Personal Trainer Leatherhead

The FeelFab formula is full of Coconut Oil and for the Babes on the Run bootcampers it  forms part of their daily nutrition. Despite the fact that it comes with a health warning from some experts who say over consumption could be dangerous as coconut oil is a saturated fat, which is true. However,  the point they seem to be missing is the saturated fat we are talking about is formed from the same acids as the most nutritionally dense superfoods found on the planet – breast milk. One of … [Read more...]

Thought you might like to see what I'm having for dinner tonight mmmm Straight out of the Babes on the Run Feel Fab Cookbook! Serves4 3-4 organic skinless chicken breasts For the marinade ½ heaped teaspoon of each coriander, cumin and fennel seeds roughly ground 1 teaspoon smoked sweet paprika 2 garlic cloves, crushed A pinch of sa?ron 30-40 strands, infused in 1 tablespoons boiling water ½ bunch fresh oregano, chopped (can use dried if you don’t have fresh) 1 … [Read more...]

So have you set your new years resolutions yet? Have you written down your goals for the year? If you have then great, if you haven’t then sharpen your pencil and get to it! Unless you know what it is that you are heading for how can you ensure you succeed? The true art of goal setting is being able to see the prize, imagining what it will feels like and living the moment. This takes practice & most people struggle to start with. Step 1 - decide what it is that you want, but … [Read more...]

So what are you going to do to make 2012 different??? “You are now at a crossroads. This is your opportunity to make the most important decision you will ever make. Forget your past. Who are you now? Who have you decided you really are now? Don't think about who you have been. Who are you now? Who have you decided to become? Make this decision consciously. Make it carefully. Make it powerfully.”Anthony Robbins So how do you feel about ending 2011, are you pleased with your … [Read more...]

Ingredients   350g/12oz Turkey mince 4 large firm beef tomatoes Salt and black pepper 1tbsp coconut oil? 1small onion, peeled and chopped 50g/2oz mushrooms, finely chopped 2tbsp home made red pesto 150ml/1/4pt chicken stock   Method   Cut the tops off the tomatoes and scoop out the seeds and pulp. Push the pulp and tomato liquid through a sieve into a bowl and reserve, discarding the seeds. Season the insides of the tomato shells and leave … [Read more...]

I have just returned from doing the weekly food shop and as someone who would like to drop a few pounds before Christmas let me tell you its war out there!!! Everywhere I turn I am being offered kilo tins of chocolate for less than 200 grams of my breakfast berries and fruit, the smell of freshly baked bread is being pumped out all over the store and there are mince pies on special offer to greet me the minute I walk in the door. It all looks delicious especially as breakfast is a distant … [Read more...]

This easy Turkey dish is a quick and healthy little number that will leave you plenty of          time for "Rocking around the Christmas Tree" Ingredients 1 tbsp coconut oil 1 onion, peeled and chopped 3-4 garlic cloves, peeled and chopped 2 celery sticks, trimmed and chopped 100g/4oz carrots, trimmed, peeled and diced finely 175g/6oz long grain brown rice 450g/1lb diced turkey breast 1 tsp chilli powder to taste 1 tsp ground ginger 450ml/ ¾ pint … [Read more...]

Happy Christmas, because it has started hasn’t it, the festivities, the winding down, the odd mince pie here and there, the Christmas do’s and the start of the extra few pounds you could gain over the season!! Unless you are one of my Booty or FAST BABEs who will be spending the next few weeks ramping it up and getting their bodies ready for the Christmas onslaught! If you are an A lister who has been invited to every party in town then heres a few survival tips to keep you ahead … [Read more...]

Over the last few notes we have discussed the signs and symptoms that could suggest you have an underactive thyroid and some of the possible causes of this. Today i want to talk about some possible answers..... So what are the solutions? Well it may first be advisable to perform the Basal temperature test (click on the link below for details on how to do this simple test) You could ask you doctor to test you. If you are not happy with the results and feel you are hypothyroid then you … [Read more...]

So after yesterdays post you now know a little bit about the thyroid, and how to test if it is functioning correctly so now lets look at some of the possible reasons for an underactive thyroid, if you missed yesterdays post check it out here: http://personaltrainerleatherhead.com/271/could-this-be-the-reason-you-are-struggling-to-lose-weight-part-1/ There are several possible causes of hypothyroidism Iodine deficiency is one of the largest causes of hypothyroidism. The body only … [Read more...]