This is a great way to make aubergines taste good. Perfect served as a vegetarian course with melted creamy goat’s cheese or as a side dish to lamb. Ingredients: [list type=”arrow2″] 2 Aubergines 1 chopped red pepper olive oil cracked black pepper 1 finely diced onion 2 crushed cloves of garlic 400g tin of chopped […]
Underhand Forward Slam Ball Throw Test your athletic potential! According to T Nation doing this with a medicine ball is the best exercise to test athleticism. It’s used by some strength coaches to test athletes in a sports like football, hockey, basketball, or baseball, for athletic potential. We’re doing it with a slam ball to […]
TRX Mountain Climbers This is an ab killer – if you thought ab wheel roll-outs were hard… There’s only 1 level here – build up to 30 seconds The hardest part of this exercise I reckon is getting your feet into the TRX handles! Best bet is to kneel down whilst putting your feet into […]
30 Second Eccentric Pull-up Something a bit different this month… a test of strength and willpower rather than balance There’s only 1 level here – build up to 30 seconds Start at the top of a pull-up position and slowly, but continuously, lower yourself down – the idea is to take 30 seconds to get […]
Stability Ball (SB) Sitting Balance Test your balance… Level 1: SB Sitting Balance with leg raised Sit on the stability ball with arms stretched out to the side. Then raise your left leg off the floor so it’s straight out in front of you. Level 2: SB Sitting Balance with arms crossed and eyes closed […]
My pocket-friendly pea and ham soup is a super-soup in more ways than one. Not only does it have all the benefits of being made from a bone stock base, it is a beautiful green colour that would rival the Owl and the Pussycat’s boat… and it costs pence to make. Ingredients: [list type=”arrow2″] 1 […]
Outrageous I know – me questioning the importance of seeing results. After spending the last 8 years creating a business to help people achieve the fitness results they want. But bear with me… because the realisation I had this weekend about results (or outcomes) and how we go about reaching them could change how you […]
Plank with feet on medicine ball Now you’ve mastered the plank have a go at this version with your feet up on a medicine ball… Level 1: Plank position with feet on medicine ball Put both of your feet on the medicine ball and hold plank position for 30 seconds. Level 2: Plank position with […]
At the weekend I fancied something sweet but have been sworn off chocolate for various reasons and the trouble with cakes is they mostly contain eggs – which I can’t eat. I remembered that I had a gingerbread family cutter set so decided to make gingerbread men – unfortunately most recipes contain eggs – who’d […]
My Spanish Spiced Sweet Potato & Butternut Squash Soup is silky rich, spicy and warming – just delicious and guaranteed to cheer up the dullest of days… Ingredients: [list type=”arrow2″] 1/2 butternut squash, peeled and chopped into chunks 1 sweet potato, chopped into chunks (not peeled) 1 onion, sliced Beef stock Beef dripping (or coconut […]
