1. Stay Hydrated
Stay hydrated before, during and after a work out. Remaining hydrated helps lubricate and protect joints, sustain energy and regulate body temperature. Water is an ideal choice but other drinks, such as coconut water or electrolyte supplements are good as they maintain your sugar, salt and potassium levels – which can help prevent [...]

Increasing desire to eat bad foods- sleep helps balance the hormone that controls appetite.  With this hormone unbalanced you will often feel hungry and have a craving for high calorie foods.
Increased stress- sleeping for less than 7 hours can cause the body to increase cortisol the stress hormone.
Higher cancer risk- poor sleep can cause metabolic [...]

A warm glass of milk has long been attributed to helping you fall asleep. While milk does contain traces of tryptophan this may not be the reason it seems to send you off to the land of nod. Anecdotally tryptophan is linked with inducing sleep but in terms of hard evidence, the jury is still [...]

Since recently losing Krenoula our sports masseuse I have been looking for an equally good masseuse to fill her place. Krenoula performed sports massage on all our clients at her studio in Kilburn lane a short distance from the studio, however, lately there has been a growing demand for mobile massage so our new [...]

A mouth ulcer is an exposed nerve.  The linings of our mouths are actually very sensitive, when a break appears in the lining it exposes the nerves that lie beneath it.  When we touch these ulcers with a toothbrush, food or drink it can hurt a lot.  So what causes them?  Anything that breaks the [...]

Since recently losing our masseuse Krenoula, who has gone back to Australia I have looked round for another masseuse to treat clients of Personal training studios W10.  I have been to Zen health spa now 3 or 4 times and really recommend them.  Zen is based in Notting Hill near our gym, on the high [...]

Looking for some reasons to stop smoking, then here is a great list to check out.  By stopping smoking today you can experience the following benefits in just one day after stopping smoking.

Reduced blood pressure.
Pulse rate drops
Carbon Monoxide level in blood drops
Oxygen level in blood increases
Chance of heart attack decreases

In a months time-

Blood circulation improves
Walking [...]

In February a doctor will become a featured blog writer on the personal trainers blog.  They will not only be helping assist us with medical questions relating to health and fitness but helping out in the forum answering health/fitness related questions.  We will be talking more in detail about supplements with them, injury prevention and [...]

Experts now say that you should brush your teeth once a day but floss twice a day. Over brushing can actually do damage to your teeth and gums. Most people don’t floss but the flossing is very important and should be done on a daily basis. I have been brushing my teeth [...]

Cortisol is a corticosteroid hormone aka “Stress Hormone” produced in the adrenal gland, it is involved in response to stress and anxiety.  Cortisol increases blood sugar levels, increases blood pressure and reduces immune system responses.  This is one hormone that we really need to control.  In most peoples modern lives they suffer from cortisol being [...]