A little infographic I put together for the PT course I’m doing alongside MNU at the moment. While my focus is very much on nutrition side it’s super interesting learning more about training principles and methods. My Sunday will be catching up on coursework and revising for the imminent physiology exam 🧠📚 (Reposted from Instagram)

When you diet, especially long term, there are strategies we can use to make it easier. One of these it looking at which foods are the most satiating. I’ve posted a lot on protein, which is shown* time and again to be the most satiating Macronutrient. Eating more nutrient dense foods, which are lower calories/higher...

Flexible Dieting We need to stop with the “Cheat” label. When trying to lose weight having a ‘cheat meal’ after you’ve been overly restrictive can easily lead to a ‘cheat day’, which in turn becomes an entire weekend of overeating. This cancels out any progress made through the week. You then start the next week...

Saturated and Unsaturated Fat Right we’re back on ‘good’ and ‘bad’ fats again, as it’s a topic that still causes a lot of discourse. Even the academics can’t find a consensus they all agree on, so how are you supposed to know what to include in your diet? Let’s start with a quick refresher. We...

Sweating is Normal The purpose of sweat is your body’s way of regulating your temperature. The sweat evaporates from your skin which cools you down. If you didn’t sweat (from a high intensity workout) then you might be in danger of overheating🥵. How much you sweat is incredibly individualised. It’s down to your genetics, gender...

We’ve talked before about essential fatty acids which we must get from our diet, as our bodies can’t synthesise them. Omega 3 (or n-3) are polyunsaturated fatty acids. The main types are ALA (alpha linolenic acid), DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) and EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid). A great source of omega 3 is oily fish (such as salmon,...