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Supplements i take and why

Supplements I Take And Why Supplements for improved health and performance Free Home Workouts START ONLINE TRAINING Published on 21st September 24 SUPPLEMENTS I TAKE AND WHY Impact Whey Protein Proteins are composed of amino acids. There are 22 amino acids in total, 9 of which are essential, meaning they’re essential to obtain from food and cannot be synthesised by the body. Amino acids are responsible for growth and repair of all bodily tissues, from hair, to skin, nails, muscle tissue, cartilage etc. When we lift weights we break down muscle fibres, which require protein to repair them, making them [...]

By admin|2024-09-21T16:31:44+01:00September 21st, 2024|

Optimising Hydration

Posted by TheLakesCoach Hydration is much more than just drinking water alone! Optimising Hydration Often misunderstood, hydration is much more than just drinking plenty of water. It’s a combination of consuming adequate electrolytes, or minerals from the daily diet whilst supplying the body with a steady supply of water to replenish fluids lost through body functioning, digestions, urination and sweating. We need to ensure we consume a varied, healthy daily diet, including a wide range of animal products, fish, dairy, nuts, seeds, healthy fats (butter, cheese, olive oil, other dairy produce, animal fats, [...]

By admin|2023-12-11T18:46:11+00:00May 20th, 2023|

7 REASONS WHY EVERY WOMAN SHOULD START LIFTING WEIGHTS TODAY

If you're not already lifting weights read on to learn why you should be doing just that! Weight training will ignite fat burning It’s a common myth that in order to burn fat, you need to be slogging away on the treadmill tediously! This is simply untrue. Any form of exercise will burn fat to some degree…however, certain styles of training can be much more effective! Lifting weights builds strength, developing muscle tissue…muscle requires energy…more muscle= more energy being burnt at rest! Increasing your metabolic rate (how much energy your body burns). Weight training will increase your energy and promote wellbeing Exercise, particularly weight training, promotes the release [...]

By admin|2020-07-08T13:41:17+01:00May 20th, 2020|

Diabetes day 2019

A few words in support for tackling this worldwide public health crisis sweeping populations #worlddiabetesday What are the primary causes driving diabetes II development? Over 65% of the American population over 45 years of age are either pre-diabetic or have full blow diabetes type 2. In support of world diabetes day, and the huge continuing surge in diabetes type 2 incidence across the globe year on year, I'd like to bring you all a bit more information on the subject to learn more about what exactly drives the condition……. "The greatest killer of human populations today is chronic disease (heart disease, stroke, diabetes, cancer, dementia etc)" World [...]

By admin|2020-07-08T13:43:05+01:00November 14th, 2019|

THE CARBOHYDRATE CONUNDRUM

Should we be consuming a high carbohydrate diet? What are the implications of today's western diet? COULD CARBOHYDRATES BE A PRIMARY CAUSE OF WEIGHT GAIN AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF CERTAIN CHRONIC ILLNESSES? For the past 3-4 decades Doctors, dietitians, cardiologists, endocrinologists and the many “highly educated” health professionals have unfortunately, wrongly, given members of the public across the western world, potentially dangerous and misleading advice, leading to a staggering epidemic of lifestyle related death, disease and dysfunction! A high carbohydrate diet, typical of the modern western world has accelerated a lifestyle disease epidemic costing government health services billions upon billions of pounds, not to mention countless hundreds of [...]

By admin|2020-07-08T13:44:51+01:00August 27th, 2019|

WHAT MAKES AN IDEAL BREAKFAST?

Learn the importance of stepping away from the childrens trashy cereal breakfasts... Want to learn the essential components of an optimal breakfast for sustained energy...Read on. Are cereals a good option? Should you skip breakfast? Can you get a good balance of nutrition from a bowl of cereal? These are all questions i'm sure you've pondered at one time or another... Ahh breakfast, the best meal of the day! The most important meal of the day purported by many fitness professionals and nutritionists! But, Is that true?... Absolutely, I’m entirely inclined to agree. EAT LIKE A KING TO START YOUR DAY AS A CHAMPION! Why? Well, let’s firstly [...]

By admin|2020-07-08T13:47:10+01:00August 12th, 2019|

8 INCREDIBLE BENEFITS OF COLD SHOWERS

Want to turbo charge vitality, drive, focus and energy? Read these top rewards for braving the cold daily! Cold showers are literally the fountain of youth!! They go by so underestimated in the modern fitness world... it’s simply shocking! Cold therapy has been utilised by the ancients for thousands of years for its beneficial effects to the body. The ancient Greeks, Romans, and ancient Russians all used cold water therapy to reap the health benefits! It’s still used today in some parts of the world, from Scandinavian countries to parts or Russia and Japan, but why does it go by so underutilised by modern westerners? Cold showers are simply [...]

By admin|2020-07-08T13:49:07+01:00July 30th, 2019|

5 TOP TIPS FOR GYM BEGINNERS

Knowing what equipment to use or what exercises to do can be a frustrating experience for anyone new to the gym. Read on to learn how best to start... Being new to any gym is a daunting experience. Gym’s can be a rather intimidating environment… You walk in, peering around the gym floor frantically, noticing the meat heads wearing their vests pumping iron over In the free weights section…. The Instagram hounds snapping photographs of themselves in front of the mirrors dressed in their revealing gym wear… I get it… I understand your sense of self worry… Even more so, because you’re so new to this environment… You [...]

By admin|2020-07-08T13:51:44+01:00July 28th, 2019|

THE POWER OF CHOICE- START MAKING CONSCIOUS CHOICES

CHOICE HAS LEAD YOU TO WHERE YOU ARE......START MAKING CALCULATED CHOICES TO BE WHERE YOU WANT TO BE ! Everything we do in life has been directed by our own choice. We make hundreds of choices every day. Some small, some large, some of great importance some of little significance... Are we always aware of the choices we make? Do we always stop and think? Weighing the situation up?...The pro’s and the cons, the positives and negatives... Or do we allow other people or factors to govern our choices? How many choices do YOU yourself, actually process with thought and decisiveness, without the influence of others... People around [...]

By admin|2020-07-08T13:53:08+01:00July 23rd, 2019|

ARE YOU GETTING ENOUGH VITAMIN D?

Sunlight gives birth to all manner of plants and animals, without, life would simply cease to exist! Background According to recent National surveys in the UK, over 1 in 5 of the population are failing to meet their recommended daily dose of vitamin D! Let’s face it…. realistically, this figure is going to be MUCH higher during autumn and winter….. We’re talking about the UK after all! Vitamin D is an incredibly important vitamin our body requires for many vital body functions. Compared to other vitamins, vitamin D functions more like a hormone in the body, and every single cell in the human body has a receptor for [...]

By admin|2020-07-08T13:54:32+01:00July 17th, 2019|