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Dealing With Failure

Setting goals for the new year and implementing change to your life is a fantastic way of reassessing areas that you need to work on.  Writing down your plans and having a brain dump can set you off on the right road to success, but what if things don’t go to […]

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What ‘Weight Loss Diet’ Is Best?

Have you noticed how many programmes on TV are covering lots of different diets to bring you information on which one is best? It’s all petty confusing and consumers are left making a decision on either, what suits their budget or how easy the change is to implement. So how do […]

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How To Avoid Weight Gain This Christmas

It’s the day chocolate and champagne is acceptable for breakfast and how a cheese board the size of a Volkswagen is consumed like it’s calorie free.  But will that really lead to the average weight gain of 7 lbs? No, but it could if you did this every day for 2 […]

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The Fitness Lovers Christmas Gift Guide

Do you dread the question “What do you want for Christmas?‘ because you just can’t think of anything you would like? If you’re anything like me I often think of these things around June time and then forget what it was by the beginning of December… Frustrating to say the […]

8 Pre Party Season Exercises

As December approaches and the party frock will soon be making an appearance, there’s no need to squash your internal organs with magic pants!  Instead, try these 8 effective exercises to help you feel super slick in your dress this Christmas.   The Sumo Squat You’ve seen how a sumo […]

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How To Stay Active In Winter

The nights are dark and the evenings are cold.  It’s easy to drive home, get into your PJ’s and just curl up on the sofa watching I’m a celebrity.   Yep I know exactly where you’re coming from.  I love nothing better than to light the candles, read a book […]

What Is NEAT?

Can Increasing Your NEAT Make Your Jeans Fit Better?  It really can, but what is NEAT and how can you increase it? NEAT stands for Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis.  Basically how active you are when you’re not exercising. If you analyse your lifestyle and notice that you drive to work, sit […]

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Goal Setting and Personal Development

Is this something you do? If so, give yourself a pat on the back because our lives are so jam packed with distractions it’s very easy to get caught up in it all and end up feeling stressed and stretched to the limit.  I’ve said this many times before that you are the creator […]

Resistance Training For Women

Cardiovascular exercise on machines such as treadmills, cross trainers and bikes, burns more calories than lifting weights, so is it just a waste of gym time to add strength training to your workout? The simple answer is no. Working your muscles as well as your heart and lungs can improve […]