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Nutrition

Our blog posts that relate to nutrition.

You and YOUR nutrition

By Health, NutritionOne Comment

Ok, so in our last blog we touched on the subject of abdominal exercises, and one thing that needs to be considered above all else, your diet!

We talked about finding what works for you, that what works for a friend or family member doesn’t necessarily mean it will work for you. With this in mind we’re going to take a look at how we go about finding the foods that work for you as an individual. Read More

Stress and your health

By Health, Lifestyle, NutritionOne Comment

At Optimum3 Personal Training we work with a lot of people who tell us that they’ve been trying to lose weight/change shape for a long time with no real success, but can’t understand why. We also work with busy professionals who experience regular stress, resulting in burn out, fatigue and under performance. As well as food, one thing that has a massive impact on our health & performance goals is Stress. Let me take you through why and what we can do to reduce our stress levels, in turn increasing results as well as our overall health, performance & wellbeing. Read More

Breakfast – What To Eat

By Health, Nutrition2 Comments

I speak to many clients, friends and family members about eating habits when it comes to breakfast.
I’m not a fan of cereal, bread/toast, fruit juices or caffeine based drinks, especially to get you started
in the morning. I’ll explain why, lets break each one down. Read More

Your water intake

By Health, Movement & Fitness, NutritionNo Comments

Who knows what their daily water intake should be? There are many different ways to calculate this but we love to use a specific method.

There is a generic “you should drink 2 litres a day” opinion. But how can this be for each person as an individual. We believe it can’t as we are all an individual, with an individual volume of water within the body. Our bodies are made up of 66% water. If we are all different sizes and shapes, our water levels must differ. Read More