As well as being a personal trainer in London, I’m a keen tennis player, and over the years I’ve been a keen student of several tennis coaches in London. Here are six tennis mantras which helped me on court, and should help you too. Prep, Step, Hit An effective mantra should be short and punchy. […]
Have you heard of this great organisation, London Sport? Its target audience is inactive Londoners and young Londoners, and its aim is to encourage them to get more active and develop healthy habits for life. The new CEO of London Sport is Emily Robinson, appointed to take over from Tove Okunniwa in February 2022. Emily […]
As a personal trainer in London, I’m always on the lookout for ways to make my workouts more effective, both for me and my clients. It’s easy to fall into a rut of doing the same old exercises in the same old way, but you need to keep your workouts fresh and challenging in order […]
In early March 2022 it was reported in the media that a personal trainer aged 29 from North Wales died after consuming a caffeine drink he made from caffeine powder. In a tragic miscalculation, he consumed the equivalent amount of caffeine found in 200 cups of coffee. The recommended serving was 60 – 300mg, but […]
I’ve been a personal trainer in London for twenty years, and most clients who come to me say they are determined to lose weight, improve their eating and lifestyle, get stronger and fitter. However, in some cases this determination is short-lived. Why? What is the difference between those clients who reach their goals and those […]
If London became a healthier place to live and work and exercise outdoors, it would have a huge positive impact on millions of lives. Back in 2003 the World Health Organisation produced a report A Physically Active Life Through Everyday Transport, urging cities to become more pedestrian and cycle-friendly. The WHO concluded that this would […]
As a personal trainer in London, I’m often asked by clients: “What are antioxidants?” The simple answer is that they are nutritional substances which kill free radicals. Free radicals are molecules which are naturally produced in your body which contribute to disease (particularly cancer), ageing and stress. Another problem with free radicals is that they […]
I was excited to receive 7 sachets of vegan pea and white hemp BOXD Protein powder in the post yesterday, four in Double Chocolate Brownie flavour,and three in Madagascan Vanilla flavour. Each 30g sachet contains 21g protein and just 141 calories. I loved the flavour and consistency of both the chocolate and the vanilla, the […]
Kip Anderson’s hard-hitting documentary is designed to get us to ditch meat-eating and switch to a plant-based diet. The primary cause of environmental devastation is animal agriculture. One of the biggest contributions each of us as individuals can make to saving the planet is to become vegan, Kip Anderson argues. 136 million acres of rainforest […]