Who Else Wants Body Transforming, Health Enhancing, Life Changing Results Like This?

GUARANTEED or your money back!

The Barnstaple Personal Trainer and the South-West’s leading fat-loss and fitness expert has a question for you.

Do you want to

Drop A Dress Size in 30 Days – Or Your Money Back?

Sounds too good to be true? It’s not! You have my personal guarantee that you can drop at least a dress size in just 30 days and I will throw in loads of extras: the best group personal training in the area, a diet and lifestyle assessment, nutritional consultations, your own diet sheet (“The Dos and Don’ts of Nutrition for Fat Loss”) and access to a free Members’ Only online site giving you exclusive ebooks, recipes, tips and support.

Phew! Let me introduce myself and show you exactly how it can work - for you!

Dear friend,

My name is Marc Kent and I am the South-West’s leading expert in fitness and fat-loss. I’m a qualified Sports Therapist and advanced Personal Trainer with a Masters in Personal Training and a Distinction in Advanced Sports Therapy.

I started out just like you. I was interested in fitness, training and fat loss but didn’t know where to turn for the answers which would really work. So I went and found them. Not only did I get a Masters in Personal Training but I served as a Royal Marines Commando for 7 years. That’s where I developed my foolproof, unstoppable fat-loss formula which helps my clients melt away up to 56lbs in 6 months! Are you ready to learn the secrets of my “train hard, eat smart” philosophy?

Have you stopped seeing results from going to the gym, running and working out? Do you think you need to be satisfied with feeling lethargic, bloated, never knowing whether your favourite clothes will fit? You CAN feel and look better than that. Think of your ideal body and then make it even better – that’s the kind of results YOU can get!

You can be LEAN, TONED and HEALTHY, and I will show you how!

Be honest with yourself. Does this sound like you? –

- I start the day feeling OK but by the evening I feel bloated, heavy and lethargic

- I eat healthily but never seem to lose those last few lbs

- I’m stressed and busy, and my body shape makes me even more stressed

- I have a favourite item of clothing hanging in the wardrobe – but rarely fit into it

- I go to the gym a few times a week but always do the same thing

- I feel unmotivated with fitness and diet and feel like giving up

- I don’t know how to burn fat and don’t know who to ask

- I could never have the body I really want

Stick with me and the only way will be UP. I will personally give you the skills and information you need to shake up your fitness, nail down your diet and get the body you want – FOREVER.

Would you like to:

- Wake up every morning feeling refreshed?

- Feel lighter, slimmer and healthier – all the time?

- Walk into a shop and know you’ll be able to fit into a size smaller?

- Know what to buy, cook, and eat to maintain your fat-loss?

- Be pestered by your friends and family for the secret to your amazing fat-loss?

I’ve got the secrets – and I’m going to share them with you!

My approach to fat-loss, fitness and conditioning is unique to the South West. In years to come we’ll probably all be doing it this way but, for now, here’s your chance to get one step ahead!

NO to long cardio sessions which can damage knees, hips and other joins

NO to bulking up and gaining massive amounts of heavy muscle

YES to body weight exercises and kettlebell training

YES to revving up your metabolism, helping you blast through huge amounts of calories 24 hours a day

YES to melting away unwanted fat whilst you’re at work or even asleep

YES to learning the secrets of meal timing and frequency to teach your body how to burn fat forever

YES to a sleek, lean, tight body – with MUCH less of a fat layer covering it!

Check out the before and after photos below for real-life examples of what my clients achieve using my exclusive approach.

Since starting Marc Kent’s Boot Camp Julie has: Lost 24lb (2 stone) And reduced her body fat by 6.1% Lost 20” Gone from a size 16 to a size 10 All in only 12 weeks training 3 days per week!

Sceptical?  Three Reasons to Believe What I Say

Reason One: I have a proven track record of results

In the last three years, I’ve helped clients reach their fitness goals after they faced years of frustration and confusion. Many times, I was the second, third, or fourth Devon Personal Trainer they had worked with, and as they pleasantly found out, my cutting edge strategies produced results when nothing else had. Often times they had come to me on the verge of giving up in their quest for a fitter, healthier body. Check the before and after pictures and success stories to see what clients have said about my personal training and Barnstaple’s only results guaranteed Boot Camp.

Reason Two: My high level fitness education allows for a wider perspective than typical trainers.

My top level fitness education, desire to learn and in-the-trenches background in exercise physiology and exercise nutrition helps my clients transform their physiques so that they achieve their desired goals. My Masters in Personal Training and Disctinction in Advanced Sports Therapy allows me to create unique and varied training programs for clients allowing them to achieve their desired goals without getting bored.

Reason Three: I am a recognized leader in the personal training field.

I say that not to brag, but my leadership role allows me to work with other top professionals in the field on a daily basis. When I don’t know something, the answer is only a phone call away. Imagine the benefit this brings to my personal training clients. They essentially have access to an entire network of fitness professionals.

The number one fat-blasting, fitness-boosting personal training session in the South West. Be part of it before any of your friends!

Personal Training On A Group Level

This isn’t circuit classes. It’s not even bootcamp training. It isn’t like anything you’ve done before. Get access to 3 sessions a week of unique, focused, exclusive workouts in small groups. You’ll benefit from all my training knowledge and will get to train alongside the most motivated group of people in your area. This is the first training session of its kind in the area. It will get results like no-one has seen before. Want to be part of that? OF COURSE YOU DO!

Diet And Lifestyle Assessment

I will personally assess your existing diet and lifestyle so we can uncover exactly what’s been holding you back from getting the body you want. Stress, lack of sleep, hydration levels, poor diet choices – they will never be a problem again! Not only will you know what the problem is but you will find out how to fix it – now, and forever. HOW DOES THAT SOUND?

Nutritional Consultation

I’ve learned the most cutting-edge nutrition and diet developments from some of the industry’s leading teachers. I will teach you what to eat, and when to eat it. Where to buy it, how to prepare it. What to choose when you’re out and about, and how to avoid the pitfalls. You’ll get a copy of my top-secret guide to The Dos And Don’ts Of Nutrition For Fat Loss. WANT TO LEARN THE SECRETS?

Free Members’ Only Online Access

Be part of the area’s best-kept fitness and fat-loss secret: my online members’ only site. It’s already there, you’re just not a member yet. You’ll have exclusive access to tools, tips and tricks which will help you get on track and stay there. There’s members’ chat forums, support and discussion, cookbooks, ebooks and brand-new tips on the very best in fat-loss, nutrition and fitness. YOU CAN BE PART OF THIS!

So, if you have read this far then you must be pretty serious about getting in the best shape of your life.

Click here to check out the Boot Camp Time Table and membership options for North Devon’s Best Boot Camp.

Train Hard, Eat Smart!

Marc Kent

PS. Still not convinced? Look ahead to this time next year – do you want to be the same size, the same shape, eating the same thing and wearing the same clothes? Or do you want to be a dress size smaller, lighter, happier and healthier. It’s yours for the taking – THE CHOICE IS YOURS!

PPS. Contact me with any questions about my “Drop A Dress Size In 30 Days” members’ group, massage, sports therapy or personal training.

Warning: Do NOT Hire a Devon Personal Trainer,

Fitness & Nutrition Coach Unless They Meet The Following Criteria

There is a lot of confusion surrounding the health and fitness field and choosing to hire a Devon Personal Trainer. I want to give you 5 criteria a good coach absolutely, positively must have:

1. They Must Have a Nationally Recognised Qualification.

A qualified personal trainer should at minimum have a certification to REPs Level 3. But that just means they’ve passed the “baseline of standards” to call themselves a personal trainer. It does not mean they are good at what they do or can deliver a specific result. There is a big difference between a “trainer” and“fitness professional”. A professional should constantly be involved in continuing education courses.

2. They Should Do More than Just “Take You through A Workout”

A top quality fitness professional does more than just “take you through a workout”. Anyone can count to 15 by themselves and hold a clipboard. Look for a coach who will educate you about all the components necessary to achieve optimal health and fitness results. Your trainer should review nutrition education with you, educate you about proper supplementation, review resistance training (whether that be balance training, core work, stability balls, medicine balls, etc.), teach you the best cardiovascular exercise to maximize fat burning, incorporate a flexibility program to avoid injury and speed recovery, and really walk you through all the steps that encompass the “mental development” side. A top professional should educate you on the importance of S.M.A.R.T. goal setting and put together a plan of action, then hold you accountable while supporting you through the entire process. This is absolutely critical to your success.

3. Ask for Proof of Results

A top Devon personal trainer should be able to do more than just talk about results- they should be able to prove they deliver. Ask for proof of client results. Do they have before & after photos of clients, testimonials and references? Can you speak with a client to inquire about their experience working with them? If a fitness pro can’t offer this kind of concrete proof then be careful.

4. Ask For a Guarantee

According to a Consumer Reports study there is more dissatisfaction in the fitness and diet industry than any other. That’s crazy. Think about it- if you took your car to a mechanic you’d expect it to be fixed- not come back with more problems than it went in with! Working with  a fitness professional should be the same as any other industry. If they aren’t willing to guarantee your results then find someone who will. Spending your time and energy without a guarantee of results is like going to that terrible mechanic! Don’t waste your money or more importantly your time working with someone who can’t guarantee your success. With that said, I’m the only personal trainer in Barnstaple, in fact North Devon who offers a money back guarantee on their Boot Camp program!

5. Look For Someone That Will Empower You for Life!

A great fitness coach will do more than just help you to achieve your goals. A true professional will teach you the foundation of knowledge so you will no longer be conned by the advertisements selling fad diets and magic pills that just don’t work. This knowledge of supportive nutrition and correct exercise technique will allow you to put what you have learned into action when its time to go it alone, so you can maintain your results for life!

Click here to find out the Boot Camp Time Table and membership options

Over the years, I have helped countless people to maximize their overall health, performance, and body composition faster than ever before. To put it bluntly, I know how to help people lose ugly, unwanted body fat faster than most people can fathom. Now, make no mistake about it, a big reason for this is because my integrated rapid fat loss training and nutrition system is second to none. I have done the countless hours of research and trial and error both on myself and clients to prove that my system works. But, today I am going to share something more powerful; something that must be set in place before you can even start to think about following a fitness program.

As a personal trainer I’m constantly warning people that the scales are an evil contraption designed to make us feel bad about ourselves and so “diet clubs” can look down on you and say “have you been cheating” to make you feel even  worse!

I constantly tell people over and over again that daily weighing is unnecessary, yet how many of you cannot break the ritual of hoping on the scales every day. Do your self a favour and throw the scales in the bin or my favorite, give them to someone you don’t like! If you can’t bring yourself to do either of those then you should definitely familiarize yourself with the factors that can influence its readings. When you factor in things like water retention, glycogen storage and changes in lean body mass, fluctuations in your body weight is normal. The bathroom scale should not be looked upon as your sole guide of success or failure. Once you understand more about how the body works, you can free yourself from the daily battle with the bathroom scale.

Your body is made up of approximately 60% water. Daily fluctuations in the body’s water content can send scale-watchers into a panic if they don’t understand what’s happening. Two things that can influence water retention are water consumption and salt intake. As strange as it may sound, the less water that you drink, the more of it your body retains! If you are even slightly dehydrated your body will hang onto its water supplies, possibly causing the number on the scale to creep upward. So if you are thirsty, drink up as you are already dehydrated!

Excessive amounts of salt (sodium) in our diet can also play a big role in water retention. A single teaspoon of salt contains over 2,000 mg of sodium. As a guide, we should only eating between 1,000 and 3,000 mg of sodium per day, so it can be easy to go overboard. Sodium is a sneaky substance, its in nearly everything you eat and drink. The more highly processed a food is, the more likely it is to have a high sodium content. That is why, when it comes to nutrition I recommend sticking to the basics: fruits, vegetables, lean meat, beans, and whole grains. Be sure to read the labels on canned foods, frozen meals and anything that comes packaged in a box.

Women may also retain several pounds of water prior to menstruation. This is very common and the weight will likely disappear as quickly as it arrives. As with general water retention, pre-menstrual water-weight gain can be minimized by drinking lots of water, maintaining an exercise program, and keeping high-sodium processed foods to a minimum.

The body stores carbohydrates as glycogen. Think of glycogen as the fuel tank for daily living. Some of this glycogen is stored in the liver and some is stored the muscles themselves. This energy reserve weighs more than a pound and for every gram of glycogen stored the body stores approximately 4 grams of water. This can add up to 3-4 pounds of water weight when its stored. Your glycogen supplies, along with the stored water, will shrink during the day if you fail to take in enough carbohydrates. When this happens our weight will drop on the scales but its only temporarily because as soon as we eat a meal containing carbohydrates the body will fill the glycogen fuel tank along with storing water. It’s normal to experience glycogen and water weight fluctuations of up to 2 pounds per day even with no changes in your calorie intake or activity level. These fluctuations have nothing to do with fat loss, however I can imagine they would make the weekly weigh-in at the diet club frustrating, something I’m sure they don’t tell you about!

People also tend to forget the actual weight of the food that we eat on a daily basis will affect the number on the scale. So eating a big meal along with any drinks before hopping on the scale is only going to result in a higher reading. The 5 pounds you put on right after eating a huge meal with drinks is not fat, it’s the weight of the food and will be gone in several hours when the body has finished digesting it. For this reason, it’s a good idea to weigh yourself first thing in the morning before you’ve had anything to eat or drink.

In order to store one pound of fat we need to eat 3500 calories above our daily caloric needs. So if you take the above example, to actually store the above dinner as 5 pounds of fat, you would have to eat a massive 17,500 calories. This is highly unlikely, and in fact it’s probably not humanly possible(but please don’t try to prove me wrong!). So if the scale goes up 3 or 4 pounds overnight, relax, as it’s most likely increased water weight, glycogen, and the weight of your dinner. Bear in mind that the 3,500 calorie rule also works in reverse. If our goal is to lose one pound of fat you will need to burn an extra 3,500 calories more than you take eat. Generally, it’s only possible to lose 1-2 pounds of fat per week. So when you follow a severely low calorie diet that causes your weight to drop 10 pounds in 7 days, it’s physically impossible for all of that to be fat. What you’re really losing is water, glycogen, and muscle.

This brings me to the scale’s sneakiest lie. The scale doesn’t just weigh fat; in fact it only tells you how heavy you are under gravity at that moment. So when you hope on the scale what it collectively weighs your muscles, bones, water, internal organs, in fact everything that is you. Losing weight and losing fat are two different things and in fact, the scale has no way of telling you what you’ve lost (or gained). With that in mind, if you have been on a restrictive diet and lost a lot of weight in a short period of time then you have probably lost a lot of muscle tissue. Losing muscle is nothing to celebrate. Muscle is a metabolically active tissue, the more muscle you have the more calories your body burns on a daily basis, even while you are sat reading this. That’s one of the reasons why a fit, active person is able to eat considerably more food than the dieter who is painfully counting points and who is unwittingly destroying muscle tissue. Also if you are losing a lot of weight by crash dieting and not exercising and therefore by sacrificing muscle tissue you will not get the body transformation results you desire. You will just end up a smaller version of yourself. Or as one of my clients recently put it, a smaller fat person!

If you were to compare your muscles and fat to gold and feathers with one pound of fat being a big lumpy bag of feathers, and one pound of muscle as a small but extremely valuable piece of gold. Our goal would then be to get rid of the lumpy feathers and replace it with as much gold as possible. So in effect we would weigh exactly the same the only problem with the scale is that it doesn’t differentiate between the two. It can’t tell you how much of your total body weight is lean tissue (gold) and how much is fat (feathers).

Skin-fold calipers, hydrostatic (or underwater) weighing and bioelectrical impedance are all methods we can use to measure our body composition to discern whether we are losing (or gaining) fat and muscle and while none of these methods are 100% accurate, they offer a better way of measuring our bodies changes than the scale.

Now if the thought of being pinched, dunked, or gently electrocuted doesn’t appeal to you, don’t worry, one of the best measurement tool of all is a simple tape measure and your very own eyes. If the tape is showing that you have lost inches, your clothes fit better and the person looking back at you in the mirror is a leaner, fitter more confident person who isn’t bound by different coloured days then surly that is a better judge of your success than the lies from the bathroom scale.

Do yourself a favour and buy yourself a big hammer and introduce it to the springy, beady eyed lying menace, not only will you release a lot of built up tension but you will feel better for it, (just be sure to wear the correct safety clothing)!

Train Hard, Eat Smart!

Marc

We all need a little help with exercise from time to time, whether you have been enjoying the benefits of exercise for years or you are just taking your first steps to a fitter healthier you. Then there are some people why shy away from exercise altogether as they wouldn’t know where to start or what to do. With that in mind, hiring a personal trainer can be the best investment you can make on your journey to a fitter, healthier lifestyle. I’ve listed below my top 10 reasons why you should consider hiring a personal trainer to help you with your exercise program.

1. You’re not seeing the Results You Want

If you have been exercising for weeks, months or maybe even years and not seeing the results you want then hiring a personal training can help steer you in the right direction. A good personal trainer would look at your current exercise program along with your eating habits and help you make changes to create a more effective training program. A good personal trainer will look at the goals you have set and tell you if they are realistic to achieve in the time frame that you have set.

2. You Don’t Know Where to Start

If you have never exercised before then knowing where to start can be quite a daunting prospect. A good personal trainer will design a training program that incorporates the components of fitness, strength, stamina and flexibility. A good trainer will also help you set goals and help you map out a specific schedule so you know when, where and what you should be doing to achieve those goals.

3. You’re Bored with the Same Old Workouts

If you have been exercising for some time then you may be stuck in a rut and getting bored with your workouts. If you have been doing the same training program for month after month is it any wonder that your progress has slowed and because of that exercise is becoming a chore. Hiring a trainer will bring a fresh approach to your training sessions as they will be change things on a regular basis to keep things interesting and to ensure that your progress doesn’t plateau. Even if you only meet with a trainer once per week or once per month for a program update this will ensure constant progress as you wont slip into doing your favourite exercises over and over.

4. You Need to Be Challenged

If you find that you tend to slack off on during your workouts, especially when things get tough then a trainer can motivate you to push past those self-imposed limits. A personal TRAINER WILL encourage you to lift heavier, do more reps and go faster which in turn will challenge you more than you would on your own. You will find it’s very hard to slack off with a trainer standing over you, telling you to do just”one…more…rep!”

5. You Want to Learn How to Exercise on your Own

Even if your long term goal is to design your own training programs then hiring a trainer who can teach you the way the body works and what to avoid can be a great way to avoid common injuries and will help you make an informed decision as to why you have used a specific exercise in your program as apposed to just doing something that we have seen someone in the gym do. A good trainer will teach you have to exercise with perfect form so that you will be safe while training on your own.

6. You Need Motivating and Accountability

Having a personal trainer is like having a never ending fountain of motivation and encouragement. Not only are you investing money in your health, you are also saving time. There’s nothing like having an appointment to get you motivated to get your butt off the sofa when your trainer is waiting for you. A personal trainer will also hold you accountable to the things that you say you will do. Even if you haven’t got a training session a trainer will ask you if you have been eating healthy and doing your planned workouts.

7. You Have an Injury, Illness or Health Condition

If you have any previous injuries or specific issues like arthritis, heart disease etc., then working with an experienced trainer (who works with your doctor, of course) can help design a program to help heal injuries and avoid any further problems. Its also a great idea to work with a trainer if you are pregnant and want a safe, effective workout to keep you and the baby fit and healthy. Be sure that your trainer has experience and understands your health issues.

8. You’re Training for a Specific Sport or Event

If you’re training for a specific sporting event such as a triathlon or golf tournament then an experienced trainer can help by designing a fitness program around your specific sport. Just be sure that your trainer has experience designing programs for your specific sport as not all trainers offer a sports specific service.

9. You Want Support and Supervision during Workouts

Some people know how to exercise and lift weights correctly from years of experience. However if you are just starting out then a trainer will be able to supervise your training and teach you proper exercise technique. If you are lifting heavy weights then having a trainer to “spot” you will ensure you are safe while attempting to lift personal best poundage’s

10. You Want to Workout at Home

If you would like to workout at home but have little or no equipment then a trainer can design a program around this and even offer advice on what equipment would be a good investment to help you achieve your health and fitness goals.

Train Hard, Eat Smart!

Marc

Before I get into this, one thing I definitely don’t want to do is feed into the idea of individual body part training and spot reduction on certain areas of the body. I am a big believer in total body functional training, meaning that we exercise the upper body, lower body, and core during every single training session. By training the whole body at once we maximally stimulate lean muscle gain and metabolism to promote total body fat burning in order to eliminate the body fat that is hiding those areas that people are having trouble seeing; yep the areas of stubborn fat that prevent a good body from becoming a great body. Also, a diet high in lean protein, fibre, and green veggies which is low in unnatural fats and refined sugars and starches is of course a pre-requisite if you want to see your muscles pop out in a good way. It is also important to know that you lose fat in a genetically predetermined way. You can do all the crunches and sit ups you want but without total body training, proper eating habits, and enough time to get to those stubborn fat areas you will never get rid of your gut, bingo wings, or the dreaded muffin top!

Moving onto the main event: the world’s greatest lower body exercise. My favorite leg exercises are any of the many lunge variation because I prefer single leg exercise’s over their double leg counterparts for a number of reasons. For people with back issues, single leg exercises allow them to safely perform lower body exercises without putting their lower lumbar spine at risk of hyper flexion or excessive rounding that can cause back spasms in the short run and herniated discs in the long run. Furthermore, I feel there’s often such a strength and/or flexibility imbalance between one leg and the other for most people that it’s critical to address one leg at a time to really shore up the weak links from the start.

As mentioned earlier, my favorite lunge variation is called the rear foot elevated lunge. So basically we’re going to elevate the back foot on a chair, bench, box, or any other sturdy foot support, usually about 12-18 inches high. You’ll put your front leg well in front of you in order to make sure that your front knee and ankle are lined up. In general, I tell people to exaggerate how far you put your front leg forward so that the front knee is almost slightly behind the ankle as this really helps to reduce the sheer force on the knees. Initiate the exercise by loading the front heel and dropping your hips as low as you can in a pain-free range of motion while staying really tall up top with a proud chest and shoulders back and down. Finish the rep by explosively driving through your front heel to return to the top of the movement. You can start with body weight only aiming to get the front thigh parallel to the floor or lower and then progress by adding speed of movement or by adding dumbbells. You can even incorporate some very cool combination movements with this lower body exercise like adding a curl to press at the top of the movement or even by raising dumbbells overhead to really challenge your core and single-leg balance and stability.

See the video below for a demo of the different variations of the rear-foot elevated lunge.

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I have yet to find an exercise that hits the legs as hard as this bad boy does. In particular, it really helps strengthen your vastus medialis muscle, that inner quad muscle that looks like a teardrop, that’s heavily responsible for tracking your patella and keeping your knee caps in line. So if you have a history of overtraining or patella-femoral issues this exercise is phenomenal for keeping your knees as bulletproof as possible.

Also, what’s great about it too is that it provides a very good stretch for the hip flexor of your back leg, an area that is often very tight, especially for people who spend a lot of time sitting, whether that be at a desk or in the car. Any exercise that allows you to simultaneously stretch and strengthen your body is a real keeper. Don’t waste another moment with the useless adductor machine and get off your but and crank it with the world’s best lower body exercise today!

Train Hard, Eat Smart!

Marc