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Jon Hall

When not helping people to transform their lives and bodies, Jon can usually be found either playing with his kids or taxi-ing them around. If you'd like to find out more about what we do at RISE then enter your details in the box to the right or bottom of this page or at myrise.co.uk - this is the same way every single one of the hundreds who've described this as "one of the best decisions I've ever made" took their first step.

18th January 2025

It’s a “nice to have” | RISE Macclesfield | Group Personal Training gym weight loss programmes

I mentioned in yesterday's blog that motivation isn't a 'binary' thing. It's not something that we either 'have' or 'don't have'. And that thinking it is will probably keep us stuck. And it's
17th January 2025

It’s not binary | RISE Macclesfield | Group Personal Training gym weight loss programmes

In yesterdays' blog, I talked about how motivation often comes more easily when we're getting results. And how, counter-intuitively, working harder can therefore be easier (as we feel motivated to do
16th January 2025

“Harder” is easier | RISE Macclesfield | Group Personal Training gym weight loss programmes

The thing that people tell me that they struggle with the most is "motivation". Which I completely get. I get it both from over two decades of helping people with this kind
15th January 2025

How to guarantee frustration | RISE Macclesfield | Group Personal Training gym weight loss programmes

Out of all what you could call the "unpleasant emotions" that I feel, frustration is by far the most frequent. Frustration at the actions, words, and behaviours of others. I'm sure you
14th January 2025

Less windows, more mirrors | RISE Macclesfield | Group Personal Training gym weight loss programmes

We're at a point in history where it's never been easier to see what other people are up to. Between the news and social media we can constantly see curated highlights
13th January 2025

You didn’t fall off the wagon | RISE Macclesfield | Group Personal Training gym weight loss programmes

Have you ever felt that you've "fallen off the wagon"? I've covered many times before that there is no wagon. It's a mental construct that we use to justify our choices. But there's
12th January 2025

How long did you spend trying? | RISE Macclesfield | Group Personal Training gym weight loss programmes

There are probably things that you'll have heard of that you might feel "work for some". Maybe meditation? Perhaps journaling? Recording our wins each day? More detailed planning? Different approaches to eating? Or exercise choices? And, in
11th January 2025

Want to increase self-doubt? | RISE Macclesfield | Group Personal Training gym weight loss programmes

I know you don't want to, but here's a list of things we can do to increase self doubt. Because chances are we've been doing some of these without realising it. -
10th January 2025

It was just a conversation | RISE Macclesfield | Group Personal Training gym weight loss programmes

In my last blog I talked about how I've always had enough clients based on talking to enough people. When I was in-club Personal Training, it was face to face conversations
9th January 2025

I just walked the floor more than anyone | RISE Macclesfield | Group Personal Training gym weight loss programmes

Yesterday, I mentioned that one of the things that I would do as an in-club Personal Trainer is walk the floor talking to members. I started out as an in-club Personal
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