Improve your Childs Memory and Attention with a Low GI Breakfast

A study conducted by Northumbria University showed the importance of feeding your child a low GI breakfast. They had two groups of children aged between 6-11 and fed them either coco-pops that rapidly elevated blood sugar levels after consumption or a starchy all-bran breakfast cereal that released the energy much more slowly. Hourly memory and attention [...]

Will Lifting Weights only make me bigger?

Ah, a popular misconseption amongst many gym goer wishing to lose weight. Unless you are engaging in a specific strength routine several times a week which is tailored for low repetitions and big weights then you won’t be buffing up like Arnie.
At Fitstar Coaching we subscribe to the importance of both cardivascular and resistance [...]

The Glycemic Index

The Gycemic Index is probably one of the most useful tools to get to grips with in terms of sustaining a healthy balanced diet. For a non-fad, reputable way of improving your health, managing your weight and generally feeling better then understanding a little about the Glycemic Index (GI) is a great place to start. [...]

Go Bananas!

Yep you got it, next time you need a burst of energy reach for one of these little beauties rather than a ‘Convenient’ unhealthy snack. Bananas are an excellent source of  many vitamins and minerals as well as providing a great boost of energy when needed most. So in a single banana you get for [...]

Drink a Glass of Water to keep that hunger at bay

Next time you reach for a quick snack you know you shouldn’t be how about reach for a glass of water instead? Initial symptoms of dehydration include sensations of hunger that won’t be quenched by nibbling alone. Pour yourself a glass of water, drink it and notice if the hunger subsides. If it doesn’t then you’re [...]

Move More

Hi there and welcome to the first part of a series of newsletters published by Fitstar Coaching tackling the whole area of weight management. Weight management can be a daunting and confusing subject area with contradicting information often rendering you frustrated and none the wiser. The aim of these Newsletters is to give you a no-nonsense, simple [...]

Anchor those good feelings

So New Year and potentially a whole new set of goals and targets for the year ahead? Have you ever considered what state you need to be in in order to achieve those goals? Do you need confidence, energy, inspiration, focus, determination or calm? Well whatever it is the way you have been conditioned you [...]

Willpower

So it is about this time of the year when I start to hear murmurings that people have already fallen off the good intentions wagon. Blaming their lack of motivation on flagging willpower. If only I had more of it!! Well unfortunately for so many budding fitness enthusiasts the Willpower that so soundly convinced them to [...]

SMARTER Goals

You may or may not have heard of SMART goals ? This framework has been around in business and coaching circles for years and has been elaborated on to incorporate two extra dimensions, taking them from SMART to SMARTER goals. Confused ? Well, if so you may be about to learn something !!

S – Specific. Make [...]

Goal Setting

This is one of the fundamental tasks for anyone contemplating embarking on a new exercise regime. Get it right and you’re in with a shout of achieving what you want… get it wrong and your chances diminish drastically.When considering a new course of action having a positive, realistic and achievable goal that motivates you is [...]