Childhood dreams of cauliflower cheese, or even baked potato? This dish delivers on taste, nostalgia and satisfaction, without the heavy, I need to unzip my pants feels. I prepped it all while the roast chicken was in the oven and then popped it in for the last ten minutes. Gluten and dairy free, this isContinue reading “‘Cheesey’ Cauliflower Bake”
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Variation For Avoiding Repetitive Stress, Dysfunction & Injury
What seems odd in the gym is often closer to real life scenariosWhat does that mean? Often in real life, we aren’t moving as we would in a gym. We are not sitting on a machine, sending a weight through a guided path or resisting the load of a symmetrical barbell. Real life looks more likeContinue reading “Variation For Avoiding Repetitive Stress, Dysfunction & Injury”
Improve your run, avoid injury
Running is a brilliant way to improve your cardiovascular health, maintain a healthy weight or lose weight and it is also a great outdoors exercise activity you can do anywhere! Making it a fantastic option for mental health and cognitive performance too. It can be social or done alone, according to you and how youContinue reading “Improve your run, avoid injury”
After the workout, eat right for you goals
The correct nutrition will see you through to better performance, recovery and results. Our body is a pretty incredible and sophisticated machine and a bit of strategy can go a long way. How does a workout affect your body?During the workout– The rate of ATP turnover goes up (what your body uses for fuel). AsContinue reading “After the workout, eat right for you goals”
Setting New Year’s Goals
…Is super fun and motivating when you first do it, when you are caught in that intoxicating New Year’s rush, new love or new ambition. Often, after a while it can become a bit of a grind and you can forget why you started. So find your why. Find that most salient reason that youContinue reading “Setting New Year’s Goals”
Things you shouldn’t worry about when planning a holiday
How will I get all my work outs in? Will I even be able to find a good gym, should I try pick up some more bands? How will I stick to my macro split? How will I track my calories? How will I look when I come back? I wish I hadn’t worried soContinue reading “Things you shouldn’t worry about when planning a holiday”
Rest Times; a game changing variable in your program
Long rest times(2-4 minuets) Facilitate recovery for absolute strength and power lifts. Are good for performance in that moment. Shorter rest times(10-120 seconds) Increase metabolic demand/ strain for fat mobilisation & muscle growth. Boost testosterone and human growth hormone release. What extended rest periods do: Allows the removal of waste products and lactate diminishing theContinue reading “Rest Times; a game changing variable in your program”
When People Talk About “Functional Training”
It’s not just a buzz word and while it can sometimes look buzzy or complicated it is purposeful. Functional exercises transcend into real life, they mimic everyday movement patterns to help you move better and prevent injury. Example? Turning to pick something heavy up behind you. Either you will injure yourself or you won’t andContinue reading “When People Talk About “Functional Training””
Understanding the fundamentals
Get around the basics of what works and why it’s important to prioritise. Sleep and recovery is essential for: Your muscles recovering through adequate protein synthesis and human growth hormone release Appetite regulation. A lack of sleep increases ghrelin production (the hormone that makes you feel hunger) Managing stress and the hormones that regulate yourContinue reading “Understanding the fundamentals”
Find Exercise You Love
If you haven’t yet found exercise you enjoy, if you’re doing the bare minimum you put into your my fitness pal to hopefully burn a few calories then you are not creating a lifestyle. Some steps will definitely be harder than others… but if you’re not enjoying any of them your fitness journey won’t takeContinue reading “Find Exercise You Love”
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