What’s To Stop Me Punching Like The Duracell Bunny?!
It’s suddenly dawned on some of the girls this week (or at least that they’re admitting too out loud), that we’re going to be fighting each other soon. We’re looking around the room and eyeing up anyone roughly the same weight and height. We’re watching their every move: how hard do they punch, what are […]
Read moreWeight Training and Mental Health
When designed appropriately weight training can be beneficial in stimulating many physical changes such as strength, mass, and power increases. It can also help positive impact physical conditions such as arthritis, diabetes, and muscular dysfunctions. More recently, weight training and mental health has been studied and the psychological effect it has too; reducing depressive symptoms […]
Read moreThoughts On Post Workout Recovery
Whilst much emphasis is placed on nutrition and training related interventions in achieving your goals, it could be argued that enhancing recovery strategies is just as important. Improving post workout recovery may facilitate greater volumes of training, increased frequency, or simply higher quality movement during regular training. So how can we increase the speed at […]
Read moreAdding Colour To Your Meals!
Have you ever considered what makes food so good? Why is something your favourite food? Is it purely because of its taste? It can’t be just taste surely! Your food has to LOOK appealing, it has to smell NICE, it has to sound TASTY before you go near it. Meals are so much more than […]
Read moreUpper Back Exercises For Boxing
As promised last week, this blog focuses on some of the exercises I’m doing to strengthen my delts, lats and pec major as part of my on going training. If you missed last week’s blog on shoulder girdle exercises click here, in the meantime stay tuned for some more upper back exercises for boxing. In […]
Read moreWant A Six Pack? Cut Out the Alcohol
So we all know weekends are great, no work and plenty of time to spend time with friends and family, but often this can be socialising and that often includes alcohol. One of the biggest problems areas a lot of our clients have is shifting abdominal fat. It’s always the first area we store fat […]
Read moreIncrease Your Calorie Burn With Whole Foods!
If you’re wanting to lose weight and drop body fat then the maths are simple…..your energy expenditure needs to be greater than you calories you take in. You basically want to increase your metabolism and become and effective calorie burning machine! Did you know that you can increase your calorie burn with whole foods? Eating […]
Read moreShoulder Girdle Exercises For Boxing
If you read my blog last week, you’ll know that I am currently undergoing 8 weeks of boxing training for a Pink Collar Boxing Match I have entered on the 1st October. As I’m returning back to fitness after injury, I’m finding training really pushes me – it’s awesomely hard work (and feels so good […]
Read moreEasy Egg Muffins
Do you struggle with getting breakfast in? Always on the go and need something you can grab from the fridge and eat on the move, or take to work? It is not often you will see a health and fitness blog encouraging muffins into your diet. These egg muffins, however, are packed with protein, good […]
Read moreLower Leg Strengthening For Runners
Following on from one of my previous blogs about strengthening the upper leg, here is an article covering some exercises for lower leg strengthening for runners. By balancing the strength and mobility in this area we can help prevent, and manage, common running complaints such shin splints or Achilles tendinopathy. As in the previous blog […]
Read moreRugby Strength Workout
Rugby is a game epitomised by strength and power. Being strong and powerful will do you well in this game, but being strong in specific positions and movement patterns will set you up to be a greater player. The usual strength movements are great for developing a general strength in the key muscle groups such […]
Read moreUpper Leg Strengthening for Runners
Do you suffer from chronic or returning hip, knee, or ankle pain when running? Often these “overuse” or gradual onset injuries are related to imbalances in muscular strength and soft tissue flexibility. This article will offer some prehabilitation/rehabilitation exercises to help strengthen commonly weak muscles and “iron out” those tight tissues. As a runner it […]
Read moreBBQ Chicken Recipe
Summer is here…. well there is the odd good day, so that means Summer is here! Here is a nice cheeky little tasty marinade that can give your BBQ chicken a new lease of life. Creating flavour in natural food isn’t complex, and tastes far superior to machine produced food like substance. Prep this the […]
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