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Metabolic adaptation to weight loss: Where is the science now? thumbnail image

Metabolic adaptation to weight loss: Where is the science now?

Posted 30-07-19 | updated 22-08-19

Metabolic adaptation to weight loss – the phenomenon of reduced energy expenditure during and after a period of calorie restriction, is probably one of the...

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Exercise & mental health - is the connection as clear as we think?

Posted 30-07-19 | updated 01-08-19

Mental health is something that has been historically treated as a separate thing from physical health – a situation that arises from the dualistic idea...

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How many calories do you burn during weight training?

Posted 27-06-19 | updated 27-06-19

This blog is a poignant one for me because I hate seeing people work their arses off in the gym to then be greeted by...

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BTN and Active IQ press release

Posted 25-04-19 | updated 25-04-19

How exciting is this? We have been working behind the scenes for a very long time to achieve something really cool, and we’re so glad...

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The benefits of training your nutrition vs freestyling

Posted 08-04-19 | updated 04-04-18

Here I will define ad libitum dieting as eating without tracking your macronutrients. Can you do this and get contest/photoshoot lean? Good question. There are...

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Do you think and train like the athletes you coach?

Posted 10-04-19 | updated 15-03-18

In the world of bodybuilding many will argue that you cannot truly prep someone for a bodybuilding competition without having done one yourself, and I...

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Is flexible dieting, aka IIFYM, healthy for you

Posted 10-04-19 | updated 12-12-17

In the fitness industry the awareness of an individual’s calorie intake has been a hot talking point for some time, and rightly so. By elevating...

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Which vitamins and minerals are you most likely to be deficient in?

Posted 10-04-19 | updated 05-12-17

On nutrition blogs you will see a lot of about the macronutrients: how to set a macronutrient-tracking based diet, the benefits of optimising muscle protein...

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Why do intermittent fasting? Here’s why with science

Posted 10-04-19 | updated 14-11-17

Celebrities are a strange breed and, for some reason, when we read about a celebrity doing a thing, no matter how ludicrous or potentially dangerous...

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From client to coach… my journey

Posted 10-04-19 | updated 07-11-17

A long-time favourite house music track of mine is Ultra Nate, Free. Within this track are a set of words that, at this stage in...

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Can nutrition coaches give out diet plans?

Posted 10-04-19 | updated 31-10-17

Upon completion of the BTN Practical Academy (Active IQ Level 4 Qualification in Nutrition Coaching) you are a qualified nutrition coach able to practice and...

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Why do I store fat in my legs?

Posted 10-04-19 | updated 24-10-17

As a coach specialising in fat loss, the vast number of my clients have been female. This is not unusual and is in fact the...

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