Posts by Daniel Masters

Daniel Masters

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Having over 20 years experience in the health & fitness industry as a personal trainer, and being a qualified Level Two C.H.E.K Practitioner, Daniel has a wealth of knowledge that he shares on the MPT blog. Read more about him here or visit his LinkedIn profile.

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The Connection Between Exercise and Mental Health

Daniel Masters

Lots of people focus on exercise and going to a local gym near Longridge because they want to either lose weight (fat loss) or build muscle (bulk up). Working out is more than working your muscles, becoming tired and sculpting your new body shape though. Research shows that regular exercise lowers the negativity of mental…

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Seven Gym Workout Tips for Beginners

Daniel Masters

If you’re a true beginner in the gym – or you haven’t trained for a while and you’re just getting back into things – then you’re probably both excited and nervous. You can make some fairly rapid changes to your body in the beginning and this should have a positive effect on how you feel…

Epsom Salt Baths: How They Help To Lower Cortisol and Lose Weight

Daniel Masters

Nowadays, there is a lot of stress around us. This comes from the environment we live in, the food we eat, how we learn to relax, the people we hang around (both positive and negative), and other things (you can usually get some positive vibes from exercising too, but that’s a discussion for another day).…

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When is The Best Day to Start a Diet?

Daniel Masters

Diets. We’ve all done them. You might have tried, Atkins Paleo Vegan Low carb Ultra-low fat Intermittent fasting Cabbage soup Whatever one (or more) in the above list you’ve tried you’ve probably come “off the wagon” and potentially put back on any weight you’ve lost over the course of the diet. Realistically, this is because…

How To Eat Out and Still Change Your Body Shape

Daniel Masters

If you’re training in the gym, or doing any type of exercise, then you’re most likely tracking your calories in an effort to either lose weight to gain muscle (or both). Now, it’s important if you goal is fat loss then you need to be watching what you’re eating and ensure that the right amount…

Our Top 10 Nutrition and Fitness Tips

Daniel Masters

The world of health, fitness and wellness is vast. There’s much advice out there and some of it is incorrect (or, at best, misleading). Here we provide ten nutritional tips that will help you excel in your weight loss or fitness journey and sculpt the body shape you truly want in life. 1 –…

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How to Relieve Sore Muscle Pain After Working Out

Daniel Masters

You went for a workout at your local Ribble Valley gym the other day, but now your muscles are sore and you’re tired. This is normal. It’s called delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS, for short) and it occurs around 48 hours after you’ve worked your muscles hard. Sometimes, you’ll feel it quite strongly (and experience…

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When is The Best Time To Workout?

Daniel Masters

When is the best time for you to workout? Is it the morning, the evening or in the middle of the afternoon? In the video I talk through a number of different scenarios and I look at how you should be thinking when it comes to going to the gym and working out. As…

The Benefits of Using MyFitnessPal

Daniel Masters

If you’ve been looking for some of the latest tech to help you with your fitness journey then you’ve probably come across MyFitnessPal. It helps you by tracking what your macro-nutrient intake (carbs, fats, proteins and vitamins and minerals) from the food that you eat. One of the better things that it does is analyse…

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Late night eating: does it matter when I eat close to bed time?

Daniel Masters

I often get asked a number of questions when it comes to eating and eating late at night: Is it bad for me? Should I do it? Are there any negatives? Well, let’s start of with one key answer. Late night eating isn’t bad for you at all. It isn’t going to make…

Posts by Daniel Masters

The Connection Between Exercise and Mental Health

Seven Gym Workout Tips for Beginners

Epsom Salt Baths: How They Help To Lower Cortisol and Lose Weight

When is The Best Day to Start a Diet?

How To Eat Out and Still Change Your Body Shape

Our Top 10 Nutrition and Fitness Tips

How to Relieve Sore Muscle Pain After Working Out

When is The Best Time To Workout?

The Benefits of Using MyFitnessPal

Late night eating: does it matter when I eat close to bed time?

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