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Heading back to the gym?

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When heading back to the gym after lockdown (or any period away) it is important to ease yourself back in with caution. Unless you have been able to replicate the weight and movement patterns you were using in…

Know your training goals

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It is important to understand your goals with regards to training. They go hand in hand with your nutrition and you could be making the process more difficult than it needs to be. Take training for example. If…

What is metabolic adaptation?

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Metabolic adaptation (or adaptive thermogenesis) is a physiological response. It has been greatly researched and shown to play a role in weight loss. Put simply, it is the body’s way of helping to preserve energy. Dieting down is…

NEAT

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NEAT or Non Exercise Activity Thermogenisis accounts for all the unplanned activity you do every day. This can include standing instead of sitting down, fidgeting, hand gestures, gardening, cleaning and cooking. All these extra little activities soon add…

The Importance of Protein

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Many people who are starting out on their fitness journey are not eating enough protein in their diet. They vastly underestimate how much they need and how much they are actually consuming. Protein is one of three macronutrients;…

Christmas Festivities

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Over the festive period, people may worry about their goals. Should I track my food? Should I complete all my workouts? Will it ruin my progress if I miss a day? Listen up! It’s Christmas! It happens once…

Should I train when I am poorly?

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When you are feeling under the weather it can easily become an excuse to miss a training session. However, this may not always be necessary. Suffering with a cold? Getting to the gym and doing a workout can…

Flexible Dieting

Nutrition

Flexible dieting is a way of eating that allows you to consume all the foods that you want. No food is off limits. It can be a great way to help people stick to a dieting phase where…

The Important of Sleep

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The importance of SLEEP 😴. So many of us struggle with getting enough sleep each night. Work, kids, stress, training all take up so many hours of our day that we often forget to prioritise sleep. But, the…

Find your Motivation

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Being motivated to show up each day for your training session, to eat a balanced, healthy diet and to keep focusing on your goals is tough! Motivation plays a big role in allowing us to achieve, but motivation…

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