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Best Breakfasts For Weight Loss

If you’re like most people then the morning is going to be rushed. No time for most things and breakfast will usually take a back seat in your list of priorities. Quite often, people will reach for the most convenient and quickest options or, a lot of times, will skip breakfast altogether. This sets you…

Staying in Shape and Exercising While Travelling

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When you’re away from home travelling it’s quite a challenge to keep to a fitness schedule and know how to exercise. You’re probably stopping somewhere that doesn’t have a gym or there’s one in your hotel/B&B that is poorly equipped and might as well not be there! What should you do? You’re put in…

Vibram Five Fingers Get The Finger

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After reading several articles recently about what Vibram have apparently been doing regarding their advertising, I’ve decided to add my own thoughts: most people know I wear the five finger shoes all of the time and I have done for the last 3 1/2 years. Research With Athletes I started wearing them several years…

Why CPD is Important As a Personal Trainer

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How professional is your personal trainer? This is a question that brings up all kinds of different answers. I’m not talking about whether they flirt with you, how they are dressed or even if they look like they workout. I’m talking about Continuing Professional Development; the continuing education that your trainer embarks on to…

Home Made High Protein Snacks On The Go

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One thing I constantly hear as a trainer is that people struggle to find health snacks and meals that are convenient and easy to transport. So, here are some of my top choices for healthy snacks, including how to make them. Protein Cup Cakes These are brilliant as they’re easy to transport and don’t…

Does Your Body Have a Reason to Change?

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Everyone who joins a gym or begins a new training regime has an idea of what they want to get from their efforts. More often than not, people come up short in achieving their goals and the foundational reason is usually very simple……they aren’t training hard enough. Commitment and Determination is Important Most people feel…

Common Fitness and Exercise Questions

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Some of the common fitness and exercise questions I get asked as a local personal trainer are included in this blog. I recorded this when we had a power outage, so apologies about the lighting and the blur (which is caused by the lighting). However, I wanted to make sure I got the message across…

Helpful Tips To Train For The Tough Mudder Assault Course

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Thinking of attempting tough mudder? Then I have a question for you. Do you want to just get through it or do you want to really go at it? If your mind is set on really having a go at this endurance course and experience the tough mudder challenge, then here are my best tips…

How To Get Fit For The Summer

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Dare you bare? It’s that time of year again when we pull on our shorts and swim suits. Are you ready? Or is the dream of wearing a monokini for the summer still a distant one? (more…)

The History … And The Future of Fat Loss

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Once upon a time we all believed that dieting was the key to fat loss – calories in calories out – but sadly not! Later, we believed it was running and aerobics that made us slimmer, but still with only limited results. Then came the power plate, but even that didn’t work as well…