How Can I Stop Eating Puddings?
True story – I asked one of our gym members yesterday that if I could write about anything health, fitness or food related what would he read and he said “how can I stop eating puddings”!! And why not? That sweet tooth that some people have means that after meals they reach for something to […]
Read moreRunning and Injury Prevention
Following on from last week’s blog about the benefits of strength and conditioning and running, this weeks article looks at running and injury prevention. Specifically, the use of stretching and other methods in preventing injury for runners. Several academic articles offer contradicting findings and conclusions but this article is based upon a review of the […]
Read moreIeuan’s Outdoor Body Blast Workout
This Outdoor Body Blast Workout is ideal for taking your training and fitting it in anywhere, anytime. All you require is your body weight and a bit of open space. This workout is perfect for raising your heart rate, turning on your sweat tap and giving your metabolism the kick start it needs for the […]
Read moreHealthy Meatball Recipes
As a personal trainer, I love recommending food and recipes which my personal training clients can make in bulk, it means they have a ready supply of food for lunches and evening meals – perfect if you have a busy lifestyle and don’t always have the time to slave away for hours in the kitchen. […]
Read moreStrength Training For Runners
With the sun teasing us and (hopefully) coming out soon, I can only assume many people will be dusting off their trainers, taking to the pavements, and clocking up some mileage. To push for personal bests or simply get around the route many people assume their training is all run, run, run. I am not […]
Read moreIeuan’s Mediterranean Prawn Recipe
This Mediterranean Prawn recipe is a simple quick dish is perfect for making a large batch and preparing several meals for the week all in one go. It is a very tasty and filling mixture of fresh prawns, mixed vegetables, and rice and is super easy to prepare. For this Mediterranean Prawn recipe all you […]
Read moreSlam Ball Workout
The slam ball is a great piece of kit to get your heart rate high and add weight to your training. Try this slam ball workout the next time you’re in the gym and watch as your heart rate rockets. For the slam ball workout, complete all 8 exercises for 20s with 10s rest […]
Read moreStatic vs Dynamic Stretching
Stretching has long been the advice of most fitness and health professionals. It is, in my opinion, important that the type of stretching is appropriate for your goals of stretching, so this blog looks at static vs dynamic stretching. Many people will simply perform a static stretch that involves holding a position for a prolonged […]
Read moreFat Loss Intervals
For this weeks workout I’ve decided to put together an aggressive fat burning workout. This isn’t for the faint hearted! These fat loss intervals require 100% focus and intensity during the work periods and 100% rest in the recovery periods. Don’t worry about how many intervals you have to go, simply focus on the […]
Read moreQuinoa, Spinach & Egg Breakfast Bake
I have been encouraging all of my personal training clients to make this recipe for the last couple of weeks so I thought I would share it with you. This quinoa, spinach and egg breakfast bake is, as the name suggests, great for breakfast but it’s equally great for lunches. The recipe makes around 4 […]
Read moreWhat’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 moreIeuan’s Metabolic Workout – Metabolic Madness
Spring is upon us and Summer is around the corner so why not get a head start on that beach body and start stripping back some of that body fat? This metabolic workout offers a quick whole body blast that will send your metabolism skyrocketing, make you sweat like never before, and have your body […]
Read moreHow 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 […]
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