Alcohol, fitness, and our health

The recent ban on alcohol has hit many people hard during this lockdown era. Being stuck at home all day leaves us with very little to do in our free time except binge watching TV shows. So I can understand a bit of escapism with a few drinks at home from time to time. Is […]

5 Common Dieting Mistakes

After you’ve included regular workouts into your daily routine, the only thing left to nail down is your diet. The training aspect for some people is mentally easier than adhering to the nutrition plan needed to achieve their physique goal. It’s a cliché to say that it’s 80% nutrition and 20% training but I would […]

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How Alcohol Affects our Fitness

“Apart from feeling terrible, what are the actual negative effects on our health and fitness? It’s a question that would be relevant to a lot of people that try to keep a healthy lifestyle but also like to enjoy a drink or two….. or three” Alcohol has barely been a part of my life for […]

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Carbs at Night: Does it Cause Fat Gain?

“You may lose or gain weight by manipulating your carb consumption but there’s a lot more to it than meal timing…” The role of carbohydrates are often misunderstood in regards to how it can change our body composition. I shake my head each time I hear a personal trainer give misinformed advice about the significance of […]

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Dieting Exit Strategies

It’s taken months of painstaking dieting and hard graft in the gym to finally achieve a body transformation to be proud of. Time to celebrate with a bottle of Champagne and a well deserved mouthwatering cheat meal of your choice. You wake up the next morning feeling a justifiable sense of accomplishment and achievement, and not to mention […]

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The Wonders of Strength Training for Women

The ratio of men to women in a yoga studio is vastly different to the free weights area of your typical commercial gym. I could easily count on one hand the number of men that take part in yoga classes in the studio next to my work. I’ve trained myself in many of the big […]

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The simple science behind fat loss

I started off as that fat kid in school for the majority of my teens before deciding to elevate my fitness lifestyle to what it is today. My body had to endure years of trial and error before I was content with my knowledge on training and nutrition. Anyone’s brain would scramble with all the […]