Impossible Weight Loss?
For a long time now it feels like I work for team possibility when it comes to discussing what you can achieve around your body. The narrative that has become accepted almost as truth is that weight loss is impossible and luck is almost as a big factor in success as...
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Expected Timescales To See Changes
I was chatting to a potential new client this week who wanted to know about how long it takes to see results. It is a fair question and the first thing to note is what do you mean by results? There are two parts to this, the first is how long does it takes to see the...
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2020.. Ask Yourself These 3 Fitness Questions
It is 2020 and another year of hope, potential and promise is upon us. There are many sceptics when it comes to New Year resolutions but not me! Here is quote from my book on this issue... ************ "At some point in your life you will need to commit...
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Photos From My Show
I finally went back on stage last weekend for the first time since 2015. It was a great experience and I am still feeling a buzz 5 days later. It is similar feeling to after doing a good samba show (like this one>>). It was a high level show with 2 of the top 5...
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Do This Before Christmas
I am a few days out from my fitness show on Sunday. I will give a full write up in future emails of course. I continue to get asked if these shows are healthy which is a bizarre question as they are not called health shows. They are physique shows, It is a sport, a...
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My 50Kg Weight Loss
I am in preparation for a Fitness Model Show in the middle of November and thus I am towards the end of an eight week cutting phase. Since I did my first show back in 2014, I have purposefully gained and lost weight during this period. To go on stage you need to...
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Park Runs – My First One!
For the first time for a long time I didn't have any clients this Saturday as I was going to watch the rugby which was subsequently cancelled because of the typhoon. This meant I was free for once at 9am Saturday morning and thus was able to participate in a park run....
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Health & Fitness Books I Read This Year…
I set myself a goal to read a book every two weeks back in 2017 and stuck to it ever since. I read 33 books since last October, these are my favourite ones as listed by the chronological order I read them - The Talent Code - Daniel Coyle - I reviewed this previously,...
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Alcohol vs Social Pressure
For many people alcohol and drink is an area they need to address on their health & fitness path. If you find yourself drinking a few nights a week and / or find a drinking session can upset the following day or two of health and fitness behaviours then it may be...
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September Challenge – Finish 2019 in style!!
This week represents the end of the summer in functional terms despite the sun being out here in London. The roads are busy as everyone is back at school and most people have taken their holidays already. This means we have started the third natural fitness drive of...
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Fitness Chat 😉
Another week or training people and various fitness conversations. Some of my main chats are below - Junk Food Causes Blindness - You may have seen the BBC article about the teenager who lost his sight due to living off a diet limited to just chips and crisps. One of...
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Fitness Conversations
Another busy week here training people and catching up on sleep after helping with the Notting Hill Carnival. I help organise my samba school's parade which is a fair bit of work loading vans and similar. Some conversations that have come up this last week or so - ...
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