Posts by Mike Melford

Bad habits that could harm your success

Motivation gets you started, long term habits maintains momentum towards your exercise and lifestyle goals. Breaking old habits is often...

True or False?

Know your facts? Check out my new batch of 8 fitness based statements and see if you can get the...

Protein Shakes! What’s all the fuss??

Another common question I receive on the gym floor and from clients is whether or not they need to have...

Do I Eat Back Calories Burnt From Exercise?

I get asked this question fairly regularly and my reply is ‘how long is a bit of string?’ My reasons...

Is Denial Affecting Your Fitness Goals?

A touchy subject for today’s blog but important none the less and shouldn’t be avoided. Being honest is an extremely...

Nutrition Facts…Did You Know That?

1) The term Vitamin originally derives from the word Vitamine created in 1912 by the Polish biochemist Casimir Funk “The...

Does your cardio regime suit your training goal?

Muscle Building and Fat loss goals is a subject that’s regularly debated in particular when it comes to what the...

Fat Loss and Mental Strength

Fat loss is generally associated with some form of diet as well increased daily exercise, however the mental strength of...

4 Muscle Building Guidelines

Building muscle has many benefits which include: – Increased strength – Decreased body fat – Reduced injury risk – Improved...

5 Reasons Why You Should Stretch Regularly

1. Stress relief Not the most obvious reason but stretching can relieve stress. Yoga is commonly associated with relaxing the...