Personal/Fitness Training Blog

Trifocus fitness academy - cycling
Why is Cycling a Great Low Impact Exercise?
Low impact exercises are hailed as an excellent approach to fitness due to their ability to burn fat while building endurance and strength. Though perhaps the biggest benefit to low-impact routines are that they are relatively easy on your muscles, bones and joints in the long-run. By contrast, heavy physical…
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Trifocus fitness Academy - walking
How is Walking Biomechanically Analysed?
Walking is seemingly the most natural of human actions. It is among the first things that we learn to do. This means that the average person probably spends very little time thinking about technique and performance when performing this activity. There are, however, cases where the way in which a…
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Trifocus fitness academy - workout programme
Elements of a Solid Workout Plan
A good workout plan should be viewed as something of a cohesive ecosystem; all the parts of which work together to achieve the most optimal results in the least amount of time. There is no one-size-fits all approach to drawing up a workout routine since bodies and their fitness goals…
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Trifocus fitness academy - fitness levels
How to Measure a Person’s Fitness Levels
Taking stock of your fitness goals is an important step in achieving the results that you want. You need a starting point to determine your progress. In addition, you should also measure your physical performance to see how close you are to hitting the mark that you’ve set for yourself.…
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Trifocus Fitness Academy - weight training
What Not to do when Weight Training
With weight training there are a number of best practices that you should adhere to – and some worst practices you should avoid… Do’s and Don’ts when it comes to weight training What to do when weight training Lift an appropriate amount of weight Start with a weight you can…
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Trifocus fitness Academy - flexibility
Why Flexibility Training is a Must for your Workout Routine
Flexibility is the mobility or range of motion in a joint. The structure of the joint and the soft tissue that surrounds it determine the range of motion you are able to exercise. Flexibility is an important part of any fitness programme yet it is often ignored or forgotten. Many…
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Trifocus fitness academy - Tanya de Lange
Tanya de Lange: A Force to be Reckoned with!
Tanya de Lange has been an integral part of #TeamTrifocus for many years now. For her, fitness started out as being a passion which she juggled with her full-time career. Over the years, she has managed to turn her passion into her career as has launched a very successful gym…
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Trifocus fitness academy - Lelani Loots
Lelani Loots: An Incredible Fitness Journey
Lelani Loots – who is a proud #TeamTrifocus brand ambassador – is a bootcamp instructor and personal trainer. She completed her personal training qualification with us online and absolutely raves about it! (Read about her experiences with the Trifocus Fitness Academy online learning portal.) She took time out of her…
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Trifocus fitness academy - Takita Mestre
Takita Mestre: A Model of Dedication
As a lifelong dancer,  living a healthy lifestyle is nothing new for Takita Mestre. As she is always striving to push herself further and do more, Takita started training at the gym and hasn’t looked back since. We caught up with her about what it means to be part of…
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Trifocus Fitness Academy - safety and security
Why Sports Managers Need to Know About Safety and Security
Sports managers have a plethora of responsibilities to fulfill with each task being crucial to the operation of their facilities. While these responsibilities may differ from facility to facility, there are those that are a key concern regardless of the type of facility being operated. One such concern for sports…
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Trifocus fitness academy - Denice Pine
Denice Pine: a True #TeamTrifocus Brand Ambassador
Proud member of #TeamTrifocus, Denice Pine is a true inspiration. It is through sheer grit and determination that she got herself started on her fitness journey and has stayed there. We chat to her to hear what makes her tick. Denice Pine Q&A How did you got started on your…
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Trifocus fitness academy - instagram
Why Fitness Professionals Love Instagram
As of the middle of 2018, Instagram had 1 billion monthly users. This is opposed to Facebook which, in the same period, was sitting at just over 2 billion monthly users. Although it doesn’t offer as much functionality as Facebook does, Instagram is still an incredibly powerful platform for fitness…
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