Are All Calories Equal?

Consuming fewer calories than you burn, that is your ticket to fat loss, right? Although it is true that any calorie from food supplies a set amount of energy, that doesn’t mean we should totally disregard the nutritional quality of the food we are eating and focus solely on calories in vs calories out.…

27 April 20210Comments

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Women's Health

Gemma Atkinson: Why Weight Training Won’t Make Women Bulky

Women are often scared that lifting weights will turn them into something akin to the Incredible Hulk. But this couldn’t be further from the truth, as the thousands of incredible transformations we help women achieve at Ultimate Performance will tell you. Long-time weight training devotee Gemma Atkinson addressed this myth head-on with U.P. personal…

21 April 20210Comments

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Diet Women's Health

Gemma Atkinson: How To Manage Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) with Diet and Exercise

Polycystic Ovaries Syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common hormonal problems faced by women Up to 10% of women are believed to have the condition which can cause irregular periods, weight gain, excessive hair growth, insulin resistance, and is associated with increased risk of diabetes and high cholesterol later in life. But there are some simple strategies with diet and exercise that…

21 April 20210Comments

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Mental Wellness

4 things science says about sleep for better fat loss, hunger control and gym performance

What if we told you there was a supplement that could help you lose fat more effectively, better control your appetite, maintain muscle mass and improve your performance in the gym? You would think that it’s too good to be true, right? Well, actually there is something that can help you do all this, and more –…

25 March 20210Comments

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Food & Nutrition

Gemma Atkinson: How Carbs Can Help Fight Your Cravings

Everything you thought you knew about carbs is wrong! Carbs are not ‘evil’. Carbs can actually be an integral part of a healthy diet, and help fight your cravings – if you learn how to use them correctly. Ultimate Performance personal trainer Elliott Upton explains to Gemma Atkinson the reason why we get the vast…

19 March 20210Comments

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Mental Wellness

Gemma Atkinson: How Food Can Affect Your Mood

Times are tough for so many people right now. Many of the things that give us meaning, joy and connection in life are on hold, and this can have an impact on our mood and sense of wellbeing. But there are still things within our control that can help support our mood and mental health through even the most challenging times – the…

11 March 20210Comments

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Training Education

6 Steps You Can Take Today to Go from Couch Potato to Crushing it in the Gym

Life has been tough for everyone over the past 12 months during the coronavirus pandemic. Normal life was suspended, fitness goals put on hold and healthy diets went out of the window for many of us, and our health and wellbeing may have suffered as a result. But with a return to normal on the horizon and our Ultimate…

11 March 20210Comments

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Women's Health

Gemma Atkinson: Why You Can’t Out-Train a Bad Diet

Can you really out-train a bad diet? This topic came up in a live Instagram chat between Gemma Atkinson and Ultimate Performance personal trainer Elliott Upton. Here Elliott shares exactly why nourishing your body with the right food is so important to getting results if you want to look your best, feel your best, and…

16 February 20210Comments

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Women's Health

Gemma Atkinson: How to fit training around a busy life

Lockdown has been a tough and challenging time for everyone, and many people’s fitness routines have fallen by the wayside. Gemma Atkinson picked up on this issue during a live Instagram Q&A with Ultimate Performance personal trainer Elliott Upton. With many people working from home, having to home-school children, and struggling for time, Head of LiveUP Online Coaching Elliott offered some insight…

10 February 20210Comments

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Lifestyle

How parents and children can deal with lockdown weight gain naturally

The past 12 months of the coronavirus and intermittent lockdowns have been a challenging time for both parents and children, especially with normal routines and patterns of work, learning and play disrupted. This ‘new normal’ has been hard to adjust to for many families. The latest lockdown, coming off the back of a typically over-indulgent Christmas period, is likely to have created the…

29 January 20210Comments

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Are All Calories Equal?

Gemma Atkinson: Why Weight Training Won’t Make Women Bulky

Gemma Atkinson: How To Manage Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) with Diet and Exercise

4 things science says about sleep for better fat loss, hunger control and gym performance

Gemma Atkinson: How Carbs Can Help Fight Your Cravings

Gemma Atkinson: How Food Can Affect Your Mood

6 Steps You Can Take Today to Go from Couch Potato to Crushing it in the Gym

Gemma Atkinson: Why You Can’t Out-Train a Bad Diet

Gemma Atkinson: How to fit training around a busy life

How parents and children can deal with lockdown weight gain naturally

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