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How to Start Running Properly: A Sustainable Beginner’s Guide | Personal Trainer Chiswick
Running looks simple — but most people quit because they start in the wrong order. In this guide, I break down how to choose the right shoes, structure your first four weeks, integrate strength training, and build running that actually lasts.
Metabolic Fitness
Mar 38 min read


Fixing the Deadlift “Early Pull”: Why Your Hips Rise Faster Than the Bar
Learn why your hips rise before the bar in the deadlift and how to fix the early pull with practical technique cues. Improve leverage, balance leg drive with hip extension, and make your deadlift stronger and safer, with expert coaching insights from Metabolic Fitness.
Metabolic Fitness
Feb 247 min read


Why Your Bench and Overhead Press Feel Wrong: Wrist Position, Glute Tension, and Lost Strength
Pressing isn’t just an arm exercise — it’s a full-body transfer of force. In this article, I break down two small structural mistakes that quietly undermine your bench and overhead press: wrists collapsing under load and glutes switching off overhead. Fixing these restores alignment, improves stability, reduces joint stress, and often makes pressing feel immediately stronger — without changing your program.
Metabolic Fitness
Feb 45 min read


Beyond the Desk: What Sitting Quietly Takes From Your Body Over Time
Desk work doesn’t usually hurt you outright. It quietly reshapes how your body organises itself. Over time, hips stop extending, shoulders lose stability, and your spine forgets how to support itself without effort. This article explores why stretching rarely fixes desk-related stiffness — and how rebuilding a few fundamental mechanical skills can restore movement without extreme routines.
Metabolic Fitness
Feb 15 min read


Why Your Neck Hurts After Lateral Raises and Rows (And How to Fix It)
Are your traps taking over your workout? If you feel neck tension during lateral raises or bent over rows, you’re likely "shrugging" the weight. Discover the coaching cue I use at our Chiswick studio to fix your form, protect your neck, and finally isolate your delts and lats for better results.
Metabolic Fitness
Jan 284 min read


Why Your Shoulders Take Over Chest Flyes (And How to Fix It)
Chest flyes don’t usually fail because of effort or focus. They fail because the chest isn’t set up properly.
If flyes consistently hit your shoulders, this article breaks down what’s going wrong — and how to fix it using simple, real-world coaching cues.
Metabolic Fitness
Jan 244 min read


What Actually Works When You’re Trying to Get Fit in Chiswick
Many people in Chiswick train regularly but still feel stuck. In this article, a local personal trainer explains what actually works in real life — and why informed decision-making matters more than intensity.
Metabolic Fitness
Jan 207 min read


Regain Your Fitness with Kettlebells: A Gentle Guide for Mums and Dads in Chiswick, West London
Struggling to find time for fitness between school runs and work? This guide shows busy Chiswick parents how short kettlebell workouts can boost strength, burn fat, and improve everyday energy — all in 15–30 minutes.
Metabolic Fitness
May 10, 20255 min read


Started running during quarantine | Running tips for beginners
I started running during the quarantine because I was shamed into it....I remember it was a nice sunny day, I was sitting on the sofa...
Metabolic Fitness
Jul 30, 20214 min read


(VLOG POST) How to do a Full Body Dumbbell Complex | Exercise Tips
Here's a quick dumbbell complex that you can do if you have access to weights. A complex is essentially a circuit of exercises moving...
Metabolic Fitness
Apr 9, 20202 min read


(VLOG POST) 3 Band Resisted Kettlebell Exercises You Need to Add Into Your Plan
For those that have a kettlebell and wondered how they could push their training forward I have 3 exercises using resistance bands that...
Metabolic Fitness
Apr 2, 20202 min read


Deadlifting - 3 reasons why you need to do this
Deadlifts...Do you do them? Do you know how? Want to learn?
Personal Training in Chiswick | Mortlake
Metabolic Fitness
Feb 4, 20205 min read


Best Kettlebell Exercises
For some of those who haven't used the Kettlebell before or even seen one, the Kettlebell is a ball shaped weight with a handle that...
Metabolic Fitness
Jan 22, 20206 min read


Caffeine - A coffee detox
Recently I went on a coffee detox that completely wiped me out. I remember when I was in school and after every break my primary school...
Metabolic Fitness
Jan 10, 20205 min read


Why you need to squat!
Ever notice that one person who practically lives in the squat rack? Male and female athletes alike are adding squats to their workout...
Metabolic Fitness
Jan 2, 20203 min read
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