Let’s get straight into this, because these are the most common myths I have to dispell with new clients when I first try to get them eating a little better: 1. Most cereals (let’s name Special K and Fruit’n’Fibre as chief villains) The vast majority of cereals contain a huge amount of sugar. Special K, for example, is 17% sugar. Fruit’n’Fibre is a whopping 24% sugar. These are products sold under the illusion and marketing banner of a health food. They are NOT health food. They are making you fat, they are ruining your concentration in the mornings, and they are [...]

Ever wondered why every time you go to a supermarket for milk, or eggs, or bread, you come out having spent £20? You only went in for something for a pound, and have come out with three bags full of stuff you didn’t know you needed. How did that happen? Well, it’s not ALL your fault. That’s the good news. It’s kinda your fault as well. That’s the bad news. Supermarkets are designed to get you to spend money – but then you knew that already. But how they do this is maybe a little more subtle. Think of any [...]

Well, it’s taken a couple of years to get to this point but I finally found some suitable premises to open a dedicated one-to-one personal training studio. It’s a pretty big milestone for me, and for the company. So – I’m chuffed, but what does it mean to you? Well, a quick summary: A fully kitted out free weights area, including squat rack/power cage CV equipment Punchbag Kettlebells and medicine balls Clean, safe changing and toilet facilities City location (just two minutes walk from the train and tram stations in Nottingham city centre) Plenty of free, secure parking Anything that [...]

A new study, carried out by the Harvard School of Public Health, has claimed that eating too much red meat ‘will increase the risk of death by 7%-19%’. Read the full article here. The UK news media has has picked it up already, and is proudly trumpeting ‘red meat is bad for you’.   2) The closing paragraph: “Sure enough, Pan and his colleagues found that the men and women in the study who ate the most red meat also tended to be heavier, less physically active, and more likely to smoke and drink alcohol than their peers”. The type [...]

Use kettlebells for the RIGHT reasons… Kettlebells are definitely in fashion at the moment, and rightly so – used correctly they’ll torch fat, build a reasonable level of lean mass and improve overall fitness. The problem is, so many people don’t use them correctly. Time and time again, I see PTs getting new clients to use them for side bends, or floor presses, or any other number of exercises that would be better carried out with other equipment. Kettlebells are designed to be used for dynamic moves like snatches, clean and presses, and swings. If your gym PT doesn’t know [...]