You are not the captain of your ship

Big changes in direction come from the rudder, not the oars.   Have you ever decided to go on a diet, and found yourself munching on a piece of cake four days after starting on your new eating plan? You know that eating cake while trying to lose weight is an irrational thing to do, [...]

Improving sleep quality – Zzzz…

Hi everyone. Lately I have developed a fascination for improving sleep quality. There is more and more research showing it is less about time on the pillow (although increasing this is a good start) and more about the quality of the sleep and sleep efficiency. I have provided a few pointers on how to sleep [...]

A big thank you to Graham

"My unhealthy relationship with food started when I was in my mid-teens. To begin with I'd severely limit what I'd eat and typically this would result in me having a single small meal at the end of the day and this was usually only to show my worried Mum that I was actually eating something. [...]

Run Forest Run!

Run Forest Run! Now the weather's getting warmer I'm sure many of you are beginning to dig out those old running shorts and hitting the roads for a good ole fashion run - and why not? Running is a great way of getting that cardiovascular system working, toning the legs, getting your daily intake of [...]

Stay motivated by using Behavioural Goals

Stay motivated by using Behavioural Goals While goal setting on the face of it seems simple, choosing goals that will actual help you through the process is actually more difficult than it seems. It’s easy to think up of a few outcome goals you would like to achieve… lose a few pounds, how much weight [...]

6 Tips to help you hit your daily protein intake!

6 Tips to help you hit your daily protein intake! When consulting with new clients, they always seem surprised about how much daily protein we need in our diets and it can be a daunting task to fit it all in. After years of a high protein diet I’ve picked up some useful ways of [...]

FIVE reasons to step off the treadmill

FIVE reasons why you should step off the treadmill and onto the lifting platform! Weight training should be at the heart of your exercise regime for plenty of reasons, especially if fat loss is your primary goal, here’s why I feel it’s beneficial! 1) The “Afterburner” effect Probably the biggest reason you should start incorporating [...]

GIVE HIIT A GO!

GIVE HIIT A GO! The days of running countless hours on the treadmill are slowing coming to an end and many of us are giving the very popular method of HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) a go. So for those of you who are not sure what HIIT involves, listen up. HIIT consists of short [...]

Training & Nutrition Myths (basically a rant)

Training & Nutrition Myths (basically a rant) For some reason the topics of training and even more so nutrition can make the most intelligent people believe or be scare mongered by the daftest things. Often these ideas or mad notions about nutrition and training have some basis. Most likely they have read about it somewhere in [...]

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