Before starting exercise, and after your dynamic stretches, it’s a good idea to do a few warm up exercises to further prepare your joints, muscles, and cardiovascular system for what’s to come. Here are my three favourites………
Before starting exercise, it’s important that you prepare your muscles and joints with a warm up, but unlike a post exercise cool down (where you lengthen out the muscles), the aim is to warm and stretch them at the same time without turning off the sensors that protect them from injury. This is what’s referred to as ‘dynamic stretching’ and you should do about 15-20 repetitions of each one. Here’s how to do it……
In this lovely warm weather, it’s great to have a nice healthy salad for lunch, so here’s one with a Mediterranean twist…………
So you’ve probably been running the same route for ages, could probably do it with your eyes closed and no longer really find it challenging. Sound familiar? Well it’s at about this point that you’ll also notice you stop getting results if you’re trying to lose weight, and you don’t feel like your fitness is increasing either. Basically you’ve been doing the same thing for too long and your body no longer needs to adapt to meet the challenge. Time for a change! Here are my top tips for doing just that…………..
Sometimes it’s just nice to try something different, so why not try my wholesome middle eastern quinoa recipe for a delicious healthy lunch………..
For many people, going to a gym can seem intimidating, boring, too far away or too expensive but this doesn’t mean you can’t exercise. Here are my top alternatives……
There’s no shortage of information available on how to cook almost anything, but not all of us have the time to become the next Masterchef. With ever more hectic lifestyles, it can be difficult to resist the temptation of ready meals and snacks on the run but here are my top tips for healthy eating in a hurry.
Continue reading How do I eat healthily when I don’t have much time to cook?
Try as you might to stick to a training regime, one thing that’s sure to put a spanner in the works is travel. What you need is a workout that combines minimal space, time and equipment and maximum effort. Check out my 300 rep blast
There’s been lots in the media recently about shop bought pasta sauces with Mars Foods telling customers that
their Dolmio Pasta Sauce should only be eaten “occasionally” due to the high sugar and salt content.
