In July 2013 a small group of women joined Della in the park twice a week for some training sessions and “DellaFit” was born. Almost five years later DellaFit has grown to 8 sessions a week and we have a very large number of women who train with us on a regular basis, including some who have been with us the whole time. Apart from school holidays when we have a break, DellaFit...Learn More
We have all been there before. We start the day with good intentions. Maybe we train and have a healthy breakfast. Then things get busy and we don’t really have time for a proper lunch. By 3 pm we are starting to get hungry REALLY hungry. In our hungry state we stuff something down without a thought – something that really was not the best choice and then and then….
And...Learn More
As a trainer I am always being asked:
“What diet should I follow to lose weight?” “What do you think about paleo?” “Do you think the 5:2 diet would work?”
The simple answer is that there is NO best diet. What might work really well for one person might be a complete failure for someone else. The small genetic differences in individuals and our different...Learn More
I love a new year. I know its just dates on the calendar but there is something about the new year that gives me a sense that I can change things up a bit, take on new things, think about what I want to achieve and go out there and get it. If you have been thinking for a while about doing something about your fitness I would urge you to use the new year to make fitness part of your life. I...Learn More
Around mid October a group of women signed up to a 7 week program aimed at achieving results in time for summer. One of the things that most of the women did at the start was a fitness test so that we had a benchmark going forward. Many of the women had committed to the 6am sessions – three times a week – and took a little while to hit their stride.
But hit their stride they did!...Learn More
We have all been through the Christmas season enough times to know how things are likely to pan out. Around November the social events start ramping up. We skip dinner and our good intentions to make it a quiet night disappear after two or three drinks. We then proceed to eat our own weight in canapes and drink many more drinks of the non-water variety. The next day over a big fry up some...Learn More
I have written similar posts to this before. The reason I am writing another one is because I am passionate about this topic as it is the key to changing from being someone who has a haphazard approach to fitness to being someone who is consistent. The key to success once you get beyond your 20s is to be consistent in terms of how much you move and the kind of food you eat. Both of these...Learn More
I am not usually one to follow a strict diet – I prefer to just make good choices every day and aim for consistency. But once a year I find it useful to follow a strict program made by a nutritionist designed to make sure I am getting all the things my body needs in the right proportions. The reason I find it useful is that it...Learn More
Hi everyone
Just want to tell you about a great program we have coming up to make sure you look and feel your best this summer. It’s a 7 week program which will run from 16 October through to 4 December. You will aim to train 3 times a week (although you can train as much as you like). You will be focusing each week on a different aspect of nutrition, building on what you achieved the...Learn More
Keep a food diary for a few days (up to a week even). When you look carefully back over what you ate and drank and when you might see some things that you could change for the better.
When you look closely at the ingredients in some of the foods you eat regularly (eg, certain condiments like bbq sauce) you might be consuming more sugar than you thought. You might be having too many late...Learn More