For most of us, there are certain things which we find easy and other things which we find difficult.
Life gets in the way, and those changes we’re trying to put into place gradually fall away until we remember them again!
I’m no exception. There are always lessons I’m re-learning and which I try to make a point of remembering.
Right now, I seem to continually forget how much better I feel the next day when I get to sleep by 10pm, and also, I’ll drink tea until it comes out my ears, but I […]
I know you’re expecting me to say strength training (and as a whole package, strength training still wins hands down)
BUT
As something with pretty much zero knowledge, equipment or other requirement, walking is awesome.
Even if you already do a couple of workouts a week, if your daily step count is low, you’ll gain benefits from walking.
Although the 10,000 daily steps target is often spoken about, 7000-8000 steps likely brings the same amount of benefits.
You don’t need to start here though. Find out how many steps you’re already doing each day […]
Perhaps this is a bit of a weird topic.
Who knew how you breathed was so important!
The way you breathe overall is linked to your posture and core engagement.
But whether you breathe through your mouth or nose has far reaching impacts on your body and health as a whole!
If you’re breathing through your mouth most, or all, of the time then it’s really worth trying to change that.
Mouth breathing is simply not optimal for your body. Of course, you can get air in quickly through your mouth, but it just doesn’t support your […]
I hear creatine is gaining popularity as a supplement, so I thought it would be handy to write about it so you can make an informed decision as to whether it’s something which might benefit you.
Creatine has been around for a very long time, it’s one of the most well researched and effective supplements for improving exercise performance and has long been taken by people who want this.
Now, it’s gaining popularity as a supplement for everyone because of its potential non-exercise based benefits.
The benefits of creatine are vast, but there is less research […]
I thought we’d pick back up on the semaglutide topic, as there’s been a bit of negative press about it being linked with osteopenia.
Obviously, I’m not here to suggest that everyone should be taking a GLP-1 inhibitor, but I also don’t think it’s a bad thing for the right person, with the right support.
ANY diet which involves an extended period of a very low calorie intake, particularly if the protein intake is also low, will lead to nutrient deficiencies.
When you add a lack of strength exercise to the mix, your body […]
When you lose weight, it’s possible to lose the wrong kind of weight.
If we send the appropriate signals to our body, we can instruct our body to pare down our muscle mass in order to result in weight loss.
It might look great on the scales, but the chances of maintaining this kind of weight loss for the long term are pretty slim.
It’s also possible to send appropriate signals to our body to promote weight from body fat, while maintaining our muscle mass. This approach is superior for many, many reasons!
But, how do you know […]
Sticking with the theme of finding better ways to measure your success than analysing yourself in the mirror or standing on the scales, here’s another idea:
Focus on your actions, rather than the outcomes.
Of course, we’re usually looking for an outcome from the effort we put in to our health and fitness.
But ultimately, we cannot absolutely control what the outcome will be.
We know that by getting fitter, improving our mobility and eating more healthily, we’re going to head in the right direction – in fact, I’d argue that it would be impossible not to […]
Happy New Year!
Have you read my latest post on the Facebook group? It’s about approaching your health and fitness goals in an approachable way – come along and take a look.
As you move towards your fitness goals this year, you’re going to want to assess how you’re doing – and I have some ideas which I think will be better than relying on just the scales and the mirror.
For today, let’s look at why the scales and mirror aren’t the best ways to gauge your progress, and next week I will explain the better […]
Discussing how to approach your diet and exercise routine over Christmas is a conversation I’m having a lot with clients at the minute.
It feels like quite a big topic, perhaps because I don’t think there’s really a right answer to how you “should” approach things.
How do you feel about your diet and exercise routine over the next few weeks?
Are you looking forward to a break? Perhaps you’re resigned to a break?
Perhaps you’re worried that the inevitability of all the tasty, extra calories and the ease with which you could avoid exercise […]
With all the talk about the GLP-1 inhibitors, I thought it might be handy to look at the easier to access, older school weight loss supplements.
Some of these supplements make some really bold claims!
But regardless of the marketing, the simple basic truth is that we will only lose weight if we use more energy than we eat. Our body then makes up the difference between energy need and energy consumption with stored energy – which we hope is fat.
And if we’re eating too much energy, it has to go somewhere – perhaps into heating your body, producing […]
