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Fitnorama Magazine

Brand new magazine from Fitnorama.

All of the experts have been hard at work putting together a new online health and fitness magazine which is free to read, share and download.

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New year, new you

The middle of January is upon us and for the masses of people still managing to make new and brake bad habits motivation often begins the dwindle fast at this stage into the new year. Losing weight, getting fitter and taking control of diet are amongst the top contenders. So as a community that is all about health and fitness I’ve setup a page for you to share your wisdom with people still fighting the fight.

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Exclusive interview with Caroline Pearce

Exclusive interview Caroline Pearce International athlete, model, spokesperson, sports scientist, TV presenter and Gladiator Ice and creator of JustSlim. Metro fitness would firstly like to thank Caroline for taking the time to talk to us about her exciting fitness career to date. MF: You started your sporting career at a young age, what first motivated [...]

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Are You Addicted to LSD?

I’ve written up an article for Ultra-fit magazine website called “Are You Addicted to LSD? Long Slow Distance Training That is!”

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Are gyms overly cashing in on your hard work?

As a personal trainer and someone who has been in the fitness industry over ten years I feel I have paid my dues working gym shifts churning out programme after programme, walking the gym floor

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Programme design and training planning

Whether you are new to planning exercise or a veteran to the development of your training programme, it can be a tricky thing if you decide to take it upon yourself. But it needn’t be a daunting task if you follow some simple steps.

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Group performance training – Boot camp

It’s time to shed some light on our boot camp putting the fearful minds at rest who think boot camp isn’t for them or just keep putting it off, and hopefully by the time you finish reading this article you’ll be banging on the door at the next session…

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Interval training and its fat loss benefits

The idea of stopping and starting on a treadmill or cardio machine for some may seem like a waste of time when you could be running away for potentially hours without much gip, who hasn’t spent time and effort building up duration. Now I’m not saying that’s wrong at all but there may be a better way of burning fat.

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Tabata Training

Ask any of my clients what is Tabata training and you’ll see a face full of dread, slightly weepy eyes and a vein in their forehead pulsing.

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The art of PHA

Peripheral Heart Action is the king of time savers when it comes to getting in a good amount of resistance and cardiovascular training within a given session. The aim of PHA is the keep the heart rate elevated for the duration of your training session. So if you’re looking for an all body workout while getting mega dose of CV to boot then this maybe for you.

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