Whilst this post may seem to fly in the face of the advice given in an earlier post emphasising the importance of focussing on the basics, paying attention to details has its place. The motivation for this post came about as the result of a coaching call with one of my mentors about Hair Mineral…
Something I’ve noticed recently is a move in the fields of exercise and nutrition, is a move towards more and more specialised solutions. Now, whilst I don’t think that’s a bad thing, and we certainly offer a number of services that do just that, from corrective exercise programmes to lab analysis, I don’t think that…
It’s been a fair while since my last post. Between a sudden surge in clients, writing a sports conditioning course and working on some exciting new business plans, I’ll be honest, I’ve not allocated any time to updating the blog. So, to break myself back in gently, I’ve compiled a short list of the top…
For the duration of February 2012 I’ve been fasting. Mainly with the objective of evaluating a trend that seems to be gaining in popularity throughout the fitness industry. This was inspired by 3 factors: The reported fat loss achieved by other proponents The convenience of not eating 6 meals a day The excellent IF review…
Wednesday 29th February 2012 was unique in a number of ways. As 2012 is a leap year it meant women were ‘allowed’ to propose to their partners. More importantly though it marked the first ever visit to the UK by Ian King for the purpose of educating exercise and fitness professionals. Organised by The Foundry,…
A relatively short blog today, but I wanted to give you something that could be applied straight away. The following are 3 simple things you can do to increase the effectiveness of your workout. Warm Up Properly. Notice the ‘properly’ at the end. Warming up does not include running on a treadmill or in fact…
Driving in to work this morning, I heard something on the radio that almost made me lose control of my vehicle. It was an advert for Heinz Tomato soup and the gist was that by consuming it, you’re getting one of your five vegetable servings a day. Holy Sh1t! Having looked on the Heinz website,…