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What is Compensation Training? A term I just made up! It is something I witness week in and week out – people who have been on holiday, a boozy weekend, injured or a patch of bad food choices going ALL IN on training at the gym and unintentionally overtraining.  Is it bad? Well it ain’t

Not sure how much your kids should be moving? So we know adults need 30 minutes of exercise five times a week (minimum!) and at our gym, we aim to help as many people in Bishops Stortford achieve this as possible! But what about our kids? Well guidelines suggest a minimum of 60 minutes a

Men are three times more likely to commit suicide than women…in 2015 75% of suicides were committed by men. In England and Wales the most common cause of death for males aged 20-49 years old is suicide. Scary figures and something I was completely unaware of until recently. When I think back to serving as

Sleep and Digestion… Over the past few weeks we learnt that sleep is pretty important for a variety of reasons (apart from looking more human and less panda like!) This week we look at its impact on our digestion! We know that eating too much will lead to weight gain. We know that not exercising

Sleep and how it affects us Last week we spoke about the effects of sleep (and lack of) on our brain. This week, we will focus on its effect on our immune system. Our bodies are not made up of completely separate systems. We often make the mistake of thinking that because we have an

We identified last week some of the signs and symptoms that could be a result of poor gut health however how does the gut contribute to these conditions Within our gut, each of us have a unique ecosystem of micro organisms (bacteria, viruses, fungi, yeast and parasites) that make up whats known as our gut

For the next few weeks I’m going to concentrate on sleep…. We all know we need it, and usually we’d all like more of it, but why do we need it? Because we’re grumpy without it? Or is there more to lack of sleep? And is more caffeine a remedy to lack of sleep? Do