage years, my 20’s and my 30’s ...
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Results Personal Training’s Approach to Health
Results Personal Training’s Approach to Health There is only so much we can do as Personal Trainers. Many of us are not medical professionals and we’re not qualified to give medical advice or rehab advice. Sometimes it feels like our only role in society...
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Absolutely exhausted to utterly energised
Absolutely exhausted to utterly energised Are you tired of being tired ? Do you struggle with chronic health issues ? How about experiencing seemingly random sensitivities and bloating to food ? Well, you’re not alone. Many of us have tried everything...
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Meet G
Meet G G is in his 50’s. I want to tell you that when G first came to Results Personal Training he was overweight, unfit and weak but truthfully that would be a lie. G was already in half decent shape. In his younger years he had hit the...
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Outlive – Peter Attia, M.D.
Outlive - Peter Attia, M.D. I recently got round to reading Peter Attia’s book - Outlive. (Yes, I know I'm a little late to the party but there are so many books and it’s hard keeping up to date 😉 For those that don’t know, Peter Attia is an MD who specialises as a...
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How to Increase Low Melatonin Levels
How to Increase Low Melatonin Levels Do you have difficulties falling or even staying asleep ? Maybe both ? Low melatonin levels can play a major part in these issues. To learn if you truly have low melatonin you can do that through a...
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Fluoride
Fluoride, a very controversial post from a tin hatter 😉 In this week's newsletter I thought I would share my thoughts on the controversial topic of fluoride Now before I dong my tin hat 😉 I want to say that I (Paul) try not to be too dogmatic on any...
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Finding balance
Finding Balance On Saturday the family and I decided to go on a little hiking adventure. In places it was quite overgrown, there were a few sheer drops and certainly a fair few obstacles in the form of rocks to scale. While hiking I started to think about...
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7 Fundamental Kettlebell Exercises you NEED TO KNOW !!
7 Fundamental Kettlebell Exercises you NEED TO KNOW !! As many of you reading this may know, I am a big fan of the kettlebell. This one simple tool has so much versatility. Not only can you work every single muscle in one's body but you can also use the...
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10 nutritional habits that should be common sense (but aren’t)
10 Habits of Nutrition that should be common sense (but unfortunately aren’t anymore) If you consider the traditional diets of different tribes around the world you will find that they all eat foods that allowed them to be healthy, fit, lean...
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Is your personal trainer a muppet?
Is your personal trainer a muppet? Both Krystie and myself have been doing health related courses as of late. Krystie is studying to be a GAPS practitioner. GAPS which stands for Gut And Psychology Syndrome is the study of how our Gut affects our...
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Paul’s Project : Chunky to hunky
My Transformation - Project Chunky to Hunky Above is the picture of my ‘before’ and 'after’ transformation. Full transparency, my ’before’ picture was taken after a month full of bad food choices. Pizza, ice cream and chocolate. As you can see...
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Meet D
Meet D : Scrawny to Brawny When D came to me he wasn’t in ‘’bad’’ shape. He for lack of a better word was a little soft. With a busy full time business and a household full of kids, things had begun to slide a little. It wasn’t too severe but D...
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How Nick went from scrawny to brawny
How Nick went from scrawny to brawny Gotta give some credit where credit is due Full disclosure Nick is actually my brother in law and as much as I like to give him a bit of s**t (he’s my brother in law and it’s my duty to, right? 😉 I have to give him credit for...
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Motivation won’t achieve your goals
Why motivation won't achieve your goals Here is a crazy stat that probably won't surprise you in the least… About 80% of all fitness related New Year's resolutions fail by February That’s a scarily high amount of people falling off the fitness band wagon dont you...
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Getting to know Josh
Getting to know Josh Josh is our latest recruit. He was born in Sunny Hawkes Bay but quite partial to a bit of travel. He spent the last three months travelling around Indonesia, prior to that he was doing a Masters of Nutrition at Otago...
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