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Should I be taking Creatine?
In the world of fitness, the noise around supplements can be loud. Every few months it seems like there is a new wonder pill or powder...
maxineellison
May 20, 20253 min read


Four ways to monitor food intake that don’t involve counting calories
At some point or another most of us will have tried to count calories or monitor our food intake, with varying success. The secret to any...
maxineellison
Oct 21, 20223 min read


Process over Perfection
Have you heard of the saying, “Happiness is not a destination it’s a way of travelling”? I heard it years ago, and it resonated with me...
maxineellison
Sep 8, 20223 min read


Three Fitness Tests You Can Do At Home
When it comes to setting fitness goals it is important to have clear benchmarks for judging progress. There are several different areas...
maxineellison
Aug 23, 20222 min read


Why is rest and recovery important?
Summer is well and truly here and that usually means summer holidays! A time to rest, relax and let your mind and body unwind. However,...
maxineellison
Aug 3, 20223 min read


High intensity vs. Low intensity cardio what’s best for weight loss?
Cardio is a bit like marmite, we either love it or hate it and fortunately (or perhaps unfortunately depending on what camp you are in)...
maxineellison
Jul 20, 20222 min read


My Top 5 Tips to Improve Body Confidence
This week I want to talk about body confidence. The relationship we have with our bodies is a complicated one. I rarely meet people who...
maxineellison
Jul 13, 20222 min read


Have you experienced The Valley of Disappointment?
Embarking on a new fitness journey can be daunting, it can be hard to know where to start, what we are aiming for and how we are going to...
maxineellison
Jul 6, 20222 min read


How can taking it slow get your stronger?
When I first started training with weights, there were so many cues from the instructor; hips back, chest up, knees in line with toes...
maxineellison
Jun 28, 20222 min read


What's the big deal about protein?
In my post last week I spoke briefly about protein and how our bodies uses energy (aka burns calories) to digest it. Low net-calories are...
maxineellison
Jun 21, 20222 min read


How does our body use the calories we consume?
Almost all diets boil down to one basic principle, reducing the number of calories we eat so that we are consuming less energy than we...
maxineellison
Jun 15, 20223 min read
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