The fitness industry is a funny space at times. So many myths being bandied around, promoted by celebrities, magazines and TV, what are you meant to believe? This diet or the next? This way of training or that? Low carb, high fat. High carb, low fat. High protein, low carb. Confusing for many, I can …
Did you see the cover of Cosmopolitan UK this last week? Plus size model Tess Holiday is on the cover as it appears to have caused some controversy. I understand the whole “positive body image” movement for women. Girls are very susceptible to images and marketing and the idea of having a woman on the …
Here are 10 things I wish I knew about health, fitness & life when I was 15 years old. Some women like a six pack. A lot of women don’t. In fact, getting women to like you has nothing to do with having ripped abs. Most women actually care about what is between your ears …
But it’s crucial. I’ve just finished reading one of the best books I’ve read in a long time. It’s called “Why We Sleep”, writer by the British Neuroscientist, Mathew Walker. What’s even better is the podcast he was on with Joe Rogan. I strongly suggest you listen to the podcast and/or buy the book, it’s …
1. Always eat your greens, son. 2. Save 10% or more of your salary every month. 3. Beware of Greeks bearing gifts. 4. Try everything in life at least once. 5. If a woman asks you “does my bum look big in this”, use the universal default answer every smart man knows: “Of course not” …
Q1 is over. And the scores on the door are? The promises you made to yourself at the beginning of the year… …how have they gone? Did you quit smoking? Join the gym? Work on your diet and change your lifestyle? Get out that crappy relationship? Start saving money? Leave your current job that bores …
The real reason you are over weight… …has nothing to do with your metabolism. Your bones are not big and your thyroid isn’t slow. It’s not genetic and you haven’t tried everything. The truth is… …you have fast cake hands. Yep that’s right. You’ve eaten too much at one point and you’ve been a lazy …
Yet so many of you put the pursuit of pleasure over living a long and healthy life. Look, I get it. “It won’t happen to me and it certainly wont happen for another 30 or 40 years” you say… …Maybe. Maybe not. But what you do right now will affect your health when you are 60 or …
At 15 years old, I went into a gym for my day of work experience when everyone else went to a bank, insurance company or a traditional type of office based position. I saw a tall, good looking guy with a pony tail wearing an all in one chequered leotard take 30 ladies through a one hour step class and have them …
I’m talking about myself and no one else. Let me set the scene. It’s 10pm Monday night and I’m in hospital waiting for this op. Apparently I’m a “special case” so they are waiting for a specialist. Whatever. It’s irrelevant. It’s like a damn sauna in this ward. No air. The cannula in my arm …
I’m sure many of you know this but for those that don’t, 10 days ago, my biz partner and best friend of 25 years, Tom Dyer fell ill whilst descending from Table Mountain in Cape Town. Tom and his wife Jess were over in SA for a friends wedding. Many of you will know Tom personally and at least …
Typically, Jet lag used to kill me. Awake very early, say 3-4am and then be dying at 11am and then again at 9pm, hardly able to keep my eyes open and this would go on for at least 3 or 4 days. When I was awake, my mind was very fuzzy and I just didn’t …
Health / Lifestyle / Nutrition
This was the message conveyed in a recent documentary on Netflix called “What The Health” If you haven’t seen it, it’s worth checking out. It’s quite a bold statement isn’t it? Eating an egg is the same as smoking 5 cigarettes. Is there any truth to it? Let’s take a look. I will be honest. …
It’s Monday, as if you needed reminding. For many, it’s the day of dread. Back to work and all the stress associated with that. Well, I can’t do much for your current employment situation but I can make you smirk into your cornflakes this morning. I mean eggs and avocado of course… I want you guys to start the …
So last week, (6th May 2017), we took 10 people abroad for the Eighty20Lifestyle fitness retreat Ibiza at the amazing villa “Can Verru” Once again, the retreat was a massive success. The weather was just perfect. 24/25 degrees every day, blue skies and a light wind. Anne-Marie and her amazing team of chefs from The Ibiza …
A guy at work you know has been training hard for the last few months. It’s clear to everyone that he had a good few pounds to lose and this time he seems to have the bit between his teeth. He is making great progress; the weight seems to be almost dropping off him. A friend from …
Firstly, thanks to everyone that responded to my question about the “cheat sheet” on Wednesday. I appreciate you all for taking 30 secs out of your day. For those that missed this, I asked the following questions: What is most important to you: 1. Fat loss? OR 2. High energy during the day? OR 3. …
How was your weekend? Today I want to talk about sex. Everybody is doing it, most want more than they currently get and a lot of people find it hard to talk about it if there is a problem. But do you know that the quality of your sleep has a direct relationship on your sex …
I was listening to a great podcast called “The Model Health Show” a few days ago as I was working out by a guy called Shawn Stevenson interviewing a chap called Jim Kwik. Jim Kwik is a “brain and memory coach to elite mental performers and superheroes” That’s what his Instagram says 🙂 All joking apart though, …
You really want to know the way to get 6-pack abs in 11 days? Yea me too so when you find out let me know as I’ve been looking for that answer for 27 years 🙂 I don’t want to mention the name BUT this was a headline on a popular health & fitness magazine targeted at …
This just isn’t sexy…I’m sorry. Do you want to know the number 1 thing you can do to improve your health, energy and fat loss? It’s not exercise… …It’s not diet and nutrition… and it sure isn’t sexy. It’s sleep. Yep, that’s it. Your diet can be perfect, your training can be fantastic but if you are …
An apple a day keeps the doctor away… We’ve all heard this saying many times haven’t we? Maybe your parents or your grandparents used to say it to you when you were a child. Whenever you heard it, what if it was actually true? Of course, we know by just eating one apple a day and neglecting …
Above, you can see Mariah Carey’s new album cover shot. She looks great doesn’t she? One of the biggest selling female artists ever, over 200 million albums sold worldwide, she is an icon of pop music from the 90’s and admired and emulated by many all over the world. But I’m not here to extol the …
Now although one of my fantasies MAY have involved being sandwiched between Madonna, Jessica Alba and Gwyneth Paltrow… …I was disappointed when it actually came true and gutted with the realisation that the closest I will get to these three celebrities will be in the footnotes of a magazine 🙂 See my mugshot above on …
Afternoon guys, I hope you are having a good day so far? As promised, here are today’s tips, the first for quite a few of you. I hope you enjoy. Today I’m going to look at ways of increasing energy, sharpening your mind, Improving your mood and ways to relax and beat stress. We have …
I want to talk to you about something that has changed my life. I don’t say it lightly when I say that. This has literally changed the way I think about everything in life. The way I speak to people, my outlook on life, my mood and my productivity. I have been getting up at …
How to beat Jet lag…. I apologise for the tardy effort with regards to the newsletter this week… In my defence, if you didn’t already know, we have been in Vegas for the last 6 nights but we are back to London now and normal service will resume from Monday next week. Vegas was great I’ve talked about the …
I want to talk to you about STRESS and why it’s been called the silent killer but more importantly, how to recognise it and some effective strategies you can all implement to cope with it. So we all know what stress is don’t we? Basically, stress on the body can come from many sources… …the general pace of life and synthetic …
It’s Monday! Do you hit snooze several times, milking every last second you can from that warm, cozy pit of yours? Or do you get out of bed when that alarm goes off with purpose, drive and motivation? I’m not naturally a morning person. I would much prefer to go to bed at midnight and get up at 8am …