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Tara Pickham
Jan 16, 20213 min read
Muscle Fibres: Slow Twitch vs Fast Twitch
Skeletal muscle makes up about 36% of an average females body mass (42% for an average male). Skeletal muscle has many functions and is...
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Tara Pickham
Dec 9, 20204 min read
Energy Systems Explained
There are three systems of energy production within the body; this includes the ATP-PC energy system, the lactic acid energy system and...
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Tara Pickham
Apr 2, 20203 min read
Things I Need to Know Before Starting a New Training Program
Starting a new exercise program can bring about a newfound excitement and motivation for your health and fitness. This is something...
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Tara Pickham
Mar 23, 20202 min read
How to Train Around Back Pain
Back pain affects just about all of us at some point or another. At times the best thing for you to do is rest but in most cases movement...
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Tara Pickham
Mar 2, 20203 min read
How to Improve My Squat
Squats are regarded as one of, if not the most important and beneficial exercises we can do. They are a part of our everyday life and...
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Tara Pickham
Feb 12, 20203 min read
How to Overcome Training Plateaus
It doesn’t matter how experienced you are or how much of a seasoned trainer you are, training plateaus can happen. Are they the end of...
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Tara Pickham
Jan 8, 20203 min read
Fuelling Up Pre Workout
If you want to get the most out of your training then you need to give your body the energy it requires to perform at its peak. Fuelling...
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Tara Pickham
May 15, 20194 min read
Why Is Weight Training Important For Women?
For far too long now women have shied away from engaging in weight training programs through fear of becoming bulky and unfeminine. This...
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Tara Pickham
Mar 20, 20195 min read
Is It Ok To Train While Injured?
Unfortunately injuries are part of training and part of life. Despite our best efforts, the chances are that at some point we will...
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Tara Pickham
Jun 20, 20184 min read
5 Reasons Not To Skip The Stretch
We can all be a little guilty of skipping out on our post workout stretch because we are exhausted or in a rush to be somewhere else....
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Tara Pickham
Jun 20, 20183 min read
How to Improve Training Consistency
Many people firmly believe that being consistent with your training is the only vital key to achieving your health and fitness goals....
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Tara Pickham
Jun 6, 20183 min read
Why Is Good Technique Important?
Let’s face it. We’ve all found ourselves cringing as we watch someone sling there weights from A to B in a race to lift the heaviest...
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