Most people think their issue with eating is the diet. In reality it is the way they behave around food that keeps repeating. If you understand your eating personality, you can see what actually needs fixing. What is an eating personality? I have always liked...

This article looks at how your approach to fitness should change across each decade of life. From kids building movement skills, to adults trying to stay consistent, to older ages focusing on strength and mobility, the focus shifts at each stage. The key point is that...

I have previously written all about fasting, which is just a way of organising your eating using a set a period of time you can or cannot eat. That could be 16 hours fasting, 8 hours eating, or longer fasts. It often works for people because it reduces how often you...

A really good piece of research came out recently that looked to review all the studies done on resistance training, weight lifting and strength to see what does the evidence actually tell us? It was done by the American College of Sports & Medicine (ACSM) as part...

I was on The Experts Hangout Podcast this week, and we got on to discussing The Biggest Loser TV show, weight regain and the effect on metabolism longer term. While looking for the links to send over for the post show notes, I re-read the original research and found...

Easter weekend is upon us and the chocolate eggs will be out. For me, I feel worrying about whether to avoid something, or desperately trying to be good on one day, or weekend in a year is fairly wasteful. The great thing about Health & Fitness is short term...

Cholesterol is an issue that comes up with a fair few of my clients and it is quite interesting when you dig below the surface. Some feel it is the main driver of heart disease and must be lowered at all costs, others will say it does not matter at all and is...

We are only in March but the glorious weather means there is an air of spring fitness drives around the corner. One topic I have with almost all clients is about the speed by which you can get results and the expected timeline for seeing any sort of change, versus...

Research shows that muscle mass and strength gradually decline with age, a process known as sarcopenia. This usually begins slowly from around the age of 30–40 and then accelerates more rapidly from around 60 onwards. The good news is that muscle loss is far more...