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The concept of "ideal health" should be functional, with manageable eating patterns & habits (diet), work outs and, overall, a balanced lifestyle. The first step in making this happen for anyone is that you have to decide to do it, make the choice and make a commitment. Looking at the big picture and ascertaining what "ideal health" means to you as this will be a very individualised and personal thing. Ask yourself the tough questions, why do you really want to change your body.

After being involved in the fitness industry for several years, one thing that I see year upon year is the dreaded weight gain over winter, it's not hard to see why! The days are shorter, it's harder to get out of bed and motivation can be hard to find. 

Sooner or later, everybody seems to hit the wall with their own health and fitness. It's not always a matter of going backwards, sometimes it just seems that the initial momentum and consistent success doesn't come anymore, or certainly doesn't come as easily. This is what we call a "plateau" that part of the fitness journey where results seem to flat line and we are stuck in a certain spot, feeling like we can't progress. As things start to flatten out, it's important to take a hard look at why it might be happening, and what we can do to get our results back on track. The most important thing to remember is that it is something that almost everybody will go through, and learning to overcome it is one of the things that separates good results from the great.

Your heart is what beats almost every second of every day for as long as you live, the centre of our body which pumps fresh oxygen to our muscles and brain, and just like a muscle it needs to be cared for and strengthened.

For many parents, time is a hard thing to come by. We constantly put our children first and seem to leave ourselves behind. This can often lead to us leaving our wellbeing last on the priority list. When I first became a mum, I put all of my exercise and healthy food choices on the back burner to ensure my daughter came first and my weight suffered as a result. I wasn't happy and it affected me as a mother.

"You might as well take responsibility for what goes right, because no one else will take the blame for what goes wrong"

  

We all know that the overconsumption of sugar can be detrimental to our health, but does this mean fruit is on the banned list too?

Do you have difficulty finding the motivation to eat well and exercise? Do you find that on some days, you wake up in the morning and just feel like going for a walk - or maybe even a run, almost as though your shoes have been calling to you overnight?