What Are The Best Vitamins and Minerals To Fight A Cold?
Lets be honest, there isn’t many over the counter drugs/ remedies that do much to fight a cold. The easiest solution is not get one in the first place! What are the best vitamins and minerals to fight a cold? Indeed, are there even vitamins and minerals which will fight a cold? What Is A Cold […]
Read moreAre Resistant Starches Good For You?
As a personal training company we discourage our weight loss clients from eating processed carbohydrates such as bread and pasta as we believe they are detrimental to weight loss, so you can imagine the looks of happiness on our clients’ faces last week when it came out in the press that you can eat ‘resistant […]
Read moreRunning Drills To Make You A Stronger, Faster Runner
Hello all of you runners out there! Hands up how many of you dedicate some time each week, at least three times ideally, to performing corrective exercises and running drills to make you a stronger, faster runner. As I thought, probably not enough of you ;o) And I’ll be honest it wasn’t until I started […]
Read moreCan I Eat Carbs If I Want To Lose Weight?
How many carbohydrates should I eat? What carbohydrates should I eat? Can I eat carbs if I want to lose weight? These are questions asked by our personal training clients who wish to lose weight. It is important to ensure that you eat the correct amount and type of carbs but equally important is […]
Read moreWhat Is Carbohydrate Cycling and Should You Be Doing It?
What is Carbohydrate Cycling? I’ve been asked this question a lot recently from a lot of people, its nothing new or magic but it is an effective approach to fat loss and hypertrophy. As with all things health and fitness, simple tends to be best. I’m not a fan of anything that can’t be continued […]
Read moreA Personal Trainer’s View On Fazenda Leeds
Going out and eating healthy can be a difficult task, especially if you’re working towards a specific goal, such as fat loss, building muscle, or even improving your endurance. When I’m going to eat out I like to go places where I have more control over my food, rather than simply picking the healthiest choice […]
Read moreAre Breakfast Biscuits Healthy?
Ooooh I’ve not had a good rant on my blog for a while so I thought I’d not disappoint and let of some steam this week :O) I have two bug bears at the moment. The first is the promotion of a certain popular diet whose current radio commercial is about chips being allowed on their […]
Read moreCan Processed Foods Be Healthy?
Sometimes the wonderful world of the internet is hard to take seriously when you’re reading about ways that processed foods are “killing people” whilst at the same time being bombarded by advertisements for low calorie prepared meals which cook in 3 minutes in your microwave! Our food spectrum ranges from 0=“as nature intended” or unprocessed […]
Read moreHow Healthy Are Protein Bars, Diet Bars and Energy Bars?
You only have to walk into any corner shop, gym, petrol station or supermarket and you will see protein bars, energy bars, diet bars and food bars on sale. These bars are designed to be appealing to people who are unorganised and don’t plan their weekly food or need to grab something quick when on […]
Read moreHow the Flip is Lucy Training To Flip A Tyre 1000 Times?!
Hopefully people are aware that on the 20th September 2014 I will be flipping one of our famous motive8 tyre one thousand times for a charity very close to my heart set up by my family ‘ Take One Moment’. When I first stood in the farm yard back home looking for tyres that could give our personal training […]
Read moreTRX Exercise for Serratus Anterior Strengthening
Injuries to the Serratus Anterior muscle are becoming increasingly more common and surprisingly over the last couple of years I have heard how 3 people I know have injured this muscle throwing a ball or stick for their dog. Injury to the serratus anterior is much more common in baseball player ,cricketers and golfers, so […]
Read more6 Top Questions About Protein
There are a number of questions I get asked about protein such as….how much protein should be eaten per meal? When should I eat protein throughout the day? Why do I need protein? In this blog I will answer 6 common questions about protein to get you up to speed on how your body uses […]
Read morePerforming Over Head Squats to Improve Posture
Olympic lifters have a remarkable level of flexibility their ability to catch and balance a large weight over head from a full squat position takes a great deal of strength and flexibility. Most average untrained individuals would struggle to hold perform the snatch position using a broom stick. Even if you are not interested in […]
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