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Festive Interval Training
The excuses are already rolling in for not working out over the Christmas Period…I’m busy with family, I’m not at work so won’t be near the gym and so on and so on. But here’s a lovely festive interval training session which only requires a timer. No kit, no excuses. Get it done! These are all […]
Read articleMy Secret Ingredients For Tasty Food – Part 1
Ahhhhh Winter…..the time for different kinds of stews, soups and chilli’s. But sometimes it’s hard to find the motivation to simply make yet another type of soup. So here’s the trick, I have a few secret ingredients up my sleeve to add a new lease of life to your food. Over the next couple of […]
Read articleJuicing – What’s In The Pulp?
This juice contains 1x beetroot, 4x apples, 4x carrots, 1/2x lemon and a bit of ginger. We’ve written a number of blogs regarding juicing but this one will be a little different. The problems with juice diets is that we are all told so many different things it’s hard to know what to believe. So rather […]
Read articleWeak As I Am…..Overcoming Weakness
(image: https://pixabay.com/en/caricature-man-weak-effort-812270/) As personal trainers we hear this a lot – “my arms are so weak” , “am I the weakest client you’ve ever had?” and so on. As no one person is the same as the next, why would we be comparing ourselves to others – we shouldn’t be! And if you’re worried about your arms […]
Read articleWholefood Recipes
Ok, I’m going to be honest…..I didn’t do my weekly shop at the weekend. Yikes! What does that mean for my food for the next couple of days?!? Well, my cupboards contain a vast assortment of dried lentils, chana dal, quinoa, country soup mix, herbs and spices, and I reckon I have the odd stock cube, […]
Read articleIs Trampolining Really Good Exercise?
Most of you will know that I LOVE trying the more unusual types of exercise – aerial hoops and Pound as examples. So it’s only natural that I should give this trampolining thing a go! One of my clients returned from a break in Turkey talking non stop about rebounding (those mini trampolines) and what a good work […]
Read articleWhat is COPD?
Some of you may already be familiar with the acronym COPD….it’s been doing the rounds on social media at the moment. You know, those posts where people ask their friends to put it on their status for an hour….. In a way it does raise some awareness, but personally, I think it’s more important to […]
Read articleMake Time For Yourself
Our personal training client’s success stories are all different, as no one client is the same. Likewise it’s not unusual for personal training clients to change their goals! Meet Lucy. Lucy’s goals include wanting to get strong, to lose weight, to get better at running, to have a hard workout, to unwind, and more importantly – to follow the motto […]
Read articleFitness Trackers – Don’t Believe Everything you Read!
Has anyone this week sat on their high horse and told you with glee that your fitness tracker was a waste of money as they’ve been allegedly proven to not provide health benefits? Well let’s sort this out!! A piece of research based on 800 people in Singapore has concluded that fitness trackers whilst seemingly moderately increasing peoples’ […]
Read articleBish Bash Bosh Lentil And Spinach Curry
Ever wanted to be like Jamie Oliver or the Body Coach in the kitchen? You know, where you just throw and drop ingredients into a pan and ‘bish bash bosh’ you have your meal? Yeah, me too! The thought of not having to weigh ingredients or keep an eye on the time really appeals to […]
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