Cancer Survival & Muscle Mass

I read another study this week on the amazing benefits of muscle, this time on increasing survival rates from cancer. This is yet more evidence that you should be doing resistance training; just a few minutes every week could be enough to increase muscle and gain the...

One Thing Every PT Gets Wrong

Every personal trainer seems to overlook this critical aspect and you have probably made the same mistake too. I’ve been a PT since 2002 and by outgrowing this error I’ve witnessed significantly improved results. In the past year alone, two of my clients...

Your Energy Systems and How To Train Them

My Friday night fitness group (Fri-Rox) is now 2 months old and we have had some amazing sessions down there. Anyone who has been consistently has made massive improvements already, including myself. Come and join me every Friday on battersea park track, more info...

Why Do All Religions Do This?

It is common across most faiths to observe periods of dietary change or abstinence. In Judaism, there are various occasions calling for dietary restrictions, while Muslims observe Ramadan, and Christians prepare for Lent, which begins tomorrow on Ash Wednesday.   ...

Ditch These Attitudes

In my second book “Change Your Thinking, Change Your Shape” I spent a lot of time talking about false beliefs that keep people stuck from getting results and compared it to the different ways people in great shape think. While it is good to be aware of...

Avoid This All Too Common Mistake

As we go into February I have had a couple of discussions with clients and others about how fast they are losing fat. One person told me they had lost a stone (~6.3kg / 14lbs) in January but wanted to hurry up the process. Another client has been going at 1kg (2lbs) a...