Recovery, Nutrition and Fitness Advice for Athletes
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Nutrition may ease Menopause
Most women dread the word menopause. In reality it affects women in completely different ways, but the most common symptoms include hot flushes, sweating, insomnia, anxiety, impairment of memory and fatigue. Long term consequences can include a decline in libido, osteoporosis, heart disease, even dementia – all linked to reduced...
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No Bake Granola Bars
U perform – No Bake Granola Bars This is another one of our quick and easy, tasty snacks that you are going to love. All you need is a large bowl, there is no cooking involved, so why not get the children involved in making these granola bars. They are...
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The sunshine vitamin
We all know Vitamin D is called the sunshine vitamin, and there is a very good reason for this.When our skin is exposed to sunlight, it makes Vitamin D from cholesterol. The sun's ultraviolet B (UVB) rays hit cholesterol in the skin cells, providing the energy for vitamin D synthesis...
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How to get your kids to do more exercise
During the lockdown, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to keep children entertained and active with new engaging ideas and games. I know many of my clients have struggled with this and it’s been too easy to give in and let your kids play on the computer rather than push them to...
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Key Lime Pie Chilled Bites
This is another one of our quick and easy, tasty snacks that you are going to love. All you need is a food blender, there is no cooking involved, so why not get the children involved in making these Key Lime Pie Bites. They are soft frozen treats that will...
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What does it mean to “eat the rainbow”?
How often have we heard health gurus tell us all to "eat the rainbow"? What does it actually mean and why is it so important? Basically it's a simple way of reminding us that a variety of fruits and vegetables in our diet will get us most of the vitamins...
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The Surprising Benefits of Exercising Outdoors
With the current lockdown situation, we must savour our time outside more than ever, particularly if you don't have a garden or private space to move in at home. The 1hr we are permitted outside is a precious time for your body and mind. Whether you are out running, doing...
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Peanut Butter Cup Energy Bites
This is another one of our quick and easy, tasty snacks that you are going to love. All you need is a food blender, there is no cooking involved, so why not get the children involved in making these Peanut Butter Cup Energy Bites. Preparation time: 15 minutes Makes 20...
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Overcoming obstacles and setbacks.
Setting goals is very easy… actually achieving them is where most of us stumble and fall. We don’t tend to fail because the goal was too hard, we tend to fail because we get derailed by unexpected obstacles and setbacks that get in our way.Basically there are three types of...
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Muscle building calories.
The basics of building lean muscle are quite simple. We need to ensure that we are eating a small calorie surplus daily, we are getting enough bioavailable protein to assist in protein synthesis and that we are placing enough stimulus on our body to create a progressive overload. Other important...
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