Resistant Starch and Review of The Carb Lover’s Diet


It’s true, carbs are NOT the enemy! Here Kerri-Anne and I work our way through the different types of resistant starch and the meal plan prescribed in the new diet book The Carb Lovers Diet.

Review of Wii Fit, Xbox Kinect, PS3 Fitness Games


Recently I reviewed three completely separate gaming consoles for Ultra fit magazine (read article) and the Kerri-Anne Show. It’s a pretty exciting space to be in considering the technology is improving at such a rapid rate. Whilst these games wont get you fit to run a marathon they certainly bridge the gap from the couch potato to the fitness freak.

4 Ski Exercises to Get You Pumped for the Snow!


At least 2 weeks before you go skiing, follow these four simple ski exercises to prepare your legs and core for the burn that will hit them once you hit the slopes.

Watch the demonstrations in this video blog and print up the attached pdf to take with you as a memory jogger. These exercises are great for many activities, not just skiing. So grab some water, throw on your workout gear and get ready to feel the burn, love the burn!

Download the program here:

Program: 4 ski exercises to get you pumped for the snow (PDF)

Watch the video here:

Foods for a Focused Mind

By Keri Glassman, MS, RD, CDN eDiets Contributor We spend countless hours focusing on our bodies. We try to eat all the right foods to stay lean and fit; we exercise to improve our body’s muscle tone and we pamper ourselves, as we should, to simply look great.  And while staying physically healthy is super [...]

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As the saying goes, you are what you eat. It’s all well and good that we keep ourselves looking good on the outside by applying the latest anti-ageing products or indulging in the odd bit of plastic surgery. But if we don’t look after ourselves on the inside, no matter what treatments, surgery or implants we take up on the outside, our skin will not maintain its youthfulness.

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No matter whether you’re a few stone overweight or you’re at your optimum weight, everyone around the world should be living their life in a healthy way.

one little berry, so many possibilities

Some health benefits of the acai berry and how you can implement it into your diet to improve your health and life.

3 hints and tips to staying fit and healthy this summer

Leading up to the summer, you’ll see every gym in Manchester, for example, packed out most days as people are trying to slim down and tone up so that they look great in their bikini or swimming shorts.

3 easy steps to help you to avoid piling on those unwanted pounds

The simple reason that people put on weight is that they cause an imbalance between their calorie intake and the amount of calories that their body uses up to run normally. Therefore if you take in more calories than your body needs, and you don’t burn the excess off, you will put on weight.

simple four week running program

The article helps you put together a simple but effective four week running program that will have you feeling alive and alert. This program will also help you lose weight when done in conjunction with a calorie controlled diet.

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