Why Excess Body Fat Is a Serious Health Issue Not a Cosmetic One For many people being overweight is framed as a confidence issue or an appearance issue. It is talked about in terms of clothing sizes holidays and how someone looks in photos. What is far less discussed is the growing body of medical evidence showing that excess body …
High Intensity Interval Training for Beginners High Intensity Interval Training often shortened to HIIT is frequently misunderstood. Many people believe it is only suitable for elite athletes or those who are already very fit. This belief puts a powerful and highly effective training method out of reach for people who could benefit from it the most. The reality is that …
Its Time To Lift Weights! Menopause is a natural stage of life yet for many women it arrives with confusion frustration and a sense that their body is no longer responding in the way it once did. Weight gain reduced energy joint discomfort disrupted sleep and changes in mood are often accepted as unavoidable. While hormonal changes are real and …
Need to Lose Belly Fat Take Magnesium Belly fat is one of the most common frustrations for people who train regularly and eat reasonably well yet still struggle to see changes around the midsection. While fat loss always comes down to energy balance the reality is that hormones stress sleep and recovery heavily influence where fat is stored and how …
Can You Lose a Stone in Four Weeks? Let’s Look at the Facts Weight loss is one of the most misunderstood areas of health and fitness. The internet is full of bold promises, dramatic transformations, and unrealistic timelines that sound appealing but rarely stand up to basic physiology. One of the most common claims is losing a stone in four …
Weighing Yourself Every Day Can Help With Weight Loss and Maintenance Daily weighing is one of the most debated habits in weight loss. Some people believe it causes obsession frustration or anxiety. Others avoid the scale altogether and rely on how they feel or how their clothes fit. While emotional responses to the scale are very real the scientific evidence …
Are Too Many Marathons Bad for Your Heart? For years the marathon has been held up as the ultimate symbol of fitness, discipline and mental toughness. Completing 26.2 miles is often seen as proof that someone is exceptionally healthy, especially when compared to a sedentary lifestyle or obesity. Many people quite reasonably think that if running is good for you …
Get In Shape The Smart Way Interval Training is a period of work followed by a period of rest. For example I get some of my clients to go flat out on a cross trainer or spinning bike for 45 seconds and then go as easy as they like for 45 seconds. This would be classed as one interval. It’s that …
Do They Really Work? Two of the most widely used clubs to join if you want to lose weight are Slimming World and Weight Watches, but do they really work? My research into this area has led me into some interesting findings so I thought the fairest thing to do was outline the case for and the case against for …
Why Willpower Alone Is Not Enough for Weight Loss For many people, losing weight is seen as a simple process of eating less and exercising more. While those things are important, research increasingly shows that weight loss is far more complex than most people realise. Psychological factors, social influences, daily habits, timing of meals, and the presence of temptation all …
