I am Ben Wilson – Personal Trainer, Nutritionist and Author of the book The Grand Unified Theory of Weight Loss. I have been helping people get in shape since 2002.
I coach people in person in London (Battersea) or by video with Online Personal Training – One to One Sessions.
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Walk or Run? Cut Carbs or Fat?
I often get asked binary questions on all sorts of topics. I’m notoriously hard to pin down to one black or white answer, like when I was on the BBC 1 Breakfast show (see below). This is mainly because most questions have nuance to them. Here are some common topics I...
VO2 Max
I had someone contact me around improving their VO2 max, which made me realise I hadn't got an article on it despite my recent posts on aerobic training methods, mitochondria and zone 2 training. What is VO2 & Why Does It Even Matter? The maximum volume of oxygen...
You vs Your Body & Behaviours
I read section one from my book over the weekend and wanted to share a short extract that always seems to hit home with clients. It’s about understanding who’s really running the show when it comes to your health, fitness and habits. It is essential to understand the...
Best You Tube videos in 2025
I was in Istanbul this weekend and was sorting through my You Tube playlists while waiting in the airport. The internet can drain your time watching aimless videos for hours, but it can also educate and transform your results in one or more areas of your life. Below...
Zone 2 Training
I spent a week in Barcelona at the end of August so decided to use the free time out there to put in a good amount of running. I ran 20km on each of the first four days of the holiday, giving me 100km for the 7 day period. It was fun enough exploring a new place,...
Children’s Sport, Adult Lessons
The Telegraph ran an article last week titled "5 Ways To Make Your Kids Good At Sport" (Read here>), it was nicely written and a good overview of elite performance using research from adults who made it professionally. I have seen my fair share of aspiring Rugby...
Beliefs Over Biology
One of the most overlooked groups in the whole self-help world are the people who don’t really like change. If you don’t enjoy upheaval, trying new things or disrupting comfortable patterns you are not alone and there’s nothing wrong with you. The problem is if an...
A September Fitness Drive
Just like that we are into September, with the kids back to school and most people have taken their holidays. This means we are about to start the third natural fitness drive of the year, the run in to the festive period. For me, I have been all guns blazing with my...
Intuitive Eating 101
Intuitive eating is a famous book written about by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch back in 1995, it is now in its 4th edition and still going strong. The book was created as a counter to the ever growing diet culture, the endless cycle of plans, restriction and...








