Exercise Advent Calendar day 4: Wall ball throws

      Exercise Advent Calendar day 4: Wall ball throws. Big thank you to Fiona Simons for demonstrating this exercise so well. The ball weighs 4kg, is a great size for keeping the shoulder girdle neutral as you throw, involves a squat as you catch the ball whilst locking your core on. As you …

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Exercise Advent Calendar day 3: VipR side to side step

  Day 3: Here is our client Su demonstrating the Side to side step with the 8kg ViPr. This is a great exercise which encourages lateral movement in the legs a nice squat and is a surprisingly anaerobically challenging exercise to complete.   Jamie Lea – Personal Trainer – West London Fitness Please email contact@westlondonfitness.co.uk for your free …

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Exercise Advent Calendar day 2: Back Squats with Karl Gibson

  Day 2: Back Squat Our Personal Trainer Karl Gibson demonstrates a back squat. It’s always good to do weighted squats as it increases the intensity of the workout and leads to building lean muscle mass, which accelerates your metabolism, can aid to weight loss, increase your strength, posterior muscles and improve flexibility when done properly. An …

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Mark and Aravin being put through their paces on a Battle rope/Plank combo

    Mark and Aravin being put through their paces on a Battle rope/Plank combo today!   Well done guys, great effort   Jamie Lea – Personal Trainer – West London Fitness Please email contact@westlondonfitness.co.uk for your free consultation with one of our Personal Trainers to see how we can help you achieve your goals. West London …

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Exercise Advent Calendar Day 1: Ball Slams

Our very own Exercise Advent Calendar! Day 1: Slam Balls. Here is our client Georgia Wilmot demonstrating this exercise perfectly with the 6kg slam ball. This exercise uses our legs as we push up, switching our glutes on as we push up through the shoulders and triceps, locking the core on at the top. Then …

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Feeling sluggish? Lost motivation? Put on weight? Georgia to the rescue!!

Jennifer Jae Galang and Personal Trainer Georgia Mahony make a great team. Jen has managed to get into great shape and her whole persona has changed since she first started to come into the West London Fitness Personal Training Studio. Jen and Georgia even completed a Tough Mudder together. Below is a testimonial that Jen …

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3 Common Exercise Injuries That Can Be Avoided

Common exercise injuries that can be avoided Most of us have experienced an Injury from exercise. Whether it’s down to poor form or making that box jump a little higher than we are ready for 😉 As much as I am a big enthusiast of pushing yourself and challenging the body, the one thing I …

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Competition time! win a free session with Personal Trainer Georgia Mahony

  It’s competition time!! Here is your chance to win a free session with our Personal Trainer Georgia Mahony. Simply answer this question by emailing  contact@westlondonfitness.co.uk What Distance is a Marathon? A) 26.2 miles B) 22.6 miles C) 28.8 miles If you need help with training for a goal (like a marathon!), weight loss, muscle …

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The 5km Parkrun and 2km Junior Parkrun are simply fantastic community events

My son Henry turned 4 at the end of July. Today I took him along to the Bushy Park 2km Parkrun (http://www.parkrun.org.uk/bushy-juniors/). This is run on the first Sunday of every month at 11am although Pitshanger Park in Ealing is every Sunday at 9am (http://www.parkrun.org.uk/pitshanger-juniors/). Every Saturday in parks around the country at 9am thousands …

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