Expert Articles

  In our dynamic local area - Surry Hills we are certainly spoilt for choice when it comes to eating out! There are hot new places to eat popping up all the time! When you are following a nutrition plan and eating for results, it can become a legitimate challenge to avoid temptation and not give in to those tempting treats! Living or working in Surry Hills inevitably means you will want to enjoy the social scene - and you can! Here are some trainer tips on how to go out to eat out with friends and enjoy yourself, whilst still staying committed to your goals and on track for results!

In this article we will delve deeper into the world of carbohydrates and their effects on hormones. We will be discussing another hormone and its relationship with carbohydrates; Cortisol. We will be looking at how carbohydrate intake and timing effect the release of cortisol and its effects on sleep, carbohydrate storage and fat gain.

The Importance of Exercise Variety

Training intensity can have a massive effect on your hormonal balance, metabolism, time spent training, overall calorie burning and thus how you look and feel. Cardio seems to be the sticking point for a lot of people, how long should I be training? What should I be doing for my cardio? How hard should I be pushing myself? Etc.

In todays' visual world of Instagram and Facebook, we are inundated with pictures and videos of the fitness elite-often with the hashtag "fitspo" accompanying the posts. And as impressive as these pictures often are, as a way of showcasing the discipline and talent of the athletes pictured, do these pictures that continuously flood our feeds help or hinder the average human to stay healthy, fit and strong?

Protein!

A massive part of why Vision Personal training was created was to help our clients achieve life changing and life- long results.  We do this by working with our clients on what they initially came to us for, for example wanting to lose 10 kilos by 30th June because of Wedding, Reunion, Holiday, Doctors orders etc.  We also pose the question "when you have lost the 10 kilos by 30th June what will that now allow you to do?  Or something like "now that you have lost 10kilos what is something you have always wanted to do but have been too scared, felt unfit, not ready or even contemplated doing?  The answer is normally something along the lines of continuing to change body shape into a place not seen for many years if at all, working towards a new found love such as getting fitter or faster or something to do with getting the body stronger or more flexible.  It is then our role as coaches to help develop the plan, find an event or help find clarity and something measurable that gives us the same emotional kick that we had when we first started.

An open letter to yourself

Fruit and Fructose