Here are a selection of easy but nutritious meals you can make on days where you're busy, are low on ideas/inspiration, or maybe you messed up your meal prep and now don't have anything to eat! Breakfast: Yoghurt, granola, chopped fruit (eg. blueberries, dates, strawberries). Dried fruit like dates, sultanas, and prunes last for ages, …
A few short walks you can do in our fine city this winter to look after your immune system, heart health, and mental wellbeing. And of course, to get your steps in. 💙 I may not have posted any walks here lately, but best believe I've been going on them. 😊 One of my favourite …
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Overtraining is when you exercise at an intensity or volume that exceeds your body's ability to recover. This can creep up on you, so it's important to know the signs! Warning signs that you've been exercising too much: - Muscle soreness that lasts longer than usual/doesn't seem to go away- Constant feeling of exhaustion- Frequent …
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Well done for all your efforts in January! Today we're going to talk about high impact vs. high intensity exercise, but first, here are the most recent additions to the app for my online & hybrid clients:Â New in the app:1. New in "Resources" - I have added a few videos to the 'My additional …
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Happy New Year! I hope you've had a wonderful start to the year. If you're setting goals/new year's resolutions for 2026, here are my tips to help you achieve them! Firstly, it's very easy to get carried away when goal setting. What usually happens is people set massive goals they can't keep up with - …
Nutrition is key in achieving your fitness goals, or simply making the most out of your workouts. The correct nutrition/timing of meals around exercise can help you to: - Have more energy- Feel better during a workout (eg. preventing physical discomfort from lack of digestion time)- Perform better- Recover faster- See faster progress with aesthetic …
Here are some facts about fat, how you can use it to your advantage for exercise, and what to focus on for better health. Fat is a major source of energy for your body, along with carbohydrates. Fat has many important functions in the body: It helps the body to absorb vitamins A,D,E and K; it …
Here are a few facts about carbohydrates, and how we can relate this info to exercise. Carbohydrates are an ideal source of energy for the body. This is because they can be converted more easily (than proteins or fats) into glucose, which is the form of sugar that's transported and used by the body. It is best …
Here are some commonly asked questions about protein, and how it relates to exercise. 1. Why is protein important for the gym? To keep things *extremely* simple... The main function of protein is to repair damaged cells and build new ones. When you lift weights, you are creating micro-tears in your muscles. Protein helps these micro-tears to repair, …
We all know what muscle soreness feels like the day after a taxing workout. But when it's in your lower back, it can be worrying. How do you know if what you're feeling is DOMS (delayed onset muscle soreness) caused by exercise, or actual, lower back pain (ie. you have injured yourself)? Here are a …
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