The average Brit believes they consume about 3000 calories on Christmas Day. Not so bad, only 500 over the recommended daily limit for a man and 1000 over for a woman. But how many do they actually consume? A staggering 7000 calories on average. That’s 3 times what you should be having. I’m not surprised […]

Most people love pancakes. But most pancake recipes are made with processed white flour and either milk or buttermilk. Then drenched in some sort of processed sugary product such as syrup, jam, chocolate spread etc. Not the healthiest to say the least and not the sort of thing you want be eating on a regular […]

All you need for this home workout is 2 cans from your cupboard. Do each exercise for 20 seconds followed by a 10 second rest/get in position for the next. Do each exercise twice in this quick home exercise workout. 1/ Tricep Press 2/Diagonal Lunge 3/Diagonal Lunge 4/ Upright Row 5/ Straight arm plank Tricep […]

As we fast approach Halloween, no doubt every household with children has already bought or is planning to buy a pumpkin. As much fun as all the carving can be, make sure you don’t waste all the highly nutritious and tasty goodness that pumpkins have to offer. Pumpkin soup is always a winner in our […]

One of my mains critiques when looking at someone’s diet is that their protein intake is too low. Click here to read a previous article of mine on why it is so important to eat enough protein. And it will come as no surprise that the easiest way of increasing it is to up your […]

Most people have done a front plank before. It’s a great exercise, engaging pretty much all your core muscles. In particular it engages the transverse abdominis, which acts a corset muscle and sucks everything in. So makes your waist look thinner when the muscle is strong. But the same old front plank every time can […]

If you have done any real gym training you will no doubt have come across and/or tried the deadlift. It’s an incredibly effective exercise engaging more muscles than any other. But on the other hand it’s a very technical exercise and doing it incorrectly can lead to a real risk of injury, particularly to the […]

I am never going to be a vegetarian. But from both an environmental standpoint and a health standpoint I try to eat less meat (and fish). Sometimes I go half and half. I.e. replace half the chicken or whatever it is with half chickpeas, lentils, beans or whatever I am using. Or sometimes I will […]

Another addition to my 5 minute workout series. Great if you just want a quick workout that can be done anywhere, anytime. Equally you can add a few of the 5 minute workouts I have here on my site together and make a longer workout! The format is; do each exercise for 20 seconds and […]

Most people know that it isn’t ideal to eat close to bed. But how many of us know why this actually is? How is it going to affect you? And will eating before bed actually make much difference to your health/weight? Is Eating Before Bed a Good Idea? In a word, no. There are a […]