Warming Winter Walks in Edinburgh
An energetic walk is a wonderful thing on a wintry weekend. Rug up in your woollies and waterproofs, don some outdoor footwear with good tread and get out and explore some of…
Easy Healthy Festive Recipe: Cashew Nut Roast
This is my favourite Christmas dinner, easy to make in advance. The recipe appears in my first book, the Healthy Living Yearbook. Why not shake things up this Christmas and do things differently…
Get Fit and Enjoy It new book November 2020
As some of you will be aware, I have a new book available – Get Fit and Enjoy It: Learn Effective Exercise Without a Gym. I’m very excited about its publication as…
Energiser warm-up video now online!
Here’s a video of my warm-up ‘Energiser’ routine. Easy-to-follow with no equipment required, just put on your favourite music and get your body moving. It’s seven minutes long, and is perfect as…
10 Running Routes From Leith
Ten Runs From Leith May was a good month to map my ten favourite runs that leave from Griffen Fitness, Balfour Street, Leith, and return to same point (postcode EH6 5BY). All…
An Honest Review of JustEat Cycles Edinburgh
Cycling is an obvious solution to getting around a small bustling city. The wind in your hair, the freedom to to move, the simplicity of the machine. On the hottest day this…
How much wheat we eat
Gluten is headline news. Wheat is in many foods, and it seems more people are becoming intolerant to this innocuous grain. What’s that all about? Gluten is a mixture of two proteins…
What is ‘functional fitness’?
Historically the role of a Personal Trainer has focussed on sports specific training, that is, training athletes and sports people to be fitter and stronger specifically for their sport. Footballers may have…
Easy Brown Rice
Brown rice could be a superfood – a half cup of brown rice provides loads of nutrients, including 5% of your daily protein requirement, 8% of your daily fibre, slow-burning carbs and…
Why Turbo Train?
Sometimes is just not possible to get out on a long bike ride. Turbo training is a great option, especially if you have childcare responsibilities, are short of time or need to…