Diet & Nutrition

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Why Protein is Important For Your Body

Everywhere you look in the fitness world these days it’s all about protein, usually high protein. But, is high protein really necessary? Where do you get protein from? Is eating all that protein actually good for you? These are questions that we get asked constantly at MPT. What is Protein Used For? Let’s take the…

Sleep is more important than you probably realise

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Sleep is critical to weight loss and building a healthy body. A good night’s sleep or bad night’s sleep can affect you in ways you wouldn’t even begin to realise. Weight loss as an example You’re trying to lose weight, but you’re struggling to keep on track with your diet. I was actually talking…

You shouldn’t need supplements!

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These days you can hardly walk in to a gym without being presented with a shed load of pills and powders, all promising to make you fitter than you currently are. The fact is though that you shouldn’t need them. You should be able to get everything you need from your food, just like the…

Little Black Dress

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Personal trainer explains how you can achieve a happier, healthier, sexier you! You’ve just finished applying your lip gloss. You stand up and go to the full-length mirror and what do you see? Damn… you look hot in that dress! All of that hard work and clean eating has really paid off. Now you’re…

Best Breakfasts For Weight Loss

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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…

The Cortisol Connection

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Are you one of the millions of people who struggle to lose your belly blubber, despite: Constant training Constant dieting, and Constant abdominal crunches? Does your six-pack look more like a keg? Do you spend hours running, cycling or doing some form or cardio-based exercise and still struggle to reduce your belly fat? You, like…

Diet and Exercise Myths & Misconceptions

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Understanding what the truths are behind exercise and diets We all have different ideas about what is good and bad for us. Below are a few myths that you may or may not know about exercise, weight loss, and nutrition. You have to do cardiovascular exercise to lose body fat This is simply not true.…

The Truth About Fat/ Weight Loss

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Daniel shares the truths about shedding excess fat Why do people struggle to lose weight (body fat)? It’s not that hard! Or is it? Surely, as so many of the weight loss gurus say, “it’s simply a matter of burning more calories than you consume.” Well, that’s a load of rubbish! The fact is, IT…

Trim That Tum

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Over-indulged this Christmas? Don’t despair – personal trainer Daniel Masters can answer all your questions about how to improve your fitness. This month it’s all about trim tummies and defining those abs. I get many people male and female coming to me asking about how they can lose that beer belly, redefine their abs…

Weighty Issue

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Why do people struggle to lose weight? It’s not that hard, is it? So many of the weight loss gurus say, it’s simply a matter of burning more calories than you’re eating – what a load of rubbish! It’s hard to lose weight. Some people might think that it’s easy, but it isn’t. Ask…