Clients often ask me – “What can I do to keep up my fitness during the holidays? The kids will be home and I will have very little time to myself”. Here are some ideas to get you thinking.Get up early and go for a run, a swim or a long walk. This will only be possible if you have a partner at home with the kids or the kids are old enough to be left for half an hour while...Learn More
On 12 October at Dellafit (one week into term 4) we will start an 8 week period of intense training and good nutrition which we are calling the “New You” program. The reason its called “new you” is because our aim is not just to do 8 weeks training and call it a day. Our aim is to introduce you to some new habits which will mean that you can be fit and lean...Learn More
One of the most practical ways to make sure that you “pay attention” to what you eat is to take an hour or so each week at a regular time (“Food Prep Sunday”) to do two things.Plan what you are going to eat for the week ahead. Make a shopping list and buy the things you need (apart from anything you would prefer to buy fresh closer to the time you prepare a...Learn More
A few sessions with a personal trainer might be what you need to get started
Most people I know have at some time or other taken on a “diet” on its own or combined it with a very strict exercise routine for a finite period of time with a goal in mind. We have no intention of sticking to the particular diet for any longer than say 2 weeks – just so long as we lose that couple...Learn More
A good way to motivate yourself to get to training is to tell yourself that if you are able to go – then you should go. There will be plenty of occasions where life gets in the way and you will not be able to get to your regular training session: a sick child, a work deadline, unexpected guests landing on your doorstep, an illness or injury or a holiday. So when you are not actually...Learn More
