Want to know how you can enjoy a refreshing summer break without sacrificing all your heard-earned progress? If you’re in the middle of a fat loss journey, the prospect of a week of sun, sea and sand, or simply just an hour on the plane can spawn fresh levels of anxiety. But don’t panic just yet! With some careful preparation you can head into your holiday safe in the knowledge that your break won’t set back your fat loss efforts. So sit back, relax and read on to learn everything you need to do with your training, diet and supplements to ensure your summer travels run smoothly. Is your summer ..read more

Do you ever wonder why you struggle to lose fat no matter what you try? Or why you can’t keep a lid on your appetite and rein in your expanding waistline? The answer might lie in a health condition that is little-known outside scientific circles but has exploded over the past 30 years causing untold damage to our collective health. ‘Chronic inflammation’ is an insidious slow-burn health problem driven by our unhealthy modern lifestyle – and now with nearly 70% of adults in the UK overweight or obese, it is affecting more and more of us. Its causes are diverse – obesity, poor diet, allergies, e ..read more

Looking to build muscle? If you’re struggling to pack on the size you want, there can be some simple things that are holding you back. Here are seven things you can do right now to get growing and making gains in the gym again… Myth #1. You Should Train a Muscle Group Once a Week  If muscle building is your goal, what would be better? Stimulating a muscle 52 times a year, or 104 times a year? It’s a no-brainer. But a large percentage of gym-goers are still only training muscle groups once per week. For example, training chest on Monday, back on Tuesday, shoulders on Wednesday, legs on Thu ..read more

Fat loss is probably a goal at the top of everyone’s list. We all want to lose more fat, look leaner and reveal our abs. Melting away layers of body fat just requires consistency with training and diet – it’s something we have experience of with thousands of successful clients at Ultimate Performance. START YOUR BODY TRANSFORMATION JOURNEY TODAY!  But there are some common myths people are still following that could be hampering their fat loss efforts. Here are seven things you need to stop right now… 1. Stop ditching the heavy lifting when training for fat loss Heavy weights for muscle ..read more

Is breakfast really the most important meal of the day? Do we need to eat breakfast to get into the shape of our lives? These questions may come as a little bit of surprise if you’re at all familiar with what we do at Ultimate Performance. However, one of the qualities which keeps us ahead in the personal training industry is our relentless pursuit of excellence for our clients.  In the cookie-cutter, one-size-fits-all fitness world we live in, many trainers have forgotten that the most important person in the room is, and always will be, the client.  Trying to enforce one way of thi ..read more

If you want to feel happier and less anxious, science shows that walking, running, lifting weights or any form of physical activity can help. Exercise and mood are strongly linked. The research is clear – the more you sit, the sadder you are. [1] Regular exercise is a must for your physical health, but you may have overlooked the added benefits to your mental health too. You may dread the thought of working out, but after the deed is done, you know you always feel 100 times better. Here are 6 ways exercise can improve your mood and leave you feeling happier and healthier: 1. Exercise can incre ..read more

Why is it so hard to stick to a New Year’s resolution? Less than 10% of us are still committed to our goals come June. Countless people come bounding through our doors enthusiastically every January seeking to ‘drop some fat’, ‘put on some muscle’ and ‘get healthier’. The problem that we typically encounter with such resolutions is that they are vague and not thought through properly. What you need is a careful plan of attack designed to get you exactly where you want to be. So, without further ado, let’s take a look at the 10 basic goal-setting strategies that we drill into all of our clients ..read more

Are you planning on starting a body transformation this January? If so, you’re not alone. Every January, thousands of people start a new diet and training regime, and on paper, it’s a perfect time. You’ve overindulged in December and are super motivated to transform your body. However, very few people complete their transformation, which often is down to a few simple mistakes. This article will break down and provide solutions to the five biggest fat loss mistakes we see people make in January. Mistake #1: Setting unrealistic goals Goal setting is incredibly important when it comes to getting ..read more

At Ultimate Performance, we don’t subscribe to any one specific nutrition philosophy, as the client’s individual needs dictate the direction we steer them towards. However, what we’ve found over the years is that our advice is almost always rooted in five key nutrition habits. How detailed and specific these habits need to be followed very much depends on the client’s goal and starting point. For example, a client who wants to get from 30% to 20% body fat will have a much ‘looser’ plan than a client looking to go from 10% to 8%, where every detail needs to be accounted for. Regardless of the g ..read more

The benefits of resistance training as you get older are truly astounding. If you’re looking to slow down ageing and stay younger and vibrant through your 40s, 50s, 60s and well beyond, then science shows again and again that resistance training with weights is vital. Improved brain function, health, metabolism, blood sugar control and overall decreased risk of all-cause mortality are just some of the headline benefits of lifting weights we discussed in-depth in Part 1. But here we take this potentially life-changing scientific knowledge a step further and show you how we create training ..read more