Healthy Raspberry Recipes
We have been eating raspberries for the last two weeks in my house – and yet more and more fruit is ripening. I’ve eaten them raw and I’ve added them to my porridge – but what else can you do with them? Obviously I could freeze them, but then I’m still going to have to […]
Read moreReasons or Excuses?
I had an interesting conversation with one of my personal training clients recently. She said she had started relabelling why she hadn’t fit in her training or followed her healthy eating as reasons rather than excuses. I liked this approach, it meant that you could genuinely justify why you hadn’t taken postive action and highlight when you […]
Read moreHow Do Stimulants Affect Your Body?
Before you start thinking hard core drugs here – that’s not the kind of stimulants I’m talking about! Secondly, this blog has been brought about because this week I gave up coffee on the advice of my osteopath. Don’t get me wrong – I’m not an addict – I only ever have two coffees a […]
Read moreBad Nutrition Advice People Believe Part 3 – Avoid Salt
Avoid Salt Like its the Plague It’s a big thing in the nutrition world that salt is bad for your health. Most people have accepted that good fats won’t make you fat and higher protein diets won’t damage your bones, but salting your food is definitely still taboo. Don’t get me wrong it is true […]
Read moreA Barre Inspired Workout
Barre is an up and coming fitness class based on ballet inspired exercises. Not sure if it’s for you? Well, if you want something to strengthen and tone those legs, glutes and abs; or if core stability, flexibility and balance are your goals – you may want to think again! Don’t worry you don’t need […]
Read moreVitamin B12 – Are you having enough?
True story…..”The blood tests you had have come back as normal, apart from your B12 level”. This is the first line of a letter I received this week. I’m not alarmed or worried, vitamin B12 deficiency is common in vegetarians and vegans – although, that said, back in 2013 40% of people were deficient in […]
Read moreWhat is Calisthenics?
You may have heard this term, calisthenics, being used. It is becoming more and more popular but to be honest, if you grew up in the Jane Fonda era it was popular then! In simple terms calisthenics a form of exercise that utilises body weight as a resistance to movement. The word stems from the Greek, kallos, meaning beauty, […]
Read moreHealthy Burger Recipes – Vegi vs Meat!
As I Personal Trainer, I understand the importance of a healthy, balanced diet BUT I also like to enjoy my food too! This means I like to make healthy versions of what some people would call a ‘bad food’. I’m a vegi and my husband is a carnivore so it often means I make two […]
Read moreHow to Keep Your Metabolism High At Work
A large percentage of the population have sedentary jobs. That’s not to say those people don’t work hard, it’s just that they are stationary for a large proportion of their working day. Whilst we know that our metabolism doesn’t ever stop and that we still burn calories whilst we are sat down, is there any […]
Read moreBad Nutrition Advice People Believe Part 2 – Fewer Calories = Greater Fat Loss!
Eat As Few Calories As Possible For Fat Loss. As I said in Part 1 of our Nutritional Advice People Believe, The world of nutrition is certainly is confusing, not because maintaining a healthy diet is difficult but because there is so many contradicting ideas floating around! We aim, in these blogs, to help bust […]
Read moreBody Weight Pyramid Workout
Do you travel a lot? Find yourself short of equipment or time? Or simply need a training session you can do anywhere you find yourself? Why not try this energy sapping body weight pyramid workout? All you need is enough space to sweat it out, and is ideal for smashing out in the Summer sun. […]
Read moreClient Success Stories – Taking Control Back
Our clients seek out personal training for very different reasons: weight loss or gain, training for a specific event (sporting or other such as a wedding), keeping mobile and healthy, pregnancy, return from injury and so on. Coincidentally therefore, our clients all have very different success stories. Recently one of our newest Do It In […]
Read moreAnkle Sprains: Return to Sport
Ankles are the bane of many athletes lives, such as footballers, they suffer ankle injuries such as ankle sprainsand often see them returning season long. One way to minimise this recurrence is to ensure a safe return sport/activity; when you are ready to tackle the demands of said sport/activity. Ankle sprains often occur in the […]
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