IS YOUR PHONE KILLING YOUR GAINS?

Ollie McCarthy looks at why leaving your phone in your bag can make a massive difference to your workout

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When working with clients, one of the biggest barriers to exercise I come across is time. While for some people with extremely busy lives, not having enough time may be valid, for the most part, it's that people don't use their time effectively - rather than don't have enough of it.

All you need to do is look round the gym and you will see one thing distracting the majority of people - their phone. Rows of people glued to their screens while sitting on machines: 30 seconds of hard work followed by 10 minutes of scrolling.