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Will Running Help Me Lose Weight?

Will Running Help Me Lose Weight?

Several years ago, I decided ‘I’m going to start running to lose weight’. Most evenings I’d part run/part walk the 6km path around the river, I couldn’t yet run the entire 6kms. I continued this habit for several months, eagerly anticipating transformation. Did I lose weight? No. I was fitter and...

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When Doing Less Is More – Exercise & Weight Loss

When Doing Less Is More – Exercise & Weight Loss

When stressed our natural instinct is to overthink strategy and make solutions to our problems more complicated than necessary. When clients aren’t getting the results they want they tend to leap to the ‘do more workouts’ conclusion. In my experience as a Coach, I often find the solution is the...

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Are ‘Lose belly fat’ adverts hurting your self-esteem?

Are ‘Lose belly fat’ adverts hurting your self-esteem?

Have you been seduced by Abdominal Workouts that promise visible rock-hard ab’s? Ironically they are the most inefficient way to achieve that goal. One of the first things you learn when becoming a coach is that you can’t spot reduce. No amount of sit ups will get rid of unwanted belly fat. Sure,...

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The Best Exercise for Weight Loss

The Best Exercise for Weight Loss

Have you seen loads of articles that claim to know one particular ‘magic’ exercise that will help you lose weight like no other? Truth bomb – it’s a gimmick. The only exercise that will help you lose weight is the one that you do consistently, as a lifestyle. That’s why a great fitness routine is...

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Stupid Diets & Exercise Gimmicks I’ve Tried – Part 3

Stupid Diets & Exercise Gimmicks I’ve Tried – Part 3

Here is my before and after photo. The ‘before’ photo was taken when I was 28 (I think more people may be shocked I once had long brown hair). The 'after' was on my 40th birthday. I’ve spent the best part of those 12 years researching healthy living. I had finally arrived at a healthy weight...

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