Thursday 25th August

Astronomical bets are thrown on the stock market every day, and people are prepared to trade the fine margins between living a life of luxury and that of poverty.

If you were given the exact stock prices in advance, that would make you a millionnaire, surely you couldn’t go wrong could you? This is known as insider trading on the stock market and is illegal, but when it comes to health, i have given you all the pieces of a very simple jigsaw, yet a lot of people cannot complete that jigsaw!

Its not as easy as it seems of course, but if you know the path to ultimate health and fitness, and you know that many, many people have done it before, then whats the big deal?!!!!

The path to getting to this higher place of living by having a very healthy body and plenty of energy is always open and there is no time limit.

The biggest problem with most people is that they give themselves too unrealistic time periods to get into shape.

Have you noticed for example how many people give themselves just one month to get in shape, and if they don’t do it, they will never try again!!!!

Others give themsevles 2 weeks or even 2 months, but fail not only to an over-expectation but the failure of a genuine real world plan!

Even if you do get in shape in that one month or two months, then what happens then? Do you go out on a binge to celebrate, then go back to your old way of eating? People usually forget that its old way of eating that caused the big problem in the first place!!! Guesswhat happens next? The weight goes back on, then you have a brainstorm and decide to lose the weight, only this time bigger and better and nothing’s going to stop you this time right?!!!!!

Does the term vicious circle sound about right?

Whatever your choices or plan, you have to make sure its sustainable to get the life long result you really want!!!

August 24, 2011

Wednesday August 24th

After speaking to quite a few athletes over the last couple of weeks about their training, it became apparent that theres lots of individuals and teams out there with serious deficiencies out there, in terms of physical preparation and training. Its fine for these teams to talk about how they are “the best prepared they have ever been” every season but the reality that i see is far from that.

Its not down to a lack of knowledge either, theres a ton of information out there about getting into seriously good shape, but obviously its not happening across the board.

Whether you’re an athlete or you just have general health and fitness goals, there’s no excuse now not to get there.

If you’re not working out with weights/resistance at least twice a week then why not?!!!! No other activity will contribute more to you boosting your metabolic rate, losing body fat and firming it, strength training is absolutely critical, and even science back it up now and has done for many years.

If you’re not giving your heart and lungs a good workout every day or most days, then why not? Getting oxygen into your body will have endless great effects on your body, making you internally so much stronger and feel so much better too, swimming, running, walking, cycling etc can have terrific results for your body if done with purpose and with a good intensity!!!

Even if you’re doing these two big things, then whats happening with your other stuff? Im talking things like medicine balls, and swiss balls, you can work your core and balance to new levels by taking a more aggressive route with these two great tools. I include them in every workout with individuals and once you use them, you will never leave them out again. Its time to embrace them now and you will never look back!!!

You know what to do, lets get on and actually do it and with purpose!!!!

August 19, 2011

Friday 18th August

There are always myths and false statements out there, especially in the world of health and fitness, where marketing of products seems much more important than the quality of the product.

We should all know by now that one fitness product is not going to get us magically into shape.

Those magically designed powder based meals are not the long term answer, protein shakes have their place for sure, but not those shakes that you take all day every day, then you lose the weight, and then pile it all back on and more!!

You may have noticed by now that im much more of a natural foods type of guy.

Theres great news now on natural foods like never before.

Take natural yoghurt for example, which i now love and i used to hate it!!! The trend for you to select yoghurts now is to judge the product on how much fat the yoghurt as, this has been proven to be a big mistake. The manufacters get around this by stripping the fat out the product, and to make it taste much nicer, they replace it with more or less pure sugar!!! Therefore it suddenly becomes very well qualified as A LOW-FAT FOOD!!!! What a sham in terms of getting lean, sugar makes you fat full stop and too much makes you diabetic, another fact over time!!

This is hilarious surely or is it really disturbing more like?!!! Give me natural yoghurt anytime and here’s another fact for you after latest research.

If you eat natural yoghurt on a regular basis, then studies show that you lose be more successful on staying lean than eating regularly low fat yoghurts! Thats quite a story isn’t it? Haven’t we been duped into thinking low-fat yoghurts are some kind of god like product in the slimming terms, at least what the advertisements tell us?!! It must be right surely?!!!!

This is a big example of how advertisers and manufacters are trying to fool you, lie to you and strip of your hard earned cash,plus never deliver on their pledge to get you slimmer!! Don’t fall for it, keep it natural and at least you know what you have!!!!

August 18, 2011

Thursday 18th August 2011

The big story of the week in exercise terms was that if you exercised for 15 minutes a day, then you were likely to live longer (about 3-4 years) and you were significantly less likely to suffer from cancer.

Its great to see people are encouraged to do far more manageable bouts of exercise. Most people with their busy lives are not going to be able to do one hour a day for 5 days a week, it just wont happen in my experience.

I also love the way they put some good exercises in there for a change too, squats and lunges for example instead of having some government minister playing table tennis for 2 minutes and calling that amazing exercise!!!

I must hasten to add that table tennis played at a very good standard CAN be very good exercise, but the odd knock around is never going to replace a proper well-structured exercise programme with strength training as well as cardiovascular work of course!!

This is why we need a common message going out there regularly with well-structured basic routines of around 4-6 exercises that will get people in far better shape than they are now.

I know lots of people with gym cards who never exercise in a manner that will bring lasting improvements, and to me that’s a lack of knowledge and not being put on the right path.

If I see someone not working hard or not doing an exercise properly, I WILL PUT THEM RIGHT and its up to them whether they take my opinion or not, but since my new mortgage payment depends on me getting my advice right and making sure its pretty much guaranteed to work, there is a fair chance of them listening!!

So I think 15 minutes a day or most days is definitely achievable for anyone, exercise selection is always important because some people may not be able to do squats and lunges due to bad knees for example, in fact I know many, many people so employing a fitness professional can save you many hours, months or even years in getting you to your goals and in total safety too, which for me is always the number one thing!

For those of you who are struggling to manage any exercise because it seems so daunting, email me on fitness@kerimckibbin.co.uk or subsribe on here and post me a question!! I totally believe that ANYONE can get in great shape, it’s a matter of having a good sustainable plan! As I have posted this week, its shocking that some of the pro athletes are far away from getting it right, so lets believe in yourself and focus on what you could be rather than the obstacles currently in your way!!!

August 17, 2011

Wednesday 17th August

As we were talking about sports performance yesterday, its remarkable how similar a diet that you should be implementing yourself to get into shape and stay in shape, and the diets of footballers are often remarkably similar.

David beckham for example, when he was playing out in Italy credited the team’s nutritionist with helping his career go on for a few more years than he previously thought it would.

Get this, he was really speaking about some “revoultionary” foods that perhaps you have never heard of, what were these magical foods that set beckham on an indian summer in terms of his career?!!!

These “magical” foods were salmon and other fish in their natural state with no sauces or breadcrumbs, just plain old fish cooked in a healthy way with good old fashioned way with olive oil!!!

Then there was “magical” vegetables to go with it, and a whole array on wonderful veg in many different colours!!

Then he would eat a variety of fruit throughout the day for snacks and even had a small handful of nuts, such as almonds, brazils, cashews etc!!!

Also, he amazingly drunk water throughout the day, and insisted on going to bed early every night.

He very rarely drunk either, alcohol that is, and only a little during off season!!!

The result?

He was in the shape of his life, and he looked and felt fantastic, the porridge for breakfast had really energised him too apparently!!! The great man was feeling great going into his late 30’s!!!!

Okay sarcasm ended but what i describe is the truth regarding his diet, and he did and IS in incredible shape as we speak, anyone who reads the papers can see that!!!

So what we talk about on here every day, is very similar to beckham’s “magical” diet isn’t it? Or is it less than magical and more like just a healthy diet?!!!! Or does it sound more mystical if it comes from Italy, so they can take all the credit again and call it the meditterranean diet!!!!

Whatever marketing angle is used, you know that this diet, these foods and this way of life will work every time for you!!!!