5 Healthy Snack Options (video recipes) When your energy is flagging, healthy snack options can be an instant boost to make sure you train and to get the most out of it. By snacking before the gym you will have the energy necessary to get the most out of your session. By balancing your snacks … Read more
Protein is the building block needed to help repair cells and to make new ones.Therefore, it’s vital in creating lean muscle mass to get super toned. But there is much controversy and confusion over how much protein you should be consuming and what the best sources of proteins are for optimal health. HOW MUCH PROTEIN … Read more
EATING TOO MUCH? 4 WAYS TO STOP OVEREATING Overeating may sound like a super easy issue to address – eat less. But actually, it’s anything but simple. Many of us are creatures of habit (myself included). What’s important when it comes to eating too much is examining the habits that are facilitating this, and making changes … Read more
Podcast: Why Snacks Are Necessary Snacking is often viewed as a bad thing to do, when in fact it’s a great strategy for managing blood sugar levels. When I talk about snacks, I mean planned snacks between meals that include protein, good fats and carbohydrates. If you want to lose body fat, blood sugar management is essential. Have … Read more
Three reasons to stop counting calories We stopped counting calories and here’s why… One of the most popular options to achieve weight loss is to examine diet and start counting calories to reduce consumption. But counting calories is riddled with issues. Here are three reasons why counting calories is not a viable option, as well as an easier … Read more
CREATE THE NEW NORMAL TO TRANSFORM YOUR BODY Tell me if you have also done this…2nd January rolls around, and you make all kinds of grand plans to transform your body and finally get into the shape you want. Five weeks later, those plans are a distant memory, with no concrete action taken. I’ve done this, … Read more
Is Alcohol Bad for Weight loss? Before reading further, please understand that as a fitness instructor delivering personal training in Clapham, I too enjoy a glass of wine and will continue to do so. The purpose of this post is to identify some of the key reasons how alcohol slows your weight loss results if … Read more
Four ways to shop smarter While many have chosen to buy weekly groceries online, as a fitness instructor in Balham area, I understand many of us still choose to go old-school and hit the local Sainsbury/Tesco/Waitrose to stock our shelves at home. Here are four tips to help you shop smarter at your local supermarket, and … Read more
How to Lose Weight Without Exercise 1. Slow down your carbohydrate absorption When you consume food containing carbohydrate, your digestive system breaks it down into sugar, which then enters the blood stream [i]. The presence of sugar in your blood stream (increased blood sugar levels) causes the release of the hormone insulin, which in turn prompts … Read more
Four reasons why hydration matters I recommend clients monitor their hydration to achieve optimum results. What is hydration? Before explaining four motivations to keep hydrated, it is important to clarify that dehydration is not only about a lack of water consumption. Dehydration is actually caused by our bodies losing both fluid and electrolytes . Electrolytes … Read more