Monthly Archives: February, 2017

Training
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The best mobility exercise you aren’t doing

Try the Cossack squat. This move, named because it looks like something a traditional Ukrainian shumka dancer might do, is having a popularity spike for several reasons: it’s quick to do, adaptable, builds strength and mobility at the same time and looks cool in a crowded gym (no mat required).

Snacks
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Overnight Oats

Overnight oats, they’re ever increasing in popularity and it is easy to see why. Overnight oats are simply oats left to soak overnight in the fridge. The oats soak up all the liquid and the flavour of the foods you mix with them.

Snacks
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Cottage Cheese Pancakes

After a long training session, it’s really easy to start snacking and one obvious choice is to create some homemade pancakes. Quick to create, you can have them on your plate in under 10 minutes.

Advice
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Saturated Fat – Good or Bad?

Saturated fat has had us running scared for decades, with promises of hardened arteries, high cholesterol and expanding waistlines if we dare to indulge. This message is still alive and kicking, but is it really true?

Nutrition
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Processed Foods

Processed food is everywhere, and it forms the bulk of many diets in the western world – there is a hugely profitable industry designed to persuade you that processed food is delicious and healthy, helping you to stay slim, and save precious time and money that could be spent on more important things.

Advice
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The Benefits of Fermented Foods

Femented foods, enjoyed across the world and throughout history, deliver a range of benefits and are considered to be an effective way to introduce friendly bacteria to the bowel without taking supplements.

Advice
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Counting Calories

Most of us have been raised on the idea that counting calories is the most effective way to lose weight. If you eat more calories than you expend, you will gain weight and vice versa – this is known as the calories in, calories out hypothesis.

Nutrition
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The Health Benefits of Coconut Oil

Coconut oil is having a moment in the health world. Once thought of as a bad fat because it contains saturated fatty acids, we now know that the saturated fats in coconut oil are different, and may bring many health benefits. A seriously versatile oil, it can be used both internally and externally for all round health.

Nutrition
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Resistant Starch and Weight Loss

Overcoming gut dysfunction and achieving an ideal weight are two of the most talked about and popular areas of health these days. In fact, the two areas are closely linked, with research now showing that problems in the gut, or more specifically in the balance of gut bacteria, can contribute to all sorts of health problems including obesity.

Advice
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Optimising Digestion for Weight Loss

In the past we have been led to believe that losing weight is all about what you eat and how much exercise you do. But actually this is only one element of weight control, and one that fails and frustrates many dieters. Of course there may be medical conditions that pertain to weight gain, such as an underactive thyroid, and lifestyle factors such as stress and sleep play a part, but we are now beginning to understand that our digestive systems are key when it comes to our ability to lose weight.