Even as a personal trainer with so many conflicting debates, diet books, fads and approaches it seems an almost impossible task to wade through it all. Where do you begin and more importantly what are you aiming for or looking to achieve? Like training and any fat loss goal, it pays to have the end [...]
How to Spot Good Nutrition and What You Can Do About It
The Ultimate Xmas Survival Guide
Ok – so you are on a health programme and Xmas is now ‘in the way’ of your progress and you will inevitably put on about 10lbs in the space of a day and that will be it. Game over. Job done. I am out of here. Health on the back burner – again as [...]
The Snowball Effect of Health
In a world of short-cuts is there really a quick route to getting the body of your dreams? As always it depends. It will depend on your goals – figure athlete or general health and well-being? Sports athlete or armchair athlete? I have NEVER seen anyone get results without 5 Hours of exercise a week [...]
Rinse Your Cottage Cheese
In Jim Collins’ book Good to Great we hear the story of one ultra athlete by the name of Dave Scott won the Hawaiian Ironman Triathlon six times. In training, Scott would ride his bike 75 miles, swim 20,000 meters, and run 17 miles – on average, every single day. Dave Scott did not have [...]
Step Out of Your Comfort Zone
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 [...]
Personal Trainer Avoids Low Fat Staples
As a personal trainer in maynooth, I have found that it is widely accepted in the fitness and fat loss community that the more a food product places on marketing, hype, colourful packaging and ‘in-your-face’ labelling the worse it is for your waist line. Take for instance Breakfast Cereals. Advertising budget of millions. Characters to [...]
Getting the Balance Right – An Introduction to Acid and Alkaline for Fat Loss
Is the seret to fat loss about getting the Balance Between Acid and Alkaline? Or is this just another fad? Well unlike other approaches, the principles that underpin this approach are sound and simple. Sounds like a winning formula to me. Ok, ok I know ANOTHER dietary fad, promise or quick fix. But, hey, listen [...]
Cellulite – The Annoying Relative
As a personal trainer in Maynooth I see frustration. For most women, it is like the annoying relative that has over-stayed their welcome. Recent research revealed that Dublin women suffer more from cellulite than the rest of the country with nearly one in three complaining it causes them problems. This compares to 19pc of women [...]
Take Steps Back to Go Forward
Fall seven times, get up eight.” – Japanese Proverb “Never give in. Never. Never. Never. Never.” – Winston Churchill “Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.” – Samuel Johnson These quotes all say the same thing. No matter how many obstacles you run into, what matters is that you’re able to overcome [...]




