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How many good meals a week do you need for results?
Goal setting - Listen to me discuss how to set your goals.
Top ten mistakes made in the gym - Part 2.
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The first article is a discussion about how many meals a week you need to eat to get results.
It is common to see people blaming a meal out on a Saturday for the reason they have failed to get any results.The article details how it is never that one meal that prevents success but rather the whole week and percentage of the meals within it.
The second article is an audio recording and goals sheet for you to download. This can be used to plan out and decide exactly what you are trying to achieve.
The final article is the second part from last week. It details the next five most common gym mistakes made day in day out.
If you would like further support in achieving your health and fitness goals then consider some personal training here in London (Clapham) or metabolic typing on line.
Hope you are well
Ben Wilson
One2one Nutrition
Personal training London - Your London personal trainer,
Metabolic typing advisor and EFT - Emotional freedom technique Therapist
Friday, 7 March 2008
Friday, 29 February 2008
A better or worse approach to healthy living - Let this attitude free your mind
A Better or worse approach to health
This principle is perhaps the key element underpinning how to make choosing healthy choices an easy and fun thing do.
It drives me crazy when I hear people say "that XXX is bad" or "XXX is healthy". Statements such as above are unhelpful and cause more harm than good.
Let me illustrate. First ask yourself these questions about how the following activities impact your health and whether they are good or bad:
Eating cereal for your breakfast
Running 10 km
Drinking milk.
Eating one piece of chocolate a day.
Being 18 stone (115 Kg, 250 Lbs).
I am sure you have gathered the answers to these. The truth is you cannot answer these questions with the information you have.
Do not get me wrong, you will find a million experts on TV, radio and amongst your friends happy to tell you that the above behavior is good or bad for you. The truth is these behaviors cannot be answered as good or bad.
Life is relative - nothing is absolute.
The strange thing in life is everyone is desperate to label things. People want to label you as a certain type of person, they want to label things good or bad and people want to label your behaviour.
This is beyond logic. The only way to deem something good or bad is to compare it (silently or subconsciously) to something else. Therefore if it is compared to something else you are talking better or worse. Let me explain why this is important using the above statements:
Eating cereal for your breakfast -
The TV adverts tell you this is the way to go but what if you are intolerant to Milk and / or wheat. Would it be better to have no breakfast rather than cereal if this is the case? Maybe changing the cereal would help. What if I had left over dinner for breakfast? The truth is some people will do awful having breakfast for cereal each day and not achieve their goals. However some people will do well on it. It is neither good nor bad as a general term.
Running 10 km -
If your muscles are not working efficiently then the joints are not protected and running will cause more harm than good. However there are very few people who cannot correct these imbalances and then use jogging effectively for many of the amazing benefits it has to offer. Whether 10km is ideal depends on how often you run it and what your body is able to handle. Some experts would say this is too much aerobic exercise but compared to doing nothing which is better? You cannot say running is good nor bad.
Drinking milk -
Promoted as good for your bones is milk good for you? What if you are intolerant to it, would it be better to have none than to continue to have it for the calcium? Maybe it is not a lack of calcium in your body that is stopping you losing weight, maybe it is another mineral, and would drinking milk help that? Deeming milk good or bad does not come close to answering these questions.
Eating one piece of chocolate a day -
Questions to ask would include how much chocolate are you having, what would happen if you did not eat this chocolate? Would it be better to spend 10 minutes on your mental connection to chocolate than going down the gym today or watching that TV show? Eating chocolate like all other health issues is neither good nor bad. The question is how much can you eat and get the results you want?
Being 18 stone (115 Kg, 250 Lbs) -
If I was 20 stones last month would being 18 stone this month be considered bad? What if it was the reverse?The above should show you that it is time to drop the good or bad labeling for ever because it is irrelevant and does not help you in any way.
View the world as better or worse
I must reiterate this as it is one of the most important principles in losing weight and the key to free your mind mentally. Adoption of this one mental strategy is enough to get you to your goals if you truly understand its power and meaning.
Tell your friends and experts alike.
When your friends, family or celebrity TV experts next say something is bad you should immediately ask………compared to what? When someone tells me something is good or bad I almost immediately switch off as it shows they have no truly thought about what they are saying.
Such statements are very counter productive. They undermine your beliefs and the result is you feel trapped.In the end you hear so many people say everything is bad it becomes almost pointless and you think, what am I meant to eat?.....I will just eat anything.
I had this exact feeling a few years ago. I went to many lectures on organic food. All I heard was how non organic food was bad for you. These world respected lecturers provided a strong argument about how bad non organic food could be for your health.The result was I didn't want to eat non organic vegetables. However this left me in an awkward position when I could not find any organic vegetables.
I would therefore not eat as much as I should have and often felt hungry. A hungry person is almost guaranteed to eat refined foods or quick fix options which compared to eating non organic vegetables is not even in the same ball park.
At this stage I realized that these experts had it all wrong. Yes, their meaning was correct in lets try to eat organic vegetables. However their message of delivery was poor. However it showed me that everything is along a scale and that I must always ask myself the better or worse questions.
For the above I would now ask if it is better to eat these non organic vegetables compared to going hungry and being tempted to eat pastries, breads and other foods that dominate our diet now. For me the answer is a resounding yes for non organic vegetables. Would it be the same for you?
View the world as relative.
I want you to switch off when you hear someone say that something is bad for you or good for you. Instead ask how it could be better or worse in comparison to other behaviours and how you can improve what you are doing.
Take this attitude further for great results.
If you want to adopt this attitude and then use metabolic typing, exercise and EFT to achieve your health and fitness goals then consider working with me through personal training here in London or On line.
Ben Wilson BSc (Hons) CSCS NSCA-CPT CMTA EFT Dip
On line metabolic typing, fitness training and emotional freedom technique (EFT)
London personal trainer
Rugby fitness training information and coaching
This principle is perhaps the key element underpinning how to make choosing healthy choices an easy and fun thing do.
It drives me crazy when I hear people say "that XXX is bad" or "XXX is healthy". Statements such as above are unhelpful and cause more harm than good.
Let me illustrate. First ask yourself these questions about how the following activities impact your health and whether they are good or bad:
Eating cereal for your breakfast
Running 10 km
Drinking milk.
Eating one piece of chocolate a day.
Being 18 stone (115 Kg, 250 Lbs).
I am sure you have gathered the answers to these. The truth is you cannot answer these questions with the information you have.
Do not get me wrong, you will find a million experts on TV, radio and amongst your friends happy to tell you that the above behavior is good or bad for you. The truth is these behaviors cannot be answered as good or bad.
Life is relative - nothing is absolute.
The strange thing in life is everyone is desperate to label things. People want to label you as a certain type of person, they want to label things good or bad and people want to label your behaviour.
This is beyond logic. The only way to deem something good or bad is to compare it (silently or subconsciously) to something else. Therefore if it is compared to something else you are talking better or worse. Let me explain why this is important using the above statements:
Eating cereal for your breakfast -
The TV adverts tell you this is the way to go but what if you are intolerant to Milk and / or wheat. Would it be better to have no breakfast rather than cereal if this is the case? Maybe changing the cereal would help. What if I had left over dinner for breakfast? The truth is some people will do awful having breakfast for cereal each day and not achieve their goals. However some people will do well on it. It is neither good nor bad as a general term.
Running 10 km -
If your muscles are not working efficiently then the joints are not protected and running will cause more harm than good. However there are very few people who cannot correct these imbalances and then use jogging effectively for many of the amazing benefits it has to offer. Whether 10km is ideal depends on how often you run it and what your body is able to handle. Some experts would say this is too much aerobic exercise but compared to doing nothing which is better? You cannot say running is good nor bad.
Drinking milk -
Promoted as good for your bones is milk good for you? What if you are intolerant to it, would it be better to have none than to continue to have it for the calcium? Maybe it is not a lack of calcium in your body that is stopping you losing weight, maybe it is another mineral, and would drinking milk help that? Deeming milk good or bad does not come close to answering these questions.
Eating one piece of chocolate a day -
Questions to ask would include how much chocolate are you having, what would happen if you did not eat this chocolate? Would it be better to spend 10 minutes on your mental connection to chocolate than going down the gym today or watching that TV show? Eating chocolate like all other health issues is neither good nor bad. The question is how much can you eat and get the results you want?
Being 18 stone (115 Kg, 250 Lbs) -
If I was 20 stones last month would being 18 stone this month be considered bad? What if it was the reverse?The above should show you that it is time to drop the good or bad labeling for ever because it is irrelevant and does not help you in any way.
View the world as better or worse
I must reiterate this as it is one of the most important principles in losing weight and the key to free your mind mentally. Adoption of this one mental strategy is enough to get you to your goals if you truly understand its power and meaning.
Tell your friends and experts alike.
When your friends, family or celebrity TV experts next say something is bad you should immediately ask………compared to what? When someone tells me something is good or bad I almost immediately switch off as it shows they have no truly thought about what they are saying.
Such statements are very counter productive. They undermine your beliefs and the result is you feel trapped.In the end you hear so many people say everything is bad it becomes almost pointless and you think, what am I meant to eat?.....I will just eat anything.
I had this exact feeling a few years ago. I went to many lectures on organic food. All I heard was how non organic food was bad for you. These world respected lecturers provided a strong argument about how bad non organic food could be for your health.The result was I didn't want to eat non organic vegetables. However this left me in an awkward position when I could not find any organic vegetables.
I would therefore not eat as much as I should have and often felt hungry. A hungry person is almost guaranteed to eat refined foods or quick fix options which compared to eating non organic vegetables is not even in the same ball park.
At this stage I realized that these experts had it all wrong. Yes, their meaning was correct in lets try to eat organic vegetables. However their message of delivery was poor. However it showed me that everything is along a scale and that I must always ask myself the better or worse questions.
For the above I would now ask if it is better to eat these non organic vegetables compared to going hungry and being tempted to eat pastries, breads and other foods that dominate our diet now. For me the answer is a resounding yes for non organic vegetables. Would it be the same for you?
View the world as relative.
I want you to switch off when you hear someone say that something is bad for you or good for you. Instead ask how it could be better or worse in comparison to other behaviours and how you can improve what you are doing.
Take this attitude further for great results.
If you want to adopt this attitude and then use metabolic typing, exercise and EFT to achieve your health and fitness goals then consider working with me through personal training here in London or On line.
Ben Wilson BSc (Hons) CSCS NSCA-CPT CMTA EFT Dip
On line metabolic typing, fitness training and emotional freedom technique (EFT)
London personal trainer
Rugby fitness training information and coaching
One2one nutrition newsletter Feb 29th
An attitude for success -The Better or worse approach to health.
Metabolic typing - Download my 30 minute video pod cast.
Top ten mistakes made in the gym - Part 1.
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one2one nutrition news
The first article is an overview of one of the most liberating attitudes you can take to health and fitness. The article details adopting a better or worse approach.
This attitude is at the heart of getting results and often separates those who do get the results they want from the ones that do not.
I cannot stand 'experts' and every other person who is keen to tell you why this food is bad or why doing that activity is unhealthy. To me this is missing the point as no activity can be good nor bad until it is compared to some other activity and compared to what your body needs.
Read the first article as it could be the key to getting results and freeing your mind from the bombardment of advice you receive from every expert and casual observer around.
The second article is a link to download the full 30 minute version of my pod cast. You can download this to your Ipod or computer and watch me discuss metabolic typing and how it relates to what foods you should eat, which foods you should avoid and how to determine portion size. A must watch if you are not aware of metabolic typing.
The final article is one of my favourites. It is the first part of the top 10 mistakes I see day in day out down the gym. It is such a shame that people waste their best efforts through a simple lack of knowledge. It is because of these mistakes that personal training can be so beneficial. Ensure you avoid these errors if they apply to you.
If you would like further support in achieving your health and fitness goals then consider some personal training here in London (Clapham) or metabolic typing on line.
Ben Wilson BSc (Hons) CSCS NSCA-CPT CMTA EFT Dip
On line metabolic typing, fitness training and emotional freedom technique (EFT)
London personal trainer
Rugby fitness training information and coaching
Metabolic typing - Download my 30 minute video pod cast.
Top ten mistakes made in the gym - Part 1.
Signed up for the newsletter yet? Confirm your subscription and receive a bonus information guide on a choice of four topics.
one2one nutrition news
The first article is an overview of one of the most liberating attitudes you can take to health and fitness. The article details adopting a better or worse approach.
This attitude is at the heart of getting results and often separates those who do get the results they want from the ones that do not.
I cannot stand 'experts' and every other person who is keen to tell you why this food is bad or why doing that activity is unhealthy. To me this is missing the point as no activity can be good nor bad until it is compared to some other activity and compared to what your body needs.
Read the first article as it could be the key to getting results and freeing your mind from the bombardment of advice you receive from every expert and casual observer around.
The second article is a link to download the full 30 minute version of my pod cast. You can download this to your Ipod or computer and watch me discuss metabolic typing and how it relates to what foods you should eat, which foods you should avoid and how to determine portion size. A must watch if you are not aware of metabolic typing.
The final article is one of my favourites. It is the first part of the top 10 mistakes I see day in day out down the gym. It is such a shame that people waste their best efforts through a simple lack of knowledge. It is because of these mistakes that personal training can be so beneficial. Ensure you avoid these errors if they apply to you.
If you would like further support in achieving your health and fitness goals then consider some personal training here in London (Clapham) or metabolic typing on line.
Ben Wilson BSc (Hons) CSCS NSCA-CPT CMTA EFT Dip
On line metabolic typing, fitness training and emotional freedom technique (EFT)
London personal trainer
Rugby fitness training information and coaching
Feb 29th - Rugby fitness training news letter
Rugby fitness training newsletter - The mental approach to training for long term results and the most common gym errors
An attitude for success - A better / worse approach to rugby training
The most common errors in the gym.
Download my 30 minute pod cast on metabolic typing.
Signed up for the newsletter yet? Confirm your subscription .
Rugby fitness training
The first article today details adopting a better or worse approach to your rugby training.
This attitude is at the heart of getting results and often separates those who do get the results they want from the ones that do not.
I cannot stand 'experts' and every other person who is keen to tell you why this food is bad or why doing that training is bad for performance.
To me this is missing the point as no activity can be good nor bad until it is compared to some other activity and compared to what your body needs. Read the first article as it could be the key to adopting an attitude to keep you on target and following your training plan month after month.
The second article is one of my favourites. It is the most common errors seen in the gym. Rugby players in general are fairly good at wasting their good efforts in the gym by following inappropriate training routines and making a series of errors. Read about the main ones here.
The final link is to download the full 30 minute version of my pod cast. You can download this to your Ipod or computer and watch me discuss metabolic typing and how it relates to what foods you should eat, which foods you should avoid and how to determine portion size. A must watch if you are not aware of metabolic typing yet keen to know how nutrition can improve your performance.
Hope your training is going well
Ben Wilson
Rugby fitness training
Author of Rugby fitness training: A twelve month conditioning programme
An attitude for success - A better / worse approach to rugby training
The most common errors in the gym.
Download my 30 minute pod cast on metabolic typing.
Signed up for the newsletter yet? Confirm your subscription .
Rugby fitness training
The first article today details adopting a better or worse approach to your rugby training.
This attitude is at the heart of getting results and often separates those who do get the results they want from the ones that do not.
I cannot stand 'experts' and every other person who is keen to tell you why this food is bad or why doing that training is bad for performance.
To me this is missing the point as no activity can be good nor bad until it is compared to some other activity and compared to what your body needs. Read the first article as it could be the key to adopting an attitude to keep you on target and following your training plan month after month.
The second article is one of my favourites. It is the most common errors seen in the gym. Rugby players in general are fairly good at wasting their good efforts in the gym by following inappropriate training routines and making a series of errors. Read about the main ones here.
The final link is to download the full 30 minute version of my pod cast. You can download this to your Ipod or computer and watch me discuss metabolic typing and how it relates to what foods you should eat, which foods you should avoid and how to determine portion size. A must watch if you are not aware of metabolic typing yet keen to know how nutrition can improve your performance.
Hope your training is going well
Ben Wilson
Rugby fitness training
Author of Rugby fitness training: A twelve month conditioning programme
Thursday, 21 February 2008
Feb 20 th News letter - Weight loss in a nut shell and How Michelle lost a dress size and is now a new person.
How to lose weight in a nutshell.
Michelle Boyle - Down a dress size and now a new person.
Listen to me discuss how to get results in a recent interview I gave.
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guide on a choice of four topics.
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The first article is in response to many questions I have had this week from people asking me how to lose weight. The article sums up how you should approach losing body fat.
The second article is the case history of my personal training client Michelle Boyle. She was fantastic fun to work with. The ideal client for me me who came with a specific goal which we achieved and now she is happy to continue fitness alone.
Read this case study to see the transformation of not just her body but her development as a person. It is hard not to be engulfed by her new found confidence. Ultimately what is more important than being happy and accepting yourself. This is exactly what Michelle has done so congratulations to her.
The final link today is to an audio interview which I gave to Personal trainers on line. More and more media are approaching me as the word gets out that the approach I am using is both unique and highly effective at getting results.
Download the audio to your Ipod or computer and listen to me discuss metabolic typing, periodization of exercise and emotional freedom technique (EFT). In the audio I also realised and have since checked that I am the only personal trainer in the UK who is also a metabolic typing advisor and EFT therapist.
If you would like further support in achieving your health and fitness goals then consider some personal training here in London (Clapham) or metabolic typing on line.
Hope you are well
Ben Wilson BSc (Hons) CSCS NSCA-CPT CMTA EFT Dip
On line metabolic typing, fitness training and emotional freedom technique (EFT)
London personal trainer
Rugby fitness training information and coaching
Michelle Boyle - Down a dress size and now a new person.
Listen to me discuss how to get results in a recent interview I gave.
Signed up for the newsletter yet? Confirm your subscription and receive a bonus information
guide on a choice of four topics.
one2one nutrition news
The first article is in response to many questions I have had this week from people asking me how to lose weight. The article sums up how you should approach losing body fat.
The second article is the case history of my personal training client Michelle Boyle. She was fantastic fun to work with. The ideal client for me me who came with a specific goal which we achieved and now she is happy to continue fitness alone.
Read this case study to see the transformation of not just her body but her development as a person. It is hard not to be engulfed by her new found confidence. Ultimately what is more important than being happy and accepting yourself. This is exactly what Michelle has done so congratulations to her.
The final link today is to an audio interview which I gave to Personal trainers on line. More and more media are approaching me as the word gets out that the approach I am using is both unique and highly effective at getting results.
Download the audio to your Ipod or computer and listen to me discuss metabolic typing, periodization of exercise and emotional freedom technique (EFT). In the audio I also realised and have since checked that I am the only personal trainer in the UK who is also a metabolic typing advisor and EFT therapist.
If you would like further support in achieving your health and fitness goals then consider some personal training here in London (Clapham) or metabolic typing on line.
Hope you are well
Ben Wilson BSc (Hons) CSCS NSCA-CPT CMTA EFT Dip
On line metabolic typing, fitness training and emotional freedom technique (EFT)
London personal trainer
Rugby fitness training information and coaching
Tuesday, 19 February 2008
The world is getting bigger
The World is getting bigger
In Britain and the western world alike the obesity epidemic is spiralling out of control. It is now the biggest health problem the world faces. In the UK, government targets to stop the rising obesity rate in children by the year 2010 looks certain to fail and things are set to worsen.
The expected cost of our soaring waistlines is set to skyrocket. Being overweight is linked with Corony heart disease (CHD) and cancer, the two biggest causes of death in the UK. It is also linked to diabetes, high cholesterol and a host of other health and medical complaints.
Why are we getting obese?
The rapid rise in the population's body weight is being caused by the changes in the foods we are eating and by our ever-increasing sedentary lifestyle.
The quality of our foods has been steadily decreasing over the last few decades. Increased pressure on agriculture to produce greater amounts of food products has forced the farmers to use more chemicals and more intensive farming methods. The result is more food is being produced, but it is of a lower nutritional value.
The advent of fast food and the ready meal has created foods devoid of nutrients and essential vitamins. These empty calories are giving the body energy, but without the essential micro nutrients that allows the body to flourish and be in good health.
The dominance of the grain industry has also created major problems to our health. Grains, but more particularly wheat, has become the major food source in the western diet. In a typical day a person could have wheat-a-bix for breakfast, a sandwich for lunch and pasta for dinner. All three meals are made up from primarily wheat. There is nothing inherently wrong with the grain wheat, but it is a good example of how eating too much of an incomplete food source can lead to health problems.
Food intolerances are often caused from over consumption. Food intolerances has been associated with allergies, asthma and obesity.
Government policy and recommendations has also contributed to our epidemic. The low fat theory promoted by the government while ignoring the effect of sugars, simple carbohydrates and refined food has been disastrous.
The obesity problem is compounded because it is now cheaper to buy processed food than healthier food. This results in people buying the cheaper foods that are of a poor quality. Education in schools about health and nutrition is paralleled by the quality of their school dinners. There is a distinct lack of emphasis on health, education and exercise within our school and education system.
Sedentary life has been gradually on the rise but now it is at it's highest ever levels. The computer started the decline in our activity which was further speeded up by the popularity of the car and the inventions of many effort saving devises e.g. escalators, mobile phones. The internet has saved us on having to leave the house to buy products or compare prices. Children's playing fields have been sold, exercise taken off the school timetables, as our children become a bunch of telly addicts.
The way forward in preventing this epidemic.
The spread of obesity can only be stopped by first taking control of our own lives and then helping the ones around us. To begin, we must learn which foods are right for our body chemistry and the facts surrounding food quality and related issues.
To accompany this we need to instigate an exercise program consisting of flexibility, resistance and aerobic training. When this is combined to other key lifestyle factors we will be leading a healthy, obesity preventing lifestyle.
We should then encourage as many people as we can from our friends, colleagues and family to adopt a healthier, happier lifestyle. Parents are in the perfect position to curb obesity amongst their own children and their children's friends by encouraging them to be active, get outside and partake in exercise. In addition to this children should be given healthier food options.
We can help promote healthy food options by buying organic food, especially from local producers. This will force the larger supermarkets to start stocking more local organic products, which will make them cheaper and more affordable for everyone. This positive effect will be to the benefit of our societies health.
A losing battle?
We can all take control of our personal health and that of our immediate family, especially our children. It is a more difficult battle for society as a whole. Everyday we face pressures from big brand advertising. Food industries sway government policy and are allowed to dominate their market to the benefit of their sales rather than the good of our health.
As individuals we can make a difference if we all start leading a healthy life and promoting it amongst our network of friends. The quickest way to start this is understanding the science of metabolic typing.
Ben Wilson BSc (Hons) CSCS NSCA-CPT CMTA EFT Dip
Personal trainer London
Rugby fitness training.com
In Britain and the western world alike the obesity epidemic is spiralling out of control. It is now the biggest health problem the world faces. In the UK, government targets to stop the rising obesity rate in children by the year 2010 looks certain to fail and things are set to worsen.
The expected cost of our soaring waistlines is set to skyrocket. Being overweight is linked with Corony heart disease (CHD) and cancer, the two biggest causes of death in the UK. It is also linked to diabetes, high cholesterol and a host of other health and medical complaints.
Why are we getting obese?
The rapid rise in the population's body weight is being caused by the changes in the foods we are eating and by our ever-increasing sedentary lifestyle.
The quality of our foods has been steadily decreasing over the last few decades. Increased pressure on agriculture to produce greater amounts of food products has forced the farmers to use more chemicals and more intensive farming methods. The result is more food is being produced, but it is of a lower nutritional value.
The advent of fast food and the ready meal has created foods devoid of nutrients and essential vitamins. These empty calories are giving the body energy, but without the essential micro nutrients that allows the body to flourish and be in good health.
The dominance of the grain industry has also created major problems to our health. Grains, but more particularly wheat, has become the major food source in the western diet. In a typical day a person could have wheat-a-bix for breakfast, a sandwich for lunch and pasta for dinner. All three meals are made up from primarily wheat. There is nothing inherently wrong with the grain wheat, but it is a good example of how eating too much of an incomplete food source can lead to health problems.
Food intolerances are often caused from over consumption. Food intolerances has been associated with allergies, asthma and obesity.
Government policy and recommendations has also contributed to our epidemic. The low fat theory promoted by the government while ignoring the effect of sugars, simple carbohydrates and refined food has been disastrous.
The obesity problem is compounded because it is now cheaper to buy processed food than healthier food. This results in people buying the cheaper foods that are of a poor quality. Education in schools about health and nutrition is paralleled by the quality of their school dinners. There is a distinct lack of emphasis on health, education and exercise within our school and education system.
Sedentary life has been gradually on the rise but now it is at it's highest ever levels. The computer started the decline in our activity which was further speeded up by the popularity of the car and the inventions of many effort saving devises e.g. escalators, mobile phones. The internet has saved us on having to leave the house to buy products or compare prices. Children's playing fields have been sold, exercise taken off the school timetables, as our children become a bunch of telly addicts.
The way forward in preventing this epidemic.
The spread of obesity can only be stopped by first taking control of our own lives and then helping the ones around us. To begin, we must learn which foods are right for our body chemistry and the facts surrounding food quality and related issues.
To accompany this we need to instigate an exercise program consisting of flexibility, resistance and aerobic training. When this is combined to other key lifestyle factors we will be leading a healthy, obesity preventing lifestyle.
We should then encourage as many people as we can from our friends, colleagues and family to adopt a healthier, happier lifestyle. Parents are in the perfect position to curb obesity amongst their own children and their children's friends by encouraging them to be active, get outside and partake in exercise. In addition to this children should be given healthier food options.
We can help promote healthy food options by buying organic food, especially from local producers. This will force the larger supermarkets to start stocking more local organic products, which will make them cheaper and more affordable for everyone. This positive effect will be to the benefit of our societies health.
A losing battle?
We can all take control of our personal health and that of our immediate family, especially our children. It is a more difficult battle for society as a whole. Everyday we face pressures from big brand advertising. Food industries sway government policy and are allowed to dominate their market to the benefit of their sales rather than the good of our health.
As individuals we can make a difference if we all start leading a healthy life and promoting it amongst our network of friends. The quickest way to start this is understanding the science of metabolic typing.
Ben Wilson BSc (Hons) CSCS NSCA-CPT CMTA EFT Dip
Personal trainer London
Rugby fitness training.com
Fitness for rugby - Part 2 - Strength training
Rugby fitness training guide - Part 2 - strength training
Following on from Fitness for rugby - Part 1 on Aerobic training today I focus upon strength training.
Rugby fitness training - Resistance exercises
Resistance training is used to enhance your strength, muscle size and coordination. Strength can be defined as the maximum force produced at a specific velocity (speed).
The definition refers to the element of how quickly a force is applied. The speed a force is applied is an important yet often overlooked element of strength. Traditionally strength is perceived as the ability to move the heaviest weight possible. However, this is just one aspect within the overall picture.
The application of time to the definition of strength means it can be classified as either slow speed maximum strength or fast speed strength.
Slow-speed strength.
This is also referred to as maximum strength. It is the maximum amount of force that can be produced e.g. the heaviest weight you can lift or the most force you can push with during a ruck or maul. This is an important aspect in rugby where the player who holds the greater maximum strength will prove dominant in contact situations.
Fast-speed strength.
Fast-speed strength, or just speed strength is defined as the force produced at high velocities. It is the force produced in around 0.2 sec or less. Training for speed strength increases the amount of force the athlete can produce within this 0.2sec time frame. Speed strength may often be called his power
Resistance training
The objective of resistance training is to increase a players fast speed and slow speed strength as well as muscle size if so necessary. A players strength has a major influence upon performance as it underlies speed, agility and success in contact situations.
Development of muscle mass increases the athletes weight and positively influences maximum strength. An additional benefit of resistance training is that the stronger muscles protect the joints and therefore decrease the chances of injury.
Resistance training techniques.
There are an almost endless combination of resistance training programmes that can be designed by adjusting the variables of reps, rest, sets, exercise order, intensity (weight used) or exercise performed.
The specific combination of these variables can dramatically change the effect of training to produce increases in maximum strength, muscle size, endurance, power.
Perioidzation - the key to success in resistance training.
The theory of periodization was designed to optimize results from weight lifting. It is essential you use this or you will never achieve your potential. Every professional athlete in the world uses it and so should you. The belief that one training programme will achieve all your goals is totally wrong and undermines your best efforts. Read more about periodization for rugby here.
Combining the techniques.
Strength training is just one of many different training areas any serious rugby player should focus upon.The mains areas to focus upon are agility, sprint training, plyometrics, resistance training, aerobic fitness, core and flexibility.
The combination of these based upon your specific needs will produce dramatic results. To optimize the benefits from training any conditioning routine must be backed up by nutrition. The most effective sports nutrition system in the world is metabolic typing. It is used by many professional teams.
It is based on discovering your unique nutritional needs. The final aspect of performance is ensuring the mind is tuned for success. This can be done by using Emotional freedom technique (EFT). A powerful psychological method.
Ben Wilson BSc (Hons) CSCS NSCA-CPT CMTA EFT Dip
On line metabolic typing, fitness training and emotional freedom technique (EFT)
Your Clapham (London) personal trainer, EFT therapist and metabolic typing advisor
Rugby fitness training information and coaching
Following on from Fitness for rugby - Part 1 on Aerobic training today I focus upon strength training.
Rugby fitness training - Resistance exercises
Resistance training is used to enhance your strength, muscle size and coordination. Strength can be defined as the maximum force produced at a specific velocity (speed).
The definition refers to the element of how quickly a force is applied. The speed a force is applied is an important yet often overlooked element of strength. Traditionally strength is perceived as the ability to move the heaviest weight possible. However, this is just one aspect within the overall picture.
The application of time to the definition of strength means it can be classified as either slow speed maximum strength or fast speed strength.
Slow-speed strength.
This is also referred to as maximum strength. It is the maximum amount of force that can be produced e.g. the heaviest weight you can lift or the most force you can push with during a ruck or maul. This is an important aspect in rugby where the player who holds the greater maximum strength will prove dominant in contact situations.
Fast-speed strength.
Fast-speed strength, or just speed strength is defined as the force produced at high velocities. It is the force produced in around 0.2 sec or less. Training for speed strength increases the amount of force the athlete can produce within this 0.2sec time frame. Speed strength may often be called his power
Resistance training
The objective of resistance training is to increase a players fast speed and slow speed strength as well as muscle size if so necessary. A players strength has a major influence upon performance as it underlies speed, agility and success in contact situations.
Development of muscle mass increases the athletes weight and positively influences maximum strength. An additional benefit of resistance training is that the stronger muscles protect the joints and therefore decrease the chances of injury.
Resistance training techniques.
There are an almost endless combination of resistance training programmes that can be designed by adjusting the variables of reps, rest, sets, exercise order, intensity (weight used) or exercise performed.
The specific combination of these variables can dramatically change the effect of training to produce increases in maximum strength, muscle size, endurance, power.
Perioidzation - the key to success in resistance training.
The theory of periodization was designed to optimize results from weight lifting. It is essential you use this or you will never achieve your potential. Every professional athlete in the world uses it and so should you. The belief that one training programme will achieve all your goals is totally wrong and undermines your best efforts. Read more about periodization for rugby here.
Combining the techniques.
Strength training is just one of many different training areas any serious rugby player should focus upon.The mains areas to focus upon are agility, sprint training, plyometrics, resistance training, aerobic fitness, core and flexibility.
The combination of these based upon your specific needs will produce dramatic results. To optimize the benefits from training any conditioning routine must be backed up by nutrition. The most effective sports nutrition system in the world is metabolic typing. It is used by many professional teams.
It is based on discovering your unique nutritional needs. The final aspect of performance is ensuring the mind is tuned for success. This can be done by using Emotional freedom technique (EFT). A powerful psychological method.
Ben Wilson BSc (Hons) CSCS NSCA-CPT CMTA EFT Dip
On line metabolic typing, fitness training and emotional freedom technique (EFT)
Your Clapham (London) personal trainer, EFT therapist and metabolic typing advisor
Rugby fitness training information and coaching
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