Friday 1 June 2012

Circuit Challenge!

June 1st

Hi there Future Fitness team! Here's your first of many weekly circuit challenges, in order to get you fighting fit and beach body ready for summer! You can complete these circuits at home or in the gym, using mostly your own bodyweight, or add weights to make it extra challenging.

Your challenge is to complete this circuit 3 times through, targeting your whole body.

Total Body Workout

Beginners
  • Burpee - 10 Reps
  • Backwards Lunges -10 Reps (each leg)
  • Pushups on knees - 10 Reps
  • Mountain Climbers, at own speed - 10 Reps
  • Crunches - 10 Reps

Intermediate

Advanced

We would love to get your feedback on this, if you have any body part you'd like to target please add a comment below! Good luck!

Thursday 26 April 2012

Are You Ready for Future Fitness?

Welcome to Future Fitness, the best training gym in Glasgow Southside! 

Whatever your fitness needs, Future Fitness has it. Our gym facilities include:
Cardio Zone, Free Weights, Morning Bootcamp, Group Fitness Classes e.g. Zumba, BodyPump and Spin Fit, as well as all aspects of MMA such as Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Wrestling. 

In addition to this we also offer:
  • Personalised Gym Programmes
  • Friendly Motivational Staff
  • Dietary Advice and;
  • Sauna, Steam Room, Sports Massage Treatments and much more!
We have started this blog in order to help you further your fitness goals and aspirations. The upcoming blog entries will cover everything from fitness tips, to nutrition, with weekly workout challenges, as well as features from your favourite Future Fitness instructors! 


This blog will also keep you up to date with all the latest Future Fitness News and Events, so keep checking back for updates!

So firstly, let us introduce you to the amazing team we have here at the gym!

Qualifications: Gym level 2 -3 YMCA, Nutrition level 3 YMCA, Weight Management, HND Sports Therapy, Western School Circuits, Advanced Massage and Client Lifestyle and Approach Level 3 YMCA. 
Favourite Training Type/Style/Equipment: I enjoy all training styles from fix resistance to free weights, endurance to strength and power training. 
Least Favourite Training Type/Style/Equipment: I don't like 'training fads'. 
Favourite Health Food: I am lucky to like most foods and not one specific type. I believe that a variety and balanced diet equals a healthy diet. 
Favourite Junk Food: Again I don't have a favourite. 
Fitness/Training/Sports Goals: I have played a wide variety of sports from shinty to rugby and my biggest achievement to date was a 65km endurance challenge which I placed 111th out of 2,500 participants. I was also named champion at my first ever BNBF Light competition last year. 
Role Model/Motivation/Motto: Rob Hope. Doug Miller, Ronnie Coleman and Lance Armstrong.
"Eat to Train Don't Train to Eat." 
Interesting/Funny Fact About Yourself: I can make myself look pregnant! 


Name: Abby Watson
Qualifications: In process of completing an Health and Fitness, already completed HNC Sports Coaching with Development and NQ Level 2 Gym Instructor.
Favourite Training Type/Style/Equipment:Weights, free and fixed.
Least favourite Training Type/Style/Equipment: Cardiovascular endurance work. 
Favourite Health Food: Salads, rice, chicken and fruit.
Favourite Junk Food: Takeaways, KFC, sweets, fizzy drink, crisps and McDonalds. 
Fitness/Training/Sports Goals: Lose weight and tone up my whole body.
Role Model/Motivation/Motto: Summer body
Interesting/Funny Fact About Yourself: I love everything girly, getting my tan and nails and dying my hair.


Name: Jennifer Mcfadden
Qualifications:Level 2 Gym Instructor, Level 3 Personal Training, First Aid, Studio Cycling, and I am currently studying HWC Health, Fitness & Exercise.
Favourite Training Type/Style/Equipment: Spin classes and free weight training.
Least favourite Training Type/Style/Equipment: Running.
Favourite Health Food: Chicken, rice and veg.
Favourite Junk Food: McDonalds, chocolate and ice-cream.
Fitness/Training/Sports Goals: To be mega toned, and get bigger muscles in my legs and bum.
Role Model/Motivation/Motto:  Summer body.


Name: Lil Gow
Qualifications: Professional domestic.
Favourite Training Type/Style/Equipment: Treadmil and cross trainer.
Least favourite Training Type/Style/Equipment: Bikes.
Favourite Health Food: Quorn, salad and veg.
Favourite Junk Food: Chocolate.
Fitness/Training/Sports Goals: To lose wight and run a 10k
Role Model/Motivation/Motto: To fit in to my nice clothes again!
Interesting/Funny Fact About Yourself: I have climber the Cairngorm mountain with wedged shoes right to the top!


Name: Ross Stewart
Qualifications: B/A (Hons), Sports Studies, Advanced Personal Training Diploma, Certificate in Nutrition.
Favourite Training Type/Style/Equipment: Mixed martial arts and resistance.
Least favourite Training Type/Style/Equipment: AB machines.
Favourite Health Food: Coconut oil
Favourite Junk Food: Pizza.
Fitness/Training/Sports Goals: To become the best semi-pro MMA in Scotland and turn professional.
Role Model/Motivation/Motto: Floyd Mayweather JR, Jose Aloo Jr, Pat Barry.
Interesting/Funny Fact About Yourself: Best abs in the gym ;)!


Name: Julie Burns
Qualifications: BA in Leisure Management, YMCA level 2 Gym Instructor, YMCA Nutrition, Spinning Instructor.
Favourite Training Type/Style/Equipment: Outside in the fresh air on my bike exploring Scotland, resistance leg work.
Least favourite Training Type/Style/Equipment:
Favourite Health Food: Chicken, chicken and chicken!!
Favourite Junk Food: Ice - cream.
Fitness/Training/Sports Goals: Maintenance in regards to resistance training, love cycling, and spend most of my free-time on a bike. At the moment I am training for a sponsored cycle, (500 mile trip), in August. 
Role Model/Motivation/Motto: Quote by HG Wells: 'When I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the future of the human race.'



Name: Alan Clark
Qualifications: YMCA Level 2 Gym Instructor, YMCA Level 3 Sports Nutrition, Fitnes Scotland Stability Ball, Fitness Scotland Circuits, Fitness Scotland Precision Cycling.
Favourite Training Type/Style/Equipment: Walking Dumbbell Lunges, front and reverse dumbbell lunges.
Least favourite Training Type/Style/Equipment: Cardio
Favourite Health Food: Banana Sandwich on whole grain bread.
Favourite Junk Food: Pepperoni Pizza Thincrust
Fitness/Training/Sports Goals: I train hard for me, to feel good about myself
Role Model/Motivation/Motto: "There's no such word as "can't"." Motivation - To stay fit and healthy for as long as possible
Interesting/Funny Fact About Yourself: I once won young sports personality of the year for lawn bowls in the evening times and Glasgow City Council.



Name: Jason Evans
Qualifications: YMCA Level 2
Favourite Training Type/Style/Equipment: Weights, MMA
Least favourite Training Type/Style/Equipment: Cardiovascular
Favourite Health Food: Protein Shakes
Favourite Junk Food: Pizza
Fitness/Training/Sports Goals: To keep training forever
Role Model/Motivation/Motto: Myself
Interesting/Funny Fact About Yourself: I'm a lot bigger than Ross.



If you would like to know more about the gym please visit our official site at http://www.future-fitness-glasgow.co.uk/ :)!

Southside Festival

After a great day last year, Future Fitness Gym and the Griphouse are involved with this years Southside Festival, taking place in Queens Park on May 29th! Along with this, we have been invited to be a part of the opening Parade.

The team are working hard organising a fun and interesting day to get people involved and enjoying being active. Our main aim is to promote a healthy lifestyle for all ages, and showcase the range of different classes and training styles we have to offer!

After previous years, we know the day will be great fun for all the family, so we hope to see you there showing your support!


To keep up to date with any more Future Fitness News visit our News Page!

Thursday 19 April 2012

Dunc The Hunk!

Questions for Duncan's Bodybuilding Profile!


Future Fitness instructor Duncan is competing at the next British National Bodybuilding Federation Scottish Nationals on June 10th in Perth, where he will be competing in the middleweight category.

Hey Duncan! Tell us about the BNBF competition you have coming up...

-       BNBF is the British National Bodybuilding Federation, so it’s a competition where I try to present my body as best I can. This competition is the Scottish qualifier for the British competition.



So what made you get involved in bodybuilding in the first place??
-       I’ve always trained more towards sport, but now with my commitment to the gym I can’t train that way as much. After attending a previous BNBF competition, I really enjoyed it, and felt I could fit this training bette into my lifestyle.



Talk us through the strict diet you had to undergo in order to qualify and get
yourself ready for the competition...

-       There’s nothing fancy involved, my secret is a set of scales. I weigh all my food. I don’t have loads of protein or something, I just have a balanced diet including protein, carbohydrates, fat, and weigh it all. My daily calorie intake used to be 3400, but now I’ve cut it down  to 2700. This way I know exactly what’s coming in and what I’m putting out.


And what about your training regime/programme?

-       In the last 6 weeks, I’ve had set days what I train, whether it’s chest or back etc. However, now because my energy levels are so low, I don’t have a set workout as it’s not good for my mind. I just do what I feel on the day. But off-season I do lots of different regimes and mix it up every 6 weeks.



What has been motivating you to stay so committed to your diet and exercise programme?

-    I chose to do it so I’m going to see it through to the end. A lot of the gym members and my family have all bought tickets to the show, so I don’t want to let them down. Its nice to have that on days when it gets tough. Sometimes I think ‘why am I doing this? I just want to eat!’ A lot of it is just mind games.



And finally, what advice would you give to others that are thinking of getting involved in bodybuilding?

       -  DON’T DO IT! (laughs) No, you need to learn about nutrition. It’s easy to bulk up, but to build muscle and lose fat you need to learn about nutrients, proteins, carbs, fat and what they do to your body. Just get involved in BNBF, go up to Perth, and talk to people. There are not a lot of articles available. It’s totally different from performance athletes.

Thanks for sharing, Duncan! And good luck from all of Future Fitness at you're upcoming competition!