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Ten Reasons to Have a Personal Trainer On Demand

July 10, 2015July 22, 2017 Alex Coombes1 Comment

Exercising at home or in your local park is something we have all considered and even attempted, however it’s not as easy as it sounds. We believe that with a little bit of help you can achieve any fitness outside of the gym. There are many reasons why you may need someone to help you with your training outside of a gym; here are our top ten reasons.

You’re Time Poor
In London, long working hours are the norm and in a city where there is always something to do, usually involving drinking and eating, it is hard to squeeze in a workout. A mobile trainer will come to you, at your convenience.

You’re Expecting a Baby
Pregnancy is a tiring time and the last thing you want to do is leave your house and enter a busy gym. By ordering a trainer to come to your home you don’t need to worry about anything else except making the healthiest body for your baby.

You’re Injured
Being injured is a difficult time but it is still extremely important to keep exercising to maintain good circulation to deliver nutrients to the injured area. Some injuries will make it difficult to travel as you may have crutches, need a wheelchair or you’re just worried about being knocked over.

You’re A Work-At-Home Mum
Looking after children is a lot more than a full-time job and unless your gym has a creche it can be difficult to find the time to exercise. If your order a personal trainer to your home you can workout and keep an eye on the little ones at the same time.

Gyms Aren’t For You
The gym can be an intimidating place. An on-demand personal trainer can help you exercise just as well, if not better, from the privacy of your own home.

You Want to Make the Most of the Nice Weather
The sun can make rare appearances in London, but when it does London has some of the best parks to work out in. However, it is definitely easier to lie on the grass than to do push ups or sit ups, so a personal trainer that will meet you at the park will stop your workout turning into a picnic.

You’re an Exercise Newbie
If you are new to exercise the last place you want to go is somewhere full of judging eyes and so called “experts.” A personal trainer outside of the gym will help improve your fitness levels from the privacy of your own home.

You can Exercise with Friends
Healthy socialising is hard to come by in London. Ordering a personal trainer to meet you and your friends at a location convenient to all means that you focus on catching up and let the trainer worry about what set you’re going to do next.

You Get Distracted Easily
Home or park environments are littered with distractions that can prevent you from performing to your maximum. A good personal trainer will transform a dull, uninspired area into a focused, training arena.

You Need Fresh Inspiration
Training with your bodyweight requires a lot of creativity. Having an expert to train with can bring new ideas to your training to help you to push through plateaus and reach your goals.

TruBe trainers will travel anywhere in London bringing your workout to you. Its easy to book a session with our iPhone app. Download and book a session today.

Introducing Personal Trainer: Zycco W

July 6, 2015November 1, 2018 Alex Coombes1 Comment

Meet Zycco W, a TruBe trainer and bodyweight strength training expert.

What is your biggest client success story?
This would have to be Mark Fisher. Mark had a stroke over a year ago and the whole of the left side of his body stopped functioning for a year. When I first started training Mark, he ate quite badly and could not stand up or straighten out both arms. It took him 10-20 minutes to walk down a short road.

With my training, he has become a lot more confident, being able to stand up on his own and he can straighten both his arms. It now takes him 3-4 minutes to walk down the same road. His eating has drastically improved.

What do you enjoy about being a part of the TruBe Team?
TruBe is a lot like Uber for personal Trainers. I love the way TruBe has incorporated an on demand app into the fitness industry, making Personal training more flexible in London.

What was your biggest health and fitness obstacle and how did you overcome it?
I started my bodyweight training journey over a year ago. It’s been very challenging mentality, but I love pushing myself always trying to improve and get stronger. I am looking forward to being a well known bodyweight specialist.

What is your favourite piece of TruBe equipment?
The resistance bands. I use them on a regular basis and I’m always trying to think of new ways to incorporate them into my workouts.

How do you treat yourself?
I treat myself by doing other things I love such as photography, videography and graphic design. I also like a cheeky pizza.

What is your favourite instagram account you follow?
My favourite Instagram account would have to be gymrat.nuff_said & mr_barfreakz.

What is your favourite motivational quote?
“If not now, when.” “Love and Give, and it shall be returned.”

What is the best piece of advice you have received from a mentor?
The best advice from a mentor would have to be “You are your own brand, everything you do represents your brand, so be the best you and be proud of you.”

How do you find balance in your life?
I find balance by practicing being in the moment, enjoying being with whoever I am with and doing whatever I am doing.

To book a session with Zycco, download the app and find him as one of our featured trainers.

Introducing Alex L, Personal Trainer and World Champion Kickboxer

June 22, 2015November 1, 2018 Alex CoombesLeave a comment

Trainer Rating: 5 Stars

As one of our ambassador trainers, Alex has over 20 years of personal training experience as well as multiple world kickboxing championships. He has hundreds of success stories ranging from weight loss to helping young offenders.

What do you enjoy about being a part of the TruBe Team?

I love everybody’s energy and enthusiasm ,from the trainers to the tech team. We all want this app to succeed and are willing to go the extra mile.

Where is your favourite healthy date?
It has to be the organic Medjool variety from Egypt 😉 I think you mean where do I go for some healthy time out? My favourite would have to be tree-climbing in my local park.

What is your biggest client success story?

Firstly, I worked with a small group of young offenders. Four out of the six managed to train with me for two years. They developed a martial arts code of respect and found a new inspiration to keep them focused.

Secondly, I helped a bride-to-be prepare for her wedding day. She trained three times a week for three months with nutritional support. Not only did the training help her lose 6kg, but she toned up and felt amazing. She also benefited from regular stress relief by hitting pads when kickboxing. A must for every bride feeling the pressure! Now a mother of three, she still finds time to put the gloves on every week and train with me.

What do you add to your shake/smoothie for a boost?

I don’t drink smoothies! I prefer to take on my nutrients in their whole organic form. I enjoy eating my fruit and veg as Mother Nature intended!

What was your last health and fitness obstacle and how did you overcome it?

I decided to re-enter competitive kickboxing and in 2013 won the Unified World Championships welterweight kickboxing world title.

What is your favourite piece of TruBe equipment?

The GripR. It is an ideal training tool that allows clients to work on many planes of motion and is a really versatile piece of kit.

How do you treat yourself?
I enjoy playing with my children – it’s fun and they actually give me a workout!

What is your favourite instagram account you follow?
@twobadbodies

What is your favourite motivational quote?
“Though much is taken, much abides; and though
We are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are;
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.”
Ulysses 1833
Alfred Tennyson

What is the best piece of advice you have received from a mentor?
“One more round to go and you’ll be a World Champion.”

To book a session with Alex, download the app and find him as one of our featured trainers.

Ten Reasons to Get a Personal Trainer

June 8, 2015November 1, 2018 Alex CoombesLeave a comment

Personal trainers have rapidly emerged as a key component to living a healthy lifestyle and reaching your fitness goals.

At times they are your best friend, shouting encouragement and pushing you to be your best. At other times they’re your worst enemy as they push you to do yet another set of burpees.

We believe having a personal trainer in your life adds a myriad of benefits to your training, so we’ve compiled a list of reasons why you might consider trying a personal trainer.

1. You struggle for training motivation

If you’re struggling to get your sessions done, you may be in need of a personal trainer. When you train with someone else, it not only motivates you to get to a session but you train harder during it.

2. Your routine has become stale

Always doing the same exercises in the gym? There’s nothing more demotivating than doing the same boring session every time you go to the gym. A personal trainer will provide new exercises to perform in different ways making every session exciting. You will find yourself looking forward to your training sessions instead of dreading them.

3. Your diet is unhealthy

We believe in the holistic approach to training, great food, hard training and the best rest and relaxation. If you find you are starting to incorporate unhealthy eating habits into your routine, it may be a sign you need the professional guidance and goal setting a personal trainer brings.

4. You aren’t seeing performance gains

Have your results slowed or plateaued? A personal trainer will help you to set new achievable goals with measurable benchmarks along the way. They will then help you to formulate a research lead strategy that will get you to each milestone.

5. You keep getting injured

Personal trainers ensure that you follow exercise programmes that doesn’t over-stress your body. Our trainers are trained to teach sessions that work in harmony with your body instead of against it.

6. You don’t have reliable training buddies

Training with friends is fun, and sharing sessions can be a beautiful thing. It is great to set goals together and motivate each other to do those hard sessions. However, if you find yourself regularly training solo, it may be time for a new fitness friend.

7. Your passion has dwindled

You know that feeling when you first fall in love with getting fit? We believe a key to maintaining a healthy lifestyle is constantly falling back in love with physical fitness. A personal trainer can bring new dimensions to your training to help you reach your goals.

8. You never have time to workout

When living a busy London life, regular exercise can sometimes fall by the wayside. If you find that you never have time for a workout, it may be that a pre-booked personal training session, at your home, will be the motivation you need to get out of bed.

9. You want to undertake a new challenge

Often we set goals for ourselves like running a marathon or entering a CrossFit event without really understanding the extreme physical stress we are about to put our bodies through. A personal trainer can help prepare you both mentally and physically for the challenges that lay ahead.

10. You’re stressed or depressed

If you are stressed or depressed the last thing you want to do is exercise. However regular exercise is a great way to lift your spirits. Having a pre booked personal trainer who is sympathetic towards your lifestyle will be able to adapt your session accordingly.

After a TruBe workout, we’re always thankful for our personal trainers who help us stretch ourselves further than we would on our own. Why not try TruBe by downloading the iPhone app and see if a personal trainer makes a difference to your fitness? Try a variety of different workouts with a range of our expert TruBe trainers.

Introducing Personal Trainer: Dana V

June 3, 2015November 1, 2018 Alex CoombesLeave a comment

One of our highly experienced personal trainers, Dana V, has been in the industry for more than 12 years. She is a national hurdle champion, has a degree in sport sciences and maintains a fantastic philosophy for fitness and life. Not to forget a mum to two adorable daughters.

Dana’s commitment to her client’s success is her top priority. She has a kind and gentle nature but that doesn’t mean she will let you getaway with those extra burpees. TruBe customer’s love her workouts and also enjoy her integration of Yoga training.

Who is your biggest client success story?
I trained a mother of two who lost 15 kg. She not only looked amazing but she could do six clean pull ups and established a personal best doing broad jump exercises.

What do you add your shake/smoothie to give you a boost?
I love adding raw cacao and chia seeds. It makes it a heavenly and beautiful smoothie.

What do you enjoy about being a part of the TruBe Team?
It makes you feel like a special agent who goes out into the world to help people achieve their goals. I just love being part of the TruBe community.

What was your last health and fitness obstacle and how did you overcome it?
After having two children I suffered from diastasis rectus, the separation of the abdominal muscle. It took a lot of work to repair it but I’m happy with the results.

Where is your favourite healthy date?
I love cooking new and healthy combinations for my family and friends.

What is your favourite instagram account you follow?
@Yogainspirations

What is your favourite piece of TruBe equipment?
Speed ladder and the gripper sandbag.

What is your favourite motivational quote?
“Stay original and true.”

What was your latest qualification?
Vinyasa Flow Yoga Teacher

What is the best piece of advice you have received from a mentor?
Always find time to breathe and connect with your inner self.

To book a session with Dana, download the app and find her as one of our featured trainers.