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Fitness Instructor Earl Cottrell’s Hints & Tips
Photos by Tito Nicolau at FroginRedTie As usual, Power Plate training session with Fitness Instructor Earl Cottrell at Market Sports gym was great! I always feel refreshed and revitalised after a session like this. Earl is a brilliant trainer! And I keep telling him that. Click Here to rad my previous experience with him. And today, I decided to share with you some of the useful tips, hints and advice he has given me. Before a power plates session you should be consuming a form of brown carbohydrate with some form of lean meat and vegetable. An example of this could be sweet potato (brown carbohydrate), Turkey (lean meat) broccoli, and green beans, tomato (fruit and vegetable). A…
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Swimming Like a Merman at Market Sports!
Photos by Tito Nicolau at FroginRedTie Well, I’m not there yet, but soon will be! And I am doing everything to get there, practising daily. I’ve always fantasised about being a Merman, swimming in the deep ocean amidst colourful sea life, wearing a custom made merman’s tail and carrying a Trident à la Neptune. But given the fact that my claustrophobia gets worse when I go under water, or get into stagnant water in an enclosed space, this fantasy of mine is yet to become a reality. Being a clean freak and a bit OCD has also interfered with my interest in swimming. Mainly because I am always paranoid about germs via others,…
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His Name is Earl! Meet my new Trainer at Market Sports Gym.
Photos by Tito Nicolau at FrogInRedTie I was rather annoyed when the management of Market Sports gym transferred my personal trainer Lucian Comiza to a new branch of theirs. Apparently he is so good that Luciana Ramos (then manager of the gym), decided to take her star performer with her, when she moved to the new branch The Fitness Mosaic. As much as I enjoyed working out with Lucian, I am in no way going to trek all the way to Chalk Farm, although it isn’t that far from my neighbourhood in Old Street. But the whole point of going to a gym in the neighbourhood is because one can just walk there. When everything one needs…
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Playing with Balls, Weights & Machines at the Gym, with Personal Trainer Lucian Comiza.
Main image; Lucian Comiza, Personal Trainer at The Fitness Mosaic, Chalk Farm (and formerly at Market Sports, Shoreditch). All photos by Tito Nicolau at Frog In Red Tie. Well, I call it “Playing” as that’s what working out at the gym feels like, to me. I believe that exercising should be fun, although one should push oneself. I am not interested in building muscle mass. I just want to be super duper toned, and stay like that forever! And I finally got Lucian Comiza, my personal trainer, to smile for the camera, unlike last time! Lucian was a Fitness Instructor at Market Sports, and has now been promoted to Personal Trainer at The Fitness…
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FREE Men’s Haircuts & Beard Trims from London Hair Academy, Shoreditch.
FREE MEN’S HAIRCUTS & BEARD TRIMS at London Hair Academy. Nice to see treats for the boys! Click Here to register your place or visit FreeMensHaircuts.com. If and when you call them, please ask for Zoe and mention “Emmanuel Ray” but online registration is the quickest way.
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The Personal Trainer cometh! Introducing the fabulous Lucian Comiza at Market Sports.
Photos by Tito Nicolau at Frog in Red Tie. Oh Honey, smile much? Lol 🙂 The Man in Black in the picture above is Lucian Comiza. This charming Romanian Romeo is a brilliant trainer at Market Sports gym. He does smile you know? A lot. Sometimes from ear to ear! But today he is in a serious mood, strictly meaning business. Lucian is everything one needs in a Trainer; professional, efficient, punctual, reliable, friendly, cheerful and charming and can be demanding and pushy when needed. Especially when training a spoilt and lazy person like me! In fact, Lucian is a Fitness Instructor at Market Sports. He is not freelancing there as a Personal…
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Tips from Mr. Romania; The Fitness Instructor at Market Sports!
Well, he hasn’t really won a Male Beauty Pageant, but that’s the new nickname I’ve bestowed upon Lucian Comiza, my trainer at Market Sports Gym! He is always armed with hints & tips about exercise, diet etc, and I constantly ask him various questions. I thought I’d share some of what I found out, with you readers. What sort of foods would you recommend before a full body workout, and how long does one have to wait after a meal before doing the workout? Each person is different. Therefore goals vary from one individual to another. There is no such thing as a “perfect regime or diet.” It all depends on the individual and his/her goals. Before a session you…
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Outdoor Boot Camp with Market Sports.
I’ve never been to Boot Camp before so I decided to join this class when I heard others talking about it at the gym. Tom McDaid, fitness manager at Market Sports conducted this class on a sunny afternoon last Wednesday. There were eight of us in the class and we started by jogging to a local park. The Boot Camp involved a full body workout. Perfect free style exercises! The start was fun and everyone was clearly enjoying themselves. As time flew by, the exercises got harder but you could tell that everyone was determined to do their best. I had to take a few breaks in between to catch my…
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Ashtanga Yoga with Will, at Market Sports.
The last time I practised Yoga was several months ago, with a friend. I’ve never really been to a proper Yoga Class before and often did it with friends who practised it. It was never a regular thing for me. But this time, I decided to join one of the many classes available at Market Sports, which is the best gym I have been to so far, in The City. William Lavin, our instructor, has been practicing yoga for over 20 years and teaching for 10. He is a Yoga Alliance UK qualified Senior Yoga Teacher (SYT). Will has practised under the guidance of Sri K Patthabi Jois, the founder of modern Ashtanga…
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A Weight Off My Mind at Market Sports!
I’ve never really enjoyed going to the gym, and have always preferred running and exercising at home or outdoors, whenever the weather permits. But ever since I joined Market Sports, I’ve started to enjoy going to the gym, which I thought would never happen. I used to force myself to go to the gym lately just so I can become super toned again, but thanks to the amazing staff at Market Sports who are very motivational and friendly, and the instructors I’ve had, the classes I’ve attended etc.. the experience has actually become satisfying and fulfilling. I started yesterday’s workout with Tom McDaid, fitness manager at Market Sports. Tom did the…
