'Tis the season to be jolly!! Of course it is...but often it is also the season that people undo all their healthy habits that they have been implementing for the rest of the year. 'Tis the season to **** it and eat and drink whatever you want with the view of "starting again" in January apparently. This was me, every year for as
Hell yeah...you read that right! I did it...I qualified and can now proudly call myself a personal trainer!! Took a bit longer than expected because lockdown meant my practical sessions started in June instead of February...but I got there. So now what? Well, now that I am armed with the qualifications and insurance that allows me to be let loose on the
If you want to lose weight, is cutting carbs the answer? Most of us will know someone who claims cutting out carbohydrates has helped them to lose weight. And they'll be right. If you cut out carbs you will lose weight quite quickly. But here's the thing...it won't be fat you will lose, it will just mainly be water (and I suspect people
I was always an all or nothing girl. In pretty much every respect, but especially from a health and fitness point of view. My mum used to say I had the will of steel - if I wasn't eating chocolate, I didn't eat chocolate. Period. If I was going to do 50 sit ups every morning, I did them. I'm the sort of
There are so many reasons people give as to why they don't exercise - too expensive, too hard, I'm not fit enough, I've got bad knees, I've no-one to go with. All valid points - none of them are totally insurmountable but all add to the barriers that might make it harder for people to be active especially if you are not super
I've just come back from a fantastic few days in Wales celebrating my mum's 70th birthday - it was so lovely to get together again; we were blessed with glorious weather, lots of fun times were had by the pool and on the beach, and lots of delicious food and drink consumed - a fabulous champagne breakfast, a family pub meal (finally), toasting
You show me a woman (or man for that matter) who loves absolutely everything about their body, and I'll show you a liar! That's harsh, I suppose there are those rare unicorns out there somewhere, but I've never met one. When you look at yourself in the mirror, what do you look at? Your smokin' hot legs? Your fab-u-lous cleavage? Course not! For some
I'm five months into my new year, new me journey so let me tell you how it's going Bridget Jones style: Diary entry: 11th May 2021 Weight: 10 stone 2 lbs (6 lbs less than at the start of the year - muscle weighs more than fat right?) Alcohol units: too many Calories: too many Exercise: going well...I can now comfortably pull
Yep, you read that correctly...this is all about how to NOT exercise. Don't get me wrong, there are loads of people who are great at not exercising. In fact most people probably spend way too long sitting down - even if you do get the recommended weekly physical activity of 150 minutes, my guess is that you spend a lot of the
There are loads of reasons why I choose to exercise - I know it helps to manage my weight, I know it lowers my risk of heart disease, diabetes, osteoporosis and there are lots of other great physical benefits. But more and more these days, I exercise because I just feel better when I do. Not necessarily at the time - running
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