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(Portion) Size Matters! OptiMum Health

(Portion) Size Matters!

Size is everything! Yesterday morning, my boys learnt a valuable lesson. They wanted to get themselves breakfast and, after an exhausting week, I thought “Why not!” Well actually there were…

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Should I train when I’m pregnant? OptiMum Health

Should I train when I’m pregnant?

Women today are under even more pressure than ever to maintain their fitness and especially their figure through and after pregnancy.   This is often with complete disregard for what…

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Hot training! OptiMum Health

Hot training!

We recently experienced quite a heat wave across the country. How does this affect you if you train regularly or are ‘back on’ your fitness regime? Here are my top…

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Are you missing out on this magic lotion? OptiMum Health

Are you missing out on this magic lotion?

Motion is lotion ^^^ This phrase came up when I was talking to a fellow coach the other day and it is so true. I’ve posted before about how I…

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Confessions of a Secret Biscuit Eater OptiMum Health

Confessions of a Secret Biscuit Eater

Confession time…. I have become a secret biscuit eater…. So secret in fact, that I hadn’t realised I was doing it! A few pounds have crept on over recent weeks…

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What are your gremlins saying? OptiMum Health

What are your gremlins saying?

What are your gremlins saying? I remember being a young girl and my Dad advising me to “listen to that little voice in your head” – he was, of course,…

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Help ease Hayfever with H2O OptiMum Health

Help ease Hayfever with H2O

Have you enjoyed the glorious weather, bright sunshine and feel of summer today? Or have you been an itchy, irritable bundle of sneeziness??? Before you reach for the antihistamines, have…

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Nothing will work unless You do – why your diet isn’t working! OptiMum Health

Nothing will work unless You do – why your diet isn’t working!

“Nothing will work unless you do” I saw this quote from the wonderful Maya Angelou on a post recently and it went onto replay in my head. The more times…

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Protected: Five tips for effective Fat Loss you may be missing out on 150 150 OptiMum Health

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Burning your candle at both ends OptiMum Health

Burning your candle at both ends

This year seems to be whizzing by at an alarming rate and here we are at the second May Bank Holiday already. Interestingly I’ve had the same conversation with 3…

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