“3 stone lighter and generally happier with life”

"Meeting Lucy, and the rest of the team at BBG, have been truly life-changing for me. At 40, I had enjoyed more than 10 years of over-indulgence with a growing family and little or no exercise. I was very aware, and unhappy, about the person I had become – there is no ‘before’ photograph as [...]

What is stress? How can it affect us?

What is stress? How can it affect us and how can we lead a less stressful life? Somebody every second in some part of the world uses the phrase “I’m so stressed” but what does that really mean? We start to wonder if this is a healthy type of stress or should we start to [...]

Eating habits and weight loss

How do our habits affect our weight? A lot of our behaviour is guided by habits we form – more, in fact, than we often realise. So for example, we may be aware that we habitually drink a coffee at a certain time each day, but we are perhaps less aware that it is also [...]

Lost over 2 stone – couldn’t be happier

Before I started training with the BBG, my life was very similar to other people that had just started there. I also had a desk job, bad eating habits, too busy/lazy to exercise or any excuse to hand! In my case, throw a major operation and being made redundant from work into the mix on [...]

Women Shouldn’t Be Afraid Of Weight Training

More and more women are starting to strength train, and for good reason! It’s a fast, effective way to build a better­looking body and improve your health. But if you’re not yet convinced that strength training is for you, then these four reasons are likely to change your mind. 1. Strength training will transform your [...]

Perfection is Your WORST Enemy.

"With my diet I go all or nothing" "I had a glass of wine last night so I'll start my diet again on Monday" "I just don't have the willpower" How often have you or someone you know said or thought something similar to the above? All the above statements imply that when it comes to eating/dieting there [...]

By |2017-03-09T12:11:29+00:00July 5th, 2015|Diet, Fat Loss, Personal Trainer, Personal Training|0 Comments

My PT, Eddie, took charge.

Mid 40’s, paunch, unwanted extra chins, no exercise, clothes getting tighter and tighter  - I had to do something, so I signed up to the 10-week fat loss programme. My PT, Eddie, took charge. I found Eddie to be highly focused throughout each of my 1 hour training sessions. Listening, as well as explaining, he [...]

Increased my strength AND lost weight!

I have now worked with James Allen on strength and conditioning training for over a year it has been so enjoyable I increased my weekly sessions from 2 to 3 times per week and haven’t looked back….the results have been fantastic and speak for themselves in June 2014 I weighed in at 16½ stone and [...]

Is Dehydration Ageing You?

Drinking the correct amount of water helps the body to lose weight as well as make you look healthy and keep your energy levels high. The average human body is 75% water so it’s important to keep ourselves topped up for optimum health. Most health experts suggest drinking 2 litres of water per day. This [...]

By |2017-03-09T12:11:30+00:00June 24th, 2015|Diet, Fat Loss, Fitness|0 Comments
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