I strongly support getting our essential vitamins and minerals from whole and natural foods, so having found out what these two can do for us, I have made them staple parts of my diet. The health benefits (see below) have been noticeable and you may be wondering whether you should incorporate them into your diet [...]

I am definitely fond of using caffeine to supplement my training and race performance. I have tried coffee, caffeine pills, energy gels with caffeine and now Voltz Energy shots. The Evidence in Favour of Caffeine The evidence for the improvement of exercise performance through using caffeine is certainly convincing. Many tests have indicated that caffeine [...]

It is that time of year when all of the fitness mags shove six packs in our face and promise a summer sizzler of a workout regime to help you get your very own! Well, it is achievable for some certainly but as I have previously touched upon in my earlier article ‘Training on an [...]

The fitness market is flooded with sugary gels, drinks, bars, shots, tablets, chews – you name it, the high energy form will probably exist. Having run a marathon and currently training for my second London marathon, I understand the importance of a quick energy fix when your natural resources are depleted. The body will turn [...]

The quick answer is Yes – As I explain below, aluminium water bottles offer many advantages over plastic bottles and are better for your health. Reusing plastic bottles can leach toxic chemicals into your water! I want my readers to know that this is a product review for Purekit.com. I received a complementary SIGG Aluminium [...]

[Cue Rant]: I’m tired of over-hearing people droning on about super diet X or super diet Y that is 100% going to work for them this year! Yea I think, it may work for the briefest moment of your life but you’ll be back to square one before you know it and scrambling around for [...]

I wrote a great piece for you guys on some Christmas tips and tricks to avoid unnecessary weight gain this festive season but stupidly I only saved it to my USB stick which is now lost. Well, I’m not going to let that stop the message getting across, so here goes…. Don’t Be a Turkey [...]

Since discovering Bruce as a boy in his many Golden Harvest productions, Bruce Lee has always been an idol to me (and millions of others). Even before I had seen the front covers of muscle magazines and other body builder physiques, his whole being just ooozzzed perfection! He was a rock. Bruce was not only [...]

‘Snacking’ is Not a Swear Word! Some of us are better than others but let’s face it, we all love a good snack now and again. Saying the word ‘Snack’ almost feels like I’m swearing at times because so many diets have (wrongly) tried to teach us that snacking is bad. Actually, I approve of [...]