Why you may not be losing weight running
One of the most common questions I get asked by runners is why they can’t lose weight despite running regularly. Some runners find that they actually gain weight; a phenomenon dubbed ‘marathon weight gain’.
Why getting too lean could be risking your health
getting lean is a major goal for many people who exercise regularly. But attaining a very low body fat percentage – or a level that is unnaturally low for your genetic make-up – carries big health risks.
How to Avoid Christmas Weight Gain
If, like me, you’re planning to put your feet up and cut back on your exercise over Christmas, you’ll need to be mindful not to squander your training gains through overindulgence in food or alcohol. According to researchers at the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) on Wednesday, you would need to walk for 4…
5 ways to shed fat (without losing muscle)
20th April 2014 There isn’t one diet that is right for everyone. What you should eat for fat loss depends on a lot of things: your age, gender, current health, activity levels, goals, environment, financial status, personal preferences, to name a few. But one thing is certain: that losing fat requires a calorie deficit and…
Exercise on an empty stomach?
17 Feb 2013 Should you eat before you exercise or is it better to work out on an empty stomach? This is the question posed by researchers in several recent studies. And the answer to this age-old quandary, it seems, depends on your workout goals. If fat loss is your main goal, exercising on an…
The 5:2 diet: it’s not rocket science!
4 Nov 2012 The latest diet buzz is a regime called Intermittent Fasting (also known as the 5:2 Diet or Alternate Day Fasting). Incredibly, you can eat whatever you want most of the time. Does it work? Well, according to Dr Michael Mosley who followed it as part of his investigation for BBC2’s Horizon programme…