Oliver's blog

This week a client asked me why his belly wasnt going down even though he is trim everywhere else. I get asked this question quite a bit by guys that are exercising a lot and have managed to lose fat from other areas but not their belly. My answer is generally the same. 

At the weekend I had the pleasure of watching thousands of wonderful ladies, aged from 7 all the way up to 70, complete the 5km Race For Life at Stanmer Park in Brighton. For those of you unaware, the races, which were taking place all over the country, were in aid of Cancer Research. 

Its around this time of year where lots of you start to think about your summer holidays which often leads to you asking the question ‘what do I need to do to look good on my summer holiday?’

Lots of people ask me how long it will take to get in to shape for summer – well, how long is a  piece of string?  You have to take lots of factors into account – your current shape, fitness level, diet etc...

There has been a delay in writing my third blog and i feel incredibly guilty!

i have got a few good excuses though, holiday in South Africa, getting back in to shape after 3 weeks of eating nothing but copious amounts of seafood and drinking too much wine.

As much as i love South Africa and the people and the amazing scenery I was very upset with having to drive EVERYWHERE, living in Brighton on the south coast of England, we have the pleasure of not fearing for our lives with every trip outside the front door.

According to scientists, not quite sure where these scientists are from, an hour of laughter a day can burn as many calories as weightlifting for 30 minutes.

I would love to see the kind of weightlifting, or laughing for that matter, that these subjects were doing!

Maybe an hour of 'roll around on the floor' laughter would burn more calories than 30 minutes of lifting biscuits out of the packet, but i found this a little far fetched.

My goal for this blog is to share my thoughts with you on all things fitness, food, exercise, strength training and anything else that captures my attention that i think you may be interested in.

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I hope not to bore you with any rants or pointless whingeing, just shout at me if i do.