First of all, I'm just going to assume that you know the importance of protein within a healthy diet. If you don't know.... Click here Why would I use protein shakes? Can't I just get my protein from food? Yes, most people can get all of their protein from food, however, there are some cases where protein shakes can be very useful. 1. If you are on a lower calorie diet - With not a lot of calories to play with, shakes are a great way of upping your protein whilst sparing calo

With so much information circulating social media and the internet about how to lose fat, I thought it would be best to show you the hierarchy of whats important when trying to lose weight and fat. The single most important thing (which should really be taking up the whole damn triangle), is energy balance. To lose weight, you MUST be in a calorie deficit. This means you are consuming fewer calories than you are burning... e.g if I burn 1500 calories in a day and I consume 10

There is a huge trend with products being ‘gluten free’ and everyone seemingly being Celiac these days. But is Gluten bad for your health and does it stop you from losing weight? First of all, we will look at health, and while there is limited research in this area with non-Celiac participants, Jenkins et al (1999) showed that 2 weeks of increased wheat gluten consumption in 24 non-Celiac adults actually reduced their serum triglycerides by 13%. So, increasing gluten actually

The UK government has 5 main messages for a 'healthy and balanced diet'.... I however, am not in agreement with all of them. So these are my 5 guidelines to Optimal Health. Most of these may seem very basic, but if stuck to, can lead to a much improved lifestyle and health! #healthyeating #personaltrainingcheltenham #optimalfit #Weightloss #diet #advice #toptips #dietadvice #protein #nutrition #food

Time and time again we are told "You must eat breakfast!!" "Something is better than nothing!" And, for most of my time as a PT I have been relaying this message to clients without stopping to look at the evidence behind these sayings. Common myths about breakfast: 1. It helps you lose/maintain your body weight 2. It kick-starts your metabolism and stops you from going into 'starvation mode' 3. Without breakfast you won't be able to concentrate 4. It will stop you snacking l

Does Fat make you Fat? The short answer.... No!!! In this article, I am going to give an overview of different types of fats, good and bad as well as some must know information. Good fats Vs Bad Fats We are going to go pretty basic here. There are good fats and bad fats. The easiest way to tell is if it is a natural source, then it is a good fat. e.g from fish as they are an animal, and if it is man-made then it has the chance of having bad 'man made' fats e.g. frozen pizza,