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Yoga For Lower Back Pain
This has been a bad back week. Anyone who follows my blogs will know that I suffer from intermittent lower back problems. For some reason – without doing anything different – I have been in agony since Saturday. I’ve had to use an abundance of heat patches, and try and find new ways to get […]
Read articleWhat’s Your Excuse?
An article on my web browser caught my eye today about the types of excuses that people make for the reasons they don’t exercise. There’s no point in denying it – we all have them…..”I’m too tired”, “it’s raining and too cold”, “I should have gotten up earlier to go” “my muscles hurt too much” (almost […]
Read articleHow Should I Breathe When Exercising?
Honestly, if I had been asked this last week it would have been on my strange questions blog. But this was asked on Monday and as weird as it sounds ‘how should I breathe when exercising’ is a very valid question! Breathing in and out is a no brainer – we do it automatically. But […]
Read article101 Burpee Challenge!
Have you ever noticed how personal trainers not only seem to love burpees, but also introduce new variations as if to try and disguise them? But let’s face it, we never manage to pull the wool over your eyes! But love them or hate them, they do provide a physical challenge and no one burpee […]
Read articleStrange Questions Personal Trainers Are Asked!
As personal trainers, not only do we train people, provide nutritional advice, help them to reach their goals and so on…but we also often step up to be life coaches, pain gurus, sounding boards, training buddies and above all else, a vast font of incredible knowledge! What has become apparent to me at least over […]
Read articleDay On A Plate Recipe Challenge!
Something you may not know about me is that I used to LOVE Ready Steady Cook – and I’m not sorry! I went to see it live when it toured the country and I even applied to be on the show. Imagine my delight when one of my exams for my cooking diploma was in […]
Read articleMarch Seasonal Superfoods!
My client and I were discussing this morning that when she went to Australia, avocados were everywhere – they were grown locally and in abundance. We started to think about what superfoods Spring brings us here in the UK which are good for us – and whether other people were aware of it! So here’s a list […]
Read articleWhat Should My Body Fat Be?
If you’ve read our blogs before, you will know that the amount of body fat we have varies dependent on age, body type and sex. We know that women naturally have more body fat than men. Every body needs some essential fat for our bodies to function correctly, but do you know exactly what your body […]
Read articleThigh And Glute Workout – Feel The Burn
If anyone saw me in the latter of part of the week (especially Friday), they will have witnessed that no amount of walking, cycling or holiday tabata’s had prepared my legs to return to weighted resistance training. The burn that was taking place in my quads and glutes didn’t just flare up when I walked, […]
Read articleHow Did A Vegan Cope In China?
I was a little apprehensive about our Chinese adventure – the last time I went to Beijing, I lived on a diet of Pak Choi and Boiled Rice for 10 days. But it was a long time ago, and I’m not the same timid vegan. Armed with protein shakes for last resort options (very useful […]
Read articleWhat Does Fit Look Like?
This week the results of a country wide survey (albeit actually of only 2,000 people around the country) revealed Leeds to be the 5th Fittest City in the UK. GO LEEDS! However, when you start to look at the survey in more detail, it raises a number of questions – so sorry Leeds, you may not be as […]
Read articleKate’s Travelling Workout
For some people who are active every day, the idea of doing very little or no exercise for two weeks can be a little scary – welcome to my nightmare! I’m about to embark on a very exciting adventure holiday but the scenic walking and cycling isn’t anywhere near my normal daily routine. None of […]
Read articlePros and Cons of Caffeine
The Independent reported this week that a new study shows that if you consume more than one caffeinated product in a 24 hour period, it does not add extra beats to your heart rate (past studies have shown the opposite). The only problem is it doesn’t say what those caffeinated products were or how many […]
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