Male Fat Loss Training: London

If you're new to fitness or you're returning after a break, we appreciate that the idea of telling a personal trainer that you'd like to lose weight might feel like you're opening the door to a lot of hard work and suffering. 

Don't worry though - the last things you'll hear from us are any of those "no pain, no gain" or "go big or go home" type of 'motivational' mottos. Quite the opposite. 

When you workout with Fitness Lab, you'll be working with a personal training team that helps you understand the way you move is more important than the weight you move - and that every session should be a celebration of the steps you're taking toward your goal. We're not saying you won't work up a sweat - but you'll do it in a way that's positive, sustainable, and - importantly - fun.

For more about our approach and what to expect, take a look at our blog: What Does a Beginner Weight Loss Programme Look Like?

Unfortunately, the million-and-one diet and exercise plans out there that promise to 'target belly fat' are using men's tendency to store fat on their midriffs as a way to get your attention.

The truth is, there's no such thing as 'spot reducing' fat. No matter how many ab crunches you do, you're never going to just get rid of belly fat - and there's no miracle diet that melts away fat from your stomach.

When you work with Fitness Lab, we'll be realistic about how male fat loss works. If you want a flatter and more toned stomach - we'll get you there, but your workouts won't be focused on hammering your stomach muscles! 

For a more detailed look at how men carry and lose weight, check out our blog: Where Do Men Lose Fat First?

Absolutely. Every member of the Fitness Lab team has a passion for health and wellbeing - and each of them will tell you that the advice around eating is just as important as the training!

Don't panic though - there aren't any crash diets or heavily restrictive eating plans involved. Experience tells us that small, meaningful changes are the way to deal with fat loss in the kitchen. In fact, we've created a detailed blog post on this subject: How To Eat for Fat Loss and Muscle Gain.

What's more, you'll be pleased to hear that we get exactly the same cravings as you do - so you'll never hear us telling you that your favourite takeaway or dessert is completely off the menu!

Yes, almost certainly. It's easy to take a look at social media and get the impression that everyone's got motivation to spare - but that's really not the case. Motivation is difficult to find - especially at the start of your fitness journey. 

The good news is, personal training can give you the nudge you need when you feel like skipping your workout. It's not all about patting you on the back and cheering you on though - we work with principles and ideas that are proven to help you build weight loss habits that stick. 

If you'd like to learn more about how we knowledge, goals, measurements and atmosphere to inspire motivation, check out our blog: How Can a Personal Trainer Help Your Motivation?

In time, yes. Don't worry though - even if you're new to fitness and feel slightly worried by the idea of picking up huge stacks of weights, you're in safe hands.

To start with, we'll always focus on 'form' - the correct way of executing any exercise. This is equally - if not more - important than the weight you're moving. By the time you're ready to start building the weight up, you'll be 100% comfortable with each exercise.

Strength training is an essential part of losing body fat and feeling more confident about your physique. Not only will strength training help to improve your posture and the way you look - it will also help your body to consume more calories at rest (another essential part of losing body fat).

This is just a quick overview - but if you'd like to learn more about why strength training is essential for people looking to lose weight, you can check out our blog: Should I Be Lifting Weights to Lose Weight?

Generally, you should be looking at more 'reps' (repetitions - the number of times you perform an exercise) and 'sets' (the number of time you produce that many repetitions) when you're aiming to lose weight.

Of course, the weight that you're moving has a big part to play too. No one would expect you to simply do more sets and reps of a heavy weight - so training for fat loss will generally involve low/medium weights.

There's a lot of science involved in why this is the right choice for weight loss. This science is mostly around the fat-burning benefits of you muscles and connective tissue react to 'time under tension' - so, since more sets and reps increase that time under tension, this is what you should be aiming for to shift unwanted fat.

We've explored this topic in more detail in our blog: How Many Sets and Reps For Weight Loss?

Yes, we do. We use professional level Tanita MC-580 body composition scales – some of the very best in the personal training industry.

Connected to an app, our Tanita scales will give you an incredible in-depth assessment of your body. You’ll get a view on sarcopenia levels, visceral fat levels, total body fat in % and kg, total muscle in % and kg, water % and kg and more.

You’ll also get a regular review of muscular balance within your body – which is invaluable to our personal trainers, as it allows us to take into account any imbalances or injuries, so we can continually fine-tune your fitness regime and body transformation journey.

We've explained more about measuring fat loss in our blog: How Do You Measure Fat Loss?