Fitness

Meet our new fitness expert, Chris Hines.  Chris contacted us with some ideas and articles that we all agreed would benefit us but also you.  Chris works at Peak XV Fitness in London and has recently written the essential e-book  guide ’7 Ways into your Skinny Jeans’.  Find out below on how to grab yourself an exclusive copy of this book..

Chris has been actively involved in the fitness industry for over 15 years. Upon graduating from the prestigious Loughborough University with a degree in Sports Science Chris relocated to New Zealand to work with the government sponsored Accident Compensation Corporation helping people get active again after suffering serious accidents and injuries. A return to New Zealand a couple of years later saw him take up residency at Aucklands premier health club Les Mills World of Fitness where he ran a successful  PersonalTraining business.

After working back in the UK in various health clubs he worked with National League Rugby Union team Blackheath RFC as  a Strength and Conditioning coach and helped them win promotion in their first season. He now works predominantly with high powered corporate executives in the City of London. Along with dealing with their rehabilitation needs Chris specialises in designing highly effective workouts for his time pressed City clients and keeps them in great shape using cutting edge techniques in exercise and nutrition.

Chris has consulted for: Blackheath Rugby Club, Hiscox Insurance, Leo Burnett.

Please browse our Fitness articles plus advice and tips from Chris

24/05/2012 – Exclusive Opening of Body Reform Boutique Personal Training Centre, Canary Wharf

Body Reform Personal Training would like to invite you to their official opening evening on Thursday 24th May at 5:30pm. Please join us for Champagne and nibbles. The trainers will be on hand to answer any questions and show you around Canary Wharf’s newest personal training facility. WeAreTheCity were impressed by Body Reform. The staff [...]

Don your running shoes in this exciting London Olympic year and raise money for Refuge!

to the 2012 London Olympic year! This year is the perfect opportunity to hone your running skills or even start developing them. Join one of Refuges’ running teams and play an invaluable role in generating vital income to help fund our refuges and specialist services. We need you to help Refuge to run its life [...]

Mind & Body Cleanse™ By Chris James- Special offer (15% Off)

A brand new you in 12 days… What can you expect from the Mind & Body Cleanse™? Kick start your new health regime Feel totally energised Assist in weight loss Make your skin & eyes look like they’re glowing! Experience a sense of mental clarity Enjoy Sound Refreshing Sleep Kick bad habits! Discover a toolkit [...]

IMBOKI – Image, Body, and Mind is the way forward!

Have you ever considered doing a boot camp but the thought of army drills 12hrs a day just haunts you? Or did you bite the bullet and do it anyway and dreaded it as it you woke up at 5am and its cold, dark, wet, muddy to start the daily run, as the week goes [...]

Back to Basics: Post-Christmas Health and Fitness Notes | Monica Sasso

We have all just done it.  Well, I just did it, my husband and I polished off an ENTIRE box of M&S Belgian Chocolate biscuits.  You know, the big box that could have (and should have) served as after dinner biscuits for a party of 10.  Yup, we just did it.  And we are not [...]

Jane’s Seven Secrets for a Successful New Year Detox

DETOX YOUR KITCHEN! Clear out the kitchen cupboards and throw all the naughty treats in the bin. Hide the wine bottles at the back of the cupboard and banish the biscuit tin. Now, make a shopping list including lots of fruits and vegetables – but nothing ‘naughty’. Make sure the fruit bowl is brimming with [...]

Nutritional Tips by our expert | Chris Hines

One of the most important considerations in a nutritional protocol is the body’s hydration levels. Our bodies are mainly made up of water with our brain being comprised of 75% water, our blood being 92% water and our muscles being 75% water. Most people are chronically dehydrated and this affects every process in the body [...]

7 steps to Skinny Jeans

Yes, you CAN get into your Skinny Jeans—here‘s how Courtesy of PeakXVFitness, they have given you access to their wonderful ’7 Steps to Skinny Jeans’ book. Book Introduction: You know the jeans that I am talking about—the jeans that once flattered your figure and filled you with confidence every time you went out in them—the [...]

Get up and Glow – The Glow Yoga Way

seize the day Keep the summer with you by starting your day the Glow Yoga way. The stylish studio has SAD lighting, a state-of-the-art air exchange system and is warmed to feel like a sunny day. You’ll leave feeling energised and ready for the day ahead. Nahid, founder of Good Vibes is starting an early [...]

HYPOXI Weight Loss in London

HYPOXI has transformed the bodies of over 350,000 people worldwide including celebrities such as Jordan, Cheryl Cole, Sinitta and Robbie Williams. With HYPOXI you can achieve the figure that you want without resorting to invasive procedures. HYPOXI incorporates exercise with advanced vacuum technology to target fat in the problem zones of the stomach, waist, hips, [...]

Exercise and Weight Loss – By expert Rosaria La Pietra

According to an article in New York Magazine exercise on its own does not help you lose weight. Exercise brings about many benefits but if you are thinking of joining a gym to lose the extra pounds, it won’t work unless you watch what you eat, drink, how much and when! Reducing processed, sugary and [...]

Chris James Yoga

Chris James is a One-to-One specialist. Chris’ approach to Yoga has the benefit of maintaining an excellent standard of physical fitness, with a focus on core strength and postural integrity, co-ordinated breath and movement, breathing and relaxation techniques that can be employed in day-to-day life. Chris puts his sensitivity as a teacher down to a [...]

GI JANE Bootcamp

GI Jane Bootcamp is a residential women only week long course of high intensity physically training supported by an expert team of councillors & personal health coaches to help you achieve your goals whether physical or emotional. During your week long stay you will be provided with nutritionally balanced food and expert emotional support needed [...]

No.1 Bootcamp Review

WATC’s founder snuck off to No.1 Bootcamp for a week of military fitness and boy did it work.  It was a tough week in a big brother style house with around 20 other people, each of whom had various fitness levels an even more varied reasons for being there.  The goal we all had in [...]

No1 Boot Camp – In the Park

Venue: Regents Park Running Track Saturday 10-1130 Sunday 10-1130 Monday Am 0630-0730 Pm 1830-2000 Wednesday Am 0630-0730 Pm 1830-2000 Friday Am 0630-0730 Pm 1800-1900 Price £10 drop in Price £30 monthly subscription unlimited sessions free T shirt and water bottle Meet at the Running Track in Regents Park. There is a Pay & Display carpark [...]

Get in Shape in 14 days

I wanted to write and describe how I get my clients in great shape in a very short period of time – namely 14 days.  Now I warn people of the dangers of trying to change their bodies (and their lives) in such a short space of time.  The perils include extreme muscle soreness, over [...]

Exercising with no equipment

Who needs equipment to have a workout? I wanted to share with you my varied experience of training clients with absolutely no equipment.  I have done this with individual clients, small groups and it even worked with 60 semi- professional rugby players (albeit with some balls and cones).  While I’ll never profess no equipment exercise [...]

Awesome Abs

Every person in the gym, young or old, male or female would die to have an aesthetically pleasing set of abdominals. In this article we will review some simple techniques in helping you on your way to those awesome abs. The abdominal wall will only look great if you can see it in the first [...]

Intelligent Weight Loss

Have you ever noticed how people in the gym do the same exercises regularly yet despite their dedication their body shapes change very little? If you are a member of this frustrated group this article will empower you to break out of this stalemate. The human body, due to evolutionary processes, is a highly efficient [...]