Sports nutrition

This is a geat piece from Dr John Briffa about Wimbledon Champion Novak Djokovic changing his diet recently and attributing his success, in part at least, to eliminating wheat and gluten from his diet. http://www.drbriffa.com/2011/07/04/what-does-the-number-one-tennis-player-in-the-uk-have-to-learn-from-the-worlds-number-one/ I can confirm that from working with elite athletes many come back with food intolerances to gluten, but also diary, … Read more

PeakXVfitness Reading men’s and women’s outdoor fitness boot camps

PeakXVfitness Reading men’s and women’s outdoor fitness boot camps     PeakXVfitness was inspired by both Chris and Steve’s separate trek to the Himalayas. Mt Everest was formerly named Peak XV (15 in Roman numerals) and trekking to base camp took a host of skills that can be carried over in to any walk of … Read more

Low carb diets better for fat loss

 Once again lower carb diets reign supreme for weight loss. Research presented at The Endocrine Society’s 93rd Annual Meeting in Boston demonstrated that a diet containing 43 percent calories from carbohydrates and 39 percent calories from fat was better for fat loss than a diet containing 55 percent of calories from carbohydrates and 27 … Read more

Richmond outdoor fitness boot camps

Richmond outdoor fitness boot camps The guys and gals on the 21 days rapid fat plan at our Richmond outdoor fitness boot camps have done really well. One of the ladies managed to lose an incredible 10 pounds in three weeks. That is testament to what hard work and good nutrition can do for your … Read more