Personal training

Personal training

At Fit 2gether, 1-2-1 personal training is dedicated to providing a comprehensive exercise program that can motivate people of all ages and all levels of ability. As each client is a unique individual, I create a structured training program tailored to suit their own personal requirements.

During an assessment, I will discuss with each client their aims, both short and long term goals, their current diet and also their previous exercise history.

Each client will also perform a fitness test using a heart rate monitor to indicate their level of fitness.

From the resulting information, I will be able to advise them on ideas, help to develop accurate exercise recommendations and provide a suitable program to enhance their workouts, maximise results, as well as chart their progress and promote better all round health.

Weight Training

Weight training

For many people, feeling physically fit and strong is part of being a well-rounded, confident person. Resistance training (weight training) can play an important role in the development of self-confidence and body satisfaction by increasing strength, building and toning muscles, and increasing muscular endurance. It can also help maintain lean body mass (important for any individual attempting weight loss), decrease the risk of osteoporosis, develop co-ordination and balance, and prevent injuries resulting from weak muscles.

The vast majority of my male clients desire more muscular 'bulk' whereas the women are more concerned with 'toning' muscles. A common fear among women is that weight training will cause them to look excessively muscular or masculine. However, it is important to understand that a woman's body will respond differently to weight training than a man's because of hormonal differences. Also, every individual has genetic characteristics that will affect and influence the way they develop strength and change their body shape in response to weight training.

Weight training

Throughout your weight training program you will be under the constant supervision of Maria, from your warm-up exercises, continuing during your personal workout program and concluding with your cool-down routine.

Circuit training can improve both strength and muscular endurance and if your program demands a circuit that consists of a combination of resistance exercises and aerobic equipment (cycles, rowers etc), you will experience significant cardiovascular benefits.

Transform your body with the 'BODY FOR LIFE' PROGRAMME.
12 weeks specific strength training with weights.

Cardiovascular Training

What is cardio training?

Cardiovascular training

Cardio training, also called aerobic exercise, is any activity that uses large muscle groups in a continuous, rhythmic fashion for sustained periods of time. Examples of cardio activity include, running, walking, aerobics, cycling, and rowing. Even circuit training is considered somewhat aerobic because you are constantly moving from one exercise to the next.

Why do you need it?

Regular cardio training helps prevent a variety of diseases including heart attack, diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and obesity. In addition to these health benefits you can also expect to have more energy, higher endurance, and less stress, as well as sleep better, burn more calories, and have an easier time controlling your weight.

Challenging yourself

Cardiovascular training

Once your fitness level begins to improve, you will need to increase the intensity of your cardio training in order to avoid fitness and weight loss plateaus. You can do this by incorporating high intensity intervals into your existing cardio program. If you walk or bike at a fairly consistent pace for 30 minutes try speeding it up for 1 minute every five minutes. If you use an aerobics video you can up the intensity by watching one of the more advanced participants and trying to keep up with them for 30-60 seconds at a time. As you become more fit, you can try all types of combinations.

Cardiovascular training

The key is to constantly challenge your body so you lose fat and weight more rapidly. Another benefit of incorporating intervals into your cardio program is it alleviates boredom.

At Fit 2gether Personal Training you will enjoy your workout in a relaxing and private atmosphere and on a 1-2-1 basis with Maria. It is the combination of these factors that help you to achieve your goals, without the obvious distractions that a large club holds, in a shorter space of time and additionally gaining a more comprehensive understanding of how your body responds to a workout session.

Marathon Training

Running a marathon has always been a big challenge for many runners. Even if it is going for a fast time, trying to go for a personal best, or just to finish the race, runners are always looking for the best training program that will lead them to accomplish their goal. The individual runner will be faced with many questions concerning his or her training. Questions like: how many miles to run per week, the intensity and volume of the work-outs, recovery, long runs etc, etc. Well, first of all we need to understand that there is no specific answer to these questions because every individual runner is unique. But, a good trainer such as Maria Righetti can prescribe a specific training program to the athlete according to his or her ability and goal for that specific marathon.

It was back in April 2003 that Maria successfully ran in the London Marathon, along with one of her clients that she had trained specifically for this event. Although Maria had ran in several half-marathons and 10K races, it was always her ambition to run the London race.

Maria now runs and trains for marathons regularly and has a personal best time of 3hrs 40mins.

People differ greatly in ability, but ideally before starting a marathon program, you should have been running about a year. You should be able to comfortably run distances between 3 and 6 miles. You should be training 3-5 days a week, averaging 15-25 miles a week. You should have run an occasional 5K or 10K race. It is possible to run a marathon with less of a training base (particularly if you come from another sport), but the higher your fitness level, the easier the training will undoubtedly be.