One of the biggest downfalls I see in my client’s that want to lose body fat, is what they eat between meals. Sure, it’s easy and delicious to have porridge in the morning, a salad or soup for lunch and everyone’s always telling me they eat veges at night. So why are people still struggling …
Keeping up your motivation through the summer break can feel like hard work, but it doesn’t have to be! Here are some ways you can take control of your health and fitness to come out of your holidays feeling motivated for the year ahead. Take the time to plan You can’t ‘find’ time to exercise, …
As a personal trainer, one thing I hear a lot is ‘How do I get motivated to exercise?’. First of all, motivation that comes from within you – and from focusing on your true desires and what you want to achieve is well, more motivating! The word motivation is related to ‘motive’, as in – …
Feeling bloated? Stomach not as flat as you’d like it to be? I’m here to help you look hot for your next party – (or any other occasion in the future for that matter), with totally healthy, clean eating. Please let me make it quite clear that I still advocate total clean and healthy eating …
As a personal trainer, people often find it so hard to believe me when I tell them they need to eat more. It takes a while for them to get their head around. They want to drop weight, and I tell them they need to eat more? It doesn’t seem to make sense. But to …
Many people find that the urgencies in life take up so much time, there’s no time to set goals. As much as we throw around the term ‘goal setting’ these days, it’s still a hugely over-looked factor in increasing motivation and purpose in your training and life. This article deals with some ideas on the …
There is a saying, ‘you can’t out-train a bad diet’ and in most cases, it’s so true. Why is this? Simple: Calories in = quick (you can eat a lot in a short amount of time!) Calories out = slow (you usually have to exercise for a while to work it all off) A good …
Interval training is a high intensity form of workouts that involves you working out in short bursts of effort, and is rapidly gaining popularity for its ability to blast fat and push you to your limits. Tabata is a kind of interval training, it will get you great results but it’s not for the faint …
Most of us have big picture goals of how we want to be keep our lives interesting, satisfying, focused and fun. But what about the small day to day goals? We don’t only need big picture goals of where we want to get to, but habits or ‘mini goals’ that we are working on daily. …
As the weather gets colder, you may find yourself being tempted to want to get home from work and curl up on the couch. Or if you’re a morning exerciser, snooze that alarm few more times and not get out of bed because it’s too cold… So how do you stay motivated during the coldest …
For those of you who have hit plateaus with your training or feel like your progress is a little on the slow side, here’s a how-to guide on how you can boost your results: Demand more from your body When you’re grinding that bike or gunning up that hill – If your lungs scream at …
Most of us want a flatter belly. Many people do endless sit ups to achieve this, but if you want to see a flatter tummy or to see more muscle definition, you don’t need more crunches – you need less lunches (heavy ones that is – and dinners!) Following the steps below will help reduce …