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July 8th, 2008
Recommendation 2: Rosemary Conley
Like Weight Watchers, Rosemary Conley targets weight loss with realistic weekly targets (remember the upper safe limit for permanent weight loss is around 2lbs per week) and also with a two sided approach, i.e you’re not just focused on eating well/less, but on eating well while exercising more. It also provides a group environment and is more exercise orientated than Weight watchers, which of course we approve of!
There are weekly half hour classes which are both a weigh in, gee … More
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July 7th, 2008
Are there any diets on the market that are any good?
When you buy a block booking with Diets Don’t Work you automatically get a food diary assessment with comprehensive guidelines and tips as to the most effective way forward without starving yourself. Once you are approaching your weight problem by looking at both sides of the equation (input and output) chances are that you will be able to eat reasonably well and lose weight.
Sometimes though clients need an extra bit of help, and there ARE some food plans out there that … More
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July 4th, 2008
Why "Diets Don't Work"?
While confirming some payment details for a new personal training client of ours in west London, I was asked about our name. During her consultation, her trainer remarked that in her particular case the problem was 90% connecteced with her diet. “Hang on” thought the client, “I thought you were from Diets Don’t Work?” She then passed these thoughts on to me. So, to clarify, by “diets” we mean any fad/fashion/quirky nutrition plan that relies on you eating milkshakes for … More
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July 2nd, 2008
Waist to hip ratio measurements
A good guide to see if you are a healthy shape is a waist to hip measurement ratio. Here’s how to do it: Standing relaxed and naked.Stay away from a mirror at this point, it may help with the relaxed bit. Measure your waist at its narrowest point. This is usually between your navel and chest or your Victorian waist if you like. Next, measure your hips at their widest point. Most often this is around the buttocks.
It’s important not … More
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July 1st, 2008
A poor pre-natal diet can lead to child health problems
Eating a poor diet when pregnant or breastfeeding may cause long-lasting health damage to the child, studies suggest.
In a trial the offspring of rats fed fatty, processed food had high levels of fat in their bloodstream and around major organs even after adolescence. The animals had a raised diabetes risk – even if they ate healthily. The study, by the Royal Veterinary College and London’s Wellcome Trust, features in The Journal of Physiology.
Studies by the same team have … More
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June 24th, 2008
Is your Personal Trainer first aid qualified?
In order to be fully insured and qualified your personal trainer should have a relevant first aid certificate. All our DDW trainers in London, The Chilterns, Leeds and the Thames Valley have a relevant first aid certificate. Hundreds of thousands of people in the UK have to attend accident and emergency each year through injury. You don’t have to be superman to help, but some simple first aid could mean the difference between life and death. It’s something that it’s better … More
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June 20th, 2008
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day
Breakfast really could be the most important meal of the day when it comes to losing weight, claims a researcher. Here is the latest report to hit the nation’s headlines. As personal trainers the majority of this information here has been known to us for some time, it’s just a case of the press confirming/recycling old news…again! Stick to these easy eating tips:
Small meals often
Eat wholefoods as much as possible
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June 13th, 2008
What causes asthma?
Our poor personal training clients are suffering with the proliferation af lawn mowers and flowers out here in Berkshire. Here is the second part of our asthma special
Asthma has many different causes. Scientists still don’t know exactly what these are. You may have oversensitive airways, a family history of asthma or be allergic to one or more asthma triggers.
Some doctors believe the airways become oversensitive because cells in the lungs are damaged by viruses. Others believe the initial damage is … More
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June 12th, 2008
Exercising with asthma
As summer approaches many of our personal training clients, particularly in the more rural areas around Windsor, Maidenhead and Ascot, are starting to suffer their yearly bout of asthma misery. This week our in- house Guru (as he likes to call himself) Adam will be looking at some of the symptoms, causes and cures for this condition.
What is Asthma?
Asthma affects the small airways (bronchioles) that carry air in and out of the lungs. If you have asthma your airways can … More
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June 9th, 2008
Why Personal Training?
Some of us can get away with being self motivated enough to make ourselves exercise regularly and eat well. However when we look at the failure rate for gym use - 60% of people who join a gym don’t actually go at all after the first 2 weeks - and the failure rate for diets (90% of people on diets fail to lose weight and keep it off) we can see why personal training has become so popular in the Thames Valley and Berkshire. … More
