Last week I wrote about the factors that most influenced life expectancy and health. One of these was eating a healthy diet, one aspect of which was whether you are eating adequate amounts of vitamins & minerals. Many people are missing out on certain specific...

While in Turkey last month I stayed in the hotel where Global Wellness Day (June 8th) was created. I had never heard of it to be honest but after searching I can see that it is quite an event, celebrated in 170 countries supported by the likes of Oprah, Do Oz and...

I was chatting this week about the effort curve. This relates to how your health & fitness results do not have a linear relationship with effort. Instead, there is this weird S-shape pattern where you may get limited results despite putting in a nice bit of effort...

Two newsletters ago we went through different sitting positions that actually help your posture and I gave you some simple ways to stretch while working at your desk. Along similar lines this newsletter has seven exercises you can do to strengthen your muscles without...

I spent the weekend in Turkey enjoying the mountains just outside of Istanbul. It was a great rest for my body after a nice training block since my last Hyrox. This brings up the topic of how you should balance exercise with rest and recovery.    This conversation is...

We spend most of our days sitting down so wouldn't it be great if we could find a way to improve posture while doing it. Surprisingly, it is not as hard as you think. There are four stretches that you can do which you would barely notice while sitting at a desk and...

Every other week someone seems to comes up with a new fasting approach, so much so, that even just not eating has become complicated. I did a video covering pretty much all you need to know about fasting. The sum up is below or you can watch the video on Tik...

There was an array of articles last month about some new research coming out from Sweden about the effects of obesity and health which painted a more serious picture than previously thought. The Swedish research team tracked 4 million people over 40 years and found...

A couple of weeks ago I spoke about some of the things that annoyed me in fitness. To counter that little bit of negativity I give you a few exercise videos you can follow along with at home.  For a long time I have spoken about the four types of fitness and how you...

Many people talk about mindset within fitness but what do they actually mean by it.  My book really delved into the many aspects that fall under the term mindset, it is wide ranging and includes your beliefs, ingrained habits, emotions towards food and movement as...

I'm in a ranting mood so thought I'd write about the things annoy me in fitness. Before I get into it, understand that any movement is better than nothing, so everything below is still better than not doing anything as you are moving, but despite that, the following...

A few weeks ago we talked about mastering hunger and the six hunger types that cause you to eat. There are other elements to consider in addition to this that can create real and substantial change. I write this after just completing two 36 hour fasts over the last...