Lift Yourself: A Training Guide to Getting Fit and Feeling Strong for Life

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Ditch the fad diets that promise you'll lose 10 pounds in 10 days. Step off from the treadmill. There's another way to get results, and it's all about lifting weights. In Lift Yourself, Laura Hoggins, a qualified Personal Trainer and expert in strength training, takes you on her lifting journey - from being a self-conscious, cardio junkie who was a slave to the scales to a strong and empowered strength and conditioning coach who is training for life - not for Instagram. In the book, Laura offers three different guides for the reader to embark on their own strength training journey, none of which include renewing your gym membership or buying the latest equipment- Get Fit- how to embrace the basics of strength-training Get Strong- how to develop your strength, power and fitness Get Lean- how to achieve fat loss and improve your body composition With the opportunity to not only improve your lifting but also your life by following Laura's ten strength commandments, this book will improve your body confidence and leave you feeling empowered and energised. Nothing looks as good as strong feels.

Born and raised in Surrey, Laura Hoggins developed her passion for lifting after discovering a CrossFit box in Hammersmith over three years ago. Inspired by the community of individuals whose priority was athletics and not their aesthetic, Laura quit her office job and moved into fitness full time. Now a fully trained Fitness Coach and Personal Trainer, Laura runs her own concept class, LIFTED, at the Ministry of Sound Fitness. Laura has over 11,000 Instagram followers and has worked with British Women's Lifting, Women in Sport and This Girl Can to spread a campaign that she supports that 'strong is not a size'. Runner Up in Men's Health Gym Awards '18 for 'Smartest Coach' and a regular contributor to Woman's Health, Metro and Health & Fitness Magazine, Laura speaks on podcasts, at festivals and events across the country and is the female face celebrating lifting in the UK. @laurabiceps https-//www.lifted.fitness/

Laura is one of the best female trainers in London. She empowers both women and men to achieve their best. * Hazel Wallace, author of The Food Medic * Laura's honest account of her fitness journey will inspire you to train to become your strongest, fittest and most confident you yet. * Amy Lane, Women's Health * The myth-busting bible is a strength-training guide for cardio junkies and a micro-manual for any woman too frightened to enter the weights area of the gym - or the gym at all * Evening Standard * Your freak-out-proof guide to the scariest bit of the gym * Heat * Laura believes in leading by example ... it is refreshing to see a female in the industry so passionate about the benefits of strength training. * Bradley Simmonds, personal trainer and author of Get It Done * Laura is a true inspiration to anyone with a goal of being the best version of themselves! * Hannah Tyledsley, Twice The Health * I've the utmost respect for [Laura] and what she's creating for women of all body types and abilities who are ready to take over. * Faisal Abdalla, author of the bestselling The PMA Method *