Some people are blessed with the ability to fall asleep as soon as they hit the pillow, but the majority of clients I talk to have problems sleeping. Ideally, you should be getting seven to eight hours of good quality sleep, preferably uninterrupted, and in complete darkness. It’s very important […]
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Most of us know that excessive consumption of alcohol can be harmful for the brain and body, so I won’t spend much time discussing that in this week’s blog post. What is less well-documented are the impact alcohol has on weight management and our physical fitness. It’s not uncommon for
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Last week, I blogged about the effect that stress can have on the body. Stress can manifest itself in different ways – physical, emotional, mental – but there are many things that can cause a stress response, and one of those is sugar. What is sugar? Sugar is essentially a
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Stress is not necessarily a bad thing. Stressing the body is what many of us will do when we exercise, but we do that to get a positive outcome. You need to put your heart, lungs and muscles under stress to facilitate an improvement in strength and cardiovascular fitness. We
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Injuries are inevitable unless you’re very fortunate, and when they occur they can really sabotage your fitness efforts. I’ve had three injuries that have affected my training, and each time I’ve learned something new about how to cope with them. In fact, my whole ethos about intelligent training stems from
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Carrying on the theme of using self-monitoring and testing to maintain good health, this week I’d like to talk about blood testing. Taking blood has become much simpler with the development of finger-prick testing devices that can be done by the client from their home, and the cost of doing
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In last week’s blog, I wrote about how working with your DNA can lead to long-term weight loss. Whilst highly effective, DNA testing is just one component of what I call personalisation. Personalisation is the use of science, technology and self-monitoring to understand how you can improve your health, fitness
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The calories in versus calories out approach to dieting is outdated, ineffective and any potential short-term gains are soon overshadowed by frustration as the weight piles back on. What we know about weight gain and weight loss is far more scientific, and there’s an appreciation that what works for
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So far this month I’ve focused on helping you with your resolutions and good intentions. The first blog post was about Thriving not surviving, and how to stay rested after the Christmas break. The second was about intelligent training, and last week I wrote about how to form lasting habits
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We’re in mid-January, and for many people, the good intentions are starting to waver. A few pernicious old habits might be creeping back in, and the steely resolve that gripped us two weeks ago starts to dissipate as life takes over. Abstaining or giving something up doesn’t have to be
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