Matt Holland Fitness

Although for most purposes simply knowing the carb count is enough information for those following a low carb way of eating, there are times when we want to know whether and how much sugar was added to the food during processing. For example, if the label for a bottled sauce says that a teaspoon has [...]

What’s your attitude towards exercise? Love it? Gym junkie? Addicted? If that’s you then congratulations, you are amongst the rare rare 5% of the population. For the rest of us, whose attitude towards exercise is more like our attitude towards brussel sprouts (we do it because we were told it’s good for us, but really, yuk!), [...]

Habits, good or bad, are formed by repetition. Eating habits are no exception. If you are in the habit of snacking when you watch TV, you were reinforcing that habit until finally it became a part of you. Other habits are formed in the same way. Some of these habits are: eating while reading, eating [...]

Why is cardiovascular disease prevention a topic young people and their parents should take seriously? The reason is simple. A great many people fall victim to heart disease each and every year. This is unfortunate because heart related disease is often considered a preventable illness. But, how do you prevent the development of heart disease? [...]

Although their growth is slower than in infancy, school-aged children still have high nutritional needs but fairly small appetites. So it’s crucial all meals and snacks continue to be rich in nutrients and energy. The food choices children make during the crucial years of development can influence their future health risk and can also influence [...]

Think school meals are boring? They might be healthier, but what’s the point if your kids won’t touch them? And if they won’t eat school meals, won’t they end up eating something unhealthy instead? If that’s what you think, you’re not alone. It’s a common misconception that, as school food has got more nutritious, it’s [...]

A recent survey has shown that 1 in 3 children get less than 1 hour of exercise each week. Children now spend far more time on Facebook, Twitter or playing video games than doing any physical activities. A combination of technology and parents fear of allowing their children to explore by themselves is keeping kids [...]

Change 4 Life is a Government initiative that was set up this year to help make individuals and families more aware of the importance of healthy living and exercise. Personal Trainers like myself and many other health professionals are becoming more and more involved in setting up group sessions and promoting exercise as an everyday [...]