Contributors
Editors Note The longer stretch in the evenings now makes outdoor activities all that more appealing. Hopefully we’ll have a nice Summer to enable enjoyable outdoor pursuits. This is often a time when gyms memberships fall off. Be careful! If you have been in the habit of regular exercising and a regular routine of attending your local gym, it is very easy to slip out of that habit. All the hard work you’ve put in over the last few months might end up being a waste of time. Leisurely country strolls with friends might seem more appealing than sweating it out in the gym. Indeed, it is to be encouraged. Remember though, that whatever workout you were doing in the gym, as advised by a professional fitness instructor, was working various parts of your body and ensuring that you got a good overall workout. Try not to let all that training disappear with the daffodils! Keep going to the gym. You’ll probably cut back on the number of times you go, but make sure you do go at least once a week at the very least. This time of year students are also getting ready for exams. With that in mind we have an interesting article on ‘food for the brain’ along with some delicious recipes from our ‘Resident’ Chef. The importance of sleep is examined also along with features on fitness, weight loss, weight training, and lots lots more for you to enjoy. We’d also like to give a big hello to our overseas readers in Canada, The US, The UK, France and Australia. Yours in Fitness, Derry O Donnell & Philip Ryan
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Philip Phelan is the Program Director of Litton Lane Training and he holds a wide range of qualifications and experience. Philips qualifications include certificates in fitness instruction, personal training, resistance training and course tutoring. He also possesses a B. Sc. in physiotherapy (TCD) and a masters in medical science (UCD). He is also the fitness and injury expert with the VHI healthcare website and also acted as the fitness expert on The Afternoon Show in 2007.
Gillian Hynes is a NCEHS qualfied personal trainer. Over the past several years she has worked with a wide variety of clients to achieve their fitness goals. In this months issue she explains some of the reasons why resistance training (in addition to your cardio work) is so vital to achieving your goals and why such training will not make you a musclebound Arnie but will help you achieve a lean, toned and healthy body. Jim O’Shea works as a counsellor from Furze, Thurles. Ph. 087 8211009 www.jimoshea.net . JimO’Shea’s book ‘When a child dies. Footsteps of a Grieving Family’ is published by Veritas. The royalties from this book will go to the Children’s Hospital in Crumlin. Chef Gavan Murphy began his culinary adventure at Ballymaloe Cookery School in 1994. In 2000 his journey took him to Los Angeles, where his interest in health and nutrition flourished, naturally merging with his cooking experience. Gavan has worked as a consulting chef for a multi-national sports nutrition company, as well as a personal chef to the stars, often working in conjunction with celebrity trainers. He created The Healthy Irishman with the hope of educating the public about healthy eating
Catherine Connors-Bevalot has been studying and practising holistic therapies and treatments for ten years. She is a Stress Management Consultant, Time-Management consultant and Holistic Therapist, Trainer & Teacher. She is based in both Paris, France and Tipperary, Ireland. Life and Fitness Magazine - May 2009 - 3