Tony Attridge

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By now most of you would be aware that the Olympics have started and you have been cheering on your respective countries' athletes to hopeful success. Yet how many of you know what really happens behind the glamor? The training, the sacrifices, the early mornings, the injuries, the meal plans that require strict adherence for optimal performance. How many of you would be willing to sacrifice a large portion of your youth to chase an Olympic Dream? All while not getting paid

Often as people look for a quick fix to shed a few kilograms of unwanted body fat or to increase their lean muscle mass they will go to any length possible to achieve these goals in the shortest possible time with the least amount of effort required. They will often follow celebrity diets or those endorsed by their friends or family members. The problem with this is that often these people are paid for their referral and as a result have a vested interest in you purchasing t

As we are now a quarter of the way through the year it is time to look at how you are tracking towards your goals. What were your goals and how can we ensure that you do not fall back into the same routine you are trying to change? Here are some tips that may help to stop you from falling back into your old habits. Find someone who can hold you accountable. Being held accountable has been shown to be critical in helping you to achieve your goals and saying on task. One of the

Recently I was having a look at some suggested Facebook pages that people wanted me to like. One of them I looked at and thought this sounds interesting so I looked into the page a little more. What I found was very typical of today's fitness industry. Here is a young coach just finished their PT course and has completed two other courses since graduating. This is a young person on a mission. The tag line was No bullshit, Results based, Science based Strength and Composit

If you want to lose body fat eating less and exercising more used to be the mantra provided to you by health and fitness professionals. However we know this does not work. If it did there would be no need for personal trainers, nutritionists, food coaches and weight loss companies. Only a very few people will lose weight by following this old school protocol. Blaming weight gain on eating too much has been occurring for centuries. However it does not take into account bio

Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) There is a range of ways in which to measure body fat levels. These range from the most accurate which would be upon death removing all of your body fat from you and weighing it to using Body Mass Index as the least most accurate. One of the more popular tests coming into the consumer market now is that of bioelectrical impedance analysis. How does BIA work? In conventional BIA, the following information is required, the person’s weight

What does nutrition and politics have in common? Everyone has an opinion on both subjects, even armchair critics who have only a little bit of information. Everyone has an opinion about nutrition and as a result there is a lot of misinformation and misinterpretation. One of the key aspects of nutrition is that there are a number of assumptions which are based on little or out-dated scientific evidence. One of the key areas where this occurs is the use of supplements where a

There is a rise of people in the wellness industry at the moment called food coaches. Why do we need another profession when this is something that is adequately covered by dieticians and nutritionists who spend between 3-4 years obtaining their qualification versus a two-day intensive workshop and 5 subjects studied via correspondence? The rise of another profession in the health and fitness industry will lead to once again another watering down of the industry by providing

The Healthy Living Food Pyramid According to this pyramid the more we move the more calories we use from the food we eat. Now this makes sense at a baseline level for the general population. However it assumes that all movement in calorie expenditure is equal. Now this is not the case as it depends on movement efficiency as well as the level of intensity of the exercise itself. The next level in this pyramid is what is classified as eat most. On this level we have plant ba