Our sedentary lifestyle is causing as many deaths as smoking, a recent study suggests. The report, published in the Lancet to coincide with the Olympics, estimates that one out of three adults fails to do the recommended dose of 150-minutes physical activity per week....
Yup… you read that right. The title does sound slightly bonkers. But, in my experience, it’s true. Here’s why. Most diets and weight loss sites talk about exercise in terms of ‘burning calories’. As in, if you run for 20 minutes you’ll ‘burn off’ the chocolate...
I’m drowning in a sea of brown boxes, gaffer tape and bubble wrap. You guessed it. We’re moving house. Studies like to suggest that moving house rates up there as one of life’s more stressful events. Not that we need a study to confirm what’s high or low stress,...
Do you have a friend who’s as skinny as a rake and she eats whatever she wants? Yet you need only glance at the confectionery aisle for the pounds to pile on? Confusing, isn’t it?! Well, dear reader, that exact situation featured recently on the BBC show The Truth...
It’s one of the most common questions from weight loss clients. If you asked a bunch of fitness gurus you’d get answers ranging from “Everyday” to “You’ve got scales? Biff ‘em out the window!” What’s a girl to do?! Here’s a look at the Pros + Cons of weighing-in...
Nobody likes rules. Especially food rules. “Eat this, not that.” Snore. If you’ve been reading me for a while now you’ll know I don’t often talk about what, when or how to eat. If we’re really honest, we already know what, when and how. The...