by Colin McEndoo | May 9, 2024 | Uncategorized
To set the scene let’s look at an average person’s daily routine. It starts to the soundtrack of an emergency. A tick of some daily rituals and a rush to the car to spend 30+mins where cortisol, blood glucose and blood lactate all rise in unison with the traffic. You...
by Colin McEndoo | Mar 28, 2023 | Uncategorized
At the heart of healthful instruction lies simplicity. The common areas that most (intelligent) people are in agreement with. Nutrition – Control overall intake to maintain a healthy weight, in either direction. Eat enough essential nutrients to maintain...
by Colin McEndoo | Feb 15, 2023 | Uncategorized
We can’t discuss stress without a brief primer on the autonomic nervous system which works in tandem with the endocrine system. We have two distinct sides of the autonomic nervous system, sympathetic (fight and flight) and parasympathetic (rest and digest). The...
by Colin McEndoo | Jan 2, 2023 | Uncategorized
I’ve had a few enquiries about how my personal training works, so it’s probably worth throwing a brief overview together. My approach is part educational, part physical. Let me explain. I work primarily with beginners, or at least not seasoned gym goers. Age is the...
by Colin McEndoo | Dec 12, 2022 | Uncategorized
Divorcing physical activity from nutrition is something I’ve been actively doing for a number of years with my clients. Here’s why. Physical activity can have a far greater impact on your health – independent of weight loss. This is an important distinction....
by Colin McEndoo | Sep 28, 2022 | Uncategorized
There’s a pre-conception that people only use a personal trainer for weight based goals but this isn’t always the case.Every intervention has a cost, dieting included. Sometimes it’s physical and sometimes it’s psychological. I’ve had...
