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Complete P T includes, Injury Rehabilitation, Sports Massage, Personal Training, Biomechanical scree

This is going to be where people can get fit either in their own homes as I have portable gym equipment which utilises your own body weight as resistance. Or, for full benefits, you will be welcome around my home for either half an hour or hour sessions to get yourself into shape. With suspension training you will be able to maximise training effect by adjusting your body position as resistance. Full nutritional analysis is available as diet is just as important as activity. I have worked as a Physiotherapy Technician so I am aware of injury prevention and know how to programme session to suit all needs. The group sessions will be similar to military style circuits. They will test you and push you as far as your willing to go. The sessions will be fun and a great way to meet new people in the area.

14/08/2023

WHAT WILL GET YOU TO MOVE MORE?

If it is not your health what is it? The way you look in the mirror? The fact you can’t run up the stairs? The fact you can’t play with your kids/ grandkids?

What will get you to exercise?

My passion is pre-habilitation. As much as I know about rehabilitating the body, I also know a great deal about preventing the body from breaking.

Physical Exercise is the fundamental of HUMAN performance. Not SPORT performance, not MENTAL performance, but HUMAN performance.

We are not designed to sit about and binge watch TV series, or sit at a laptop and type endless “helpful” social media posts.

We are designed to move.

A journal I have recently read “The intention-behaviour gap in physical activity: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the action control framework” Recently published in JULY 2023 by Feli, Fritsch and Rhodes looked at the intention gap from those who want to do exercise and those who do not.

I’m not going to bore you to death about the inner depths, how ever, the conclusion:-

The findings underscore that intention is a necessary, yet insufficient antecedent of physical activity for many. Successful translation of a positive intention into behaviour is nearly at chance.

What does this mean?

Just because you think about physical exercise does not mean you are going to do the physical exercise.

Shock

You need to do the physical exercise. Then guess what? You have to do it again. And Again, and again.

Physical Exercise has such benefits to the HUMAN body and its performance. DO NOT WASTE you opportunity to keep fit, healthy, prevent co-morbidities such as obesity, peripheral heart disease and mental health issues.

Physical Exercise is not about running marathons, 5Ks, cycling the Dartmoor Classic or what ever, it is about moving. Just move a bit more. Then move a bit more again the next day. Who knows, you might end up running a 5K, or a marathon.

I ask again

WHAT WILL GET YOU TO MOVE MORE?

Answer below.

11/08/2023

Hydration for training and athletic performance

Environmental Conditions- Including hot, dry and or high altitudes.

Increased heat, increases sweating means decreases in electrolytes within the body which in turn decreases athletic performance. To prevent this increase electrolytes within your hydration plan.

Hydration Habits-

If your activity is longer than two hours or is an high intensity activity then:-

Firstly! Ensure you are utilising the basic guidelines from the previous post.

Prior: Drink 0.25-50ml of water around 30-60 minutes prior to the activity

Training: Drink 600ml of water for every hour containing
30-45 g Carbohydrate, 15 g of protein, electrolytes (sodium and potassium)

Competition: Drink 600ml of water for every hour containing
45-60 g Carbohydrate, 5 g of protein, electrolytes (sodium and potassium)

Post Exercise: Drink 600ml of water for every hour containing
30-45 g Carbohydrate, 15 g of protein, electrolytes (sodium and potassium)

I would recommend playing with the values, starting with the lower quantities first, see how your body reacts to the nutrients you are putting in during your activities. Everybody is different and everybody will respond differently. Personally, I would recommend using clear whey protein in the drinks so it would be “lighter” and easier on the taste buds. BUT thats MY preference.

Recreational Exercisers who want additional recovery:-

Try adding 15- 25g of protein from a protein powder during your sessions. If this is hard to digest, try try 10-15g of essential amino acids.

Trying to gain weight or increase muscle mass?

Drink 500ml- 600ml of water for every hour containing
30-45 g Carbohydrate, 15 g of protein- Again, play with the quantities, if its to concentrated it could upset the stomach, if its not got enough nutrients, it wont be as effective.

08/08/2023

Hydration levels of behaviours

Continuing from hydration, for the general public, those who do not exercise so much and spend time in “comfortable” environments “specific” hydration requirements are not essential.

HOWEVER- you do need to consume your 2 litres of water as well as your fruit and veg (You get 1L of fluid if you consume your 5 pieces).

Some ideas to help hydration

Track it- write down when your drinking, when your not drinking and find patterns

Have a water bottle to hand- If your like me, I like a challenge, buy a 2 litre water bottle, and your challenge is to get through that bottle in a day. Not all at once mind.

But, we are all different, if you prefer smaller steps in your challenges, change the size of the water bottle, just ensure you intake 2 litres, size doesn’t matter right?

Make it easy- Have a pint (or 250ml or 500ml) of water ready for when you go and have breakfast.

How about exercise?

For the general population, with MAINTAINING the level of hydration discussed above, not much needs to change.

During Exercise- Drink 0.5- 1 litre of water per hour of physical exercise

Post Exercise- Drink 0.5- 1 litre of water an hour after physical exercise

For more on specific exercise for multiple sessions or longer duration, stay tuned for the next post!

06/08/2023

Hydration- Is it THAT important?

YES!

From an evolution perspective, we came from the sea!

Our bones contain- 22% WATER
Our BRAINS contain- 75% WATER
Our MUSCLES contain- 75% WATER
Our BLOOD contains- 83% WATER

Our EYES contain- 92% WATER!!!!

Incredible really.

Yet do we supply our body with enough a water?

Water supplies our body with a “platform” to perform the chemical reactions needed for metabolism throughout the day. Negative effects of dehydration are decreases in mental and physical performances.

The amount off water we loose a day WITHOUT exercise or is:-

Urine- 500ml
F***s- 100ml
Sweat- 100ml
Skin and Respiratory- 800ml- THIS IS WHEN WE BREATH!!!

1500ml (1.5l) A DAY!!!

As you can see, hydration and water is a lot more important than we first realise!

It is suggested to drink at least 2 litres of water a day. More if you exercise. For specific hydration get in touch, but general hydration 2 litres is adequate. Also, don’t forget, from our previous post, approximately 1 litre of water comes from the food we eat!

What about tea and coffee? Aren’t they a diuretic?

Caffeine is a diuretic, however, in a typical cup of tea and coffee the amount of water within the cup negates the effects. As a suggestion, I would drink still drink 2 litres of water, with my 4 cups of a coffee a day anyway.

Do you need to hydrate? Check the urine colour chat attached.

03/08/2023

Stress!!! Quite apt for present timings!

What is stress?

Stress is something that aggrieves our homeostasis, our equilibrium, our moment of enjoyment.

It can be physical; exercise, poor nutrition, poor sleep, alcohol or smoking, injury

It can be mental; anxiety, to many tasks, information overload (my nutrition posts), poor mind set or perfectionism

Emotional; Grief, anger, fear and apprehension

Environmental; Pollution, noise, odors, chaos, extreme conditions or violence

It all adds up

All the above and other stressful parts of life are manageable individually, we wouldn’t be here if we couldn't manage some stress, how ever, what happens, is they build up.

We need to notice this before they build up too much and effect the rest of our decisions.

Having a good handle on nutrition, planning what’s going into your mouth will help take at least one stress away (fingers crossed).

Stress and recovery

We recover from stress. It enables us to adapt and progress. Exercise is a great example of this. But to progress, we need to recover properly and monitor our stressors.

Good stress- Short lived, Infrequent, Can be a positive experience (sky diving)
Bad stress- Long lasting, chronic, negative experience (sky diving)

Sky diving has been used in both examples, you know why, differing people have differing ideas of “fun” and “stress” and people will adapt to this differently too.

Recovering from Stress

Sleep

Sleep helps us; lose fat, gain muscle, recover and repair, regulates our blood sugars, clean up and rid waste products and helps our brain make sense of the days learning.

This will be its own post, but to start with, improve your sleep habits, you'll improve cognitive function, have more energy, recover form injury and illness quicker

Try these following steps to get yourself sleeping better:-

31/07/2023

Nobody “enjoys” exercise.

AT THE TIME.

Its hard, Its supposed to be. It is how we adapt.

Stress = Change

Not all stress is bad for us. We need it to enable adaptation and progression.

I always tip my hat, give a wave, and sometimes even high 5 to fellow runners when out and about, why? Because I know how hard it is to sustain the discipline, acquire the motivation to get the trainers on and get going.

People do not see the battle, or the procrastination of getting up out of bed that couple of hours before the kids wake up to get the long cycle in. The dragging the feet around the house kicking the trainers around before the run.

They see the people running or doing their thing. Grinding out the miles, pounding the pavements.

People also do not see the individual getting in. Hitting a personal best on a segment, or, getting in just as the kids get up with a smile on their face ready to accomplish more through the day. Covering that little bit more distance.

It’s an achievement- THIS is what they have enjoyed.

It doesn’t have to be hitting a 5k in 30-40 minutes. It just needs to be a little more than yesterday. Thats how we make improvements. Not just in exercise, but in any ambition we have.

29/07/2023

Do you know what, its 0030 and I'm struggling.

I'm trying to ensure the authenticity of this post.

Its going to be difficult, but there we go.

I've been scheduling posts to go out at certain times, like every professional. But do you know what, life ain't that simple

Toady has been a tough day, a positive day and a very calorific day.

I bumped into a friend I've not seen (properly) in something around 15 years, he has had his struggles, I've had mine.

I'm more prepped for an exam in 2 weeks time, but when the exams done, I don't know what is next. I know that doesn't seem so much, but when your mortgage is due and you've got a family to support, the pressure adds up.

Its been this way for the last 2 years, while trying to "better" myself"

But what does "bettering yourself" mean?

Why am I doing this MSc in Physiotherapy?

It was clear when I started the course, I wanted to enable myself to not have a ceiling, but now I've done that, I have to start at what seems the basement. Have I brought the ceiling lower? Has the ceiling stayed the same level and now I'm taking a "back step" to where I started?

Its difficult. But it doesn't define who I am. It doesn't define the accomplishments I've achieved along the way. It doesn't show the adversity that was over come along the way.

This course was just about gaining HCPC (I'm not failing now by the way). But the adversity I have overcome along the way is phenomenal. I've ran a successful business and opened a new location, which has increased revenue, completed a nutrition course, been a partner and a father (there has been sacrifices in these areas particularly) all of which requires a high demand.

I've not got jobs that I have applied for and been interviewed.

Right now, I've not got a secure job to go into either. So, yeah, it makes you question why you embarked on this adventure.

But I'm setting an example. Life is tough, it always will be. But what example do I want to set for my lads? Do I want them to believe they have a ceiling? Or do I want them to believe they can overcome adversity? What better way than to lead by example? Ive always been a leader, its hard to say that out loud, because it can been seen as arrogant, but I am, and I'm good at it. I know when to lead, and I know when to let others lead. I just hope that when my lads are ready to lead, I'm ready to listen. I will be.

My posts aren't about me, what I'm doing etc. They are about trying to empower people to achieve what they thought that couldn't do but to inspire people to overcome.

If we all believed in each other to accomplish more this world will be a lot more successful and happier place. We all need to make it a better place to be.

28/07/2023

So what can we do about it?

Following on from the previous post about “WHY” nutrition is so difficult, what can we do to help ourselves?

Recently I have been reading “Atomic Habits” by James Clear.

If you’ve not read it, read it! I haven’t been able to put it down!

Were living in a society where 70% of the population are over weight. Numbers are showing that this figure will be the same, but with obesity! Now that’s scary.

As humans we like to “fit in”. Now, unfortunately, fitting in doesn’t necessarily revolve around “Eating healthy”, doing exercise. It’s not very often people bring in fruit salads at the work place, or after work people go for a communal exercise, rather, there’s cake galore and those “deserved pints” at the end of the day.

We need to change our habits, our cues and the way we perceive our rewards.

We need to change our environment. We need to make it easy to make “better” choices.

Heres how I do it

I take my fruit with me. I take in lunch. I take in my own snacks.

The difficult part of this is when in work, when there's cake, and people say “you don’t eat things like this” or “why aren’t you eating this” 9 times out of 10 its regarding biscuits and cake.

I have said in return “I do eat things like this, but when it suits me, not just because it is available”. It is a difficult thing to say, and people may think it’s a bit “aggressive” but so is their questioning on what and how I eat.

If you want change, you need to be the change. You have to create your own boundaries and stick to them.

That being said

It is ok to slip up!!!

If your trying to only put £30 in the tank, or fill up the tank, when you go past it, or if the tank is full, you don’t keep squeezing the pump and say “sod it, Ive spilt a bit” and carry on pouring diesel or petrol around the place. No. You stop, calculate what’s going on and address it.

Take a step back and see where you can make changes towards what you want to achieve.

26/07/2023

Why Nutrition Science IS So Confusing

Lets make no bones about this. Nutrition can be hard, can be confusing and just bloody frustrating.

I’m hoping that I’ve been helping in this matter, please let me know if it hasn’t been and I will try and clear things up/ make them a little easier for you. Thats my plan anyway.

But it’s not just confusing for you guys, this is what I’ve had to sit through and digest:-

Its in its infancy

Nutrition has only been linked with coronary heart disease death since the 1970s. In the Mid 1800s it was discovered that the body oxidises fat and carbs for energy!

Its not funded as much

In a report from the National Institute of Health Funding by Area of Research reports:-

Optimal Nutrition recieves- 0.5 million dollars
Diabetes, digestive and kidney diseases- 1,968 million dollars
Heart, lung, blood deisease, plus obesity research- 3,116 million dollars
Cancer- 5,215 million dollars

Selected Research Methods

Having been studying my MSc in Physio this has been something I have learnt to do, and well. You have to question those conducting research. Do the people conducting studies have an inc=vested interest in the outcome? Stats is a mine field, and can be “adjusted” to suit.

Compounding Factors

Your sleep, your environment, physical activity, genetics, education and so on and so fore forth. Trying to isolate individuals to “specific diets” is going to be difficult to do and to monitor the outcomes of this.

Your an individual- work out whats best for you.

Measuring tools are not as accurate as we would like

Calorie counts on food labels can be up to 50% off
We Don’t absorb all the energy we take in
Calories “burnt” can be off by 3-45%

People Involved in Studies:-

Students, Young and healthy, Athletes, those who are trying to change (obese). They are probably not you. You also don’t have the time or situation to be able to live by the demands of the study.

Interpretation

So after digesting all of this, people are going to take what they want from what they have read. Then put their spin on it.

And this is why nutrition is “hard” to not only understand, but to get right. It takes time.

But we can work this out together.

22/07/2023

Good morning guys.

Im coming to the end of my MSc Physiotherapy pre-reg. Its been a slog yet a very enjoyable process learning about how the body works from another perspective than just MSK.

Im looking at expanding my business but need your feedback on what you guys would like, need or want.

I am now offering online pt, online nutrition coaching aswell as the usual soft tissue, injury advice etc, and soon qualified physiotherapist.

I feel I have the ability to help most people who are struggling with adhering to exercise, changing nutrition habits, struggling with injuries and pain and most things health related. Its genuinly my passion. Hence going back to Uni to progress myself in this way.

We’re living in a pandemic of obesity, sedentary lifestyles and unfortunatly it doesn’t seem to be getting any better.

I want to change this.

I want to run “free” classes eventually, but to start with i need to cover my bills. I want to create a community/ environment where its “safe” for
people to feel uncomfortable but want to progress themselves for the better.

I am also considering running online and in person classes if there is a demand for it. Again, let me know your thoughts.

I endeavour to create more social media posts covering nutrition help, exercise help, injury rehab help and advice, Im hoping this is the start of it!

If there is anything you feel I am missing then please let me know.

03/07/2023

Well. That was a lick. 7ps come to mind. However, got my ass around it. This year was about getting round, surviving, and not planning to put the bike in the bin after. Next year (like the previous 👀) will be about getting sub 6:55 and hit gold. If it happens great, if it doesn’t ive set myself a goal which should also put good habits inplace to help me reach this goal. thanks for letting me get out and train, ill try and train more next year so im out of your hair for longer. Till next year 🍻 nutrition

01/07/2023

Big shout out to for the invite to cover the event today. Thank you to for the heads up and link to be involved. Was great to be there. Another shout out to of and the help with offering recovery with their mega products. The boys loved them. Congrats and thanks to and .therapy for the big #1 win and the cold therapy which went down a storm today. Now prep for the tomorrow. What a weekend.

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