If you eat the same salad day in/day out you need to consider mixing things up. You don’t want your food to become boring. That’s a recipe for resenting what you are eating/doing and falling back into unhealthy, old habits. Salads really don’t have to be boring, keep it varied like this Healthy Prawn and […]

Do you want to get started on some sort of exercise but don’t know what to do or where to start? Do you feel so unfit you just don’t know how to get going. This 5 minute beginner workout is ideal for you if so. It will ease you into exercise and give you a […]

-More and more people wear some sort of watch that will track your heart rate (amongst other things). The idea being this way you can accurately track your heart rate and tailor your workout and intensity according to what it says. What heart rate should you train at for weight loss? Heart Rate Zones   […]

You may have seen more and sourdough bread available in supermarkets and bakeries in recent times. Partly that is due to its slightly different tangy flavour that a lot of people prefer. But also there is a lot of research to show that it is actually a much healthier option than other types of bread. […]

When people think of salad the words ‘boring’ or ‘diet food’ are often intrinsically linked to them. That doesn’t have to be the case. And you don’t have to buy a load of fancy ingredients either. Just a few staples that I am going to share with you in today’s recipe. I am using chicken […]

If you class yourself as an intermediate exerciser, or have done some of my beginner 5 minute workouts and feel ready to move on to the next level then this is for you! Same format as the beginner level, 20 seconds on each exercise and 10 seconds to get ready and in position for the […]

Let’s face it – most foods taste better with a bit of a sauce. That’s partly the reason why restaurant foods stand out from home cooking. The problem is the calories of restaurant foods really stand out as well, and not in a good way! Sauces are usually either laden with calorific ingredients such as […]

There is a lot in the media/press at the moment about eating more pulses, such as lentils and less meat. Partly for environmental reasons, which are really important. But the focus of this article will be on the effects on your health. How good for you are lentils? What types of lentils are there? Before […]

In my experience quite a large percentage of people don’t get stretching right. This is either because they don’t make the time to do it (or at least do it properly). Or because they don’t know what type of stretching should be done at what time and therefore are getting it wrong, negating its benefit. […]

If you have done some of my beginner home workouts and are ready to move onto the next level. Or if you consider yourself a moderate/intermediate exerciser, then this workout is for you. 5 minutes total, so the exercises in a circuit format, doing each exercise twice. Do each exercise for 20 seconds with 10 […]