Helping Someone You Love

SUMMARY – Helping someone you love become healthier can be difficult because advice and encouragement can easily feel like nagging. The most effective approach is usually to meet the person where they are, understand what is stopping them, make change feel small...

The Evidence Says You Can

One of the biggest barriers to improving your health & fitness is simply not believing you can actually do it. This is understandable. If you have tried to lose weight ten times, repeatedly started and stopped exercising or spent years trying to improve your...

Supportive Beliefs Around Food

No newsletters for the last two weeks as I went all in on writing my next book. In 10 action packed days I managed to get the first draft done, so it is on course to be out for Christmas. Add it to your santa wish list!  A few weeks back I wrote about different ways...

More To Walking than Just Walking

Summary – Walking is not just one activity. Different types of walking have different benefits depending on your goals. This article explains the difference between daily step walking, fitness walking, social walking, treadmill desk walking and trekking. It also...

Another Way To Think About Exercise

One of the biggest changes I have seen in clients over the years is not just becoming fitter, it is changing the way they think about exercise. Most people carry around a collection of beliefs that make exercise feel much harder than it needs to be. They think they...

Carbohydrates 101

This article explains the basics of carbohydrates, including what they are, the different types of carbohydrates, Glycaemic Index (GI), Glycaemic Load (GL), general carbohydrate requirements, low carbohydrate and ketogenic diets, carbohydrates and fat loss, and the...