Alcohol – Do You Really Want To Add These Calories?
The Fitness Guy explains the amount of exercise you have to do to burn off the calories you take on board when you consume...
What’s Wrong with Fast Food?
The Fast Food Industry is a global one and one that is worth billions of dollars every year. The industry has received a lot...
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Lemon, Honey & Ginger Chicken
(Serves three)
Ingredients
Marinade for Chicken (2 hours or overnight)
2 lemons, juiced
1 Tbspn olive oil
2 tspn crushed ginger
2 garlic cloves, peeled and...
Exercise Myths
Females will ‘bulk up’ if they weight train: False – To gain significant bulk requires high levels of testosterone and women simply don’t have...
Are you… Grinning & Bearing It? or Enjoying Healthy Eating & Exercise?
We all know that losing weight, done correctly, is a slow process. Yet, after only a short time, we are hopping on the scales...
Healthy Fruit Muffins
(Makes 12 medium size muffins)
Ingredients
2 cups wholemeal flour
4 tspn baking powder
1 tspn cinnamon
1/4 cup raw sugar
1/2 cup blueberries (fresh...
Keeping Your Cool (while exercising)
During the warm summer months it’s great to be exercising outside. It’s uplifting, motivating and it has that feel good factor! However we do...
Tomato & Borlotti Bean Soup
(Serves 2)
Ingredients
1 onion, peeled and chopped
2-3 clove garlic, peeled and crushed
5 large tomatoes, chopped coarsely or 1 x 400g tin chopped...
Exercise Ideas for Inside
There’s no reason why you can’t stay active on rainy days - there are plenty of options for exercising inside, whether it be in...
Delicious Muesli Slice
Ingredients
100g unsalted butter, chopped into cubes
7 Tbspn honey
2 cups rolled oats
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1/2 cup dried apricots, chopped
1/3...
Daily Activity – so good for mind & body!
In this busy fast paced world The Fitness Guy reminds you that physical activity is so good for the body and the mind! On...
Lemony Sultana Muffins
(Makes 12 medium sized muffins)
Ingredients
1 cup sultanas
2 Tbspn honey
2 lemons - rind and juice of both
1/4 cup low fat milk
...
Exercise Ideas for Outside
The skies are brighter and the weather is warmer weather, no wonder we want to get outside. The fresh air can help us clear...
How to Stop the Cycle of Guilt
Guilt is probably one of the most destructive and negative emotions.
Guilt stops us from changing our unwanted behaviours and prevents us from thinking and...
Work/Life Balance – The Wheel of Life
Work/Life Balance is about effectively managing the demands of work and having time for other activities that are important to us, such as spending...
Get Moving – Exercise
The Fitness Guy's first step to feeling so much better was to get moving - exercise. He shows you the variety of cardio exercises...
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Improving Your Chances Against Cancer
There is no rhyme, no reason when it comes to cancer, it is indiscriminate.
I’m sure we all know someone who has been touched by...
Blueberry and Bran Muffins
(Makes 12 medium sized muffins)
Ingredients
1 ½ cups All bran
1 ¼ cup skim milk
½ cup unsweetened applesauce
½ cup brown sugar
1...
Cholesterol – The Good and The Bad!
What is Cholesterol?
We hear this word being banded around and usually when people are talking about heart disease, heart attacks and strokes.
Cholesterol is one...
How to Relax at Work
With the pressures of busy schedules many people experience stress and stress related problems like...
Mexican Chicken Wraps
(Crockpot recipe)
(Serves 4)
Ingredients
6 chicken thighs, boneless and skinless
35g packet Salt Reduced Taco seasoning...
Grilled Marinated Chicken with Kiwifruit Salsa
(Serves 2)
Ingredients
2 chicken thighs, boneless and skinless, halved
2 Tbspn sweet chilli sauce
2...
Don’t Tighten Up – Stretch!
"You gotta stretch!" When The Fitness Guy began his exercise programme he thought he'd be...
Vegetable Frittata
A light simple meal packed with veges, low in fat and so quick easy to...
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Baked Fish with Tomato & Orange
(Serves two)
Ingredients
2 pieces fish (dory/snapper)
2 oranges; 1 peeled and sliced; 1 freshly squeezed orange juice
2 tomatoes, sliced
Bunch fresh coriander, chopped
1...
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Mediterranean Salad
Ingredients
1 punnet cherry tomatoes, halved
2 small cucumbers, quartered length wise, diced
400g canned butter beans, drained and rinsed
1 small red onion,...
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Thai Chicken Fritters
(Serves 4)
Ingredients
3 slices wholemeal bread (toast thickness)
300 g chicken mince
3 Tbspn lime juice
1 1/2 tspn minced chilli paste
1/2 cup...
“I’m Out All The Time… So How Do I Manage My...
We are a social and habitual species, going out with friends for dinner, or having a few drinks after work or getting an ice...
Calories versus Exercise
We all know that exercise should be done as a means of keeping fit and healthy, however there a many people who use it...