Hire Personal Trainer in UK – Stay Fit & Fine

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The very old maxim – Health is Wealth is still true now-a-days; thanks to its potential benefits for persons of all sizes and type.  A good health refers to both physical and mental fitness that can be attained by suitable physical exercises, proper eating habits, and avoidance of smoking, drugs, alcohol.  Although you can shake your hands and legs yourself with a hope of attaining a good health, but, it won’t make a difference to your health, without the assistance and guidance of professionally trained and experienced people.  In other words, you need valuable guidance and services of personal trainers.

A professionally trained personal trainer will ask you to do specific exercises so that you can keep healthy and fine. A good personal trainer not only focuses all his efforts to keep you in shape, but he will also assess your positives and negatives with his fitness assessments.  He will assist you in restoring your lost health. For this, he will create exercise regime and health and nutrition guidelines in order to improve your body shape, stamina and personal health. He will streamline all his plans and actions to ensure positive health outcomes in your favour.  

The role and responsibilities of physical trainers have changed with times. Earlier, the role of physical trainers was limited to that of a gym instructor. They only used to suggest individuals the ways to stay physically fit and active. However, these days, physical trainers work like a personal trainer. They not only help persons to stay physically fit and active, but also maintain good health of their clients by advising general health and nutrition guidelines in proper manner. What’s more, they assist their clients all the time and encourage them to stay healthy and active always.

Dan Bennett is one of the most popular personal trainers in UK. He can arrange 1 to 1 personal training session for you at anytime in your preferred location; let it be your home, garden, pool, park and even a personal gym.

Can’t cut the calories anymore?

Can’t cut the calories anymore?

Did you know that as a society we are consuming fewer calories than 50 years ago, how-ever our waist lines continue to expand writes Dan Bennett from MBF Personal Training. How has this come about and more importantly what can we do about it to help to improve our health and reduce those expanding waist lines?

The answer to this question is that we as a society have been reducing our levels of activity and this has caused us to still be consuming more calories than we are expending. If you are not eating too much but still increasing in weight I suggest you should be looking at your energy expenditure and how you can fit into your lifestyle greater activity.

This could be

·          Start walking everyday building up from 5 minutes to 45 minutes

·          Walking the kids to school instead of driving

·          Doing more of your shopping on foot

·          Offer to take your neighbours dog for a walk around the local woods

·          Do the house work ‘at speed’

·          Two 45 minute power walks a day

·          Take an exercise class

·          Head to the gym and get a new programme to follow

Remember that you are not only improving your well being and health but could also educating your children (no matter how old) how to lead a healthier life.

Dan Bennett

We are happy to train anyone within the following area and we can train anyone anywhere when providing a plan over the phone or via email.

Our local area is generally a 30 minute drive from Burgess Hill this includes.

Burgess Hill, Hassocks, Keymer, Ditchling, Hurstpierpoint, Haywards Heath, Cuckfield, Lindfield, Turners Hill, East Grinstead, Lewes, Barcombe, Plumpton, Chailey, Uckfield, Crawley, Gatwick, Barcombe, Handcross, Warninglid, Horsham, Cowfold, Billingshurst, Storrington, Henfield, Washington, Dial Post, Partridge Green, Steyning, Bramber, Fulking, Poynings, Hove, Southwick, Brighton, Rottingdean and Falmer.

Mexican Red Snapper

Mexican Red Snapper

A great dish with rice

Serves 4

4 red snapper fillets

2 tablespoons of lime juice

3 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil

1 medium onion, thinly sliced

2 ripe tomatoes,peeled seeded and chopped

1 bunch parsley, chopped

1 teaspoon fresh chile pepper, diced

2 cloves garlic, peeled and mashed

Pinch of cinnamon

Sea salt or fish sauce



To peel the tomatoes after placing in boiling water for 30



Rub the fillets with lime juice, cover and refridgerate for several hours

Dry the fillets with paper towels. In a cast iron (ideally) skillet, saute the fillets briefly in olive oil on both sides. Transfer to an oiled pyrex baking dish. Add more olive oil to the skillet. Saute the onion until soft. Add teh remaining ingredients and simmer for about 30 minutes or more until most of the liquid is absorbed. Season to taste with sea salt or fish sauce. Strew the sauce over the fish and back at 350 degrees F until tender, about 25 minutes. Serve with rice.

Source: Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon 2001

Dan Bennett

We are happy to train anyone within the following area and we can train anyone anywhere when providing a plan over the phone or via email.

Our local area is generally a 30 minute drive from Burgess Hill this includes.

Burgess Hill, Hassocks, Keymer, Ditchling, Hurstpierpoint, Haywards Heath, Cuckfield, Lindfield, Turners Hill, East Grinstead, Lewes, Barcombe, Plumpton, Chailey, Uckfield, Crawley, Gatwick, Barcombe, Handcross, Warninglid, Horsham, Cowfold, Billingshurst, Storrington, Henfield, Washington, Dial Post, Partridge Green, Steyning, Bramber, Fulking, Poynings, Hove, Southwick, Brighton, Rottingdean and Falmer.

The Atkins Diet: - The Pro(tiens)s and Cons

 The Atkins Diet: - The Pro(tiens)s and Cons

To say there has been a lot of discussion over the last few years over the Atkins Diet is an understatement. The diet has become so popular that it is changing the way we eat and shop. The Atkins diet is based around a large reduction in the amounts of carbohydrates that are consumed by and individual, matched by a huge increase in the protein and fat consumed. As a ‘novel’ diet it seems to have some interesting effects.

Scores of people are claiming that it has resulted in vast reductions in weight; all these people cannot be imagining that the weight is coming off, so on that front it must be working. In our short article here let’s see how this is working in regard to its benefits and its drawbacks.

The diet has been shown to have favourable affects on the blood cholesterol ratio (good and bad cholesterol) which is thought to lower the risk heart disease. It also has a positive effect on lowering the release of blood insulin after eating, which is the main effect of promoting fat (blood lipids) as its main energy source and a total reduction in calories consumed.  These last two, in my view is the underpinning to the weight loss experienced by individuals who are on the programme.

The main drawback for the Adkins diet is that nutritonalists are unsure of the long term effects of such a radical change in food groups consumed. Some of the predicted negative effects on the body include, stress on the liver and kidneys. The liver works as the main converter for excess protein to be removed in from the body in the urine. This large amount of protein conversion may result in the liver becoming over worked and stressed. The kidneys work to remove the urea (produced by the liver) from the body and here kidney stones may be produced in greater regularity. Loss of vitamins and minerals in the diet are also as concern as the body also gets these from carbohydrate rich sources (fruit, vegetables, rice pasta, and potatoes).

As with any diet that changes your normal way of eating, what happens when individuals go back to their old way of eating? Yes, the weight has come off, but if the individual does not modify their old eating regime the weight (and a bit extra) may be put back on again.

Therefore, the only way to loose weight effectively is to modify the way of eating into a lifestyle which promotes a varied, healthy eating with exercise. Whether the Adkins diet will be proved as healthy is still to be ascertained.

Dan Bennett

Eating out concepts of what to choose

 Eating out concepts of what to choose

Eating out can be a great pleasure. It can be relaxing and enjoyable with the added advantage that the shopping, preperation, cooking and clearing up are all done for you. You may eat out because it's a special occasion or just because you ahve no ffod available at home. However, in many restaurants and take aways is often too high in fat and too low in carbohydrates for your nutirtional needs. One in a while this is OK but if you eat out reguarly then you must try to be more careful. Some descriptions infer a healthier choice, but be careful of such descriptions as 'salad bar' and 'for slimmers'.

Eating out and eating on the move can be difficult. Remember that you are the customer and can often request changes in the way the food is cooked and served. This is obviously more difficult in the fast food chain restaurants with a standard menu.

IN THE TAKE AWAY

In the Burger Bar- Order a plain grilled burger. Ask for an extra bread bun. Milk shakes are generally a god choice since they are relatively high in CHO and low in fat; milk is often semi-skimmed.

In the 'Chippy'- Generally the chips are larger and lower in fat than French fries. Avoid eating lots of batter and batter bits - just eat the fish inside. Order mushy peas if they are available.

In the Pizza House- Order deep pan and 'go easy on the cheese'. Ask for extra low fat toppings such as mushrooms, peppers, onions and sweetcorn.

In the Kebab House- Avoid doner kebabs. Opt for shish kebabs and eatmore pitta bread and salad.

In the Jacket Potato Place- Jacket potatoes are always a great choice. Fill with cottage cheeze, baked beans, tuna and sweetcorn and as many other salad items as you desire.

Eating out - On the move

 Eating out - On the move

In the Pub & Wine Bar

As with any other restaurant, many dishes are too high in fat and too low in carbohydrate. It is always the balance of the meal that counts.


    * Ploughmans - eat more berad and less cheese. Extra butter ins unnecessary. Choose one with the lower fat cheese or very strong Cheddar. Brie and Camembert contain less fat weight for compared to Cheddar, but you are likely to eat less of a strong flavoured cheese.

    * Soup- choose a minestrone or clear vegetable soup in preference to a 'creamed' soup. eat with los of extra bread.

    * Sandwiches - ask for sandwiches to be made up with less or no butter, margarine or added mayonnaise. Choose extra fillings that 'dampen' the bread e.g. cucumber, tomato.

    * Jacket potatoes - ask for these to beserved with the butter seperately and then you can add your own small amount if you want. Choose low fat fillings

    * Avoid chips and French fries - ask for extra unbuttered boiled potatoes and vegetables on the main course meals.

    * Avoid pastry dishes e.g. pies, pasties. Choose potato, rice and pasta dishes instead, but take care with fillings and toppings.

    * Choose plain grilled food - meat, fish rather than those cooked in sauces.

    * Quiche may have an healthy image but it is generally a high fat choice

    * Many pates are high in fat and better avoided on a regular basis.

Dan Bennett

We are happy to train anyone within the following area and we can train anyone anywhere when providing a plan over the phone or via email.

More eating outon the Move

 In the Sports and Leisure Centre.

Most centres offer a cafe or snack bar and vending machines. Items on offer in the cafe and snack bar are variable - many centres employ outside caterers to run thier facilities. Cost is a major priority. The foods served do not always reflect the goals of the healthy training diet. vending machines are usually packed full of snack foods high in fand and/or sugar. Inspect the foods on offer in thevenues you frequent and make your decision. It may be wsier and less expensive to take your own.

In the Steak House.
Choose plain melon or soup (not creamed) to start and select a whole meal roll. Order lean grilled meat or fish. Opt for a plain jacket potato in preference to fries and ask for your salad dressing to be served on the side. many pffer a salad bar so you can make your own choices.

In the Road Side Cafe

It is probably teven more difficult to make healthy food choices here than in the pub. Most are too high in fat. Ask for extra unbuttered bread with meals. Pancakes and sandwiches with lean and lower fat fillings are better options.

At the Salad Bar
Many items are to high in fat. The potato salad, coleslaw and other creamy looking dishes are full of high fat mayonnaise and croutons are fried. Avoid as much of the mayonnaise and added sauces e.g. thousand island, blue cheese as possible.

At the Buffet table
The options available are immense. many buffet items are often high in fat e.g. pastries, chicken goujons, sausage rolls, sausages, cheese canapes, vol au vents and the rest. Even the sandwiches may not be the best bet if they are laden with butter, margarine and mayonnaise. make your choices but then aviod the rest of the table!

Desserts
Not all desserts are bad! Try to choose those lower in fat. avoid fresh cream gateaux and other very creamy deserts e.g. icecream, tiramisu, creamed rice, mousse, etc. Choose those based on fruits and meringes e.g. fresh fruit salad, summer pudding, fruit sorbet. Aviod adding extra cream. Ask for plain low fat yougurt or low fat fromage frais if available.