Do you feel like it might be too late so start getting fit? The gym can be quite an intimidating place – full of 20 and 30 somethings jumping around in their Lycra and flexing their muscles! But there’s an ever-increasing number of women in their 50s jumping on the health and fitness wagon than ever before – even if they never did it in their 20s and 30s. We work with women just like this. And they inspire us every day! Benefits of exercising at 50 As a woman heads in to her

Every day we work with people - mainly women in their 40s and 50s - who ask us to help them lose weight. And they want QUICK results. Like, YESTERDAY quick! I spend time talking with these women, to understand their problems and goals. It usually turns out that these women have been gaining weight pretty consistently for a while. Not for a few weeks or months, but YEARS. Yet they still want, and expect, to lose all the weight within a few weeks. So, why is this? This is becau

You'll often hear us talking about this, but why should it matter if we shuttle food into our mouths, or take a long time delicately eating each mouthful? It all ends up in the same place, right? Hopefully this blog will help you to understand the benefits of eating your food slowly. Improved digestion Simply put, if you chew your food thoroughly and eat slowly, you will digest it more efficiently. It's common to want to eat quite quickly, especially if you're really hungry,

1. Monitor your hunger, energy and cravings. Your hunger, energy and cravings are your hormones telling you how the food you're eating is having an effect on your metabolism. Eat foods which leave you feeling sustained and satisfied. Think high fibre and high protein meals, rather than sweet, carb heavy meals. 2. Eat for 12 hours day. Spending 12 hours of the day eating, and 12 hours of the day not eating (mostly while you sleep) helps your hormones to establish a rhythm. Tim

Getting a good night’s sleep can be so difficult for a lot of people; whether it be because you work late and get up early due to work or children, and/or the sleep you are getting might not be good quality, restorative sleep. If you’re not getting 7-9 hours of good quality sleep each night, this will hamper your weight loss goals significantly. Here are the three main reasons why: Hunger If you have a poor night’s sleep, your body will have decreased levels of the hunger-su