The Single-Leg Plank

I have spoken rather a lot about the many benefits of planking regularly, from tightening and strengthening your abs and core muscles, to building your upper body strength, boosting heart health and blood circu...

Chocolate Truffle Protein Shake

There are few more delicious, rich and satisfying flavour combos than good quality chocolate with creamy nut butter - in this case smooth, drippy almond butter :) And if it's actually good for you too? T...

Five Great Slogan Workout Tops

With the increasingly cold and dark evenings setting in, some of you may not be feeling the most motivated to get outside for a walk or run after work... and I don't blame you one bit! The sofa, a cosy fire and...

Zesty Carrot Cake Protein Bars

I have always had a bit of thing for carrot cake. I used to think it was that gloriously creamy, sweet icing, which I used to lick off the cake before getting to the sponge. But since I try to avoid such su...

Single Glute Raised Bridge

Would you like a perkier backside?! My bum certainly needs plenty of work to keep it looking in any way pert... and this is a favourite exercise to give it a lift! I love doing the single glute bridge, be...

Five Ways To Boost Your Metabolism

Oh to be 18 again and able to eat what I want without giving it a second thought! It's an unfortunate fact of life that, for most of us, our metabolism slows down as the years tick by.  There's ple...

The Side Plank

Side planking is one of my favourite ways to tone my obliques, and I do it a few times a week in both Bodybyrne and Pilates Plus Dublin.  Your obliques are the muscles down the sides of your wa...