Personal Training with Angela Saville

Angela Saville from Savvy Health and Fitness will start personal training courses out of Campbelltown from June 8 !

Angela will teach you how to be SAVVY and positively influence you into leading a healthy & active life.




LISTEN TO MY INTERVIEW WITH ANGELA BELOW

NSW Health figures revealed one in two people aged over 16 in the Macarthur region was overweight or obese.

Meet Angela:

Angela has worked within education and the fitness industry for over ten years as a personal trainer and group exercise instructor, specialising in personal training and now business owner.


Angela currently works alongside The Perfomance Training Institute to deliver the Perfomance Boxing Course to people within the fitness industry. 


Angela is also the Campbelltown and Wollongong Campus Director for The Australian Institute of Personal Trainers delivering certificate III and IV course in Personal Training.

Angela has been awarded the following throughout the last 2 years:

•2009 WOMEN IN BUSINESS YOUNG BUSINESS WOMAN OF THE YEAR

•2009 INTEGRAL ENERGY ILLAWARRA YOUNG BUSINESS PERSON OF THE YEAR

•2010 WOMEN IN BUSINESS BUSINESS WOMAN OF THE YEAR

www.savvyfitness.com.au

Tips to Keep You Fit.

It is good to be fit, there is just no doubt about it. When we have a good level of fitness many other parts of our lives start to feel just as good. So how do we get fit and stay fit? It won't just happen, it takes effort and consistency. Below are some tips to help you get it and keep it. 

1.             Rely on consistency rather than motivation. Consistency is key! Set up your weekly program and tick the boxes as you go. Stick to it regardless of whether you feel like doing it as most certainly going to be worth it and you will always be happy that you gave it a go. 

2.             Train Often. Make time for fitness on most days of the week.  A days break here and and there can quickly turn into a lengthy bout of nothing which will make it difficult to start the ball rolling again. Our fitness level can quickly regress after a short period of time so you have to use it or you lose it. 

3.             Train with Intensity. For at least two thirds of your fitness sessions train hard. The intensity and pushing the threshold is what causes improvements and results. If you can't reach intensity on your own then train with others or work with a personal trainer. 

4.             Train Smart. Use multiple muscles in your session for maximum benefits and energy burn. Big movements help burn the most amount of energy as they require the use of big and multiple muscles. 

5.             Don't over train. Over training won't produce the results you desire as physically you're not allowing your body to recover and this is where the benefit come. Over doing it will lead to fatigue and reduce performance within training sessions.

6.             Do what you love. Find fitness and whatever it is that you actually like to do. There are so many ways, methods, techniques to getting and staying fit that there has to be at least one that you will enjoy. If you like it, it won't be a chore, rather you will plan your schedule around fitting it in. 

Being fit truly is fabulous, if you haven't tried it, it is time. Seek advice if necessary but do yourself a favour and get into it.

Move More, Feel Good

During life some people move in and out of periods where they are active and not so active. If you have ever had a period of time where you have not been as active as usual did you notice a change in your mood? These periods of time, sometimes out of our control, emphasise how important movement is to our lives. Being active positively influences all aspects of our lives and components of our health, yes definitely the physical component but also the mental, emotional and social components of health.

Being active produces endorphins in our body that help improve our mood and make us feel happy. It also gives us a great sense of achievement and with that come personal satisfaction and contentment.

It is strange how for something that is good for us and for something that makes us feel so good we still manage to search for the excuses not to do it. Many times we use the excuse of work, time, family or finance when really where there is a will there is a way. The 'will' builds from past experience and realisation of the overall positive affect movement can have on these aspects of our lives. The 'will' is also built from a desire to improve and maintain good health and happiness.

So the next time you are snowed under with work and feel like you just cannot make the move out of the office as you can't waste time or you've had a stressful day and are feeling tired and sorry for yourself I urge you to force yourself to get out and get active. You will always feel 100% more energised and revitalised afterwards and you will find that realistically you did not waste time but rather you used that time to gain a whole lot more. Time is something that once used we just can't get back so we need to make the most of it and with the time we have it is well worth our efforts to keep active. 

You might just find you become more efficient with the things that you used to use as excuses.