Rest, cup of tea, wellness

Why you aren’t recovering properly…

Why you aren’t resting & recovering properly… The kids are in bed. The dishes are done. And you’ve just switched the tv over to something you like. Perfect right? Maybe not… The average person’s relationship with rest and recovery is toxic. We see rest as lazy and recovery as weak. This mindset tends to kick Read More…

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Batman hate’s the scales!

Scaling back on the scales… If your life was a batman movie. Your scales would be Bane. (He’s the bad guy by the way) And you’d be Batman. But Bane gives batman a reason to get out of bed in the morning. Just like the scales do for most people. The scales make you want Read More…

Protein recipes, meal plans

Hazelnut protein cookies

Hazelnut protein cookies Ingredients… 2.5 oz. (80g) coconut oil, room temperature 4 oz. (120g) coconut sugar 3/8 cup (100g) cashew butter 9 tbsp. (45g) cacao powder ½ cup (55g) oat flour 25g chocolate whey protein pinch of salt   What you need to do… Preheat the oven to 360F (180C). Place the coconut oil, coconut Read More…

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Meal prep beef and lentil bolognaise

Meal prep beef and lentil bolognaise Ingredients… 1 tbsp. coconut oil 4 springs rosemary, picked, chopped 3 cloves garlic, chopped 1 large onion, chopped 2 carrots, peeled, chopped 2 ½ cups (250g) chestnut mushrooms, finely sliced 1 lb. (450g) lean minced beef, 5% fat ½ cup (100g) dried brown lentils 2 tins (1.7lb/800g) chopped tomatoes Read More…

Man, man exercising, outdoors

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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You don’t HAVE to track calories…

You don’t HAVE to track calories… Remember when you cycled with training wheels on your bike as a kid? The extra wheels would go next to your back tyres to support you as you are moving. This would stop you from falling off but also allow you to learn how to steer and cycle. But Read More…