Author Archives: Felicity Daley (blogger from the wellbeing community)

Why not spice up your training and increase motivation by setting yourself a personal fitness challenge? Continue reading →

If something is important to you, you’ll find a way. If it’s not, you’ll find an excuse!

There is always opportunity for exercise. As a personal trainer, i have the privilege of working with a variety of individuals and am aware of the many obstacles relating to regular exercise. I’ve heard every reason or excuse in the book, from “i just don’t have time” to “i don’t like to sweat, because then i have to wash my hair again” (yep, true story). If your goals and your health are important to you, you will find a way. Let’s face it, we’re all busy- you will never “find” time, you have to MAKE time. Continue reading →

Swimming is a great way to increase your cardiovascular fitness, burn calories and improve your upper body strength. As it is low impact, swimming is a fantastic option for those who are injured and provides a great cardio workout for those who have a large amount of weight to lose, and want to avoid the strain on joints, ligaments and tendons experienced during higher impact exercise; such as running. Continue reading →

With Christmas time upon us, it’s very likely that many of your evenings and weekends are filled with festivities that involve eating, drinking and generally being merry. These social events can play havoc with your nutrition and exercise routine. The holiday season is a time to enjoy with family and friends, but you needn’t over-indulge. Continue reading →

Protein allows the muscles to rebuild and repair. Whether your goal is fat loss, muscle gain, to become fitter, stronger, leaner, or a combination; it is essential that you refuel your body after exercise.

It is suggested that the ideal “window” of time in which to consume our post-workout meal (in order to aid recovery) is up to 90 minutes after training. The sooner, the better! This recipe is for the perfect post-workout meal, that takes only 5 minutes to prepare! Continue reading →

With party season approaching fast, it’s time to get to the gym to work on lean, toned and defined arms to complement all of your Summer party outfits.

These 5 simple exercises can be completed one after the other as a circuit, should take less than 15 minutes, and will leave you with arms to be envied! Continue reading →

You may have seen Jason Statham in the movies Snatch, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Crank, Transporter (1,2 and 3), The Bank Job, Death Race and War. You may also have noticed that Statham has become increasingly lean and muscular of late. He has shared the details of the gruelling Jason Statham workout with Men’s Health magazine and although the individual components are nothing new, the combination makes for a fat blasting, muscle carving workout that will leave you standing (or laying) in a pool of sweat! Continue reading →

As the weather gets warmer, it becomes more tempting to forego the gym and head to the beach instead. Why not have the best of both worlds and enjoy the sun while doing some exercise? Continue reading →

At some point or another, you’ve probably felt like a hamster on a wheel while using the cardio equipment at your local gym. This feeling is usually accompanied by the “well at least i’m doing something” thought that justifies a not-so-challenging cardio session. I like to call this “blah” cardio. It happens to the best of us, infact, my recent “blah” cardio session inspired me to write this post. Continue reading →

Those of you who have ever used the services of a personal trainer are more than likely familiar with the arduous task of keeping a food diary or log.

Food diaries are a pain in the butt, i don’t deny that. Toting around a note pad and pen and scrawling down a bizzare description of every mouthful you eat before it even has had time to digest (“deck of cards sized piece of chicken breast” or “tennis ball of greek yoghurt with 7 almonds”) becomes tedious very quickly..BUT, they do work. Continue reading →