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January 2



National Personal Trainer Awareness Day happens annually on January 2. Today aims to raise awareness about the value of professional guidance in fitness, particularly for preventing injuries and maintaining long-term motivation.

If we are lucky, we can get fit with a pro by our side, cheering us on and pushing us to be our best! Our goals become their goals! And timing is everything. One of the most common New Year’s resolutions is to lose weight, go to the gym and get fit; though many of these aspirations fall a little short! As such, January is often one of the busiest periods for personal trainers!

National Personal Trainer Awareness Day is to highlight not only how busy trainers are during January, but also to highlight how much more chance you can have of sticking to your exercise and weight loss routines if you retain a personal trainer, and show some love and appreciation to all the personal trainers out there that have helped us change our lives for the better and make resolutions reality!

Over the festive period, we tend to over-indulge, and so January is the month whereby we try to get back in shape again.

Personal trainers play a pivotal role in this, as they help us to achieve our health and fitness goals in a safe manner. They also keep us motivated and they make sure that the workouts we do are right for our objectives.

There are so many benefits that are associated with hiring a personal trainer, and so it is only right that we thank these men and women for having such a positive influence on our lives. Whether you see your personal trainer several times per week or once a month for a catch-up, they can help to ensure you are on the right path by monitoring your progress and putting together a personalized plan that is suited to your needs.

Personal trainers also help add variety to our exercise regime, challenge us to do better, educate us on exercising the right way to reduce injuries, and hold us accountable when we’re slacking.

Personal training has also developed considerably over the years, and those in the industry have had to overcome challenges that have risen within their profession. The recent Internet boom is a prime example of this. The rise of the Internet has caused personal trainers to completely rethink the way they provide their service. You can get online personal trainers now, meaning you do not even have to meet up in person. However, a lot of people still prefer one-on-one training sessions.

Personal trainers manage their clients online nowadays too, arranging catch-up calls and using online management systems. They also regularly post workout videos online for their followers and members to follow. A lot of people would agree that they get more value from their personal trainer today than they would have a decade ago. Accessibility and extra services are better than they ever have been.

Personal trainers are certified fitness professionals who design customized workout plans to suit their individual client needs, teach proper exercise technique, provide motivation, and offer accountability to help clients safely achieve their health and fitness goals, acting as coaches and educators to build lifelong healthy habits. They assess needs, create tailored programs, ensure correct form to prevent injury, and track progress for individuals with varying fitness levels and objectives, from weight loss to sports performance or rehabilitation.

This side-by-side attention also brings a mentor and motivator who will ensure we keep on the right track in our fitness journey, even at the hardest times. The PT offers encouragement, sets realistic goals, and keeps clients consistent and accountable. And goals met!

The “new you” is already there. It just takes a Personal Trainer to help you find your “new you.”


“The only bad workout is the one you skip.”

"Better than yesterday."

"Sweat. Smile. Repeat."

“Fit is not a destination; it is a way of life.”



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January 3



Festival of Sleep Day falls annually on January 3 and after the hectic Christmas activities, not a day too late. This day is a whimsical and lighthearted 24 hours dedicated to the joys of sleep and relaxation. Today was created to assist people in unwinding and getting some much-needed rest after the holiday It's a day when people slow down, start to navigate their resting self, snuggling up in their favourite blanket, and letting their minds wander into the peaceful abyss called sleep.

Most everyone loves sleep, right? Climbing into bed, snuggling up under the covers and slowly slipping into the land of dreams, dreaming of our favourite things or even dreaming about a loved one (or our fav Wests Tigers)?

Perhaps bedtime is even more about memories ….

This daily activity is beloved by so many, and this is the perfect day to offer it some extra attention — on Festival of Sleep Day.

Today is all about catch-up and about helping to restore some normality to our biology. Evolutionarily speaking, people would have gone to bed soon after the setting sun and risen at the breaking of the day.

The event is a chance for people to get back to this rhythm, bedding down soon after the sun goes down and then waking up at dawn.

Our changing sleep patterns will require discipline, by switching off devices and taking some time to sleep instead of always being on the go. Sleep is a basic human function and helps our bodies to regain energy for the next day, keeping our mind alert and ready for action.

Having a lack of sleep can be harmful to the human body and mind, effects caused by little to no sleep over an extended period. For instance, lack of sleep in the modern world can cause people to get into vehicular accidents, which happen daily in large numbers.

In addition, lack of sleep can dumb you down. As we all know, sleep plays a critical role in our thinking and learning processes. Lack of sleep can impair attention, alertness, concentration, reasoning, and problem solving. This makes it more difficult to learn efficiently.

Also, sleep helps to retain memories of the day’s experience. This makes sleep especially important for students, from those in tertiary education classes to those simply trying to learn a new language on their own. Everyone’s a winner.

Research suggests that our brains are highly active when we close our eyes at night. Data indicate that sleep is when we process everything we learned during the day and consolidate memories.

And how do we each even start this sleep revamp? Well, it gets down to what best suits us. Like sleeping in later than usual, taking a daytime nap, creating a cozy sleep environment with soft blankets and pillows, and unwinding with a good book or quiet activity. Now what’s hard about being comfortable?

But wait for it. There’s more.

We’re talking about benefits. Getting more quality sleep boosts your energy, sharpens focus, improves mood, strengthens your immune system, aids memory, helps manage weight, supports heart health, and enhances physical performance by allowing your body and brain to repair, consolidate memories, and regulate hormones, reducing risks for chronic diseases and improving overall well-being.

And that’s just for starters. Quality sleep helps manage emotions, reduces irritability, and lowers the risk of depression. Adequate rest boosts concentration, attention, problem-solving, and overall performance while the well-rested brain is more creative and better at complex tasks.

They got one thing wrong: “If you snooze, you WIN!”



“Naps before apps”

“Dreaming is free streaming”

“Sleep: the cheapest vacation ever”

“Self-care = extra sleep”



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