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I was seeing this guy a few months ago who had a body to die for, seriously you could grate cheese on his abs and he had the best arms I have ever seen. He wasn’t muscley, but lean and built if you know what I mean. I just thought he was very lucky to have good genes as each time I saw him we went out, ate good food, drank quite a bit and had a merry old time. I was jealous of his ability to not do much (he said he went to the gym a couple of times a week and had a jog once a week) and still look like he’d stepped out of a magazine. It was only after about a month that I realised he was at the gym every day and lived on egg white and turkey omelettes with lemon water! What a life!

I’ve been out of the gym for two weeks whilst I was on holiday and went back yesterday to start my routing again. OH MY GOD it hurts to do exercise again after two weeks of being lazy and stuffing my face. I was advised to take some exercise whilst away however it didn’t happen and now my training is suffering! Next time I will be doing at least 50 sit ups a day and going for a run twice a week on holiday. I would strongly recommend that you also do something similar if you are not going to be able to keep a gym regime up for a significant period of time. Gym tonight!

I’ve just come back from New York and am trying to adjust back to the sizes of portions in the UK. Seriously, I now know why the Americans are generally much more massive than us Brits. You’d think, with the nice weather they have that they would all be out all the time, getting exercise and drinking lots of water while we’re cowering indoors away from the harsh elements of the British environment stuffing our faces with chocolate and Chinese takeaways. But no, the poor guys don’t have a chance, they probably do get out loads but seeing as a portion of chips or onion rings in the US is the size of a three year old child, they have got no hope.

Sugar
A snickers bar holds dangerous amounts of sugar in fact to be more precise we are talking about six and half tea spoonfuls. This is extreme amount than the regular body needs. However there is reason for placing this much in as it causes addiction, cravings etc

Fat
Well assume the sugar above if not burned off through exercise will turn into fat. It gets worse though one bar contains 15% of your recommended daily allowance which is pretty much 16.5g in another way of looking at it. Surprisingly enough this increases chances of heart disease.

Masses of chocolate n nuts are included which don’t help either.

Simple myth overweight people have a slow metabolism and thin peoples have a fast metabolism. This is a rather big myth thrown around by a number of people and surprisingly enough it’s even thrown about by health care professional and personal trainers.
There are numbers of pills and medication out there that claim to increase metabolism and are preying on people that are very weight conscious. Unfortunately none of these claims are proven or legitimate ending serious amounts of money being wasted. Metabolism is vital to understand if you are looking to lose weight but in most cases this will not really help with masses of weight. As we all know it takes hard work and dedication to lose those pounds.

Immunise everything yourself without the need of doctors or jabs:
• Brain
Shield your brain with tune for your ipod available from your itunes account. Binaural beats can be bought from itunes which help your brain relax
• Mood
Eat pineapple chunks this can help keep you happy by boosting memory. Surprisingly enough a concert can also help with your mood as it can be an extremely memorable moment.
• Career
Continue to network and take advice from professional in your industry. Remember your not the only person out there.
• Liver
If you’re a heavy drinker then try eating some probiotic yoghurt with each meal, this has been known to reduce liver damage by 20%.

Do you think nutritional supplements are worth it? They may well be especially in the hectic lives we lead these days. With a number of people with no time for healthy eating or busy lifestyles supplements can be a great help to ensure you are receiving the correct nutrients for your health.
However the following are not so much nutrients but supplements to help you in a number of ways:
• Increase your energy with maca root, available in all good health food stores
• Heal wounds fast with Tamanu oil, its anti bacterial, anti inflammatory and has strong skin healing properties
• Boost memory function with Rhodiola Rosea tablets. Also helps with depression and fatigue
• Protect your heart with mountain wine. A glass a day keeps the doctor away

It is so annoying when you go into a health kick without real knowledge. You have everyone giving you advice about exercise, food, things you should and shouldn’t do. Everything is conflicting, even when you take up the services of a personal trainer you get conflicting information from personal trainer to another.
There are some exercises however that can cause problems in your health kick by either causing injury or stunting your health regime. Here some exercises you should avoid:
• Tricep kickbacks
• Crunches
Alternative exercises are:
• Skull crushers
• Swiss ball planks

Breakfast is often described as one of the most important meals of the day and I have to agree. It prepares adults for a long day at work and gives children the boost they need to keep them going during their day at school. Breakfast provides the fuel we need to keep us going.
Unfortunately, although I know all of the above I struggle to eat breakfast in the morning, mostly due to time restrictions…..I just do not have enough! Also, I do not always feel hungry until later in the day.
I know this is not good for me, particularly as I am now in training for my 10K, but it is very hard to break old habits. It I do eat something links cereal or fruit I end up feeling sick. However I will persevere as I know the importance of re fuelling my body for the training I am doing

I am currently training to run a 10K and as a result I have increased the amount of carbohydrates I am consuming to ensure I have enough energy to help me increase the number of miles I want to achieve throughout my training programme.

I have been doing this for a approximately two weeks now, and although I do feel like I have more energy I have also put on a few extra pounds which I am not so happy with! So far I have mainly been eating more wholemeal bread, so it may be that I need a little bit more variety as I often feel more bloated than I used to feel prior to increasing my carb in take. I will keep you posted on how I get on…..