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New Year, New Me: It's the beginning of the year and whispers of “New Year, New Me”, “Diets”, losing weight, and “Dry Januarys” are in the air. There seems to be mixed feelings towards goal setting at New Year; with some finding New Year's resolutions pointless or choosing to set goals throughout the year instead, and others who like to make resolutions when the clock strikes 12 on the 1st Jan, finding it a motivational kick into action! Let's be honest, generally our lives are pretty hectic, we’re a pretty ambitious bunch and we love to put pressure on ourselves....

Who?  Emma Walsh.  Where?  KXU, London.  Who is Emma Walsh? Emma Walsh is a South-African fitness blogger, YouTuber and ex professional dancer. Her career as a professional singer, dancer and actress lasted for 18 years before she quit 2 years ago. Going from dancing every day for 8 hours to nothing, Emma started training to keep herself sane!  Emma's Vlogging: Emma is also a popular YouTube vlogger and posts car and lifestyle videos. Ever since she was a child, Emma has raced go-karts and watched Formula 1 with her Dad. In fact, her first ever YouTube video was of her...

Who?  Emily Moreton Aka Twistingmymelon.  Where?  Bakesmiths, Bristol.  Who is Emily? Emily is a food blogger on Instagram who creates lots of yummy, nutritious recipes. She started her account in January, so was short of usernames to choose from without adding lots of numbers. Her boyfriend suggested “Twisting My Melon Man” because of the Happy Mondays song. Emily liked it but took away the “man”, so now she’s just “twistingmymelon”. Emily has won quite a few competitions on Instagram too, so it’s definitely a name that stands out! Emily and her family are massive cooks and so is her boyfriend....

Who?  Fran Currie. Where?  Bakesmiths, Bristol.  Fran Currie is one of our Foodies who always creates such tasty recipes using our protein powders, and what better way to get into the Christmas spirit than with a couple of mince pie protein balls? Where did this idea come from? Fran and her family LOVE mince pies so Fran wanted to incorporate the taste into a healthy protein snack. Trying to recreate that “Christmassy” taste we all know and love, Fran uses half an orange and a mix of cinnamon, all spice and nutmeg. At this time of year, these are Fran’s...

Where?  Starks Fitness, Bristol. Who?  Andrew Tracey. Who is Andrew Tracey?  Andrew Tracey is the founder of The Nomad Way and youarenotyourgymmembership.com. During his school years, Andy was never into anything competitive and wasn’t involved in any organised sports. At 16, he left school and took a job in a bodybuilding gym where he fell in love with health and fitness. He would work from dusk till dawn, talking to everyone he could and absorbing all the knowledge they’d pass on. He then went on to complete courses to become a PT, as he knew that was the route for...

Where?  Starks Fitness, Bristol. Who?  Chris Cook. Who is Chris Cook?  Chris Cook is a professional rugby player for Bath. Born and bred in the city he started playing for the mini’s when he was just 6 years old and since then signed his first contract in 2009. Chris’s childhood dream was to become a professional rugby player but he never thought that it would actually happen. Being a late bloomer, Chris didn’t have the conventional route into the club. He was picked up by the academy when he was 18 and was fortunate enough to get selected for England’s...

It’s that time of year for mince pies and mulled wine. There’s so much potential for everything to go horribly wrong, but how do you say yes to social events and enjoy the never-ending Christmas parties without ruining the hard-earned progress you’ve made this year? Well, here are my top 5 tips on how to make smart choices through the festivities to help you stay on track! 1. Do some menu investigating for the office lunch Find out where your Christmas party is being held and have a look through the menu beforehand. You can not only pre-assess what is...

Where?  KXU London. Who?  Alex Crockford. Who is Alex Crockford?  Alex started out as a personal trainer but has always wanted to be a fitness model. Even as a teenager, he’d see those guys on the front of the magazine and think “how can I be that guy?” …and now he’s one of them! Since then, he has moved away from his personal training to find a way of reaching more than just one person at a time. Although he still loves personal training, and occasionally continues his one-to-one sessions, his real passion is to help as many people as...

Where?  Starks Fitness, Bristol. Who?  Lee McLaughlin. Who is Lee McLaughlin?  Lee McLaughlin is a personal trainer, coach, fitness model and stars on the front cover of the current Men’s Fitness Magazine. It all started for Lee when he was predicted to come 5th in the 100m race at school. 5th place? He wasn’t having that. After defying all odds, he ran the race and ended up breaking the school record! And before he knew it, he was playing Rugby for the school too. He then went on to compete in 100m and 400m races regularly. Unfortunately, Lee picked up...

Who is he? Hi, my name is James Stark and I am the extremely proud founder of SF Nutrition. I have been working in the industry for over 6 years and have been lucky enough to be surrounded by some of the industries most experienced coaches. Vision: My vision has always been to deliver my work at 100% whether it being coaching clients, writing for magazines or performing demonstrations. This is where the idea formed of SFN. I wanted to develop a range of products that did exactly what they said on the tin; offering the consumer a no-nonsense approach...