by Joe Paris | Sep 14, 2020 | Blog, Health & Wellbeing
For many people who want to lose weight, especially those who have a lot of weight to lose, getting down to your ‘target weight’ can seem like a long Road… Losing weight gradually over a long period of time has always been thought to be the safest way to do it; There...
by Yudi Morris | Aug 5, 2020 | 5 Minute Read, Blog
Pain is much more than an unpleasant sensation. It can disrupt one’s livelihood, cause anxiety, high stress levels and be debilitating depending on cause, injury, and length of time experienced. Pain is a phenomenon that unfortunately is largely misunderstood and...
by Lauren Yates | Jul 27, 2020 | 5 Minute Read, Blog
Due to the recent circumstances and safety measures set to battle the covid-19 pandemic, gyms across the UK have been shut for what is now a long 4 months. But now they are reopening! PGPT wanted to create a quick start guide for all the keen gym goers who have been...
by Phile Jones | Jul 16, 2020 | 5 Minute Read, Blog
Trust the Trainer Perhaps you place 100% faith in the trainer, you never question the why? You push on in confidence that the trainer has your goal and best interests at heart; Does the trainer know your ‘why’? Do you have one? What about if you’re the type of person...
by Yudi Morris | Jul 7, 2020 | 5 Minute Read, Blog, Health & Wellbeing
Are you working towards achieving a health and fitness goal? Have you achieved it yet? Chances are you’re on a journey to doing just that. You may be feeling that you haven’t worked hard enough, that more is better, that you can push harder, you can train/exercise...
by Joe Paris | Jun 17, 2020 | 5 Minute Read, Blog
Research suggests there is evidence to show that the human body has a body weight, or body fat set point, in which it wants to try and defend. We know already that the body has in place many mechanisms to try and maintain ‘homeostasis’ (stability and balance). One of...