Fitness

I regularly post with useful tips to help you with your fitness and nutrition. If you are just getting back to exercise after the birth of your baby or regularly attend my classes you'll find some useful information here.

Dec 9 2014

Fitness

2015 Classes Dates & Times

I will be back to work on Monday 5th January so I shall look forward to seeing lots of you ready to start getting back out to fitness, a great start to 2015! My present Core & Restore Class on Mondays will become Mums Bums & Tums class - I may ...

Dec 9 2014

Fitness

2015 Looking Ahead Positively & Healthily

How many of you set all these different NY resolutions? How many of you actually keep them and are still sticking to them by the end of January?!!! Why don't you change tack next year and really think about just ONE, yes just 1 thing you are either going to ...

Dec 9 2014

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Simple Rules for Christmas Eating!!

Before going to Christmas parties - eat a healthy snack/meal beforehand to avoid eating too many unhealthy party snacks! Try and head for the vegetable dips rather than too many crisps, salted nuts or pretzels. Try and avoid or try not to overdo the sugary or diet drinks/mixers. If you know ...

Advent Challenge on Buggyfit Bristol FB page!!

Prizes for those who are doing as many advent days of the challenge as possible. So far we have had a great response from some dedicated ladies trying to do something healthy each day of December, until 24th December!! It varies from squats to eating different coloured vegetables in a day ...

HAPPY, HAPPY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE

Happy last newsletter of 2014 to you all! I hope you are all ready with presents bought .... or at least thought about and just beginning to think about food that you will need to buy over the Xmas period. This will be a light-hearted newsletter & I wont be ...

Vicki Hill Personal Training Christmas Classes!!

Party on but find time to come along to some classes too. My classes will carry on until Friday 19th December and will resume again on Monday 5th January. Mums Bums & Tums - I have some spaces for the advanced class at present & then new classes will start in ...

Quick Christmas Exercises

Squats - everyday, any time anywhere!! You cannot do enough. Single leg stands & squats - waiting in the queue in the post office, subtly stand on 1 leg & do little pulses!! Abs - do your deep breathing, push against a solid structure, exhale as you push against it ...

Nov 7 2014

Fitness

Watch this Space ….. An Exciting Year Ahead

I think 2015 will be an exciting year with new developments. I am at present trying to find a new property to work out of & so will be able to offer LOTS of different classes, from Core & Restore to Circuits to Pre & Post natal Yoga to Dance ...

Nov 7 2014

Fitness

Christmas Drinks ….. the healthy way!!

Unanimous answer from Buggyfit mums today when asked if they want me to focus on anything for the newsletter ....Christmas & how to get through it with kids, Xmas drinks and far too many yummy temptations!! First and foremost try not to give yourself a hard time! We all go ...

Oct 7 2014

Fitness

Winter Exercises

So, we are getting back to our darker evenings and will no doubt soon be experiencing colder and maybe wetter weather! Please don't think this is a reason to stop going for walks or use the excuse your children won't go out in the rain!! I don't mean to be harsh, ...

Oct 7 2014

Fitness

Ideas for Healthy, Quick Breakfasts & Snacks

I ask my clients/mums all the time .... Do you eat breakfast? I know most of you have a crying baby or toddlers all over you or kids to get to school or you're just rushing off to work so your breakfast is often overlooked. Overnight your blood sugar dips so ...

Oct 7 2014

Fitness

Winter Eating and Winter Exercising

Hi guys, I hope you have had a fab summer & made the most of this amazing weather, even now with October here we've still been so lucky with all the sunshine. I don't want to dampen spirits but with autumn/winter approaching this is when we start the beginning of our ...

Aug 19 2014

Fitness

How full fat foods can help you lose weight & slow the ageing process

Yes, I mean try and eat full fat yoghurt, proper butter and full fat milk!! Our hormones are made of fat so we need to support them and slow down the ageing process which we can do by eating the healthy fats. I'm not saying go and eat lots of ...

Aug 19 2014

Fitness

September health push …. exercises to do for a month

I know time is short and whether you have school kids, new babies or are flat out at work, you just want exercises you can do at home & get it over with. So for practicality here is a body weight routine to get stuck into. Before you start, set ...

Aug 19 2014

Fitness

Exercises to avoid in early pregnancy & early post natal

The minute you get pregnant the hormone relaxin kicks in which prepares your pelvis for childbirth. This relaxes all your joints throughout pregnancy and will stay in you until you stop breast feeding - though it obviously lessens over time. So, avoid sudden twists & jerks, avoid over stretching, avoid ...

Jul 8 2014

Fitness

Question: How can I get a flat tummy?

Answer is basically: you have to exercise like you mean it: short & intense at least 4x a week. You have to cut down on sugar. You have to watch your trans fats (cakes, biscuits, pastry). You should drink plenty of water. You should eat natural & unpackaged foods. You ...

Jul 8 2014

Fitness

When to eat & what to eat whilst exercising

When to eat ... before or after exercising? What is best to eat... before or after exercising? Carbs vs protein .... which is best?!! These last few weeks I've had my more post natal mums who come to my evening Fitness class (6mths PN & upwards) telling me they eat ...

Jul 8 2014

Fitness

Eating and Exercising

The basic rule is that if you haven't eaten for hours or all day (which you shouldn't have, though in reality many are too busy to eat sometimes!) is to make sure you have had something at least an hour - 1 1/2hr's before exercising. Often just a couple of ...

Jul 8 2014

Fitness

Eat the whole fruit and not too much fruit juice

If you are a fruit juice-aholic then read on! Many people do not realise that fruit juice - even the fresh non processed fruit juice contains so much sugar. This is because the skins have been taken off so try and have whole fruit (& veg) with the skin on ...

Jul 8 2014

Fitness

Healthy oils to eat: Coconut oil to cook with Olive oil to eat cold

I have mentioned how wow Coconut oil is for you before as it metabolises in your body and doesn't turn to fats in the body. It has so many positive healthy benefits and you can now get more odourless coconut oils which don't taste quite so coconutty, to cook with. ...

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