As a personal trainer around Bedfordshire I have always strongly advocated the use of cardiovascular training (running, boxing pad work and exercise bike etc) as the best way to burn fat. A recent study has provided strong evidence that cardiovascular training is the best method to lose fat and the results can be seen by clicking here. Some personal trainers use …
Obesity Now A Young Disease
As a personal trainer I am seeing more people in their twenties hire me. This is no surprise as its not just the middle age that are suffering from obesity but the younger generations as well. A study has now shown just how damaging being obese in your twenties can be once a person reaches middle age? Please click here to read …
Getting To Grips With Emotions Key To A Healthy Body
When a new client begins a weight loss journey with me it’s important to not only address their diet and exercise directly, but also consider behavioural techniques to stop any negative behaviour associated with bad food choices. I was fortunate enough to study exercise psychology in great depth during my Sport and Exercise Science Degree and this gave me the …
Eating Protein At Breakfast Helps Prevent Snacking
A recent study has identified that a breakfast high in protein, compared to a traditional cereal based breakfast, helps stop craving high calorie foods in the evening. A great high protein breakfast could be a boiled egg with one slice of wholemal bread with low sugar baked beans. This could have huge implications on the battle against obesity in the …
Carbohydrate Is Not Bad For You
It must be very confusing when starting a weight loss plan. The internet is full of different opinions regarding weight loss. One constant and wrong approach I hear to weight loss is to cut carbohydrate to very low levels when trying to lose weight. This is a simple method to monitor for many people as they just simply cut back on pasta, rice, bread and potato. Deleting your …
Pregnant? A Big Motivation To Stay Healthy
During pregnancy, eating healthy and taking regular exercise as prescribed by your doctor is important if you want your child to be at less risk as an adult of being overweight. A study has found that a baby weighing more than 4000 grams is twice as likely to be overweight in later life. Prof. Andreas Plagemann from the Charité Department of …
Get Up 20 minutes Earlier & Burn 20% More Fat.
A study now shows that exercising before breakfast can burn 20 percent more fat than if you train after eating. That 20 % could well be the all important dress size for the Christmas party or a couple of notches down on the belt making that belly not so obvious. A 20 minute jog, swim or cross trainer workout before …
Essential Reading If You Are Hiring A Personal Trainer
The market is over crowded with Personal Trainers. Some highly qualified and unfortunately an ever growing number barely qualified. As a Professional Personal Trainer who took the degree route with 4 years of my life dedicated to learning every aspect of human physiology, exercise psychology and body mechanics, I think I deserve the right to be a member of the …
Clever Calories
I have some great facts for you each week to help you make better food choices. For example, a piece of pizza (200g) with Mozzarella and pepperoni is a whopping 650 calories. However a Vegetable pizza with cheese is over half the calories at 250 calories! This next example is even more shocking if you like Indian food – A …
YOU WON’T LOSE WEIGHT IN DECEMBER!
Let’s face it, the vast majority of us eat and drink more in December. Those of you who don’t clearly have a halo above your head and do not need to read this, the rest of you should. In December if you have, for example, 4 more drinks than usual per week, a big meal out and even sneak in …