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Steps to ABSolute perfection!

If you’ve decided it’s finally time to do something about your waistline all the advice you’re going to need is right here.

The first thing to do is to get to know your abs and become personal friends with them, that way you’ll intimately and immediately know whether you’re…

Cardio burns fat, weights build muscle yes?

Unfortunately it’s not as simple as that and you could be forgiven for thinking that’s the case and it’s the basis premise that many people mistakenly believe will give them the best results.

In actual fact, weight training is an important part of any kind of fat loss or fitness programme. Firstly, weight…

It was while I was in advertising that I began to realise the importance of good sound nutrition and the benefits it could provide.

I wasn’t actually a nutritionist at this time but preferred to what I call “dabble” and was already heavily into my training on a daily basis.

I was always into body building from an early age and one of my…

It’s sometime difficult to think about how to keep down your stress levels, eat and still lose or maintain your weight while holding down not only a busy and stressful workload but also a hectic lifestyle and family life.

Here are a few of my tips for a 24 hour period that should help.

07.00am

You’ve rolled out…

No pills or potions just simple everyday food.

Apples

A medium sized apple actually provides you with around 5g of great dietary fibre which we all know aids digestion and helps to promote fat loss and interestingly enough if you eat an apple about 15 minutes before lunch you’ll eat an average 187 calories less than those who…

Not to worry it could just be your metabolism playing up and needing a kick!

These boosters should help to get you back on track.

Aim to eat every three to four hours

Eat the same amount of food every day but instead of just having two or three meals a day spread them out. It will help to keep your blood…

I’ve talked at length in a previous article about food combining and why I’m such a huge fan and I still believe that if you don’t want to deprive yourself of anything it’s simply the best way to eat.

There’s nothing you can’t eat,…

The perils of chocolate!

Even though it’s common knowledge that chocolate rots your teeth and is full of sugar and can make you gain weight just by looking at a bar seemingly, we’re still obsessed with scoffing it by the bucket load!

But why?

There are little…

You may have heard this from time to time.

Well frankly it doesn’t stack up as a credible argument. The idea is that all foods are ok and there are only unhealthy diets – presumably those filled with unhealthy foods!

Examples are sausages, candy floss, pizza, chocolate, fizzy sugary drinks, chips, cakes etc, as well as foods that are filled with trans…

There is a common myth that if you train hard and long and frequently enough, you can eat what you like and won’t gain any extra weight.

Wrong!

The idea that you can simply offset the amount of calories you eat by doing the equivalent amount of exercise is hugely attractive. Just because the likes of Olympic swimmers and…

Well if you look at government guidelines (and some people do) you’ll see it says you need to exercise five times a week for 30 x minutes at a time.

However it’s definition of exercise can also mean gardening and walking which unless you’re hugely overweight or incredibly lazy isn’t really going to get you anywhere.…

To really be in shape the answer is yes!

If you really want to get into the shape you desire then cardio, love it or loathe it, is essential.

But that doesn’t mean you have to do three hour jogs around the park…

Being fit means different things to different people.

Everyone has their own definition of fitness and what it means to them, whether it’s to be able to walk up the stairs without getting out of breath, running 10k, rowing 1000m, cycling without stopping for 20 minutes, playing tennis or being able to lift weights for a sustained amount of time in the…

Getting out and about and finding something that you really enjoy doing is part of the fun of exercising and keeping fit.

Maybe you like to walk, swim, ride your bicycle or just take the dog for a brisk walk.

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The key is to find something that you really ENJOY doing and stick to it and don’t be AFRAID to get out of…

It’s a fact that mobile telephones are the single biggest item behind handbags and wallets for being snatched and that 14 to 17 year olds are the most likely victim.

If you haven’t already, have your mobile telephone security marked and only use your with office address, I know it won’t stop your mobile from being stolen but if it does…

The reason that this is bad news is simple; you only want to lose fat!

And since your muscles are the most efficient fat burning machinery in your body, why would you want to lose, or shrink or worse still damage them.

Furthermore, your heart happens to be a pretty important muscle in your body, and it could…

This is something that I’ve for quite a while now as I find it’s the perfect start to my day and really has the effect of not only charging me up for the day but it also perfectly centres my mind and my body for the tasks of the day and gives me “clarity of Thought”.

Whether I…

Do you find that you are drinking more and more in social situations?

Does that make you feel uncomfortable? Do you want to take some positive steps to get your life back?

Talk to a partner or friend – they could help you highlight some self-help ideas.

Try to stop drinking alcohol on weekdays and make some minor lifestyle…

Now I don’t mean go out there and do something completely different every single day as that would be counterproductive and not consistent unless you are a professional athlete in…

These are the “skinny” people who have struggled with their weight all their lives and no matter what they seem to eat they just can’t add a single ounce!

Now to all the overweight folks out there you might be…