Spot reduction, or losing fat from a specific area through exercise alone, is a myth. Here is why and what you should be doing instead.
I’ll get straight to it, it’s these!
Don’t Smoke
Be a Healthy Weight
Have a Healthy Diet
Get 3 hours exercise/activity a week
Get Enough Sleep
Your immune system is primarily in the gut so it makes sense to make your gut as healthy as possible to increase your immunity to infections, recovery from illness etc.
In response to exercise, the body turns on the repair and maintenance enzymes so that activity isn’t damaging, it’s actually the opposite.
How much and what type of exercise to do to increase wellness.
Why I train for my Old Lady Body and not my Now Body.
What do you want to be able to do in your 80’s and beyond?
Let’s face it ladies, squeezing in exercise can sometimes feel like juggling flaming torches in a firework factory. Work, family and the ever present pile of laundry can make getting to a class or the gym like mission impossible. But what’s this? You can join an online fitness class? Hurrah for technology!
Here are the reasons why an online bootcamp class may be just what you are looking for.
Healthy aging - bone density.
Why women need to build work on bone health and how to do it.
New Year, New You. I’ll start Monday. Sound familiar?
Nah. It don’t work! How to start now and find what works for you so you can keep up the consistency. Consistency is KEY!
Exercise isn’t always about losing weight or getting fit for an event.
Long term physical health is very important but so is our mental health. Exercise is a big mood booster and can actually increase your brain size!
Sugar is one of the top 5 most addictive substances so it's no wonder we struggle to resist it! The best way to do this is to keep blood sugar levels even throughout the day.
Here’s how.
We all need it. What can affect your sleep and what you can do to help get those ZZZZ’s.
The 3 energy systems and how to use them in your training.
What happens when you exercise?
How your body reacts to exercise and therefore how to train AND recover well for maximum progress.
What is it? How do I do it? And why is it important for women?
Tips to make sure you are eating the correct portion size of food according to your goals.
Whether that’s to lose weight or bulk up.
Research on fitness and nutrition is being done all the time. We’ve got to be prepared to change advice as new information becomes available.
What I learned about injury recovery during Covid.
And how you can use this too.
Probiotics and Prebiotics. What’s the difference?
How to eat to feed your gut to improve general health and immunity.
How exercise can reduce low grade inflammation.
And what that means for your long term health
Not all Carbs, Proteins and Fats are equal. So which should you eat?