Happy New Year!
January is the time of new beginnings – many of us are starting the year with a diet.
But, did you know that only 20% of people will be successful this year?
That means 80% of people will fail at reaching their diet related goal, most of them within the first two months of the year.
I’m going to do a free video talk to help you be part of the 20% of people who will achieve their health and fitness goals this year. It’ll be on Tuesday 18th January at 10am, and it’ll […]
Next in our series of things to do now you’re not in your 20’s, let’s look at exercise.
Exercise is important throughout our lives, but the way we approach it should change as we get older.
The first thing is to dedicate more than a minute to warming up before your workouts. Things take a little longer to get going than they used to, so do mobility drills and get the blood moving before you start to do the main part of your workout. You might be surprised at how well you can move after a proper […]
Strap yourselves in for this one. It’s a bit of a long one, all about your feet – but I hope you find it interesting and helpful!
Unless we’re in pain, most of us rarely think about our feet, but the mobility and ‘posture’ of our feet is a huge factor in the way we move.
In fact, a growing percentage of us wear orthotics daily, hoping to reduce pain or correct foot movement or posture.
And orthotics can work. Supporting the arch of your foot does provide pain relief – but, they should only be a short term solution […]
They say that a flat stomach is made in the kitchen, and that is definitely the first place to look, but, the way you exercise has a big impact too.
Think about how your workout is structured for your legs and your arms.
How many exercises do you do for your legs or arms? Quite a lot, I’d guess – you’re probably doing at least three sets of at least two exercises for your arms and for your legs.
What do you go when your arm and leg exercises get too easy? Most likely, you make them harder in […]
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Sometimes, it can feel like we’re doing everything right yet we don’t feel as good as we feel we should given the effort we’re making.
There’s a massive array of things which can cause this, but to get you started, here are some things to look at:
Diet
Regardless of what the theory says, and regardless of how well an approach worked for your friend, sometimes the diet you’re eating just doesn’t suit you. If you […]
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Try my new quiz!
I don’t think losing weight, improving fitness and getting in shape should be viewed as a one-size-fits-all.
We’re all individuals, and we all have our own views of what’s easy and what’s not.
When it comes to eating well and exercising, we’ve got some aspects totally sussed and other things which would serve us well to work on.
And then, of course, there’s your […]
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When I use the phrase ‘improving strength’ or ‘gaining a little muscle’ while explaining the best way to prime our bodies to burn fat, there’s often something of a hesitation.
Often, strength and muscle are linked inside your mind with body builder style muscles and bulking up.
But, gaining strength doesn’t have to be about lifting heavily loaded bars or huge dumbbells; you can also build strength by practicing and perfecting a whole variety of exercises, and by adjusting variables […]
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Let’s talk about muscle aches after a workout.
Is it a good thing to ache? And does it mean you haven’t worked hard enough if you don’t ache the next day?
Well, the science says that no, you definitely don’t need to ache after a workout in order to be progressing. Just because you’re not aching after yesterday’s workout does not mean it wasn’t an effective workout.
But, is the flip side true too? Have […]
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Huge numbers of people have flooded back to gyms this week. This re-opening of gyms seems to have initiated a ‘fresh start’ type feeling which has followed on to those who don’t fancy the gym for whatever reason and have made a start at a new at-home workout program.
It is not at all essential to exercise in a gym if you want to lose weight and make changes to your health and fitness. I […]
All the information you need to make the changes you want to make to your body, fitness and nutrition is already available for free.
It is not a lack of knowledge that prevents us from getting off the starting line and making changes.
The trouble is that the massive amount of information available is often contradictory and so leaves us feeling unsure, confused and overwhelmed. The confused mind often chooses not to make any changes and instead to simply stay with what is comfortable and familiar. If we do manage to make some changes, we often don’t give them […]
