Rest when needed Stress hormone Cortisol can actually make your body hold on to fat, particularly around the waist. It's hard with jobs, families and social commitments to ensure you rest enough. This doesn't mean a take away and a bottle of wine in front of the telly, this means allowing yourself a day when you are … Continue reading THE THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO DO TO CHANGE YOU BODY COMPOSITION. PT 2

1: Strength Train Training with me, we will use weights. Building your muscle WILL NOT MAKE YOU BULKY (GIRLS!) It will increase the lean muscle mass in your body, meaning your body burns calories more effectively due to needing to fuel these muscles. Building lean muscle improves your aesthetic - definition, shape, less 'wobble'! It … Continue reading THE THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO DO TO CHANGE YOU BODY COMPOSITION. PT 1

Today I'm just asking a simple question : What are you doing today? As in.. What exercise activity are you undertaking? Every day, there is AT LEAST 15 minutes  which you can use to make a deposit into your 'fitness bank'. Will you do a fast and furious HIIT session? Go for a run? Have a brisk … Continue reading SEIZE THE DAY!

Today I wanted to say a little bit about weight, losing it, maintaining it and what IT is! When we fitness folk hear the phrase 'i want to lose weight', we probably get REALLY annoying by asking what this means. Our body's weight is made up of Water Muscle Fat (Subcutaneous and Visceral) Bone Hair Skin So … Continue reading ‘weight’ loss

This week I want to remind you of the importance of not only strength, but flexibility when it comes to fitness. Some of my clients recently have experienced the joy/pain of my flexibility band! Whether you have had an exercise session today or not, your body will need a STRETCH. Did you know: Simply sitting down at … Continue reading FITNESS = FLEXIBILITY

5 reasons you’re not hitting your weight loss goals I want to begin by strongly stating that ‘weight loss’ is the term I am using to improve body composition – gaining muscle, reducing body fat. Remember that every human body needs a certain amount of body fat to function, fat has an important role to … Continue reading WHY YOU MAY NOT BE HITTING YOUR GOALS

CHALLENGING YOURSELF TO CHANGE YOURSELF Whether you walk the dog every day, go for a run on your favourite route most days, or go to a gym class every day of the week ...your body MAY be getting used to the exercise and therefore stopped adapting to exercise (ie, stopped burning calories as efficiently as … Continue reading CHALLENGE YOURSELF

Energy We all need calories to survive. Our organs and tissues need energy to carry out their processes. The heart, brain, and all the cells require carbohydrates, protein or fats (or a combination) to function. How much? So, nationally recognised guidelines say we should have these macronutrients in the following proportions, daily: Carbohydrates 50-55% Fat … Continue reading FOOD FOR THOUGHT

It seems like an extra chore, I know, but how are you going to know when you have succeeded if you don't have goals and ways to measure them? You will probably have heard of 'SMART' goals  - Specific, Measurable, Agreed, Realistic, Time-bound. Goals can only be 'Agreed' between you and I if the other 4 criteria … Continue reading GOAL SETTING

So, when the hot weather hits - do you feel sluggish and just wanting to remain as still as possible and do minimum exercise?? Unless you are genuinely feeling unwell - no excuse! There will be better times in the day to exercise - pre-midday is going to be cooler, pre-9am even better. there is … Continue reading WHEN YOU CAN’T TAKE THE HEAT…