Nutrition for Older Adults
Older adults have different nutritional needs than younger adults. Eating a healthy diet helps keep your body strong and can help lower your risk for disease. As you get older, your nutrition needs change. Your body needs more of certain nutrients such as vitamin B12, calcium, and vitamin D1. Vitamin D and calcium are important nutrients…
Exercise for rapid weight loss
First and foremost, why are you after rapid weight loss? If it’s for an event or special occasion that’s fine. However, if it’s because you unhappy with your body long term I advise you to think again. Rapid weight loss normally results in equally rapid weight gain shortly after, especially if not well managed. So…
Exercise of the month: The Deadlift
If you want to be strong sooner or later you’ll need to deadlift. Here’s why…
At home barbell workout
Training at home? You have got the right home gym equipment? That’s Great! Now this barbell programme to progress yourself thought the novice part of your fitness journey. This programme is broken into three workouts, all working the whole body. You can do them twice a week with two days in between,e.g. Monday & Thursday.…
At home TRX (suspension trainer) workout
Training at home? Not got much home gym equipment? Not a problem use this TRX programme to progress yourself thought the early part of your fitness journey. This programme is broken into two workouts, both working the whole body. You can do them twice a week with two days in between, e.g. Monday & Thursday.…
At home kettle bell workout
Training at home? Not got much home gym equipment? Not a problem use this kettle bell programme to progress yourself through the early part of your fitness journey. This programme is broken into two workouts, both working the whole body. You can do them twice a week with two days in between, e.g. Monday &…
At home dumbbell workout
Training at home? Not got much home gym equipment? Not a problem use this dumbbell programme to progress yourself thought the early part of your fitness journey. This programme is broken into two workouts, both working the whole body. You can do them twice a week with two days in between, e.g. Monday & Thursday.…
Training at Home
You don’t need a gym membership to get a good workout. Training at home is a great place to kick start your return to fitness, if you’re not already in great shape. There is a lot of misconception about training both with and without equipment. One of the most prevalent is that more complex is…
At home body weight workout
Training at Home? Not got any home gym equipment? Not a problem use this simple body weight programme to progress yourself through the early part of your fitness journey. This programme is broken into two workouts, both working the whole body. You can do them twice a week with two days in between, e.g. Monday…
How To Build Your Own Garage/Home Gym In just a 8 foot by 8 foot square.
By Riccardo Moriani Intro: On writing this article I find myself confined to home in the 2nd week of an international lockdown. COVID-19 a novel virus is killing people as I type. So I find myself looking for ways to effectively train myself, with going to my gym. My background is in strength and conditioning…
Exercise of the month: The Bent Over Row
When it comes to back work bent over row is a strong choice. The only problem is most people, in fact most trainers, we do it wrong. Let me clarify, if you want to develop maximum strength, rather than just hypertrophy in the last, the bar must be pulled from the floor. Most people allow…
Sugar Challenge
?I know you… and you’re already sweet enough. Adding extra sugar to your daily diet is unnecessary and definitely not good for you! ☣?So this week we’re going to be getting rid of ADDED SUGARS in our diets! ? There’s a HUGE difference between the natural sugars found in foods, and the added sugars that…
Exercise of the month: The Low Bar Squat
In short, done well, the squat or more specifically the low bar squat is the best exercise for all round development bar none. And now let me explain why… Whatever your goal is. Be it strength, fitness, physique or health, squatting is one of the most fundamental movements we perform on a hourly basis. Just…
Why I prioritize strength training over cardio beyond your 40s
Lifting weights with good form while using a well constructed and periodised training programme, can not only make you stronger, but it can also improve structural alignment, provide support for joints (both cartilage and soft tissue), both of which reduces ware and injury risk. So when we do our running we remain injury free.
The Sunday Ritual
With the Sunday Ritual we set aside three hours or so every Sunday (any day will do) to write out a menu for the week, shop for the week, and prep meals for the week. This doesn’t need to be a finicky, obsessive compulsive affair. The idea is to simply make the rest of the…
Eating Out Guide
Before you leave for or even book a restaurant: Check out the menu online. Look or ask if a ‘gluten free’ menu is available if you are gluten sensitive. Drink 8oz of water before you leave home. Eat something light before you go like a protein shake so that you are not starving when you…
Dietary Fats
Fats can be used for structural things such as cell membranes, various hormones, and organs and for energy requirements. That is in fact what body fat is: energy stored for future use. As you will read below, we will be increasing your intake of specific fats to optimize your metabolism, and completely eliminating other fats…
Can You Save A Turtle?
It’s easy sometimes to believe that doing one small thing won’t make much of a difference. But when we understand the bigger picture, one seemingly insignificant action can make a massive difference. It could even change your life! Whether it is starting with getting one pushup or chin up or an improvement of one rep…
Want to Lose Weight, You Derive NO Strength From Fear
We derive strength from standing for what’s true, believing in something greater than you.
You Only Get One
Make no mistake; you are more valuable than any food. You know it and everyone else does too. Do not wait until it is too late.
The Hand
The story speaks of more than thankfulness. It says something about teachers teaching and parents parenting and friends showing friendship, and how much it means to the Douglases of the world.
The Cave
You do not have to give up your life to get healthy and fit. You have to learn to live within the guidelines that your goals and your body dictate. As you well know, you cannot have both at the same time. At some point, you must learn to say no to yourself and enter…
TGI Friday
Remember Fridays are a great! Weekends are great!! You most likely have earned it! It is a time to relax and get ready for the next week! So, be thankful it is Friday but try and take a weekend to say no to overindulging. Treat yourself better than that and take some pride in yourself.…
