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Lose fat without losing muscle

Lose fat without losing muscle… Losing fat whilst keeping muscle is like increasing your profits in business while trying to spend as little as possible. It’s not impossible but it’s a fine art. You’ve got to burn more calories (moving more and eating less), whilst giving your body a reason to believe it needs to Read More…

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4 Ways to spin the plates of family and fitness!!

4 Ways to spin the plates of family and fitness!! Many of my clients have kids, partners, jobs, and other responsibilities. I’ve spoken many times about seeing your values (fitness, family, finances, mental health) as things that should be supporting one another. NOT working against each other. When the things you want are in conflict Read More…

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Shame vs Positivity

Shaming vs positivity… I once took a notepad around with me for a week and wrote down every time I got triggered. When I felt upset, took something personally or had a thought that made me panic about the future. The act of noting down the thought, feeling and what triggered me made me realise: Read More…

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I want to lose fat “here”…

I want to lose fat “here”… Do you want to improve your body shape or size? Tone your body or shrink the size of it? Well, here’s the thing when people say to me… Brenton how do I lose this bit here? – Person points to stomach, arms or legs. The 100% truth is you Read More…

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Does fat loss HAVE to be holistic?

Does fat loss HAVE to be holistic? Can you lose weight without the fluff? The fluff of learning, lifestyle management, counting calories and everything else. Can you just move more and eat less? Lose weight, end of story… That would be lovely. Here’s what else would be lovely… I’d just get a pay rise. Find Read More…

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Lose 12-20 pounds before holiday!

One of the benefits to holidays aside from: 👉🏾Eating your bodyweight in ice cream when you’re there. 👉🏾Getting drunk at the airport. Is that it gives us an extra splurge of motivation to get fit and healthy for it. ✅ We become motivated by the thoughts of. Feeling good in swim gear. Not worrying about Read More…

FREEZE YOUR FEAR

Wim Hoff has taken the world by storm recently. His documentary blew my mind last weekend! Wim Hoff if you don’t know, helps people heal trauma through controlled stress. Controlled stress who wants that 🫤 Cold water, exercise, heights, breath work and other fear facing. But many celebrities are advocating his methods! The cold water Read More…

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Don’t become a fitness freak like I was!!

I became a fitness freak after being overweight for most of my childhood. When I was overweight, I would secret eat. I’d binge eat lots of chocolate when nobody was watching. I’d eat away my feelings. It was the comfort I didn’t know how to give myself. Which as you can imagine had negative effects Read More…

“I REFUSE TO LET DIETING RUIN MY WEEKENDS BRENTON”

“I refuse to let dieting ruin my weekends Brenton!!” ⁣ I refuse to stop socialising ⁣❌ ⁣ I work hard all week, so I’m not eating carrots and hummus all weekend. ⁣ A client told me this a few weeks back and I completely agreed.⁣ ⁣ Life is about balance. ⁣ ⁣ 80% Healthy⁣ choices Read More…

SOCIAL PEER PRESSURE AND WEIGHT LOSS

“It was all going well Brenton, until someone bought me a prosecco on Saturday!” “Every time I go to my in laws, they just keep feeding me random things and I feel too guilty to say no.” I’m sure you’ve been in this situation and it can be very frustrating! Social peer pressure is real! Read More…