Ready, Set, GO!!

All through life we need to have a plan. Business plans, marketing plans, wedding plans……. the list goes on! Losing weight isn’t much different. Before you can successfully lose weight for the long term, you need to do six things. You probably won’t like the first three, but it’s critically important that you complete […]

Weight Loss Scams Revealed – Part 2

Last week we talked about a few frustrations that we face as Personal Trainers……. the never ending barrage of fad diets, weight loss gizmos and useless exercise gadgets!

 

Now let’s get into a few more of our Weight Loss Scams:

 

“Too-good-to-be-true” weight loss miracles.

If you find a diet plan or product tells […]

Weight Loss Scams Revealed: Part 1

Have you ever wondered why the Weight Loss Industry is such a booming industry, yet we still see so many overweight and unhappy people in our society? Truth is, there are often more weight loss scams out there than there are real weight loss solutions. Let me point out a couple of my favourites:

 

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3 Top Nutrition Tips

By now, exercise has become a key component of your Health and Fitness regime. But is your nutrition plan as organised as your exercise? Before you can realistically start making progress towards your nutrition goals, you must have these themes firmly in the forefront of your mind so all future eating occurs from the […]

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Apples Have Amazing Health Benefits

Many different cultures have found apples to benefit them in different ways. The early Greeks thought apples tasted like honey and used them to heal a huge range of ailments. In American folk medicine the apple is called “the king of fruits.” Italian, Irish and French researchers have all confirmed that eating green apples lowers […]

Menu and Meal Planning

Planning ahead for the family meals will ensure your weight goal success. We tend to unravel when there is no forward planning and we just throw something together or get take away as a quick option.

Previously, people would use the food pyramid as a guide to help form the basis for meals and menu […]

Reducing Carbohydrates for Weight Loss

When it comes to weight loss, there are a million diets, theories, gimicks and meal replacement options out there, all wanting to offer you solutions to the never ending “diet” problem. But the problem with most of these diets and schemes is that they are not maintainable for life.

Who wants to be drinking shakes […]

Importance of Fibre

Parts of plant foods that is not broken down or absorbed by the digestive system, is referred to as fibre. Fruit, vegetables, cereals, grains and legumes all contain fibre. Dietary fibre is also known as non-starch polysaccharides. This is because it has the same structure as polysaccharides, but it is not a starch.

Some starches […]

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