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Training for Longevity
I have this running joke in my group training sessions… I prescribe yet another set of lunges and squats. And joke,: “You’ll thank me when
I have this running joke in my group training sessions… I prescribe yet another set of lunges and squats. And joke,: “You’ll thank me when
I’m sure you all know how hard it is to eat well when you’re tired. Been out last night? Baby kept you up? Chances are you spend today rummaging the cupboards and looking for all of the carbs! But do you understand why? It’s all to do with your hormones. Lack of sleep causes disruption to your hunger hormones ghrelin and leptin. These 2 hormones play an important role in controlling appetite and satiety.
This is one of the questions I get asked all the time. So here are my top tips on how to tone up your tummy…
We chat about lots of topics in our group training sessions. While still working hard, of course. Pensions, weight loss and long jump were just
Help! I’m no longer sore after a workout
You know how it goes. You start a new regime and after the first session you are just so sore… but as the sessions progress, the total soreness start to fade. Until sometimes you’re not sore at all and you begin to wonder?… what does it mean if I’m not sore after a workout?
I get it – many people associate sore muscles with a good workout. So does it mean that if you’re not sore – it wasn’t a good workout?
Not at all!
The good, better, best continuum is something I mention quite a lot. So I decided it deserves a whole blog post to itself.
We should see all health and fitness choices (and possibly life too!) as lying on a continuum, with Poor choices on one end and Best Choices on the other end…
Whenever you want to make a change in your life, you shouldn’t aim for the “end” or “best” point straight away. Or the perfect outcome. Rather you should aim for the Next Logical Step-Up from wherever you are RIGHT NOW.
So, if for example you wanted to get fitter, the continuum might look something like this.
The other day, a memory popped up on FB. It was about me procrastinating about an appraisal. It was 13 years ago, and I remember
Researchers have been exploring the effects of diet, exercise, age, psychological stress, and other factors on the immune response, both in animals and in humans
This Exercise is BAD for you The ONE exercise you should never do Are you still doing crunches? Foam rolling is useless. Running is bad
Talking to some of my clients, I’m aware that some of us may feel like we’re running on empty just now. And it’s not surprising.