How Does Stress Affects Training?... Over the past 10 years, extensive research has gone into uncovering the effects that non-exercise variables have on clients. Previously, personal trainers have asked themselves many questions including, why is it that two clients have recovered from exercise at such a different rate? Or, why is one client performing better with a 6 day-a-week program while the other can only manage 3 days-a-week max? These researchers...

Chia seeds.. could anything be this perfect?... Anyone that speaks to a dietician, nutritionist or trainer SHOULD be told to include healthy snacks into their diet.  Included in the list of ‘snacks’ will be seeds.  Now what seeds?? And how do you eat seeds???  Exactly. Here is something I absolutely recommend you add into your daily food intake.  Whether it be with muesli or yoghurt (thanks Gerorgie) in the morning, with your bottle of water, in a sandwich,...

iPhone apps – keeping track of your what you eat... You are what you eat. No cliche could be more true!  The % ratio of nutrition:exercise and the result it has on your fat loss is around 70:30. Meaning you can exercise as much as you like, but if you are still eating like s#@t, you will not get very far. You can’t out train a bad diet. Hence why 90% of my clients are asked to complete food diaries.  Everything that goes into their mouths must be recorded with times...

5 great reasons to chew your food (PROPERLY)!... Ever feel bloated, gassy, uncomfortable after eating a meal?   Sometimes feel like you’ve eaten too much? Digestion starts in the mouth, so chew your food;  Heres why. You wont eat as much: Chewing for longer slows eating process allowing the feeling of “fullness” to come about quicker (as a general rule if you ever feel ‘full’ you have eaten too much food). Starts the digestive process:...

Ten Reasons To Consider Eating Organic... 1. Protect Future Generations. Children receive four times the exposure of an adult (due to their small size) to at least eight widely used cancer-causing pesticides in food. The food choices you make now will impact your child’s health in the future. 2. Prevent Soil Erosion. The Soil Conservation Service estimates that more than three million tons of topsoil is eroded from our shores each year. That means soil...

Reduce Grains and Sugar to Lose Weight and Improve... For several million years, humans existed on a diet of animals and vegetation. It was only with the advent of agriculture a mere 10,000 years ago – a fraction of a second in evolutionary time – that humans began ingesting large amounts of sugar and starch in the form of grains (and potatoes) into their diets. Indeed, 99.99% of our genes were formed before the advent of agriculture; in biological terms, our...

Take Away Choices... Where you get stuck away from your normal food sources you should always be cognoscente of your unique metabolic requirements and plan your meals to fit roughly into the same portion sizes. If uncertain of the source of the food aim to make vegetables your main meal with meat, noodles, pasta and rice as accompaniments. Indian Chinese Always choose a plain vegetable dish first. eg Chinese broccoli or bok choy or choy...

76 Ways Sugar Can Ruin Your Health... In addition to throwing off the body’s homeostasis, excess sugar may result in a number of other significant consequences. The following is a listing of some of sugar’s metabolic consequences from a variety of medical journals and other scientific publications. 1. Sugar can suppress your immune system and impair your defenses against infectious disease. 2. Sugar upsets the mineral relationships in your body:...

Protein bars... Ingredients 1 cup barley flakes or oats Half a cup pumpkin seeds (pepitas) Half a cup slithered or raw almonds chopped Half a cup coconut Half a cup sesame seeds 1 cup ground almonds Half a cup dried apricots or apples 1 tablespoon olive oil 3 tablespoons protein powder (vanilla) Half a cup of tahini 2 egg whites (optional) Half a cup of honey (or rice or 100 % maple syrup) Half a cup of apple puree Directions Add honey...

Char-Grilled Salmon with Avocado... Ingredients 6 (1.1kg) salmon fillets 2 medium (500g) avocados, sliced thickly 1 medium (170g) red onion, sliced thinly 2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill 2 tablespoons drained baby capers 100g rocket Lemon Dressing 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1/3 cup (80ml) extra virgin olive oil salt and freshly ground black pepper Method Heat a lightly oiled  pan (or barbecue). Add salmon, cook for about 4 minutes on each side or until...