Archive for October, 2012

Health Issues | Exercise

As a personal trainer with over 20yrs experience as a fitness professional and trained thousands of people in one2one and group exercise, both in civilian world and the armed forces, Ive seen a lot to know why sometimes people just drop out of getting fit… Dont let exercise become another stress factor in your life.  […]

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Health Issues | Hearing

I lost a lot of my hearing during my time in the army whilst out on a vehicle patrol in N. Ireland, ever since then Ive had a keen interest in ‘hearing’ and its effect on peoples lives… You do not need to spend very long in a night club to recieve dangerous levels of […]

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Health Issues | Hair

Iron deficiency which actually affects up to 90% of women in the UK at some time in their lives, according to government statistics, causes a drop in serum ferritin levels which can slow down hair growth. Faddy Diets like the likes of Herbalife and many other low calorie and meal replacement diets, eating disorders, and […]

27/10/2012 | 0 Comments More

SWEET LAMB FILLET

Lamb fillet with a sweet spicy glaze. Nutrition Information Calories: 258 Sugars: 13g Protein: 24g Fat: 13g Carbohydrates: 13g Saturated Fat: 5g 2x Fillets of lean lamb (each225g/8oz) 1x tbsp olive oil ½ onion (finely chopped) 1x clove of garlic (crushed) 1inch piece of ginger (grated) 5x tbsp of apple juice 3x tbsp of apple […]

27/10/2012 | 0 Comments More

Honey & Orange Chicken with Chilli Vegetable Salad

Serves 2 Calories 399 Mikes Rating *** Total Fat 13% Preparation Time 10mins Saturated Fat 3.4% Cooking Time 45mins Carbohydrate 42g For the Chicken For the Chilli Vegetable Salad 4x 110g chicken thigh fillets, skinned 2x tsp curry powder 1x tsp corn flour 125ml orange juice 1x tbsp lemon juice 1x tbsp honey 2x tbsp […]

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Orbana Energy Drink Review

I was recently approached by Orbana to try out their energy drink and see what I think…  I trialled their product on a a couple of my recent challenges as well as in training, the challenges included, the National 3Peaks Challenge and the London to Paris Charity Challenge for Inner Flame which was hosted at […]

26/10/2012 | 6 Comments More

Unikurve Review Part 1 With Mike Buss

During LIW 2012 at the Birmingham NEC As usual I was at the show checking out whats new in the world of fitness, and a few pieces of equipment turned my head and raised my eyebrow. One of these was Unikurve…  I love crossfit style training, functional and core training and this simple piece of […]

16/10/2012 | 1 Comment More