Muscle Loss Starts at 30!

Muscle Loss Starts at 30!

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Research shows that muscle mass and strength gradually decline with age, a process known as sarcopenia. This usually begins slowly from around the age of 30–40 and then accelerates more rapidly from around 60 onwards. The good news is that muscle loss is far more...
Minimum Exercise Dose

Minimum Exercise Dose

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We have got to March, where gym attendance starts to drop and the New Year enthusiasm begins to fade. For me, I am stepping things up as I am extra motivated after a personal best time in Hyrox last week. As most people do not share my love and obsession for exercise,...
Lent, Dopamine & My Phone

Lent, Dopamine & My Phone

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Last week both Lent and Ramadan started. While they come from very different backgrounds and mean different things to the people who observe them, there is something within both that links strongly to health and fitness. That is the act of deliberately changing...
The Rebound Effect

The Rebound Effect

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You may have seen the reports last month about a new study on how quickly people regain body fat after losing it. The research focused on comparing what happens when people do it on their own, via behaviour based programmes or using medications & jabs to get...
The New USDA FOOD Pyramid

The New USDA FOOD Pyramid

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You may have seen a few articles recently about the release of the new food pyramid by the USA health department. So, what does it actually mean for you in real life? The Old Pyramid and The Plate – Most people are familiar with the classic food pyramid which...
Track This For Easier Results

Track This For Easier Results

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Assuming you have some sort of fitness goals then you should be tracking progress with some sort of measurement data. This does not need to be too deep but if you have nothing then it will certainly undermine your overall progress. Here are the best methods for most...