Jo Cooper, a fitness instructor and model based in Crawley, West Sussex, has quite the fitness pedigree. With credits including two front covers of Fitnorama magazine, data capture for Xbox’s Zumba Fitness World Party as well as a whole host of television appearances for programmes such as ITV’s Daybreak and Channel Four’s Sunday Brunch, Jo…
As the winter months descend, many people lose the motivation to exercise and this can be a time when clients start fading away. However, it is important to communicate to them that there are many benefits to exercising in winter – especially if they suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). Research has shown that keeping…
At Insure4Sport, we don’t just cover sports you’ve heard of like football, boxing and karate; we also offer insurance on a number of weird and wonderful sports and fitness classes enjoyed by thousands of people across the UK. Here are some of the most unusual classes that we cover: Aerial Hoop Dancing You might think…
When it comes to renewing your sports insurance, we know you want the best value cover for your needs. Whether you’re a PT, sports coach, part of a team or play as an individual athlete, we’re confident you won’t find another policy that matches your needs for a lower price. Simply tell us the month…
Ensuring your dance students warm up properly is one of the most important parts of a dance class. It helps to prepare the body for exercise by raising the heart rate and allowing the blood to be pumped more efficiently around your body, as well as minimising the risk of injury; but which warm-up techniques…
2016 research by IBISworld indicates that the UK Yoga and Pilates industry is currently worth a staggering £790 million annually, employing nearly 16,000 people throughout the UK. That’s not to say that making a living, either part or full-time, as a yoga instructor is an easy task; quite the opposite in fact. It can be…
Personal training is one of the latest professions to have ‘gone online’. Many PTs from all over the world now offer their services to a client base no longer confined by location in a cost-effective way – via the internet. We spoke to three PTs offering an online personal training service and asked them why,…
Mindfulness is a mental state achieved by focusing one’s awareness on the present moment. It is currently experiencing a huge wave of popularity and interest, and some large organisations are urging their employees to practise it. Personal trainers and fitness instructors are cottoning on to this trend too. Some studies have shown mindfulness can improve…
Using public space to train clients for outdoor fitness classes has become a minefield. Every council, parish and landowner has different rules, and what you think is a public space may actually be private land. If you’re a personal trainer or fitness instructor looking to hold classes in public parks and spaces, then the following…
