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...

I stumbled on a debate about if you could only pick one exercise then what would you pick? Most of the comments centred on squats & deadlifts with people arguing around which is best. To answer this question, you need to define what is the key criteria we are...

Most discussions around emotional eating focus on stress, sadness, or difficult emotions. However, for many people, the bigger issue is eating when they feel good. This pattern can be problematic because it means that the only time you are not eating emotionally is...

If you pick the right exercise you should feel good almost straight away. This means you feel stronger, more flexible or generally better afterwards. This happens because you are either waking up a sleeping / weak muscle or improving your mobility. The following...

While motivation and willpower capture most of the headlines it often gets forgotten why you even need motivation in the first place. The reason most people search for motivation is to get them to do the things they are not doing naturally. Your neural connections are...