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Week Two – Food Planning, Plant Based diets and Dietary Fats This week, is trying to really get to grips with the Food Planning and making it work for you and your energy balance. Carrying on from last week, we will apply the understanding of the energy balance or calories in vs out into the…

Movement and mobility… This was a series of movements that I put together at the start of the first lockdown. There is a combinations of walk outs, pigeons, hip openers,upward / downward dog movements – I didn’t want to go for a walk, or do a workout – I just felt my body wanted to…

For me, I personally like to know where I am going to, but I do think it is important to take step by step and take a breather as and when you need to. Some times, I like to have a sit on the step and a natter then just move on when I am…

What are dietary fats? Fat is a type of nutrient, and just like protein and carbohydrates, your body needs some fat for energy, to absorb vitamins, and to protect your heart and brain health. For years we’ve been told that eating fat will add inches to your waistline, raise cholesterol, and cause a myriad of…

Tracking your calories can help you identify your eating patterns and identify the patterns you wish to modify. TRACKING what you eat can give you an approximate baseline to work from and compare to when you’re trying to establish a healthy balanced diet. Is tracking precise? YES, THERE CAN BE A LACK OF PRECISION. Have…

Quick wins / Boost / Reset….. This is post for the Thirty Day Reset group but wanted to share here too…   (This is a bit like scraping nails down a blackboard for me but…)   So, if you want a quick win (of whatever you would like to call it), this is what I…

Here are example programmes which have been created by Purdue Performance – for either beginners wanting to do their first 10k or half marathon or intermediate level runners wanting to improve their times.