Posts in “Lifestyle”
Walks Around Leeds
Earlier this week Kate, Jenny and I went on a ramble around Eccup in advance of our Residential Boot Camp weekend in July. We were there to scout out an appropriate walk for our hike on one of the days. This got me thinking what walking routes were available in Leeds, so as luck […]
Read articleHealthy Burger Recipes – Vegi vs Meat!
As I Personal Trainer, I understand the importance of a healthy, balanced diet BUT I also like to enjoy my food too! This means I like to make healthy versions of what some people would call a ‘bad food’. I’m a vegi and my husband is a carnivore so it often means I make two […]
Read articleHow to Keep Your Metabolism High At Work
A large percentage of the population have sedentary jobs. That’s not to say those people don’t work hard, it’s just that they are stationary for a large proportion of their working day. Whilst we know that our metabolism doesn’t ever stop and that we still burn calories whilst we are sat down, is there any […]
Read articleBad Nutrition Advice People Believe Part 2 – Fewer Calories = Greater Fat Loss!
Eat As Few Calories As Possible For Fat Loss. As I said in Part 1 of our Nutritional Advice People Believe, The world of nutrition is certainly is confusing, not because maintaining a healthy diet is difficult but because there is so many contradicting ideas floating around! We aim, in these blogs, to help bust […]
Read articleBad Nutrition Advice People Believe Part 1- Pre Workout = Simple Carbohydrates
For Quick Energy Before A Workout Eat Simple Carboyhdrates The world of nutrition is certainly is confusing and maintaining a healthy diet is difficult – it shouldn’t be but with so many contradicting ideas floating around it is! A lot of what I call bad nutrition advice is a massive contribution to poor health, increased […]
Read articleWatch the Euros and Wimbledon in Leeds
This Summer the Millennium Square in Leeds will be showing the live action of the 2016 European Football as well as the world famous Wimbledon Tennis Championships. For England games, there is a family friendly ‘fan zone’ viewing area that will allow people of all ages to soak up the atmosphere. The zone will be opened […]
Read articleClient Success Stories – Taking Control Back
Our clients seek out personal training for very different reasons: weight loss or gain, training for a specific event (sporting or other such as a wedding), keeping mobile and healthy, pregnancy, return from injury and so on. Coincidentally therefore, our clients all have very different success stories. Recently one of our newest Do It In […]
Read articleCastle Triathlon Series
Last weekend Leeds really felt the buzz of hosting the 2016 ITU World Triathlon. For many people it was their first time spectating at a triathlon and the feedback from spectators was fantastic. This week in the gym and on social media there has been much talk around the idea of triathlon […]
Read articleDo You Follow Recipes?
I was so impressed when google returned 126 Vegan Jamie Oliver Recipes – that I’ve made a list of 15 dishes I want to try! They range from cauliflower daal to fancy sprouts, are rated from easy to “show off”, and tell you all the nutritional information you would be interested in (fats, carbs, protein […]
Read articleHow To Reduce The Amount of Coffee You Drink
We often blog about caffeine – the pros and cons for drinking and eating it, the potential affects it has on your workouts and so on, but we’ve never really talked about how to give it up if you think you have too much! If you’re looking for ways to reduce the amount of coffee […]
Read articleThe Benefits of Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Good quality extra virgin olive oil is packed full of nutrients & antioxidant and has some great health benefits. When it comes to olive oil you get what you pay for! Reports found that over half of the ‘extra’ virgin olive oil on the market is fraudulent and not actually ‘extra virgin’ The olive […]
Read articleCan Your Lifestyle And Diet Help Prevent Migraines?
A couple of weeks ago I was diagnosed with Vestibular Migraines (vertigo migraines). I had nausea, dizziness and loss of control/feeling in the right side of the body. I’m not going to lie, I was scared (and thought I was having a stroke!). I also initially felt that the diagnoses was wrong – I wasn’t […]
Read articleUnderstanding Blood Pressure Readings
Last week I was in hospital and I had my blood pressure taken no less than 10 times and every time it was different. It was low in the morning and normal in the evening, and on a couple of occasions it was a little bit high. It got me thinking, we’ve blogged many times in the […]
Read articleThe World ITU Triathlon Leeds
The inaugural Columbia Thread Needle World ITU Triathlon is coming to Leeds this weekend the 11th ad 12th of June and is the pinnacle of triathlon competitions in the UK. It is a great opportunity for the amateurs and professionals to ride some of the route of the 2014 Tour de France Grand Depart in […]
Read articleA Night with a Rugby Player
If rugby is your thing then get yourself down to Wetherby Race Course on Thursday 19th May for a night with ex-England International Will Greenwood. Will was a 2003 world cup winner, has 55 England caps and scored 31 international tries. Will toured with the Lions 3 times including the 1997 series win in South […]
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