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Your Secret Superpower - Are you using yours?

The day I stopped drinking Coke was the day I learnt about how many teaspoons of sugar were in each can... 10! Can you believe that? 39g of Sugar (120 calories), where 4g = 1 teaspoon, means there is 10 teaspoons per can. Imagine if you put that many into your coffee? Or tea? What also scared me was how they could possibly hide that many teaspoons without making you want to vomit!

1) You aren't making any progress in the gym.

ITB Syndrome (Iliotibial friction syndrome) is one of the most common causes of "Runner's Knee" and can account for up to 22% of overuse injuries in runners. Being an overuse injury, it is caused by repeated trauma rather than a specific incident.

For many clients the idea of rewarding a change in behaviour over time encourages consistency and improves the chance of habits being formed. Incentive Theory has been around since the 1940s and focuses on the pull towards a reward as well as the push away from negative consequences. It can help stop bad habits as well as build new routines and behaviours.

6 Top Tips to getting the family involved in healthy activities

Preparing food for your family doesn't need to be a complicated, time consuming disaster - these tips will help you get your food prepped easily and with help from the kids. Showing them how to cook fresh, delicious meals is one of the best ways you can help your family eat well.

There are many benefits in participating in group training. It is motivating and engaging for some people to train with their close friends and family. For others it can be quite intimidating, especially if you don't know someone or haven't done the class before. If you can overcome this, the pros definitely out weight the cons.

David's Journey so far;