Out with the New and in with the Old

Last week I was enjoying the final of The Apprentice, where Joseph Valente and Vana Koutsomitis  were battling it out to be Lord Sugar's new business partner.

During the board room scene, where each contestant explained to Lord Sugar why they thought they were the better choice, Vana told Lord Sugar that her on line dating agency was the best as it was at the cutting edge of science and everyone would be flocking to it and would make a fortune very quickly.   Whereby she thought Joseph's plumbing business was just that and wouldn't make that much money that quickly.

Joseph countered that his business was steady and over time would make Lord Sugar a hell of a lot of money in the end.

This got me thinking that this is very much like fitness and weight management and the fitness business in general.

Vana represents the all new all singing and dancing fitness treads what everyone flocks to in order to lose weight quicker and looks sexier.  This new tread may or may not help you to lose weight but because it's all new and shiny people will naturally flock to it.

Joseph represents the basic, science backed way of getting fitter, healthier and losing weight.  Smaller portions, eat breakfast, eat healthy foods more regularly and exercise more.  This maybe not that sexy but it works.

However people are easily influenced by the latest fads and treads and are tempted away from the fundamental basics by the new.

However if people stopped chasing the new that hasn't yet been proved works and stick to the basics they would get there in the end and arguably quicker it the long run.

Joseph's business may not make that much money quickly like the basics of fitness won't help you to lose weight quickly but over time the money will stack up just like the lbs will fall away over time.

Lord Sugar saw through the new shiny kid on the block and chose the one that had proved to work and kept to the basics.

So this New Year maybe choose the basics like eat less and move more.

This may not be the most exciting path but has been proved to work and maybe you will reach your fitness goals quicker than if you choose the newer more shinier path.

Enjoy the rest of Christmas and I will see you in the new year.

Exercise- Is it worth it?

I was conducting a 12 week review for my exercise on referral job this week with a lady who had been referred by her doctor to the gym as she was at an unhealthy weight.

When I asked about the benefits of her attending regularly to the gym she told me that before attending the gym she felt that she didn't have enough energy to play with her young daughter but now she has found that she has much more energy and she now plays with her regularly.

She is now a better role model to her daughter and she tells me she has a better relationship with her.

Is exercise worth it?  Hell yeah!!!!!

Steroids - Not Worth it!

Recently a drug charity said that they were seeing more steroid abuser numbers than they were with those suffering from heroin.  There were 3 x as many users seeking help for treatment for anabolic steroids than for those hooked on heroin.




Men are now under a lot of pressure to look more muscular and powerful and some young men are looking for a short cut to this kind of body.

Using these kind of drugs will help you to train more regularly and recover quicker so you can get back in the gym to do it all again, so results come faster. 

However these results come with a price to your health.  For short term gains there can be long term medical conditions, such as heart, liver and kidney failure.

Below is a link to an article that highlights the reasons why you should never touch these if you value your health and life.


http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/woman/health/health/6760113/Steroids-were-great-until-my-heart-exploded-at-34.html?CMP=spklr-_-S9SunSocial-_-FBPAGE-_-TheSun-thesun-_-20151124-_-Reallife-_-287194404-_-Imageandlink

How Much Sugar Is In Your Orange Juice?

For a lot of people having an orange juice for breakfast is a healthy option.  However a serving of juice is 150ml but a lot of people I know have been consuming way over this amount on a daily basis, thinking they're being healthy.

A pint of orange juice contains around 13 teaspoons of sugar and horrifyingly 1 litre contains around 365g of sugar!  That's a hell of a lot of sugar! Consuming this amount of sugar will cause a raise in your blood sugar levels, causing your body to counteract this with producing insulin and over working your body.  Can you imagine how much sugar you could consume if you have this amount of orange juice over the course of a year?

Let's think about it for a moment in order to get a glass full of juice, how many oranges had to be used in order to get a decent amount out of it, 4, 5, 6 or more oranges?  Would you eat that many in one go?  Also not eating it as a whole fruit your body isn't consuming the fibre which can help with digestion and keeping hunger at bay for longer.

Also it's good to remember that one 150ml serving of juice although contributes to your 5 a day, consuming any more will not and will only give you additional sugar and therefore calories.

So if you want to get the added fibre and the goodness from an orange or any other piece of fruit for that matter, it's better to consume it as a whole food rather than a drink, especially if you're looking to lose weight.