What’s new in the Health and Fitness Centre? The name for a starters! We have renamed the studio the Sphere Health and Fitness Centre to reflect the up-scaling of size and service offering. What facilities do you have? The training centre covers around 2500 sq ft of space, a treatment room, office space, UVB Sun ...…
This guest post is from my collegue, Phil Richards a nutritionist based in the UK. I have known Phil for a good while now and he is at the forefront of nutritional understanding and application. He has a plethora of experience at all levels from Olympic athletes, World Strongman, Cancer Patients and Joe Public. Check ...…
This weeks health bulletin is a continuation of last weeks bulletin concerning calm foods. Acids & Alkalines for calm. There are two types of foods in any diet: acid forming foods and alkaline forming foods. The ideal calm diet maintains a ratio of alkalines to acids of about 80:20. Upsetting this ratio in favour of ...…
It is usually around weeks 3-4 that I receive an email, phone call, face-to-face remark from an individual new to this health and fitness lifestyle wondering when they will start seeing results and feeling change. “But I am not getting anywhere” In this day an age I can hardly blame them. 7lbs in 7 minutes, ...…
John Lark, a personal trainer in Celbridge, Co.Kildare outlines how we can take lessons from the Obamas when it comes to health and fitness. You don’t have time….reallly? Read on… When Michele Obama emerged from the aftermath of her Husband’s inauguration the world was heard muttering words of encouragement about the first lady’s physique. In ...…
As a personal trainer in Maynooth I wanted to just clear up some confusion. First exercise is what it is. A superb way to provide you with longevity, health, vitality and energy. If you do it right you may even lose a bit of weight when combined with a sensible eating plan. However, if you ...…
Coming soon to Sphere is the 12 week Transformation contest that promises to be a unique and life-changing experience for all participants involved. Keep tabs on this section and make sure you sign up for our free newsletter for updates…