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Weighting Around.

Weighting Around.

If you’re after weight loss, healthy living and you don’t want to go hungry, it is easy. I’ve been writing up a few eating plans for my personal training clients who wanted to make sure they didn’t pack on the weight over Christmas and beyond. I’ve struggled to meet their caloric requirements! According to their ...

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Want to Learn Yoga?

Want to Learn Yoga?

Yoga. What is it? “Stretching?” Not just that! Yoga is a whole philosophy that was developed by men for men as a means of achieving enlightenment. Now it’s available to everyone. I’m not promising enlightenment – that’s a lifetime and then some of serious meditation! What you do get if you join my Beginner’s Yoga ...

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Meditate Your Way…

Meditate Your Way…

Why meditate? Well, are you stressed? Overweight? Unfit? Unhealthy? To busy? Too lazy? Unhappy? Overworked? Moody? Cranky? Can’t sit still to save your life? Do you want to change? Are you willing to change? Do you want to lose weight? Get fit? Be happy? Be healthy? Improve energy and immune function? Lower stress and blood pressure? ...

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End of One Year, Beginning of Another.

End of One Year, Beginning of Another.

Yes, strangely enough, this happens every twelve months and strangely enough we go ahead and insist on making resolutions that we know we’ll struggle to keep. Well, it doesn’t have to be the same this twelve months. Is there something that you set yourself to do last year, but didn’t manage to do? Does that ‘something’ ...

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Feeling Like A Hunchback?

Feeling Like A Hunchback?

Upper Crossed Syndrome “Upper crossed syndrome, also known as “student syndrome” or “corporate syndrome”, is a pattern of tight and weak muscles the body develops based off one’s postural tendencies. The people this effects the most are those that sit all day, usually in front of a computer or at a desk.  This is why ...

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Clean and Unhealthy

Clean and Unhealthy

Just a point of interest for you all. This article was sent to me, after a conversation regarding extremes of behaviour. How Clean is Too Clean? covers a topic that has long been argued and it now appears that our ‘germ-phobia’ is causing more harm than good. Each generations’ health, fitness and ability to recover ...

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Massage: Luxury or Preventative Necessity?

Massage: Luxury or Preventative Necessity?

I had a conversation with a client some weeks ago about massage. Well, surprise, surprise! The conversation went along the lines of: massage is something that, although it costs money that, on the face of things, exceeds the weekly budget, it saves you a lot more money in the long run. Massage is not a ...

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Creating Healthy ‘Habits’.

Creating Healthy ‘Habits’.

noun /ˈhabit/ 
habits, plural A settled or regular tendency or practice, esp. one that is hard to give up - this can develop into a bad habit - we stayed together out of habit An addictive practice, esp. one of taking drugs - a cocaine habit An automatic reaction to a specific situation (Merriam Webster, the Free ...

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Ketosis

Ketosis

What is it? Is it good for you? How do I go into ketosis? What’s all the fuss about? “Ketosis is a condition in which levels of ketones (ketone bodies) in the blood are elevated. Ketones are formed when glycogen stores in the liver have run out. The ketones are used for energy. Ketones are small ...

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Energy and Relaxation

Energy and Relaxation

You’ve changed the way you eat – lots of fresh fruit & veg, increased water intake, excellent balance of proteins, carbohydrates and no sugar! You’re sleeping well, a full 7 to 8 hours a night, and feeling refreshed every morning. Exercise is now a part of your weekly schedule – 3 to 4 days a ...

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