Strength Training For Cycling

Article By Sam Tomkins There is much confusion on whether cyclists and triathletes should use strength and conditioning (S&C) as part of their cycling training. The traditional thinking has been that spending time on a bike will… » Read more 4 May 2013

Keep Calm and Carry on Coaching….

Article by Erica Ryder How to manage behaviour in younger age children’s physical activity sessions Have you ever left a children’s activity session feeling completely drained and inadequate? Have the children run you ragged for the entire… » Read more 30 April 2013

P is for Pilates –

Can we transfer the method to the rest of the exercising world? Article by Gill Cummings-Bell BA (Hon's) M.Sc. MBA. PGCE. MIfL As an exercise teacher of 30 years, Pilates remained a mystery to me.  I couldn’t… » Read more 30 April 2013

Recipe – Teriyaki Fish With Noodles

Serves 4 Preparation time: 10 mins Cooking time: 15 mins K’cals 322 per portion  34g Carb -2g Fat- 25g Protein Variation Thin rice noodles can be used instead of the udon noodles. Cheat... Use some ready-made teriyaki sauce –… » Read more 31 March 2013

Six Steps To Becoming An Inspirational GroupEx Coach?

The Coaching Sequence – Be Inspirational Article by the Drummond Education Team Are you an ‘Inspirational Coach’?  Do you inspire, motivate, educate and coach a whole room of people at the same time?  You do and you… » Read more 30 March 2013

High Intensity Interval Training HIIT

Article by the Drummond Clinic With this topic being high profile this week on the Horizon programme – Is this type of training a Fad or is it here to stay.  Below is what is being said… » Read more 12 March 2013

Living With Hypo-thyroidism (Under Active Thyroid Glands)

Article by Gill Cummings-Bell BA (Hon's) M.Sc. PGCE. MBA. MIfL Hypothyroidism (under active thyroid) is a consequence of deficient secretion by the thyroid gland of the thyroid hormones T3 (triiodothyronine) and T4 (thyroxine). Hypothyroidism accounts for up… » Read more 12 March 2013

Recipe Of The Week

Nutty Oat Biscuits Makes 12   Preparation time: 10 minutes   Cooking Time 10-20 mins Most biscuits you can buy from the supermarket are made with highly refined high-GI flour and lots of saturated fat. These, however,… » Read more 11 March 2013

Exercise-based Cardiac Rehabilitation

Article by Sally Hinton BACPR Education Director & Tim Grove M.Sc According to latest BHF statistics cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the main cause of death in England. In 2010, there were over 147,000 deaths from CVD, nearly… » Read more 20 February 2013

What is Cholesterol & Have You Considered Testing It? Article by Fitech

Cholesterol is a waxy substance that is produced naturally in our liver and other organs. We also absorb cholesterol from food that comes from animals such as meat, poultry, fish, seafood and dairy products, especially egg yolks.… » Read more 20 February 2013