Tag Archives: Weight Loss

Atkins, Maple Syrup, Smoothie diets and your metabolism

For the most part, I’m a big advocate of eating on a regular basis to stay lean and trim and perform to a high level in front of the desk, on the job and training with my kettlebells.
Like training and exercise there is one unique principle, in dieting it’s to have your intake be less than what you expend [...]

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Too Fat to work?

The national news today has an article about a family that claim £22,000 of benefits because they are too fat to work. And they want more because it is insufficient to live on.

 
This really grabbed my attention as it is an extreme (I hope) but represent a lot of the problems across the world likelack [...]

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A Healthy workforce…

Hi everyone
Today I got back from a conference to do with health and wellbeing at work.
Over the course of the last 2 days I listened and spoke to health professionals and various organisations about the importance of having healthy employees.
I’ve seen the concept applied in the States but it looks like UK is catching up a [...]

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Kinetic Chain Assessment

 

A couple weekends ago now I was in London to complete my training in the most cutting edge assessment I have seen. That’s not only in fitness but any wellness profession and I am so proud to now be able to provide it.
Whether you have had an assessment or not in the past I can [...]

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To learn more is abundent, to do is scarce

I saw an article more recently from my mentor Dax Moy that inspired me to write this post. It shares alot of his original content with my own thoughts and beliefs. 
The great Earl Nightingale once said that all that was required in order to live a great life was to live a series of great years. [...]

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No need to go hungry

 
 
It’s not uncommon to come across people who on their quest for a better body go on eating regimes where they end up feeling hungry.
And I don’t just mean fad diets that you see in magazines or endorsed by a celebrity.
No, in particular I mean good healthy eating where you are choosing the right foods [...]

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Three Reasons why Diet Soda is bad

This question comes up alot!
You are on part of a calorie controlled diet to lose weight and want to know, seen as how you like it so much, whether you can swap your fully loaded cola or other to the diet variety.
Better yet is those that have a Big Mac and have a diet soda [...]

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Don’t beat yourself up

 

 
Just like making the new VW Golf, sometimes when it comes to your workouts, the next set, the last 10 seconds or driving past McDonald’s the only thing you have to beat is yourself.
When it comes to you weight loss and fitness it can sometimes be a lonely ritual.
Whether you’re with others or not, there [...]

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Deja Vu

Time of year: January
Gym Status: All the cardio machines are full up
 
 
Chances are that if you go to any gym in your area you will see this same situation.
Perhaps you are guilty of doing the same.
After not doing activity for some lengthy period of time, you have decided to give it a go again.
To make [...]

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It’s a New Year Miracle!

It’s xmas eve everyone and a lot of you will be in a rush to get those last minute presents. I’m kind of disappointed that I’m all set, going into the city on xmas eve with thousands of others wrestling gifts out of other peoples hands takes a lot of sweat and tears….great workout [...]

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