Tag: diet
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Recipe: Banana Protein Pancakes
By Adrianna McDonald Simple, quick and easy to make. With just 3 ingredients, these pancakes are healthy and sweet with no sugar added. They come together in a few minutes and make the perfect breakfast or sweet – tooth satisfying dessert. The flavour will vary, depending on the flavour of your protein powder. I used organic…
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Do you suffer from reflux or heartburn? Find out about natural ways to cure it
By Adrianna McDonald In the past few years of my career I came across many people suffering with digestive disorders. Our fast paced lives cause us to reach for convenient foods, which are damaging our gut lining. I decided to look closer for alternatives to drugs and possible diet changes which may help with those problems. The epidemics…
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Recipe: Breakfast Smoothie
By Adrianna McDonald So many of us are in a rush in the morning, having just enough time to grab a coffee and leave the house without breakfast. Numerous studies prove that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Swap your morning coffee for this amazing smoothie and start the day the right…
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Reblog: Protein Powders 101
A lot of you may be wondering about protein powders… Should I be taking them? Which one should I buy? How often? And so on. Read a summary of fellow blogger Deniza’s guide to protein powders to help you make the right decision. Guide to Protein Powders: Which kind is best for what?…
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Flexible Dieting or If It Fits Your Macros
This week we hear from trigger point master trainer and level 3 certified PT Alan Bichara about flexible dieting and interval training. “Being professionally certified for the past 5 years and personally practicing different methods of fitness for the last 10years, I have simplified my craft to be very effective and efficient. My job as…
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Debunking Popular Health & Fitness Myths – Part 1
By Adrianna McDonald MYTH #1 DO SIT UPS TO LOSE BELLY FAT Sit ups are definitely great for strengthening your abdominal muscles and lower back, but they won’t melt the body fat from your abdominal area even if you do 100 a day. If your waist is a problem look into your diet as the truth is “Abs…
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Holiday Tips Part 2 – Spicing up Your Diet
Being on holiday means… Fighting temptation! It doesn’t have to be all tough and rough though. Going on vacation actually gives you opportunities to reinvent your diet dishes and try new ways of cooking. Being on holiday in the Mediterranean, my protein sources have been predominantly fishy (coming from a person who does not like…
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Recipe: Veg Spaghetti Bolognese
By Adrianna McDonald I was looking for an alternative to pasta for a while as I absolutely love Bolognese and one day I found a solution. To be honest one of my favourite bistro bars were serving vegetable pasta and I stole the idea. One day I went on the hunt to find a spiralizer…
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7 Tips for Meal Prep
Today’s post is written by another one of the PTs in my gym – Kim Barnard. She will give us practical tips on how to start prepping your meals in advance. But here’s her story first: “My move into the fitness industry was fuelled after years of working within a high stress environment in the UK.…
