We met up with Laura Gardner, one of the Directors at Specsavers in Wigan on her experience with Apprenticeships and here's what she had to say. Laura with Gary, Liah & Katie We decided to invest in apprentices as we already [...]

I had the good fortune of interviewing Ben Roberts a former apprentice from St Helens who has recently been promoted to Duty Manager at Queens Leisure Centre. I first came across Ben in May 2013 when he had just been [...]

A question we get asked regularly on our personal trainer course is; ‘Should pregnant women exercise and lift weights?’ There’s no right answer to this, the main reason is each person is different. However, in most cases, if the mother to [...]

Diabetes Type 2 – The Growing Epidemic At FLM Training we have written articles in the past which discuss and outline what Diabetes is and its effects on clients who may suffer with this potentially debilitating condition. Previous blog: The truth [...]

With the Great British Bake Off back on our screens, at Fitasylum we have decided to share with you one of our ‘healthy(ish)’ treats and its recipe. This carrot cake is by far one our favourites in the office and [...]

At Fitasylum we believe the key to a successful career in fitness, sport or health is education... and let me tell you why. When I was younger my parents often told me – ‘to be successful you must enjoy what you [...]

Excess body weight is the most common reason for weight management programmes, however during our personal trainer courses and exercise referral qualifications we often discuss eating disorders. According to NICE, the number of individuals who suffer with eating disorders is [...]

Health, fitness and nutrition have boomed in popularity of recent years. The local gym, the 24 hour gym and the outside bootcamps have never been so popular. This is all great news. It’s great for public health, wellbeing and the [...]

Unfortunately we now live in an era where medication is prescribed way to frequently and in a lot of cases, there are alternative methods to treating some conditions which we tend to disregard. The purpose of this short article is [...]

As a recognised and an approved FLM Training Personal Trainer, your income streams are almost endless. The purpose of this article is to outline 8 ways you can increase your income as a Personal Trainer as well as to highlight [...]