We cover Holywood, Cultra, East Belfast, Helen’s Bay and Crawsfordsburn.

We will provide all equipment needed for your face to face sessions but we highly recommend you purchase your own exercise mat.

Ideally, you should have some form of fuel in your system before you work out. Eating an easily digested carbohydrate an hour or so before you workout ensures that you’ll have enough energy in the tank to get through your program. Try fruit and yogurt or toast and peanut butter; not too much or you’ll feel sluggish and heavy.

If, however, you exercise first thing in the morning, eating before your workout may not be an option. Many people find that they can tolerate exercise on an empty stomach. Experiment with the types of food and the timing to find what works best for you.

Eating after a workout is important. You need to replenish your glycogen stores and ‘feed’ the muscles that you’ve just trained. We recommend to eat a small snack consisting of protein and easily digested carbohydrates within about an hour of training and then your next meal an hour or two later.

We recommend you to do the cardio after the weight training, because if you do cardio first, it uses up much of the energy source for your anaerobic work (strength training) and fatigues the muscles before their most strenuous activity.

While cardiovascular training is great for building strong hearts and lungs, it doesn’t provide the stimulus your body needs to build bigger, stronger muscles and bones.

The ideal frequency of personal training sessions varies from person to person. Just getting started with exercise and healthy eating? Need regular motivation and support to do exercise? Have an injury that you’re working through? You’ll probably need to see a trainer between one to three times each week.

Most of our long term clients usually reduce the face to face sessions and start to use the app provided for their training when they become confident with the correct techniques.

People who start a new exercise program and are consistent in getting their workouts done typically report improvements in sleep, mood and energy levels within two to three weeks. Changes in body composition often take longer to notice; the more consistent you are with your workouts and the closer you adhere to your nutrition plan, the sooner the results will become noticeable.

All our personal trainers know how to progress your training plan to keep your body guessing and moving forward at a reasonable pace. When my clients lament that their workouts seem to be just as challenging as they were in the beginning, we know that we are doing the job well!

The short answer? Any diet you can stick with for as long as it’s going to take. Studies have shown that regardless of the diet followed, adherence is the only thing that predicts success. We will provide the best nutrition guidance for your healthier lifestyle choices.

We are fully available through email or app messages. Sometimes call or video call can be arranged if required.