Winter is often a time when people stop being active. It’s easy to cuddle up indoors and put on your best tracky daks and eat some comfort food. A few extra rolls can easily be hidden under a baggy jumper – summer is way off anyway. As winter starts to fade and the weather starts to warm up you realise spring will be here very soon and inevitable panic sets in as you ponder how...Learn More
I approached my first class with a healthy dose of nerves – I can’t remember the last time I did any cardio other than walking, which, judging my spreading waistline, was not really doing the trick anymore. “It won’t,” Della informed me, as we watched our kids’ swimming lessons. “You’re over 40 now.”
Ouch. I found it easy to get a carpark at Rushcutters after dropping the kids at school and...Learn More
Sometimes I hear clients expressing their disappointment about the fact that they have put on a few kilos. They know what to do and what to eat but they are not disciplined to stick to a regime for very long and they keep going back to old habits. Other times it might be disappointment with their fitness level or their skills. Again they know what they can do to get to the next level but...Learn More
As part of the New You program I asked the participants to undertake a DEXA body composition scan before and after the 8 weeks of training and good nutrition.
The reason for this is that I wanted them to be able to see how changes to nutrition and training can result in more muscle and less fat. As we age we want more muscle. It is a way to avoid the “spread” – that layer...Learn More
I love training – it is one of my favourite things to do. I know that this is not the case for everyone. Even though I really love training – there are still times when I shudder at the thought of how I am going to feel towards the end of a hard training session I have coming up. If I start thinking about it too much it is almost enough to put me off. If this happens to me...Learn More
I have been thinking a lot about the way that people tell me that they would love to start training but that :”It’s a tricky time right now..” or something similar. “I have a lot on at work at the moment”. “My son is having a hard time at school right now..” “I have a lot of other commitments at the moment”. “My mother is getting...Learn More
RachelKateRachel had just turned 40. She had always been someone who was tall and slim and did not have to really watch her weight. She pretty much ate what she liked (she loved her food) and did not really do a lot of exercise apart from the odd Dellafit session here and there and running around after 2 little girls. One day Rachel started to realise that even though she was not eating...Learn More
One of the most pleasing aspect of the 8 week Dellafit “New You” program is the number of women who have honoured their commitment to themselves to train at least 3 times a week. I asked the women starting the program to try to come at least 3 times a week as I am keen to get them some results: improved strength and fitness levels, improved body composition including more lean...Learn More
How to make protein more accessible? The key is preparation and planning. I suggest that you work out how much protein you need each day (.8 grams per kilo of body weight or double that for fat loss). Next plan your meals and snacks for a day or two with a conscious effort to reach your protein goal. One you have made a plan do some preparation so that you will be able to stick to the...Learn More
As much as I like to say I don’t care what the scales say – if I jump on the scales and get a number I am not happy with it can really ruin my day. I have found the best way to avoid this unnecessary and self obsessive way of thinking is to not go near the scales at all. Its not just the scales – it can also be about not liking the “look” of bits and pieces of...Learn More