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Client of the Year 2022 – Chris Slater
Congratulations go to this year’s winner of PGPT’s Client of the Year – Chris Slater! At PGPT we believe hard work and sacrifice should be recognised and rewarded, and we are lucky to see the physical and mental rewards our fantastic clients achieve on a daily basis....
Depend on Exercise, Not Alcohol to Beat Depression…
According to the Royal Collage of Psychiatrists (2019), just over half of men and just under half of women in the UK drink alcohol. For many this is a natural part of our social culture that we are fully aware of and feel comfortable with. It is shown that drinking...
Developing a Mindset That is Deeply & Fully Committed to Your Weight Loss Journey
There are many things to consider when deciding to commit to a journey of improved health specifically relating to weight loss. We’ll highlight a few important traits needed for managing this journey, with good self-awareness, accountability and one that doesn’t...
5 Key Points of Weight Loss for Men Over 40
Here at PGPT our expertise lie with helping busy men over 40, usually with stressful careers, transform their health, fitness and physical condition. We have completed 10s of thousands of hours of coaching sessions and supported the transformation of 100s of men....
How to Hack the Heat; Best Tips for Exercising During the Summer
Although summer in the UK is pretty unpredictable, and normally rather disappointing, it is still important to understand how to prepare for training in the heat. Many of our clients at pgpt travel and continue training abroad, and occasionally the UK challenges us...
How to Stop Stress Eating: 5 Tools for Managing Emotional Eating
We’ve all experienced the emotional eating response to stress and overwhelm, with the following feelings of regret, shame, and lowered self-esteem. First let’s clarify that ‘emotional eating’, or trying to regulate emotions with food, can be on a spectrum from...
How to overcome common injuries from running
Foot pain or injury is sometimes a frustrating downside of running. You put a lot of force through your feet when you run, and it’s often a forgotten body part when it comes to training, physical preparation, and general care. Now, there are some foot injuries...
5 Weight Loss Tips When Your Schedule is Out of Whack…
By now, all of your new year’s resolutions should be set and hopefully not yet broken. With this in mind, we want to focus in on how you can still lose weight when work is building up and your schedule is out of whack. In 2019, 48% of people who made a new year...
Optimal Heart Rate While Training
When training, many people tend to use their heart rate as guidance for how hard they are working. With some styles of training, you don’t need to worry about your heart rate, but for most, it is a good way to see how much effort you are putting into each workout....
The best tactics to deploy to stop winter weight gain?
With the days getting colder, the nights feeling longer and the winter break fast approaching, it is a particularly difficult time to stay focused on training goals. As we all know so well, seeking comfort and warmth in social activities, meals out and drinking...