When it comes to living a healthy lifestyle – usually the fitness side comes along easily enough. Once you’ve committed to a gym class, a trainer or a plan – you can stick to it with a little bit of willpower. But what about the other 23 hours of the day? It’s not quite as … Read more
Last week was manic work wise meaning very little gym time. I decided to opt to take a “Recovery Week” training wise and let me tell you – it’s tougher than I thought. I managed 4 days of no weights and once Monday rolled round I was back in the weights room. Now I know … Read more
This week I have chosen a remarkable lady to be my Fitspiration of the Week. Introducing Barbara Borzyszkowska. Barbara has qualified to represent Ireland in this year’s World Championships in November and will compete in the Cup of Ireland at the end of August in Wexford. Barbara balances her training regime with raising two kids, … Read more
I’ve always been a gym bunny and since the age of 18 or 19 I have loved making the effort to eat healthy foods and get to the gym 4-5 times a week. For years however, I was doing it all wrong. I would cycle from my house in Corbally out to UL to go … Read more
I am SUPER excited to have the lovely Siobhan O’Hagan feature as my FITSPIRATION of the week this week. I am completely obsessed with this lovely lady on social media and I just KNOW you will be too! 1: What inspired your love of fitness? I always battled with my weight so I used to … Read more
WHAT YOU NEED: 30g Gluten Free Oats (I blitz mine into a flour in our coffee grinder!) 1 Scoop Whey Protein Powder (flavour of your choice!) 2 Egg Whites Splash of Unsweetened Almond Milk Toppings ( I usually opt for Almond Butter or Peanut Butter with Greek Yoghurt and fresh fruit and raw cacao nibs) … Read more
This weeks exercises are for gorgeously toned arms! I’ve included ONE for biceps, ONE for triceps and ONE for shoulders to make sure we hit the arms from top to bottom. Take a look. DUMBBELL BICEP CURL Hold the dumbbells in your hands with your palms facing away from the body. With elbows … Read more
So you’ve just finished a day of overindulgence, you’ve tucked into that cheat meal, you’ve enjoyed a night on the tiles. And now the “guilt” sets in. Sound familiar? Well let me tell you this is something I am STILL trying to overcome. I love eating clean, healthy foods. I love feeling good inside and … Read more