Kate is a superb fitness pro. A former GB athlete, a star of TV's Gladiators and owner of a boot camp business that has changed lives. She knows her stuff!
So it seems omega-3 fish oil supplements might do little more than relieve us of our money. Is there really an omega-3 supplement myth? For many years it has been an accepted …
The fitness and nutrition dream team of Kate Staples and Patrick Holford have combined their experience and encyclopedic knowledge to produce a book that delivers a genuine path to significant …
Omega 3. Here’s another scientific term I am sure you’ve come across and know of but, if pressed, might find it hard to define. We have a familiarity with it …
The body has age old common ‘problem areas’. It doesn’t matter where you go and who you ask, the answers will invariably be the same. Thighs, bum and tum! There …
There is a lot of misinformation and misunderstanding about Soya. So lets take a look at the facts – is soya good or bad for us? Soya, tempeh and tofu …
At first glance ‘Fatty Acids’ might sound neither appealing or particularly good for us. However that goes to show just how wrong first impressions can be! Fatty Acids are crucial, …
Last time in the first of my body boosting, energy firing, detoxing meals I introduced you to the wonderful merits of Watercress soup. This time, lets try something a bit …
At this time of year more than any other, we are likely to subject out bodies to varying degrees of food and drink overload. And because of this our natural …
In this third part former TV Gladiator and record breaking GB pole vaulter Kate Staples concludes her look at the definitions of speed, power, strength and training for them. Explosive strength …
Here in part 2, former TV Gladiator and record-breaking GB pole vaulter Kate Staples continues to look at the notions of strength, speed and power and their impact on athletic …
We all know the terms ‘strength,’ ‘power’ and ‘speed and we have a grasp of their value to everything from elite athletic performance to functional fitness. But do you really …
I don’t want to tempt fate too badly but winter still seems to be holding off for now and here, in the South East of England, we have just enjoyed …
I’m sure we are all aware that there are numerous vitamins. We encounter them all the time in the fitness and health media, our supermarket shelves are bursting with them, …
Brrr…. It’s getting cold outside. Nights are drawing in, temperatures are dropping and all signs increasingly point to winter. This dawning realisation is not one of my favourite moments of …
So we’ve made it through another Summer and the colder, shorter days are bearing down on us – although as I write this in the south east of England it …
How to fire up your metabolism Summer is increasingly a fading memory for those of us in the northern hemisphere. Be honest with me – did you manage to attain …
Whether we like it or not we are increasingly living in an environment of short and sharp sound bites. The instantly accessible, easily digestible and fleeting seems to be the …
There is one unheralded exercise that almost everybody can do, indeed they do it everyday, it has huge proven benefits, costs nothing and is completely practical and yet almost never …
Summer is here Many parts of Europe have been hitting record temperatures. I believe the legendary Wimbledon Centre Court registered 45 degrees! All of this means the sparest garments in …
Shape up with intense interval training… I was lucky to have the pleasure of working with Patrick Holford on a new book. Patrick is a leading international nutritionist whose 30+ …
Pure vitamin B12 (Cobalamine) is a water-soluble, dark red crystalline compound which is the most structurally complex of all the vitamins. Each molecule of B12 contains 183 atoms and this explains …
Following Part 1 of her story, here Kate Staples tells us of the drama that dramatically re-shaped her life… “I was just about to become the first girl to use …
Thanks to the power of successful prime time TV Kate Staples will probably always be best known for donning lycra briefs, hanging from rings, scaling a climbing wall and wielding …
Check out Part 1 here: Plyometric jumps: Shock tactics part 1 Many coaches want to know how many drop jump sets and ground contacts should be incorporated into a session… …
How do basketball players, sprinters, javelin throwers and triple jumpers – amongst many power sport athletes – develop so much speed, jump height, jump distance and throwing power? The answer …
Five minutes is not that long, just about enough time to make a cup of tea and probably not drink it! Yet, it’s possible in those 300sec to do a …
For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere Spring has fully sprung and summer is on the way. This means unveiling your fine weather wardrobe baring the flesh and, very …
Current facts and figures in the UK suggest these are dark times for the nation’s fitness and health. Newly released statistics paint a gloomy picture that seems to point to …
I love Christmas far too much to start lecturing you all about healthy alternatives, relentless abstinence or unfailing moderation over the festive season. Lets just face the facts, take the …
Following on from my previous Intermediate Workout you can now take the next step up and follow the Advanced Programme. And as before these do not require you to go …
I was recently lucky enough to co-author the book Burn Fat Fast with international nutrition guru Patrick Holford. I devised some eight minute cardio and strength workouts that I have …
