Am I right when I say you’re run off your feet getting ready for Christmas? I bet you’re focused on everything and everyone else except you. Time for me is no where to be seen. I know it’s an important time of the year when you’ve got so many things to take care of. Present [...]

Last Tuesday I had an operation on my left shoulder to repair a rotator cuff tear and to remove the calcification build up. I have to say I don’t deal with pain, blood or needles very well so this really wasn’t a good situation for me but I had to be big and strong and [...]

How many times have you said to yourself, today is the day that I’m going to put my fitness first, come what may…. Then without warning, something more important comes up! * Your work meeting has been re-arranged * Your partner wants you to spend more time with them * Your kids need cookies to [...]

So you’ve decided to start your new healthy lifestyle, you’re committed to eating well, and cutting out all processed foods and you’re now eating a lot more wholesome natural foods. You’ve also started a new workout that you’ve committed to do 5 times a week over the next 4 weeks. You’re completely on top of [...]

Motivating yourself can be so difficult but don’t worry, you’re not alone, this is an area that people struggle with every day… …but, there is a solution to get motivated! It’s all about mind-set, basically, where’s your head at and what’s it telling you to do? Is it telling you you can or is it [...]

Overeating is an easy thing to do but as easy as it is to pile your plate full of food it’s also possible to get control of this act which is helping make millions of people across the world overweight and living a less than fulfilling life! Under eating has been widely analysed and discussed [...]

This week in the UK has been one of the hottest weeks so far of the summer… It’s so nice to workout outside first thing in the morning, just as the sun’s coming up. At times I still find it difficult to motivate myself and get my butt out of bed but I know it [...]

A number of years ago every morning, the first thing that I would do when I got out of bed was jump on the scales to see if I’d had effective weight loss, if it had stood still or if I’d actually gained weight! Always slightly nervous of the result that I would see… Sometimes [...]

“Emotional Eating” seems now to be part and parcel of our highly demanding lives but you can take control and put a stop to Emotional Eating for ever! Do you find it a struggle not to reach for some form of ‘comfort food’ every time you’ve had a bad day or someone’s caught you off [...]

This Sunday afternoon I was sitting in my courtyard thinking about how I could show you that you can stay toned and lean even on your rest days! Just lately I’ve taken Sunday’s off completely, which means no training, no hiking and no mountain biking. Nothing… I like to have one day each week where [...]

Hey, I know you guys love the motivation and as you know I’m all about motivation so I wanted to share this with you for next time you’re at a cross roads when it comes to working out, to work out or not to… …that is the question! Do you often find when you are [...]