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How your life can suffer if you don’t put your health first

2019-12-01T16:50:37+00:00

As a personal trainer I’ve worked with a lot of people, busy mums and dads, business owners and people with extremely stressful jobs.   They are so busy looking after everything and everyone else most of them are really bad at looking after themselves. It might surprise you to learn that I’ve also been guilty of [...]

How your life can suffer if you don’t put your health first 2019-12-01T16:50:37+00:00

Women should lift weights

2019-10-20T15:48:32+00:00

Yes honestly, at whatever age, women should lift weights.  The importance of exercise in our lives can't be stressed enough and it shouldn’t be a chore.  There is a strong likelihood that when you find a form of exercise you enjoy you will fall in love with the feeling of exercise and the benefits that [...]

Women should lift weights 2019-10-20T15:48:32+00:00

What should you eat to lose weight?

2019-10-06T14:20:02+00:00

It’s the $64 million question isn’t it?  What to eat to lose weight? It’s a question i’m often asked so I’m going to shed a bit of light on the subject. What should you eat to lose weight? Should you reduce your carbohydrate intake, cut out fat, start taking diet supplements to ‘burn fat’ because [...]

What should you eat to lose weight? 2019-10-06T14:20:02+00:00

Fat shaming is bullying

2019-09-29T13:23:43+00:00

The debate around fat shaming has been rife in the media over the last few weeks.  The bottom line is fat shaming is bullying and it is never okay in any circumstance. It has saddened me to hear some of the stories that have been in the media recently directed towards people who are overweight [...]

Fat shaming is bullying 2019-09-29T13:23:43+00:00

Type 2 diabetes – Can making better lifestyle choices decrease your risk?

2019-09-22T14:51:41+00:00

Type 2 diabetes is one of the biggest health challenges facing the world today.  The number of people living with diabetes in the UK has more than doubled in the last 20 years.  The current figures from Diabetes UK as of February this year state that 4.7 million people in the UK now have diabetes [...]

Type 2 diabetes – Can making better lifestyle choices decrease your risk? 2019-09-22T14:51:41+00:00

My menopausal journey – the power of food **

2019-08-26T10:29:44+00:00

I’ve been thinking about sharing my menopausal journey as a blog for a number of weeks now.  As  women, the simple fact is, there is absolutely no escaping it and by sharing my journey I may be able to help someone. I’ll be honest, I had little idea about the menopause apart from the fact [...]

My menopausal journey – the power of food ** 2019-08-26T10:29:44+00:00

Walking for health

2019-06-09T17:04:27+00:00

Walking is something the vast majority of us are able to do but how many of us either choose not to or actively avoid one of the most basic of human functions………walking!!!  We’re too busy or don’t have time, we think because we’re on our feet all day that we don’t need to, it’s easier [...]

Walking for health 2019-06-09T17:04:27+00:00

Are you moving enough?

2019-05-06T13:08:26+00:00

A lot of people spend time ‘exercising’ but have you considered this question....... are you moving enough?  It’s so easy to spend time nowadays sitting working at the computer or binge-watching our favourite box sets. Our bodies actually thrive on moving at low levels for the majority of our day.  General daily activities such as [...]

Are you moving enough? 2019-05-06T13:08:26+00:00

Personal training is about so much more than weight loss. Read about Sarah’s* amazing transformation.

2019-04-28T11:36:01+00:00

Sarah* is a busy mum in her thirties with two young children.  She contacted me in January of this year and as we spoke it became apparent that she felt she had lost part of her identity, she hated looking at her reflection in the mirror and she lacked energy. In Sarah’s* words: “I contacted [...]

Personal training is about so much more than weight loss. Read about Sarah’s* amazing transformation. 2019-04-28T11:36:01+00:00

The carbohydrate debate

2019-04-07T13:29:05+00:00

Carbohydrate is now the current villain amongst the food groups.  The carbohydrate debate has, quite unbelievably, been raging for longer than Brexit. Following on from the low fat revolution of the 1980’s and 90’s most people increased their carbohydrate intake.  I tried many low fat diets of that era and watched people close to me [...]

The carbohydrate debate 2019-04-07T13:29:05+00:00