You are unique. You are different. Your exercise programme and nutrition plan should reflect your individuality. Unfortunately it rarely does. The first step to getting in shape for many of us is often to copy someone else. Usually someone who has already achieved our desired result. This often seems like a good [...]
Consistency = "consistent behaviour or treatment". When it comes to achieving your health and fitness goals, being consistent with the positive changes you make to your lifestyle is the key. In this article, I'll explain why consistency is so important and reveal my top 5 tips to help you become more consistent... So you can [...]
The plank is without a doubt one of the most popular core exercises. Walk into any gym and you're bound to see a number of gym-goers planking. Attend any fitness class and there's a high chance the plank (or variations of) will be included. We also use the plank in many of our personal [...]
Spending your days hunched over your computer will (sooner or later) ruin your posture and make you a very poorly functioning human being. We're designed to walk, run, jump, push, pull, drag and climb. We're NOT designed to spend our days sitting in a highly unnatural position. Maybe in thousands of [...]
The other day I watched the Tom Cruise film "Edge of Tomorrow", again. It's been a while since I last watched it and I forgot how good it was. As I was watching it I realised how the storyline of the film is closely linked to health & fitness (and why many people don't [...]
It’s hard to argue against the benefits of a healthy lifestyle. Regular exercise, sensible nutrition choices, sufficient recovery and minimising stress all add up to a healthy, happy quality of life. However, even though we know jogging to work, munching on kale, quinoa and salmon for lunch, and filling our lunch [...]
While it's true we can have an effective workout at home, there are some exercises that are hard to replicate outside of the gym. For me, one of those exercises is the infamous pull-up, so I was delighted when I came across the Pull Up Mate...
When someone comes to Luke Bremner Fitness with the goal of dropping body fat and improving their physique (which, given our line of work, happens quite a lot!)... I ask them a series of questions addressing a few key areas that’ll contribute to their success. I ask them about their nutrition [...]
Bigger... Better... Faster... More... Now! This is the modern way of life. And I can't see it changing any time soon. Everyone is always busy and in a rush. With every day becoming a battle to keep up with the daily demands of life and struggling with the accompanying stress, anxiety and overwhelm. Wishing [...]
After an incredible May full of wonderful sunshine, we now find ourselves in June. And with the arrival of June comes another new blog post in our 'Healthy Living In Edinburgh' series. Today we bring you #4 in the series and what better business to feature this month than Luke Bremner [...]
