What is a deload and do you need one?
If you have trained for a period of time you may have heard the phrase ‘deload’ but what is it and do you actually need one? In plain English a deload is a period where you deliberately lower the intensity of your training in order to recover and restore function. They are usually a week […]
My Founder story- Part 1.
I used this photo the other day (it’s me in my first PT job at the same gym that I took over as Elevate98 1.0) and it got me thinking that I hadn’t really shared my full story with many of you who will read this. I think, personally that finding out the stories of the […]
Have you ever considered becoming a Personal Trainer?
This is me 7 years ago when I started out as a Personal trainer. (I look a lot more than 7 years younger haha!). This was my first job in the industry at a studio gym doing 1-1 PT. After 3.5 years of 1-1, employed work, online, working in a commercial gym, bootcamps and much […]
The ‘realistic’ morning and evening routine.
The ‘realistic’ check list for optimising your day. We are in the era of morning routines and ‘days in the life’ thanks to Instagram and Tik Tok. While I have no doubt they have some validity (and I use some of the suggestions myself) the reality is they just aren’t feasible if you are not […]
Who are the most observant people?
Bosses? Maybe… Partners? For some of us possibly… Friends when they sense you are in a new relationship? We all have friends who double up as a spy haha… But I don’t think ANY of these answers is right. I think it’s kids Now I don’t have kids yet but I’m getting to an age […]
Social media is stopping you being proud of yourself.
‘Comparison is the thief of joy’ I’m sure we’ve all heard this before. To be honest I change my mind every week on whether I agree or not. I think there is arguments for and against it. I agree with the overall sentiment that we should run our own race but sometimes as humans having […]
The power of community.
What a day Saturday was! Seeing almost 50 members come together for some fitness, food and an all round good laugh gives us genuine joy and pride at what we have been able to build at Elevate98. For 99% of us you are never going to join a gym purely for community we know that. […]
The uncomfortable truth about becoming fitter and healthier…
Becoming fitter and healthier really is something. It’s easy for me to forget as it’s a world I’m involved in every day but if we get it right it makes us: -Feel better. -Look better. -Have a better quality of life. -Age slower. -Live longer. -Have more confidence. -Sleep better. -More productive at work. And […]
