In this short video, I provide an overview with a simple visual illustration of the four levers of weight management as I see them.
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the amount of confusing and contradictory information out there about what you SHOULD do to lose weight is overwhelming.
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I don't know about you but I regularly berate myself for all the things I should do. In fitness, health, work, family, and on. I'm good at 'should.' What about you? You see, I have long thought that should should be banned as a word.
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In Episode 84 of the Restless Midlifer podcast my guest was Duncan O'Brien and I thought it really worth emphasising something he spoke about in relation to getting back into fitness. I think as we near the end of the year and a time when many of us will set out plans to achieve particular health goals, we can overlook the basics and the need to build a good foundation for our health and weight management.
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Have you had one of those days or weeks where you feel like it all comes on top and you just don't know where to start? Overwhelm - it is perfectly natural and can hit us at any time. Last week I travelled to York to deliver one of my sprout sessions. I had a train booked which was cancelled and thankfully i checked in enough time to dash into the car to drive down to York.
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I'm guessing you know the game Kerplunk? It's where you have a tower through the middle of which is a bunch of straws or sticks. On top of the sticks are marbles and the name of the game is to remove a stick turn by turn, with the aim of allowing as few marbles as possible to drop through to the bottom on your turn.
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I have been thinking about focus this week. Namely, how focused are we in our goals and how focused do we need to be? I got to thinking that focus is dependent on certain factors that may be present in our life and therefore impact how and what we focus on. How we feel about the focus and the factors is also critical.
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When embarking on a health campaign to lose weight or get fitter, we can often be seduced by the latest piece of fitness equipment. But what about the last one. You know the treadmill or (insert equipment name here) that is gathering dust or now acts as a place to hang clothes?
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I get this a lot from both male and female clients and have answered this myself in a separate FAQ video, however, it is worth emphasising and Advanced PT Jen Wilson gives a brilliant overview in this video. If you have wondered whether resistance training (training with weights) is for you or whether it will help with your weight loss efforts, then watch this and wonder no more.
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It's been almost two years since I committed to a daily act of defiance. Now, I don't mean some for of activism or protest, or at least not in the external sense. I mean a small but significant habit or ritual that is a little uncomfortable but healthy, and small enough that I will do it anyway. In other words, I'll do it even when I don't feel like it or actively don't want to do it. For one or two of my clients, it's a commitment to taking ten minutes out from work -
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Much has been written about the power of a morning routine. And many people have tried them - some with great results, others no so and are left feeling despondent and wondering what is wrong with them if they can’t stick to it.
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I'm guessing you know the game Kerplunk? It's where you have a tower through the middle of which is a bunch of straws or sticks. On top of the sticks are marbles and the name of the game is to remove a stick turn by turn, with the aim of allowing as few marbles as possible to drop through to the bottom on your turn. The winner is the player with the fewest marbles at the end.
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We eat for more reasons than sustenance. We eat for comfort, social connection, to fill time, and to enjoy the sodding stuff! Yes, that may have contributed over the years to weight gain, but simply deciding to lose the weight does not mean that all becomes irrelevant. In fact, it becomes more important than ever. For sustainable weight loss, then management, we need to factor in the reasons why we eat and to work with it not against it. This complex mix of motivations and needs, is the result of hundreds of thousands of years of evolution, coupled with a very abundant food environment today. We dismiss this at our peril. So, in this short video, I share the anatomy of a habit - and why it is so important to work with our habitual drives wherever possible.
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Ever felt overwhelmed at the prospect of getting started with a health or weight loss goal? Dave shares his approach to supporting midlifers in overcoming the overwhelm and making a start.
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I'm not a believer in 'quick fixes' - sustainable change takes consistency (sprout-sweating as i call it), but I do love a quick win - a small change or 'thing' that can have a big impact (the sprouts with the most clout) - it's worth identifying those and focusing on ensuring they become a regular feature in routines, rituals and habits. In this faq video, I share three things that have had a huge impact on my own health efforts (and those of clients), This is a quick snippet from episode the podcast. Do you have a piece of kitchen equipment lurking in your cupboard that, if re-introduced, could help you in your own health efforts?
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I think it is important to lay out the principles that underpin my work with mid-lifers when it comes to approaching weight loss and management. Check out my video and learn my 5 key principles. I have summarised in text below too.
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How often has this happened to you? Many times I’m guessing. This is a great client question and in this video I provide my thoughts on how to get back on track without totally losing momentum.
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This was a great question from a client and one I think we can all relate to. In this video I share how we approached it using the principles of the midlife reshape philosophy:
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I often get this question a lot, particularly since i talk about Crossfit a lot to, well pretty much anyone who will listen. There is still a perception that, for women, resistance training will result in big muscles and, in their words, a less feminine physique. Setting aside what actually is a ‘feminine physique and the rights and wrongs of cultural expectations, etc, I give my thoughts here - focused on the benefits of resistance training to anyone, particularly midlifers of any gender, in enhancing our health and setting us up in terms of longevity. I will be seeking out a female guest expert or two for the Restless Midlifer Podcast to expand on this.
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This is such a common issue with clients and in conversations with mid-lifers. Here’, I give you my thinking on how to balance the goal of weight loss whilst taking the steps necessary to recover from burnout:
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