Weight Gain Explained
Here we find ourselves on the other side of another Christmas and, with it, the fear of stepping on the scales after a period of well-deserved over indulgence.
Calorie Deficit But Not Losing Weight
A very common question I get in the first month of a challenge is "I'm eating well and training consistently and I'm not getting results - help?"
The answer is a simple one, but hard for people to hear but we all need a bit of tough love from time to time.
You're not in a calorie deficit.
My Love/Hate Relationship With My Fitness Pal
Today I want to chat about My Fitness Pal which in my opinion is a great nutrition education tool . I have said this many times but I do understand that for some it can be tricky and tiresome to get the knack of, and for some people it is just not for them.
What a Difference 2 Months Makes - Habit Building
I want to chat a little more about habits and in particular building good habits. After all that is what we have been doing over the course of the last few months with our training. Putting a system in place to implement a new healthy habit.
Love the Journey, and You Will Win
As humans we can not be eternally motivated and we do not have an infinite amount of willpower, that is just the way we are. So to wake up some days and feel not bothered or motivated is very normal. This is where creating a great environment is essential if you are working towards a particular goal.
Invest in Rest…
My main demographic of clients is women. Busy women, to be precise. Kids, jobs, businesses, caring for parents… The list goes on and on. Women pulled in many directions and stretched thin.
Why Do We Repeat Our Workouts?
I'm asked this question quite a bit. People sign up to a programme and are a bit miffed that there is some repetition in the workouts. There is a good reason for this and in fact, I would be doing you all a huge disservice if we just did random workouts all the time.
Part 1. Harnessing the Power of Your Menstrual Cycle
There is a huge shake up happening in health and fitness research at the moment. Female data is actually being included in sports science research. For a long time when it came to sports science women were an anomaly and as such researchers excluded women from their data.
Part 2: Harnessing The Power of Your Menstrual Cycle
Creating these blogs is fast becoming one of my favourite “jobs” of the week. I myself learn so much about these topics by putting pen to paper. Thanks for reading and motivating me to write them.