Many factors of modern life can have an impact on your gut health, such as taking antibiotics, high levels of stress, not enough sleep and consuming processed and high-sugar foods all damage and effect the bacteria found in our stomach. If your gut bacteria is out of balance, your body isn’t able to digest food […]

Recovering from the Festive Season The holiday season is a great time to spend with family, friends and feast some of the most amazing foods. Now that this festive season has passed you may find yourself in a state where it’s hard to pick up your health and fitness routine again, especially after spending two […]

I often speak to people about their goals, fitness aspirations and the ideal body they are hoping to achieve. A question I always ask is “what are the most important things you are looking for in a personal trainer?” The results vary greatly but there are some common themes. “Someone to push me” is a common […]

Many articles magazines mention how “lack of sleep can make you fat” but there is a lack of understanding on the mechanisms behind this statement. It is to many individual’s understanding that if you sleep less and eat less, it does cause you to reduce weight, which is true, particularly if you are active during […]

If you are feeling tired, pain, having trouble sleeping, or anxious stressed  or depressed, muscle cramps or twitches, you may have a magnesium  deficiency. Magnesium is required by every organ in the body for;  The production and maintenance of healthy bones, bone mineral  metabolism and the maintenance of bone density  Neuromuscular transmission and activity and […]

Whilst the gym provides its members with great equipment to facilitate the weight loss journey, most people find that it takes a while to see progress. Why is this? First of all the being in a gym environment can be very boring, especially during individual exercise;  where you spend 20 minutes on the treadmill and […]

Protein is an important component of every cell in the body. Your body uses protein to build and repair tissues. You also use protein to make enzymes, hormones, and other body chemicals. Protein is an important building block of bones, muscles, cartilage, skin, and blood. Protein stimulates the major brain chemical dopamine which keeps us alert. Along […]

What’s the real key to losing weight, you ask? It’s all about the weekends. In fact, weekend indulgences can add up to as much as a 3-5kgs gain in a year, research shows. Read on for weekend willpower….. A Real Diet Killer In a study of weekend behavior, people on diet or exercise routines consistently […]

Sensations, Emotions, Locations and Relations. Here are some tips to keep your eating plan on track, by beating your eating triggers. Grab your pen out and tick the ones you’ll try! Sensations Eating triggers can be internal sensations like blood sugar levels or external stimuli like the aroma of food. Here are tips for both […]

Success is the progressive realisation of your potential Let’s face it, if you are going to succeed in something, you can’t just sit around and expect it to happen. In order to realise any of your potential an ìactionî is required. We all know that. Developing the right action however, is paramount to success. Once […]