Under-fuelling can have a serious effect on your health and performance. The problem is many athletes and regular exercisers are eating less than they realise. What starts as a genuine desire to shed a few pounds or get fitter can easily backfire and result in under-fuelling. This means that day after day, week after week,…
The start of a new year always gets me thinking about the nutrition and food trends for the months ahead. Now, with a new decade to look forward to, here are my predictions for what you can expect to be eating in 2020: Plant power The vegan trend will continue for 2020. One third of…
Time Restricted Eating (TRE), a form of intermittent fasting where you limit the time you can spend eating, is one of the hottest diet trends in 2019. It’s touted as an easy way to lose or manage weight and boost health, but does it really work and could it hinder your performance?
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’.
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.
While a healthy diet is central to optimal performance, for some athletes the quest to eat only the ‘right’ foods can morph into orthorexia, an unhealthy fixation with ‘eating correctly’. What starts as a health kick or desire to shed surplus pounds can spiral into obsessive behaviour. One recent study suggests that as many as…
17th February 2016 One of the most frequent questions I get asked by runners after a talk is how to prevent or cope with gastro-intestinal (GI) problems and transit troubles during training and races. It’s not an issue many like to talk about openly but it’s one that’s surprisingly common among endurance athletes. It…
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…
