Joe Langley Personal Training

10/11/2025

Your workout plan needs to fit your current reality.

Life changes — work hours shift, family responsibilities grow, you travel, get ill, get injured... and that all affects how often you can train, what you can do, and how hard you can go.

That’s why I’m always checking in with clients and adjusting their plans. What worked a few months ago might not work now — and that’s totally fine.

For me, becoming a dad earlier this year has meant less sleep and a lot less free time. So I’ve cut my training down from 5–6 sessions a week (60–90 mins each) to about 3 shorter sessions (40–50 mins), focusing on full-body workouts that keep me ticking over while I find my new rhythm.

If your reality’s shifted recently, make sure your plan does too. Even the best plan can become the wrong one if it doesn’t suit the season you’re in.

Here’s a bit of last week’s training 💪

31/10/2025

The end of another in-house JLPT Challenge! 🤩

You see, it’s not enough for us to make our clients suffer just during their sessions — we like to pit them against each other in full Hunger Games-style showdowns.

We’ve watched them go from complete strangers to sworn rivals as they battle it out on the leaderboard, each one desperate to claim victory. 🏆

And what do our champions win for their efforts?

A generous reward — vouchers for the local Greengrocer! Because nothing says “congratulations on your triumph” quite like a basket of fruit and veg. 😂

27/10/2025

23/10/2025

Amazing work from our client John & his JLPT coach Olly 🤩

5 months in & a whopping 37lbs down! Plus a huge reduction in his blood pressure.

Still more progress to make to have him in peak shape for a monstrous trek next year, but he is fast becoming a lean mean, weight lifting machine!

Well done John & Olly 💪

20/10/2025

Why Motivation Is a Load of Sh*t

Even after nearly 14 years as a personal trainer, I still regularly struggle to find the motivation to train after a long day.

Today was one of those days.

I know all the reasons why it’s good for me — physically, mentally, emotionally — but some days, heading home just feels easier.

If you’re someone who constantly struggles to stay consistent, here’s the truth: waiting for motivation to strike isn’t the answer.

You can’t rely on motivation — it’s unreliable as hell.

What does work is structure. Build training into your weekly routine so it becomes non-negotiable — something you just do.

Because those days when you’re tired, you're a bit sore, haven’t eaten enough, or just can’t be arsed?

Those are the days that matter most.

Even if it’s not your best session, showing up reinforces that this is part of your lifestyle — not just something you do when you “feel like it.”

That’s how consistency is built. One unmotivated session at a time.

Here's a little of todays "I'd much rather be at home watching Celebrity Traitors" workout...

08/10/2025

Everyone we train is busy.

They have families. They run businesses.

You’d think being busy is a reason not to train.

But actually, it’s the reason it works.

A set day and time for yourself MAKES it happen.

No talking yourself out of it. No “I’ll go tomorrow” — tomorrow never happens.

Your trainer is waiting. You show up. You move. You push yourself.

That hour becomes yours — a chance to get out of your head, focus on yourself, and recharge.

When life is full-on, these moments of structure and self-care keep you grounded.

Consistency isn’t about motivation. It’s about making your training non-negotiable.

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30/09/2025

How hard do you REALLY train?

If you're finding the time in amongst your busy life to exercise on regular basis, then WELL DONE.

Because you're already in the minority of people.

BUT, make sure you get the absolute most out of that precious time by working hard.

Pushing yourself out of that all too familiar comfort zone & achieving something new every month 💪
..this was just Tims warm up set 😉

23/09/2025

Your weekly reminder to GO LIFT SOME WEIGHTS 💪

Whether you want to:

✅ Lose weight
✅ Build muscle
✅ Get stronger
✅ Reduce injury risk
✅ Boost your energy
✅ Improve your sleep
✅ Sharpen your focus

—or just feel like an even more awesome version of yourself—

weight training should be a non-negotiable part of your weekly routine.
I would say over 75% of our clients’ workouts use weight training — and that’s no accident.

Minute for minute, the benefits of strength training simply can’t be matched by other forms of exercise.

So, whatever your health and fitness goals, if you’re not already lifting, I strongly encourage you to start adding it to your weekly programme.

✨ Let’s normalise weight training for EVERYONE.