"If you don't have time for healthy living, soon you'll have to make time for illness."

We live in a busy world and it can feel like exercise simply can't get a look in because of everything else that has to get done. So, without wasting any time, here are five simple ideas to help you stay on track with your workouts as much as possible, even when life gets hectic...

Holidays are a time to relax, but if you want to keep your fitness levels up and help balance out the usual over-indulgence of the week away then it can also be a great chance to mix up your routine and come home feeling refreshed with a new boost of motivation for training. 

Of course, you can keep following your usual plan whilst away if it means using the local/hotel gym, going for runs/walks or doing bodyweight routines but if you fancy a change then read on for my ways of having fun and keeping fit whilst away...

Having an event to work towards can be a huge boost to motivation and can help keep food and training on track. Whether running, cycling or obstacles are your thing, there are a few pointers which can help you prepare as best you can, enjoy your race, and make the recovery sweeter- Whatever discipline you choose.

Read on to get the low down on things to remember post-race to finish off your challenge with a smile on your face!

Didn't catch Part 1? 6 Handy Pre-Event Tips
                           Part 2? 5 Top Tips For A Happy Race

Not convinced this is for you? Read Why You Should Bite The Bullet And Enter That Challenge.

Having an event to work towards can be a huge boost to motivation and can help keep food and training on track. Whether running, cycling or obstacles are your thing, there are a few pointers which can help you prepare as best you can, enjoy your race, and make the recovery sweeter- Whatever discipline you choose.

Read on to get the low down on things to remember for during the race to keep you going all the way to the finish line! 

Didn't catch Part 1? 6 Handy Pre-Event Tips.

Not convinced this is for you? Read Why You Should Bite The Bullet And Enter That Challenge.

Having an event to work towards can be a huge boost to motivation and keep your food and training on track. Whether running, cycling or obstacles are your thing, there are a few pointers which can help you prepare as best you can, enjoy your race (as much as possible!) and make the recovery sweeter- Whatever discipline you choose.

Read on to get the low down on things to remember before the day comes. 

Not convinced this is for you? Read Why You Should Bite The Bullet And Enter That Challenge. 

You wake up to the sound of the rain hammering on the windows. You know it's time to get some training in but... It's really raining. After much deliberation, you drag yourself upstairs for some coffee and then you see the full scale of the weather. Not ideal. 

BUT. It's training day, you have races which are getting closer by the day and you know that if you stay indoors you'll have that niggling thought in the back of your head all day reminding you that today is training day. We hate that little voice. 

So what are you going to do?

Part of my job is to create awesome fitness programs for people to follow and support them through it step by step. Along the way, however, I have found some re-occuring pitfalls which people tend to fall into rather easily.

It's totally fine to make mistakes if you learn from them, but even better not to make those mistakes in the first place because you're prepared for them. Read on to check that you aren't committing these health and fitness sins...

Standard New Years Resolutions are boring... See how many of these you can tick off this year instead. Missed January? It's never too late to start, so read down and crack on...

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas! So if this usually means piling on the pounds and clothes feeling uncomfortably tight come January, read on to see how you can implement some damage control.

Simple tips to use daily which will stand you in good stead once December is over too...

Doing a completing a 12 week food & fitness program is all well and good, but what happens when it's done?

Don't throw away all that progress by returning to old habits, take a look at the easy tips to allow you to continue your new healthy lifestyle...

So you want to get fit/healthy/lean/stronger, you have your plan all ready to go, you feel strong. You've got this. Monday comes, the first few days go really well and then- What happens?

A change of routine, illness, low motivation, no real goal to train for, perhaps a weekend away. Moderation goes out the window and come Monday you're struggling to get back on track. Again. Soon the old plan is out the window and you're wondering how it ever stopped... You were feeling so strong!

BUT if we can highlight the most common obstacles on the path to better health and fitness, we can plan to prevent this same story happening over and over and over... Read on to find out more.

In the wise words of Billy Ocean, “When the going gets tough, the tough get going”.

This is all well and good but when your lungs are burning and your legs are on fire and your heart feels like it might burst, getting going (or rather keeping going) isn’t always that easy, no matter how tough you usually are.

But don’t fret, help is at hand with these nifty mind-hacks to help spur you on to the finish…

I'm sure we've all done the whole being 'really good' (aka crash dieting) before a holiday, only to return feeling sluggish, snug in those jeans and nowhere near as healthy as before we went away. BUT it doesn't have to be like this. Wouldn't it better to feel great before, during and after your time away?

It's possible. Two words: Damage control. Read on to find out more...

Living in the UK means that if you don't get out in all weathers, often you don't get out. To all the people dedicated/ mental enough to go out in all weathers, this is for you. Not quite feeling it? Read on and see if you still feel that way by the end.

If you want to feel like you have a rocket up your rear to get you motivated to train, you should enter something nerve-wrackingly challenging. I'm only telling you this from experience.

We all know that exercise is good and blah blah blah, but sometimes we also need that extra little spark. Something to train for. Something to work towards. An even greater focus. 

So you want to get in to running but not really sure what you're doing? Just started but find it a constant struggle and can't seem to get past it or improve?

Then this article is for you. A quick look into all the things you need to consider when starting out...

So you have your training plan, the kit you need and an important goal to work towards... Now you just have to put the time and effort in to actually get those sessions done. Simple!

Simple maybe, but not always easy when life happens and things get busy. BUT it is possible, especially with some simple strategies in place to make sure you can fit it all in and stay on track. 

So without further ado, here are my tips on making sure those workouts get done...

It's June. That means the great British summer is upon us and we will all be sunbathing as much as possible, getting overly excited for barbecues and complaining about how hot it is (unless it's raining... which is also very likely). 

Training in the summer time is slightly different to training in winter. Here are a few things to consider when the heat goes up and you still have your exercises to do:

We now have some amazing technology at our fingertips so we might as well make the most of it if it can make life easier. And the best part? Lots of these apps are FREE! Yay, everyone likes a freebie. 

So without further ado, here is a list of some of the best apps out there to help you stick to your HYH plan and get the results you want...

All Hell Yeah Healthy plans are 12 weeks long. Why? Because sustainable habits take time to program in and we're sick off crash diets which don't work anyway.

This is by no means a complete list, nor am I saying that you absolutely must do all six items otherwise you're doomed to failure. BUT I really do think these little things have helped and can help anyone.