If you truly want to achieve your goals then alongside building new "GOOD" habits, we have to learn how to ditch the "BAD" habits. Losing weight, getting ahead at work, improving relationships are not just about doing, there's plenty we need to STOP doing if we want to be successful. We need to STOP overeating, [...]
We do this exercise called the "Get Back Up" at our Group Personal Training sessions. Everyone hates it. Funny how we hate the REALLY REALLY IMPORTANT STUFF. [bctt tweet="THE STUFF YOU HATE THE MOST = THE STUFF YOU NEED THE MOST"] It seems so simple and it is, but it's crazy effective when it comes [...]
You finally decide to take the plunge and do something once and for all to tackle your muffin top and bingo wings... You're super motivated, you even buy some new workout clothes as 2016 is gonna be your year. WAIT - are you destined to fail by making any of these simple mistakes, which will halt your progress [...]
It's almost time, you can already feel it in the air... Holiday's are coming ;) Holidays should be a time for you to kick back and relax, take a well earned break. It's also a time of fear, especially about being out of control when it comes to diet and food. So how do you [...]
Do you ever feel like no matter what you do nothings happening? Like results just seem to take forever? This fitness malarky ain't easy, for the simple reason we over complicate and can't see the forest for the trees. Every single week I speak to someone who feels like they aren't making any progress or [...]
What haven’t we used the menstrual cycle as an excuse for? Uncontrollable chocolate cravings to shoplifting. Its even been used by lawyers to seek lesser penalties! The major shifts a woman experiences throughout her cycle can have a major impact on memory, sex-drive, hunger, energy levels and mood. If it can have such an affect [...]
It's that time of year, you know dark mornings and dark nights... It's like winter just sucks the motivation from everyone. Combine this with the good old Scottish outlook on life and you have a winning combination... For DOOM. Seriously is it just me or do we as a nation have the worst outlook ever? [...]
Did you know I work in education? I still teach part time at a local college in Glasgow. Teaching fitness mostly and occasionally some sports coaching. Just incase you're anything like my mother who thinks teaching fitness is about jumping about in spandex and sports coaching is just kicking a ball around, there's a bit [...]
As its Breast Cancer Awareness Month I thought Id share my bits about tits. You may or may not know this but I had a boob job coming up to 3 years ago. Yep they’re fake. But that doesn’t mean they don’t move. I still need to wear a bra. And it’s a tight fitting [...]
Applying for a job is pretty scary, especially nowadays when they seem to have so many different hoops to jump through... Video application... Follow up interview... Then final interview with the big bosses... Now imagine doing that at 70 years old, for an internship position? Crazy huh? I went to the movies on Sat with [...]
