As with most of life's challenges ( ...and achieving health and fitness falls into that category for most of us), getting started seems to be the hardest part. It is typical human behaviour to withdraw or go into denial when first faced with a tough challenge.

How often have you heard someone use a ‘slow metabolic rate’ as their excuse for excess weight? Our poor old metabolic rate has come in for some criticism, with little justification or understanding of what it is and how it affects our weight.

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There is scientific consensus that body fat % is the gold standard for predicting weight related health risk, though for expediency when measuring large groups of people, BMI is adopted as a surrogate.

Now that you know your body fat percentage, BMI and waist circumference, what do you do? Well, which of the following options refers best to your results?

Welcome to the very first edition of myPrinciples Health and Well Being newsletter!

This is your quarterly newsletter which contains loads of great health, fitness and general well being information which you will not only find interesting but practical in every day situations!

So, what is Resting Heart Rate?

Your Resting Heart Rate is the number of times your heart beats in 1 minute. The best time to test your Resting Heart Rate is first thing in the morning, when you awake, as simply getting up and walking around your bedroom will cause your heart rate to rise, with other factors such as smoking or caffeine, also causing an increase.

So you want to lose weight, gain weight or just keep it off? No problem! Just buy our magic pills, secret powder, ab sculptor, ab blaster, my book, our DVD, subscribe now and buy that membership and you will A. Lose Weight B. Gain Weight or C. Not achieve much at all! But wait, apparently there’s more…..

Well you might think that the treadmill is pretty safe. But you'd be surprised. Many of my clients.....