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Physical inactivity is one of the most challenging health problems in industrialised countries. Over 20 years ago the WHO warned that a sedentary lifestyle was a leading cause of death and disability. Unfortunately, these warnings haven’t resulted in us becoming more physically active. The 2020/21…

I’m pretty new to kettlebell training but I’m slowly seeing why kettlebell workouts are so popular. You see, I’m a bit old school. A bit resistant to change, I like to do things my way and when I find something I like, I stick to…

If you think that fitness professionals just train clients and design exercise programmes, then I’ve got some news for you. There’s much more to it than that! When your job revolves around helping people, then Problem Solving is a fundamental component of your work. Because…

Stimulus control is a behavioural technique that can be used to help improve people’s diet and physical activity levels. The challenge is that it’s a technique not taught to most health and fitness practitioners. So, in this article we’ll explain: What Stimulus Control is Why…

Kettlebell exercise was never really my thing… I was never particularly sold on the idea of kettlebell exercise as a one stop fitness solution. I had bought some kettlebells – various sizes – as a PT years ago. At the time, kettlebell training was just…

While studying Sport Psychology many years ago, an anonymous passage from the course textbook [ref 1] stuck with me. Here’s the passage: A Sense of Direction When you don’t know what is important, then everything is important. When everything is important, then you have to…

Fitness, Fatness and Health If you asked the average person in the street, is diet or exercise better at reducing body fat – I’d be 99% sure people would answer “diet”. For years I’ve been hearing things like ‘80% diet, 20% exercise’ some nod to…