My general approach to exercise is that we must be setting the foundations for lifelong activity in some form or another. In my experience, once I have got someone fitter they find it quite easy to keep aerobic activity going, e.g. walking, running etc. They also find...

While we always hear that breathing is super important, it seems to suffer from the same information overload that most health advice comes with. I have completed two courses recently that brought together a lot of the previous breathwork I had looked into. The key...

A couple of months ago I wrote about how to give up sugar, and since then I’ve seen Joe Wicks doing his own no-sugar challenge so I assume he must be an avid reader. Another massive topic that continues to cause confusion is protein. People either think they need...

I feel a sensible goal for you is to be pain free and possess the mobility, strength and fitness to be able to handle anything life throws at you. That means you will be able to thrive whether you are 20 or 80 years old. A simple way to gauge how you are doing on this...

Motivation is generally described as your desire to do a task, which is best measured by how often you actually do those said tasks in question. While a discussion on motivation can delve into how it relates to the essence of who you are as a person and your deeper...

A few weeks ago, I gave you a Stress Eating Cheat Sheet and showed you how to improve your eating when stressed. An element of this included working on being better around food, drink and exercise during times you are not actually stressed. You should aim to become...

This weekend, the biggest thing in Fitness right now, Hyrox, came through London with their event in Olympia. Sadly, I was unable to compete due to a knee injury I picked up slipping while doing another Hyrox in Poland three weeks ago. I still spent a lot of time down...

Most rugby players have some of ongoing niggle or pain, usually knee, lower back or shoulder issues. These pains are made worse when doing certain movements. In the short term, I adjust the exercises so the muscles get targeted without causing any joint issues. This...

Last week we discussed chocolate and looked into what were the best to worst bars to consume. This moderation strategy is good because you can make significant changes without actually feeling like you are restricting yourself.    However, for many, they need to make...

This week I was re-editing a short programme I wrote called the 'Body Image Reset', which is a self-paced workbook to improve your understanding of body-image and how to create a healthy relationship to yourself. In one of the sections I discuss the benefit of looking...

The first quarter of the year has been and gone. We had 13 good Friday night training sessions on the athletics track in all weathers from -2c and pouring rain, to last week's gorgeous warm sun set.  Now is a good time to take stock of where you are so far this year....

A couple of weeks ago I talked about how I felt having a connection to eating food when you feel good can really undo your results, as the only time you are not eating badly is when life is going along normally. This is because pretty much everyone’s behaviour is much...