by ptgen | Mar 14, 2014 | Fitness, Health, Weight-loss
My Top Three Suprising Foods to Avoid for Weight Loss I first decided to change my unhealthy lifestyle, and lose the weight I’d accumulated from years of eating rubbish and avoiding exercise, at age seventeen. My first step was swapping my food choices to low-fat...
by ptgen | Mar 4, 2014 | Health, Recipes, Weight-loss
Gluten-free, dairy-free, grain-free, paleo and 100% delicious – get ready to change the way you eat bread FOREVER! As a gluten-free Personal trainer, I’ve struggled to find a decent gluten-free bread that a) tastes like bread b) actually rises and c)...
by ptgen | Mar 3, 2014 | Health, Recipes
Forget lemon and sugar, pimp your pancakes with this pancake day treat that’s easy, gluten-free, dairy-free and actually HEALTHY! Yes really 🙂 If like me, you’re gluten-free or lactose intolerant, then pancake day may be yet another challenge or event to...
by ptgen | Feb 27, 2014 | Fitness, Health, Radio, Weight-loss
Health and fitness myths, and how to stay on track! It was so great to be invited back on to 93.7 Express FM to chat once again to the awesome Miles Henson! As a recap, my top tips for not falling off the New Years Resolution wagon are: – surround yourself with...
by ptgen | Feb 20, 2014 | Fitness, Health, Weight-loss, Workouts
Do not underestimate the power of fresh air! Regardless of how miserable the weather may be, or even if we are blessed with a few moments of sunshine, the majority of the population spend their days cooped up indoors. With so many of us up and out before sunrise, and...
by ptgen | Feb 18, 2014 | Fitness, Health, Weight-loss, Workouts
Make your planks functional: Five variations for you to try I could go on for pages about why and how a standard plank will not give you a flat stomach. Holding your abdominal muscles isometrically for as long as you can is not functional, nor something I would do...