Celebrities have an entourage of chefs and trainers to help them stay thin. Don’t be duped if you want to slim down, there is only one way to go about it….. It often angers me to see how magazines and TV programmes push the ideal of a size zero. It puts enormous pressure on women … Continued
You pay a visit to your local gym. On a guided tour, you are a little bewildered by the array of machines on offer but you are impressed because these are the very same machines you have seen advertised by well-paid body-builders and fitness bunnies. You sign up immediately. But you may be somewhat disappointed … Continued
The sight of stomachs squeezing out over trousers is now so familiar that it has merited a new entry in the dictionary. But there are ways to get rid of that ‘muffin-top’ forever. Picture this: you’ve planned a big night out and want to look the part, so you go to your wardrobe and pull … Continued
It’s easy to relax in a gym, with TV screens and reclining bikes on which to read your paper but, to get fit, you need to make an effort IF you were to take a step back in time to the gyms of the 196O, you would see an entirely different scene to the one … Continued
It’s tempting to let your fitness routine slip when work takes you away and there’s no gym around, or if you’re stuck at home with the children, but a few easy-to-do exercises will keep you ticking over. ALL YEAR my clients are faced with challenges that threaten consistent training. It is this consistency that will … Continued
A warm-up mismatched to your fitness routine is not just ineffectual, it can lead to strains and injuries. Here is advice on how to get it right. A WARM-UP is an accepted part of life in the modern world — you warm-up your car to prevent accelerated wear and breakdown, a chef warms-up the oven … Continued
Many fitness routines practised in Ireland today are out-dated and largely ineffective. Here is advice on a programme designed to give you the results you deserve. As a strength coach and personal trainer for the past 13 years, I have witnessed not only the explosion of the Celtic Tiger Ireland but also the rising levels … Continued