http://lifecoachbirmingham.co.uk Kate Walker is a Birmingham Based Life Coach and Personal Trainer Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:47:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I would like to formally introduce you to another venture of mine – Be Nice To You. Here we tackle everything related to nutrition, health and wellbeing. Be Nice To You is different because we are not a calories and points based, food focused weight management programme. Be Nice To ... http://lifecoachbirmingham.co.uk/blog/great-news-calories-are-meaningless/ The facts: Water makes up 60%-70% of the body’s fluids but what does it do? - Regulates body temperature - Carries nutrients and oxygen to cells - Lubricates joints - Flushes waste products from the kidneys and liver - Dissolves minerals - Prevents constipation - Protects organs and tissues - Moistens tissues You lose, on average 1.5 litres of water ... http://lifecoachbirmingham.co.uk/blog/january-2012-water-water-everywhere-should-you-drink-8-glasses-of-water-per-day/ Are you going crackers over nuts?  Do you eat them, do you not eat them?  Are they fattening?  With the Christmas season coming up, I am sure you’ll be at parties, buying nibbles at the supermarket and possibly over indulging!  Well…… It is true, nuts do contain fats. That is ... http://lifecoachbirmingham.co.uk/blog/are-you-nuts-about-nuts-plus-exercise-without-the-boredom/ Welcome to my monthly newsletter. Each month I will share with you truths and myths of the health, fitness and nutrition world. Something you may have considered, wondered about, or it might just be something to inspire you for the coming month. Please feel free to let ... http://lifecoachbirmingham.co.uk/blog/if-youre-not-working-up-a-sweat-youre-not-working-hard-enough/ We’ve all heard it….”no pain, no gain”. Running has therefore got to be better because you sweat more, you breathe faster and therefore burn more energy! Really? I suppose you can use the same argument of “which is heavier, a 1kg of feathers or a 1kg of brick” – they are ... http://lifecoachbirmingham.co.uk/blog/what-burns-energy-running-a-mile-or-walking-a-mile/ How many times have we all chatted amongst ourselves “I couldn’t bear to wear a sleeveless top”, “Don’t ask me to wave good bye to anyone!” “I hate my bingo wings/dinner-lady arms/nanna wobbles!” The tricep muscle, which is found on the back of the upper arm, is an area ... http://lifecoachbirmingham.co.uk/blog/if-i-exercise-my-tricep-muscles-will-i-lose-my-bingo-wings/ So….you’ve never run before….you’re delighted that you’ve been able to build up your running to three miles and not just that, three miles, three times per week! Yey!!! When you start a new exercise, your body makes changes to adapt to the load you are putting on it. Your muscles ... http://lifecoachbirmingham.co.uk/blog/ive-been-running-three-miles-three-times-a-week-so-why-is-my-fitness-and-weight-just-the-same/ How many of you own a stomach crunch machine?  How many of you use it?  How many of you have been doing stomach crunches at the gym or in your own home but they don’t seem to be having the desired effect? Stomach crunches will NOT give you a ... http://lifecoachbirmingham.co.uk/blog/stomach-crunches-will-make-my-stomach-flattruth-or-myth/ Is it a coincidence that we have similar traits to the very earth we walk on? Is it coincidence that there is a reflective trend in the incidence of human ill health and the degradation and damage of our planet? It is all too easy to get caught up in the ... http://lifecoachbirmingham.co.uk/blog/humans-a-reflection-of-mother-nature/ First impressions are powerful thoughts that cause us to judge people in an instant. What do we base these judgments on and how do we know if they are the truth/reality? If you met a slim gentleman (A) and a gentleman that was stout (B) what would your first impressions of their ... http://lifecoachbirmingham.co.uk/blog/stout-but-fit-just-like-pooh-bear/