A few ideas from you guys, plus a few of our own… 1. Go herby We’re championing the fresh green variety rather than the car on this occasion but joking aside a liberal scattering of these herbs – think basil, parsley, coriander, chives and mint – on your meal not only ups it in the […]
Anytime I can make a simple swap in the kitchen to get added health benefits I’m interested. So long as the new food delivers on the taste front! With that in mind I wanted to share with you 4 ‘alternative’ foods I’ve switched to over the years that I believe do me some good. If […]
It seems that I’ve become a tennis widow. Every Sunday (weather permitting) Mr Igwe takes himself off out to play tennis for a few hours so I thought I’d take advantage of this unusual free range access to the kitchen (it’s only big enough for one and he occupies it at regular and frequent intervals) […]
An intermediate progression on from the plank – essential for developing a firmer core! – Begin in a push up position with hands directly below shoulders – Walk your hands out, keeping your hips still – imagine you’ve got a glass of water on your back that you don’t want to spill – When you’ve […]
Doing the plank for firmer abs can get pretty boring. And once you can hold for a minute it means you’re ready for something a little more challenging to take your abs to the next level. So today’s exercise of the week is a challenging progression – the plank row! Level: Advanced Areas worked: Core, […]
At the gym we finish workouts with something called a ‘finisher’ (OK, so we ran out of creative names). Basically it’s an exercise or group of exercises that get the heart rate up, burn some calories and tend to be more fun and engaging than using cardio machines. If you’re up for mixing up your […]
One of our members came to see me about a refresher course in nutrition – she’d done a course last year but wanted to tighten up on a few of the habits as she was looking to lose a few more lbs. We got talking and I asked her if she was still taking her […]
I’m often asked for ‘recipe’ ideas but the truth is I’m not much of a recipe cook, more of an assembler of ingredients. Having said that I very much want to eat food that is quick, easy and tasty – the holy grail of food prep! So here are six salad staples that I regularly […]
Have you ever seen Britain’s Favourite Supermarket Foods? (on BBC1 a while back). They were looking at simple ways to tweak our diets that would keep us fuller for longer and stave off the snack attacks so helping us watch our waistlines. The idea being that if we didn’t need to reach for the sugary, sweet […]
It’s an interesting question and you’ll likely get as many different answers as people you care to ask. After all, how often have you heard your friends and family (or perhaps even yourself) say ‘I eat healthily but I just… can’t shed this excess weight/feel lethargic all the time/have a permanent cold/can’t seem to build […]
