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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
I’m referring to an article that was published last year by a tabloid newspaper. If you’ve seen James Corden on the television over the last year or so it is plain to see that he has lost a significant amount of weight. Sounds amazing doesn’t it? Admit it, you’re intrigued and want to learn how [...]
Everywhere we turn we’re bombarded with diets aren’t we? Paleo, low carb high fat, vegan, Cambridge diet, the list is endless but do diets work? Most people over the age of 25 have tried at least one diet in their life. And if your main aim is the loss of body fat I’m guessing you’ve [...]
Did you start the New Year with a resolution to improve your diet and fitness? Let me guess, now you find it's March already, you stuck to it for a few weeks at best, and it's now a dim and distant memory. A New Year signifies new beginnings to many of us and gives us [...]
How active you are on a daily basis and could you be more active? I’m not talking about how many hours you spend at the gym or running for miles on end but just how active you are and how much you actually move during the course of a day. You may be interested to [...]
There are plenty of guidelines out there offering advice on how much exercise we should take on a weekly basis along with recommendations for the amount of cardiovascular exercise in conjunction with resistance training. We are also frequently told that we should do a certain number of steps every day but have you ever considered [...]
For me, being a personal trainer is the most amazing job ever as I get to combine my love of exercise with helping people achieve their health and fitness goals. Over the years I’ve been asked a lot of questions in relation to exercise and fat loss so I’d like to share a couple of [...]
What are the components of an effective exercise plan to lose weight? I would say that the biggest percentage of my clients come to me because they want to lose weight. People tend to approach this in a kind of all or nothing way but it really doesn’t need to be complicated. For the majority [...]