Exercise & Nutrition News & Articles from Diligent Fitness

AMAZING Views from Causey Pike

What a difference a week makes! Last Sunday we were basking in near tropical temperatures on top of Causey Pike in the Lake District – well it sure felt like it compared to the damp drizzle of today. We started out from Little Town, Cat Bells one side of us and the lesser populated Causey […]

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21 days to a fitter, firmer you!

It’s easy to get caught up in the numbers when you’re trying to change your body. The weight, the inches, the clothes size. Don’t get me wrong, this stuff absolutely matters. But to reshape your body we need to shift focus. We need to reshape your habits. Most habits happen by accident The exercise and […]

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Taking advantage of social influence to transform your physique

Each week I get together with the DF team for a (always challenging!) workout. It’s a great way for us to spend time together, discuss training protocols and test out new exercises while working on our own fitness goals. The sessions give us a chance to train, eat together and talk nutrition. We get to […]

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Habits and Routines That Will Transform Your Body

Lyz and I constantly review the top performers at the gym; the people who make consistent progress, and see changes in their body month after month. We break down what these people are doing differently to everyone else. And there’s a common theme. One that I want to share with you in today’s post. Along […]

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One question for getting un-stuck

22nd October 2015 by Kieran Igwe Motivation 0 Comments

The last couple of months have seen a huge influx of new faces at into the DF programme. It’s great, because serving more people gives me greater clarity on what separates people who go on to achieve the body and fitness goals they set out to achieve, and those who fail. Those who really accelerate […]

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Phantom red squirrels and slippery gyhlls in Grassmere

The other weekend we went back to the Lakes to stay over at our planned wedding venue. We wanted to check out the food basically – it was fab and a rather nice bottle of Argentinian Malbec accompanied it. But let me just quickly explain the phantom red squirrel reference… The venue, and in fact […]

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Exposed on Striding Edge, Lake District

We decided to go and do a wedding venue recce last Bank Holiday Monday and being as it was in the Lake District thought it rude not to go for a ‘bit of a hike’ whilst we were there. You’d think by now that I’d be wiser than to leave the itinerary planning to K […]

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Staying on track long enough to transform your body

26th August 2015 by Kieran Igwe Motivation 0 Comments

I’ve been fortunate enough to oversee my fair share of people absolutely transform their health, fitness and body. And it’s become clear that there are number of pieces to the transformation puzzle. In today’s post I want to share one of the key pieces that’s often missing. A piece that when neglected leaves you feeling […]

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A marriage proposal in Snowdonia

This weekend we decided to do something a little different for our hiking expedition – only I didn’t fully appreciate quite how different this weekend was going to be at the time. We fancied going a little further afield so we booked ourselves into a hotel at the foot of Mount Snowdon in Wales ready […]

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9 strategies to stay lean and toned on your holiday

You’ve been working out hard for months; exercising consistently, eating better and finally you’re starting to notice a difference. Your weight’s down. You feel slimnmer and your clothes fit better. Not only do you feel more toned, but people are starting to comment on how good you look. But there’s a problem. You’ve got a […]

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