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- Is Your BMI Pie in The Sky? - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2013 from Richard ClarkeBMI, Body Mass Index. How many of you have been to the doctor’s for a regular check-up and had your BMI calculated? Or maybe you have gone on one of those scales at the gym or in boots which gives a little print out? They use BMI too. I’m assuming most of you have, it’s fairly common ...
Views: 1197 - 7 Steps to Relaxing Naturally - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2013 from Richard ClarkeRelaxation…without drugs or alcohol. When I was growing up in my teenage and student year’s people would relax by taking drugs of some sort, prescribed, legal and illegal. I want to differentiate between natural relaxation and chemical relaxation Most evenings people have a routine ...
Views: 1579(1 vote) - Workaholic or Peak Performer? - by Submitted on May 30, 2013 from Richard ClarkeThe work place is a competitive environment, and is even more competitive in recent times. With promotions becoming all the more important, people are willing to do whatever needs to be done to keep their jobs or get a new one. To get the “bit extra”, you need to do that bit extra, ...
Views: 1254 - Anti Inflammatory Diet Plan - by Submitted on May 23, 2013 from Richard ClarkeThis article is all about inflammation. Some of our bodies are already on fire on the inside, and some of our habits are the same as throwing petrol on that fire. That’s what I will explain today – How to put that fire out, or at least get it back under control. Just to recap, ...
Views: 1213(1 vote) - Waiting to Get Your Ducks in a Row? - by Submitted on May 15, 2013 from Richard ClarkeQuite a strange name for an article title a few of you may be thinking? For those of you that don’t know ‘Getting your ducks in a row’ basically means when someone wants to get all of the small details right – before proceeding with a new project, such as losing some weight. I think this ...
Views: 1691 - Diabetes – A Silent Killer - by Submitted on May 15, 2013 from Richard ClarkeI am on the subject of health, specifically people who suffer from Diabetes. It’s useful even if you don’t, because you may know someone who has it or you may get it in the future (statistically). Having been in the health and fitness industry for over 15 years, I have learned lots. To be ...
Views: 1383 - 5 Exercise Myths – Busted - by Submitted on May 15, 2013 from Richard ClarkeWe have everything at our fingertips. The information available to us from books, magazines and TV, is just astounding. There is so much information out there, especially on the internet. The thing is a lot of the things on the internet come from people’s educated or not so educated ...
Views: 1778 - Is Cancer A Fungus? - by Submitted on May 15, 2013 from Richard ClarkeCancer is devastating. It’s a terrible disease that ends the lives of millions and ruins the lives of our families and friends. My family have been affected and it’s made me think about lots of things I would maybe not of had to think about. In a strange way, via a mixture of fear and anger ...
Views: 1486 - Blood Pressure Medication Brought Into Question - by Submitted on May 15, 2013 from Richard ClarkeHealth markers such as high cholesterol, being overweight, having diabetes, smoking, being stressed out, being inactive or having high blood pressure(BP) are all signs (indicators) that you’re at risk of developing problems with your heart and brain later on in life. It seems obvious, but the ...
Views: 1668 - Three Stress Busters - by Submitted on May 15, 2013 from Richard ClarkeWe live in a high paced, high stressed world. Most of us suffer from some sort of stress, myself included. Busy busy busy all of the time. Not even enough time to stop and take a deep breath and relax for a moment. Everyone working full time, longing for each day to be over so you ...
Views: 1231(2 votes) - The Single Best Exercise You Can Do - by Submitted on May 15, 2013 from Richard ClarkeThe title of ‘Number One Exercise’ is a pretty big one but hopefully after reading this article you will only be able to agree with me. There are thousands of exercises you can do to give you great results but in my experience this exercise yields the BEST results. This exercise is the ...
Views: 1683(2 votes) - Feed Your Brain This - by Submitted on May 15, 2013 from Richard ClarkeFats get a bad rap. There is a common conception that if the fat content is high then it is automatically bad. As far as I am concerned this is just a myth. Today we will look at things from a different perspective and demonstrate how you can benefit physically and MENTALLY by eating more ...
Views: 1240 - Beat The Menopause (& MAN-o-pause) - by Submitted on May 15, 2013 from Richard ClarkeThis week I will be discussing the effects that changes in our hormones have on us. As we age our hormone levels change and with that our lives and relationships can start to change. Men and women become less horny (that’s serious stuff in any relationship if you ask me!) Men especially and ...
Views: 1410 - Always Tired? Burnout & Adrenal Fatigue Solutions - by Submitted on May 15, 2013 from Richard ClarkeIt seems many people in the western world are tired & stressed out. Are You Burnt Out? I’m going to ask you a few questions and I want you to answer honestly: Do you struggle to get up in the mornings? Still feeling tired even though you have been sleeping all night? Do you often ...
Views: 1935(1 vote) - 20 Common Workout Mistakes & Solutions - by Submitted on May 15, 2013 from Richard ClarkeThe last few weeks I have been really getting into and writing about the nutritional sides of things. There is so much to be said about nutrition and all of the new research and discoveries that have been made in the field; it is an exciting and scary time. But I am going back to exercise ...
Views: 2995(1 vote) - 6 Everyday Foods That Make You Fat - by Submitted on May 15, 2013 from Richard ClarkeThe world has a problem, obesity levels are through the roof. In some parts of the UK around 57% of people are either overweight or obese and in the US its 67%. By 2020 its reported to be around 70% and 80% respectively – now they are crazy statistics if you ask me. There is a human ...
Views: 1463(1 vote) - Fat Doesn’t Make You Fat – This Does - by Submitted on May 15, 2013 from Richard ClarkeFat doesn’t make you Fat? Many people believe that the best way to lose fat is simply by cutting out fats from their diets. They have visions of the fat in their food clogging up their arteries. Most diet enthusiasts or people trying to eat healthy will look at the back of a packet see a ...
Views: 1123(1 vote) - Are Wheat & Gluten Killing You Slowly? - by Submitted on May 15, 2013 from Richard ClarkeTimes are starting to evolve and people are starting to move away from the conventional one size fits all government eating guidelines such as the food pyramid or more recently the food plate. I am proud to say that I do not follow this kind of advice(anymore), the broad advice given by the ...
Views: 1814(3 votes) - Obese Babies, Rats & 6 Foods You Should Eat Every Day - by Submitted on May 15, 2013 from Richard ClarkeAs you are all aware nutrition is absolutely vital to your health. I have found many people struggle with the nutritional side of things more than the exercise, in truth it is a bigger commitment as you have to be constantly making correct decisions to ensure you get the results, you eat ...
Views: 1118(1 vote) - Don’t Diet – Detox - by Submitted on May 15, 2013 from Richard ClarkeI am a big believer of using the foods we eat as medicine, as opposed to countless pills and tablets to sort us out. I take a very natural approach to being healthy, it works. I am not a big promoter of ‘going on a diet’, this will always be as far as I’m concerned a short term solution to ...
Views: 1089 - 5 Fab Fat Loss Tips - by Submitted on May 15, 2013 from Richard ClarkeFat loss! Many people have wracked their brains trying to find out the best ways to lose fat, as a Personal Trainer my research into fat loss has brought me many great strategies and nearly as many ridiculous strategies. I believe one of the reasons why many diets and dieters fail to reach their ...
Views: 1421 - Acid & Alkaline - by Submitted on May 15, 2013 from Richard ClarkeDo you all remember back in school (could be taking some of you back a while here) in chemistry experimenting with those ph strips made of litmus paper? We used these to determine whether a substance was acidic or alkaline. 1-6 = acidic, 7-13 = alkaline. We are also able to find out whether ...
Views: 1182 - It’s ALL About Reducing Inflammation - by Submitted on May 15, 2013 from Richard ClarkeWhat is Inflammation? Inflammation is the body’s biological response of attempting to protect itself. It aims to remove harmful stimuli, such as pathogens, damaged cells and irritants; this is the first step of the healing process. Inflammations triggers a response from the immune system, ...
Views: 1088(1 vote) - Focus On Your Body Not Just Your Weight - by Submitted on May 15, 2013 from Richard ClarkeRecently I’ve started to see a lot more people return to the gym as well as seeing a lot of new members joining, a busy time for gym instructors and personal trainers. I have also heard a lot of people talking about beginning healthy eating. This is great, but will it last? Sadly many of ...
Views: 883 - Talk Is Cheap: Walk The Walk This New Year - by Submitted on May 15, 2013 from Richard ClarkeThe new year is upon us! Being a personal trainer I’m looking forward to January, it’s always a busy time for me, meeting new people, who have set new goals and really trying to help them improve. Many people set New Year resolutions, what do you think the percentage is of people who ...
Views: 2931 - Food Truths & The Need to Detox - by Submitted on May 15, 2013 from Richard ClarkeToday I would like to talk to you about food, not the good kinds. Our supermarkets are filled with food that has a nutritional value of, well nothing! Foods which are packed with chemicals, toxins and hydrogenated fat just to make them ‘tasty’ and more importantly convenient! It does sum up ...
Views: 1081(1 vote) - The Dangers Of Too Much Soy - by Submitted on May 15, 2013 from Richard ClarkeSoy is a controversial food product on the market today. It is rumoured to have many positive sides as well as many negatives. Soy went from at one point being labelled a superfood to now being linked with many health problems. As a personal trainer I take the nutritional side of things very ...
Views: 1100 - 3 Ways to Make Your Muscles Suffer - by Submitted on May 15, 2013 from Richard ClarkeWe all know that in order to make physically improvements we need to train outside of our comfort zone. If you did the same session day in day out your body will eventually get used to it and it would become easy and lose its benefits, you may have improved leading up to this point but without ...
Views: 1645 - A Great Way to Finish Your Workout - by Submitted on May 15, 2013 from Richard ClarkeBeing a personal trainer I pride myself in being able to plan as challenging a session as possible for all of my clients. Often my sessions are limited to an hour or sometimes even less, this is when I need to ensure that every last detail is correct so my clients can get the full benefits from ...
Views: 1056 - 5 Ways to Power Up Your Workouts - by Submitted on May 15, 2013 from Richard ClarkeThe gym, a place of titanic struggles, epic distances, blood, sweat and sometimes tears! It is a place you go to improve yourself. As a personal trainer I put 100% effort into my workouts and expect the same from my clients when I challenge them with a workout. Did you know that a massive ...
Views: 2145(1 vote) - 4 Simple Steps to Get Your Healthy Eating Back On Track - by Submitted on May 15, 2013 from Richard ClarkeWe’ve all been there, pigging out at the weekend, had a stressful day in work come home and ordered a curry, this is life I’m afraid. As a personal trainer I’m not ashamed to say that I’ve been there myself. Many people train and train, they improve their fitness but the reason that their ...
Views: 1251 - Energise With Exercise - by Submitted on May 15, 2013 from Richard ClarkeA lot of people will find it hard to believe that exercise will give you energy. How can an activity which depletes so many of your body’s stores give you more energy? Well as a personal trainer for many years I can tell you that it really does. I know if you’re tired the last thing in many ...
Views: 1361 - How Much Can You Really Improve in a Short Workout? - by Submitted on May 15, 2013 from Richard ClarkeWe live in a fast paced world where time is precious. Being a personal trainer I can fully relate to not having much time. I do hear a lot though that people ‘don’t have time to exercise’. I agree that some people don’t have as much time as others but I would disagree in most cases that people ...
Views: 1020 - Eat Healthily, Don’t Diet. 10 Ways to do This - by Submitted on May 15, 2013 from Richard ClarkeAs a personal trainer I have seen hundreds of people yo-yo dieting. They will get to a point where they think they need to go on a diet, they do it, lose weight, eventually fail and return to their old problemed eating ways and ultimately put the weight back on. Why does this happen? • Lack ...
Views: 1084 - Top 5 Pieces of Equipment to Help You Get Better Results - by Submitted on May 15, 2013 from Richard ClarkeDo you feel as if your workouts are lacking something? Or maybe you just feel like you’re doing the same thing all of the time. In order for me to be a successful personal trainer then it is so important that I keep my client’s motivated, and improving using a variety of new equipment and ...
Views: 1536 - 8 Top Ways to Burn Calories and Lose Fat - by Submitted on May 15, 2013 from Richard ClarkeCalories have become less of an issue to many experts around the world and they are becoming more concerned with the make up of those calories, however the mainstream public still think of things in calories so that's what we will use. Key point: your body gets more nutrients from less ...
Views: 1174 - Should You Starve Yourself to Lose Weight? - by Submitted on May 15, 2013 from Richard ClarkeThis is a question I have been asked so many times being a personal trainer. In order to be a good personal trainer I need to make sure that the advice I give my client’s is as accurate, effective and up to date as possible. In my experience I get nearly as many questions from my client’s ...
Views: 1987 - Is Going Organic Really Worth It? - by Submitted on May 15, 2013 from Richard ClarkeAs a personal trainer and nutritional expert, personally I would say that going organic is definitely worth it. Yes, it does cost quite a bit more but you are making an investment in the future. What do I mean? Well by buying organic food you are getting more benefits that a nicer tasting ...
Views: 1367 - The Worst Food You Can Eat If You Want a Flat Stomach - by Submitted on May 15, 2013 from Richard ClarkeI wonder what you are all thinking, McDonalds maybe, KFC, Burger King, Pizza, Chocolate I would imagine would be the most common answers to this question. Quite surprising that these things spring to mind and are probably consumed more than most in the world today. Being a personal trainer ...
Views: 1264 - Super Calorie Burning Circuit - by Submitted on May 15, 2013 from Richard ClarkeIf you continually do something again and again then it becomes boring, exercise is no different. Being a personal trainer in Swansea I can assure you that it is vital that you don’t let your training go stale. I love exercise, it is one of the biggest parts of my life but not even I could enjoy ...
Views: 1288 - Super Food That Blasts Toxins - by Submitted on May 15, 2013 from Richard ClarkeAs a personal trainer and a firm believer in the massive benefits of detox I am trying my best to spread the word about detox. I am still quite amazed about how many people don’t have a clue what detoxing is or the benefits of doing it. By detoxing you are performing a cleanse of your body, ...
Views: 978 - Holiday Eating Do’s and Don’ts - by Submitted on May 15, 2013 from Richard ClarkeAll though the weather has been hit and miss, we are well into the holiday season. As a personal trainer I know that many of my clients, as well as myself have many different events to attend. Most of these events contain different temptations to entice us away from our nutrition plans. The ...
Views: 974 - Stay Away From Fake Foods - by Submitted on May 15, 2013 from Richard ClarkeFor those of you who attended my detox course, you will be a little bit more aware than some people about the vast amount of toxins in our everyday life. As a personal trainer and nutrition enthusiast I have become increasingly aware, and worries about ‘fake’ foods. The aim of this article is ...
Views: 1181 - The Number One Abdominal Exercise - by Submitted on May 15, 2013 from Richard ClarkeAs a personal trainer when I meet a new client, I would say that many of them speak of their desire for a flatter stomach and weight loss. For the ladies many of you speak of a nice flat tummy with no visible pouch and to feel confident on holidays by the pool whereas the men out there aim to ...
Views: 2770 - Top 10 Exercise Tips - by Submitted on May 15, 2013 from Richard ClarkeBeing a personal trainer exercise is one of the most important parts of my life. I experience the massive benefits of an active lifestyle which is the reason why I turned it into a career so others can experience the same benefits as me. Every so often people fall out of their exercise routine ...
Views: 1445(2 votes) - 6 Tips To Eating Out Wisely and Healthily - by Submitted on May 15, 2013 from Richard ClarkeThe summer is a great time to relax and enjoy yourself. Many people make that extra effort in the summer to see friends, family and socialise. Most social events tend to involve food. If you are dieting, detoxing or just living a healthy lifestyle this doesn’t mean that you have to avoid social ...
Views: 1197 - 5 Great Alkaline Recipes - by Submitted on May 15, 2013 from Richard ClarkeI’m sure we all remember from chemistry in school learning about acid and alkaline. For us as humans the harmful acids and toxins are unsurprisingly things we would like to avoid. All foods we eat once digested and metabolised release an acid or an alkaline into the bloodstream. Foods like ...
Views: 3038 - Being Overloaded is Actually Good for You? - by Submitted on May 15, 2013 from Richard ClarkeThe word overload triggers a degree in caution in most people I would say. As a personal trainer in Swansea I have planned and designed thousands of exercise programmes and worked with thousands of different clients of all ranges and abilities. In order for my clients to improve I need to ...
Views: 1268 - 6 Ways to Reduce Cholesterol Naturally - by Submitted on May 15, 2013 from Richard ClarkeI've spent years researching all aspects of health and fitness trying to find out what works well for the body and what is bad for the body. Cholesterol is quite a hot topic in the health world. Many people view cholesterol as bad and the food that contain them something to stay away ...
Views: 1173 - 2 Delicious Healthy Recipes - by Submitted on May 15, 2013 from Richard ClarkeBeing a personal trainer for over 15 years I have tried lots of so called “wonder foods”. I consider myself quite adventurous in the field of cooking, not good I may add just adventurous! When people try to lose weight they think that their food choices are severely limited to salad and ...
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