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Significance

Statistical significance in a scientific study is the marker used to show the results were unlikely to have happened by chance. But in science nothing is ever really proven! It’s also always evolving with new research and new methods. Herein confusion arises. Especially when articles use sensationalised (click-bait!) headlines. These may or may not accurately...
15/04/2020,

Can I…

It’s frustrating that there is still so much misinformation with food ‘rules’, and scaremongering about including specific foods (or whole food groups) within your diet. It’s unsurprising this leaves people confused, and questions like these are still so common. Whether you lose weight will always come back to your energy balance, and whether you are...
06/04/2020

Get your NEAT up

Get your what up? NEAT: Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis is part of our ‘energy out’. This contributes hugely to your overall energy balance, more so for most people than their exercise expenditure. If you are trying to lose weight increasing your NEAT is a great option to keep your energy output higher, which will help your...
03/04/2020, ,

Morning Smoothie

My morning smoothie today was: A frozen banana (seriously freezing them is a game changer and it makes the texture of your smoothie so much better), large handful of strawberries, semi skimmed milk plus a scoop of PES cake pop protein powder. Approx 400kcal and 32g of protein. Post-surgery I’ve been struggling with my appetite....
30/03/2020

Baking Therapy

Anyone else find baking therapeutic? I always have. I like the structure and precision of following a recipe, and while the appearance of what I make is often nearer the ‘rustic’ end of the spectrum. It usually tastes good – substance over style 😉. This was a choc and coconut Mother’s Day/birthday cake; heavy on...
29/03/2020

Wearable Technology

Activity Trackers & Wearable Technology Personally I find they’re as useful as you want them to be. I like having data (yes, questions on accuracy, but still as I say when they’re consistently inconsistent it’s a reference point to compare against), and they give me goals to hit. I got an Apple Watch a few...
16/03/2020, ,

Tracking

Should you track your food (and drink)? As pretty much always, it depends! What is your goal, and will it help you get there? Tracking isn’t essential, and it isn’t for everyone. It is however one tool that can be helpful. But if it doesn’t work for you then there are plenty of other options...
15/03/2020,

Quick, Quick, Slow

What’s better for weight loss? Well, that depends on your view of better! There are pros and cons to either a bigger energy deficit for a short period of time, or a longer more moderate diet. But rapid weight loss isn’t necessarily as bad as people commonly assume. One consideration is how you deal with...
07/03/2020,

Whole Health

Another day, another infographic 😅. It’s interesting doing two course concurrently and seeing how each approaches similar areas. Whole health looks at all areas of our makeup. The Active IQ course (which the image is for) breaks health down into 4 areas with the Biopsychosocial model. You can focus on improving one aspect of your...
03/03/2020
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