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Following the end of lockdown and with summer fast approaching, we know how difficult it can be fitting in exercise and maintaining a social life. We actually wrote a whole piece on fitting exercise into your post lockdown life, which you can read here. Though if it’s a toss up between exercise and socialising, why not combine the two? Here are just a few of the benefits of training with friends. It Holds You Accountable It’s easy to cancel on your own plan to work out but when you’ve got a date in the diary with a friend, you’re a lot...

We all know those lucky few with a supposedly fast metabolism who ‘can eat whatever they want,’ but do we really understand metabolism? Your metabolism is the rate at which your body burns calories for energy involving your oxygen intake and carbon dioxide output. This is usually based on your height, weight, genetics, and level of activity. Metabolic tests measure the rate at which your body burns calories and uses oxygen during rest or activity. Usually there are three tests you would be offered when looking at metabolic testing. Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR) – This provides an estimate of the...

The reason so many diets fail is because they are exactly that, a diet, a short-term solution which often is not sustainable over the long term. It is common to rebound from a diet and put the weight, which was so difficult to shed, right back on. Rather than look to diet, try and make positive lifestyle changes instead. You may not see results as quickly as you would with an extreme diet plan, but slow and steady wins the race. Remember, Rome wasn’t built in a day. Adjusting your portion size can be a great place to start, which...

When you have been carefully preparing your meals and maintaining a healthy diet, the thought of eating at a restaurant again can be overwhelming. Eating a meal at a restaurant with friends or family is a great way to be social, and you can still do so whilst sticking to your diet. Reading the menu before you go is a great way to ensure you make a healthy choice. Not all menus display the calories in each dish, but you’ll usually be able to find the nutrition information online, which can be helpful, particularly when you are calorie tracking. Choose...

Lockdown has had its many drawbacks, but it has also had its perks. One of them being more time to spend on working out. However, lockdown is easing just in time for summer, and its going to be a lot more difficult to squeeze in exercise alongside socialising, commuting to work and being out and about in the world once more. Here are our tips on how to fit working out into your post lockdown life. Ease Yourself In Now that UK gyms have reopened it is tempting to make up for lost time. However, if you do go full...