If you are worried about the disruption to your usual diet and fitness schedule, here’s how to put some simple strategies in place for a guilt-free Christmas.

On your fitness journey, you will discover that your mindset is just as important as your physical effort. Here are some tips to help build a fitness mindset.

Here’s a look at some of the most common exercise mistakes. For more expert individual advice, you may want to consider working with an online personal trainer.

Here’s a look at the basics of strength training for beginners. If you would like more expert tailored advice you may like to work with an online fitness coach.

How to get the perfect balance between training, nutrition, family time, work and sleep

What should the ratio of strength training to cardio training be? You will probably get a different answer depending on which expert personal trainer you ask.

Travel can disrupt exercise routines and throw fitness goals off track. Here are some practical tips to help you keep on top of your fitness wherever you are.

You can spend a week in a deficit, lose a kg and then easily regain that weight with just one meal out, and if you don’t know where the majority of that weight gain is coming from, this can be very demotivating.

You might be familiar with the saying “an apple a day keeps the doctor away”, but a new study has found that daily avocado consumption has health benefits.

Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (aka Omega-3s) are essential fats that perform various important functions in your body.

It’s not uncommon to encounter a plateau on your fitness journey. Here are some strategies to help you push through it!

Volume is work done. This can be calculated as weight x reps x sets. Or, a more straightforward way to measure volume is to just track total sets. Intensity is how heavy the weight is relative to what you can lift.

One of the most powerful strategies you can use to keep you engaged and determined in your fitness journey is to set realistic goals. Here are some top tips.

Is it better to do more sessions, or does it not matter as long as you put in the same amount of total work?

Calorie counting, and using something like MyFitnessPal, can be a very effective tool to manage your intake and induce weight loss. 

Functional fitness training is about tailoring your exercise to mimic the type of activities you do during your day-to-day. This can enhance quality of life.

The purpose of creatine supplementation is to increase your body’s creatine phosphate stores. Creatine phosphate is required to produce ATP (energy) during high-intensity training, such as lifting weights or when you’re late for the bus and have to give it legs!

Whey protein, for the most part, is a tool to help hit your protein targets and, thus, a tool to maximise muscle protein synthesis (muscle development), maintain muscle mass when in a Calorie deficit, and facilitate muscle recovery.

Getting fit can feel like an insurmountable chore, but it needn’t be. A recent study found that just 20 minutes of exercise per day can maintain fitness levels.

With December being just a few days away, I thought it’s a good time to cover scale fluctuations. 

We may think that balance is something that only older people have to worry about but it’s an important function to maintain at any age. Here are the benefits.

We all tend to live busy lives, and it can be almost too easy to grab an unhealthy snack to get us through a busy time, especially when we’re on the go, which is why it’s so important to have a handful of easy go-to’s to keep your energy high and nourish your body. Here are some quick and nutritious choices to keep you on the go all day and on track with weight loss goals.

Lifting straps, like anything related to training, have received their fair share of controversy. Some suggest you shouldn't use them as they'll limit your grip strength development, while others recommend their use to maximise the potential of every other muscle. Personally, I'm strongly in favour of their use; in fact, I can't think of any other training equipment I've recommended more. 

Strength training involves a range of activities including weightlifting, pilates and planks. Here’s a look at some of the benefits of this exercise for women.

How to target fat loss. In today's article, I’m talking about burning, oxidising, shredding body fat – targeting this, as opposed to shredding both body fat and muscle tissue. I’m also going to cover spot reduction later in this article.

Eating protein isn’t just great for building muscle, it is excellent when you want to shed fat, particularly if you are training hard with your fitness coach.

Carbohydrates: everyone's favourite evening macro. But are those evening carbs – that late-night toast causing you to gain weight? Let's explore this, shall we? 

If you’re fed up with your usual sandwiches, your nutrition coach can help you come up with quick and easy lunch ideas that will help you reach your goals.

How to perform a perfect barbell back squat. The back squat is one of the coolest and most effective exercises you can do, and today I'm going to show you how to nail it with the most impeccable technique.