Matt Smallacombe PERSONAL TRAINER & Strength Coach

In this article, I take a deeper look into the Vegan film 'Game Changers' to see how accurate their information is, the backgrounds of the athletes used as well as pros and cons of the Vegan Diet.

The information is there for you to make your own decisions. It is approximately an 18-20 minute read, so make a coffee and sit and have a good read through.

Click on the link below to read.

​Do You Need Protein Supplements?
 
You may have been like me a couple of days ago and turned the radio on in the car and heard the story of ‘You shouldn’t take protein supplements!’ Now, if you’ve taken an interest in nutrition for a healthy lifestyle then this probably caused you to roll your eyes and carry on with your day just like when the media told us that saturated fats are bad for us and we shouldn’t eat much red meat…yawn!! However, this headline and story may have made you wonder if you should trust the story and reduce the amount of protein that you are consuming each day; if that’s you or if you know somebody who was taken by it then read on…

How Often Should You Switch Exercises?
 
 
Do you feel like you are stuck in a rut with your exercise selection? Doing 3 sets of 10 reps on everything week in and week out? Or maybe you realise that you should regularly switch exercises but need help on how to put it into practice? We have all seen the people in the gym doing the same thing every week and their strength levels and/or body shape never seem to change…don’t be one of them! (But the next time that you see them, point them in the direction of this blog and they will be eternally grateful!)
 
So if your progress has stopped then take a few minutes of your time to read this and watch the good times roll once again…

How to Keep Your New Year Fitness Resolutions
  
We are here again; it’s that all important time of the year where we make our New Year’s Resolutions! For many this usually involves some sort of fitness or weight loss goal but how many of you either don’t carry them on for more than a month or two or never actually get started? I’m going to give you some helpful tips so that you can give yourself the best possible chance of keeping up your Resolutions well into 2017 and beyond…

​How and Why to Optimise Your Sleep
 
Most of us know or have heard that we should be getting between 7-8 hours of sleep per night, but how many of us can actually say that we get a good night’s sleep and wake up in the morning feeling refreshed? Let’s take a deeper look into what happens while we sleep and how we can get a better night’s rest.