Crisps vs Houmous
I read an article last week that houmous and guacamole are unhealthy as crisps. The study showed that some types of humous and guacamole contained more salt than four packets of crisps and the fat content was more than a McDonald’s Big Mac. Now, don’t get me wrong a lot of houmous and guacamole […]
Read moreCompetitive Fat Burning Workout
There’s nothing better than a bit of friendly competition – especially when it comes to exercise! Here’s a great fat burning workout for you to do with your friend(s) or partner and it’s all body weight so there are really no excuses! This is HIIT at its best. This is a challenging full body work out so […]
Read moreInterval vs Steady State Cardio
I get many questions from clients asking which method of training is best for them to do when considering interval vs steady state cardio. My first question to them in response to this, is what are your specific goals? Before I cover some of the research into these training methods here are some considerations to help […]
Read morePosture Advice Part 3 – Lordosis
Did you know that 8 out of 10 people will suffer with non-specific lower back pain – that’s pain which cannot be attributed to spinal structural problems or infection. It’s a scary number – so why aren’t we doing more to help stop the pain from occurring in the first place? It’s probably because as […]
Read moreSweet Potato Brownies & Cashew Nut Ice Cream
A couple of weekends ago we held one of our residential boot camps at Lineham Farm in Leeds. Our boot camps are based around three values: 1. Education – empowering people to understand how to make healthy choices. 2. Enjoyable exercise – Yes! you heard rightly, exercise can be enjoyable! 3. Healthy, tasty food – […]
Read morePosture Advice Part 2 – Forward Shoulder Posture
We saw last week that slouching, long distance car driving or sitting at a desk working on a computer for the majority of the day, can cause forward head position. It won’t surprise you to know then that if you do any of these things, it’s not just forward head posture that you need to […]
Read moreBeach Ready Ab Workout
Summer is well under way so if you have got an escape to a sunny climate organised why not smash your abdominals with this 6-pack sculpting ab workout? When it comes to working your abs, performing hundreds of sit ups is not the answer, test your abs like you would any other muscle. I also […]
Read moreBad Nutrition Advice People Believe Part 4- Everything in Moderation
Bad Nutrition Advice People Believe Part 4 – Everything Is Ok In Moderation One of the most popular pieces of nutritional advice is ‘everything is okay in moderation’ however with such a high rate of obesity in the UK it is clear it isn’t okay. For some, the idea is that unhealthy foods are only […]
Read morePosture Advice Part 1 – Forward Head
With the end of our Fitness Week at our Saxton Personal Training studio drawing to a close, I wanted to share some of the most common postural “problems” or questions that I was asked. So here is part 1 of our posture advice series. The fact that so many people displayed the forward head posture […]
Read morePeriodisation For Rugby Players
What is Periodisation? Periodisation refers to the structuring and phasing of your training. The process breaks your training plan into periods or phases, but also takes into account all aspects of your performance such as strength, power, CV and muscular endurance, and skills. For rugby players it is important to ensure that the stresses and […]
Read moreReasons or Excuses?
I had an interesting conversation with one of my personal training clients recently. She said she had started relabelling why she hadn’t fit in her training or followed her healthy eating as reasons rather than excuses. I liked this approach, it meant that you could genuinely justify why you hadn’t taken postive action and highlight when you […]
Read moreHow Do Stimulants Affect Your Body?
Before you start thinking hard core drugs here – that’s not the kind of stimulants I’m talking about! Secondly, this blog has been brought about because this week I gave up coffee on the advice of my osteopath. Don’t get me wrong – I’m not an addict – I only ever have two coffees a […]
Read moreBad Nutrition Advice People Believe Part 3 – Avoid Salt
Avoid Salt Like its the Plague It’s a big thing in the nutrition world that salt is bad for your health. Most people have accepted that good fats won’t make you fat and higher protein diets won’t damage your bones, but salting your food is definitely still taboo. Don’t get me wrong it is true […]
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