Whenever I am socialising I always get asked health & fitness questions, which I love answering of course! This week a friend asked "How Do I Give Up Sugar?". My answer is below. Before I get into this it does raise the question about whether you should even give...

There are two issues to body transformations, one is, can you get yourself to your goal and then the second is can you maintain it going forwards afterwards? Most weight loss studies are judged by how the person is after five years from starting the plan and usually 4...

I spend a lot of time discussing bad eating with clients as it is central to most goals. In general I find people are too harsh on themselves around the errors they make. Some of this comes back to the mistaken belief they can control their metabolism as discussed...

This year I have read a couple of research studies every day around the areas of fat loss, nutrition, exercise or the psychology of body transformations. It is important to keep on top of the latest science behind fitness. My book reading currently is focusing more on...

Looking back at my data over the last year I have done 256 gym sessions, which averages 5 per week. Some sessions were great, others were just token workouts to clear the mind. Either way, this was easy as I love gyms, always have and always will. However, most people...

Motivation is always coming up in conversations around getting in shape, but what does it means when applied to the health & fitness in a practical real world sense. It can be said there are four aspects to motivation. These are: Goal Visualisation –  This refers...

Many people would have made a commitment to make some progress in 2019 around their exercise goals. With the New Year drive behind us, now what?? Here are some things to be aware of if 2019 will be the year that you change your exercise habits.   Exercise vs...

I spend as much time trying to get people to unlearn unhelpful beliefs as I do teaching people what they should know or be doing. Here are just a few unhelpful beliefs I have had to discuss over the last week - You Can Control Your Physiology / Eating - When it comes...

I read a good study yesterday on meal replacements. It was a meta-analysis of numerous studies using meal replacements to lose weight. The issue of meal replacements (e.g. shakes, or pre-packed calorie controlled meals) sparks many an argument in health & fitness...