How not to get fat over Christmas

The average Briton gains half a stone over the Christmas period.   The average American a full stone between Thanksgiving and Christmas.   The average RISE member doesn't.   Most stand still or lose weight.   Those

The Simpsons predicted President Trump

You may have seen the pictures doing the rounds on Facey these last few days.   Supposedly showing The Simpsons predicting President Trump in the year 2000.   There is an episode (Bart To

We can’t afford not to

We've mentioned many times before that the average FitPro career is 18 months.   The majority of the people who enter our industry are gone within a few years.   Ultimately, in most cases,

My beautiful ass!

Season 5, Episode 2 of cult 90s comedy Red Dwarf.   An alien Inquisitor invades the ship and puts the four crew members on trial.   The twist is that they have to be

Did he give you his glasses?

Imagine you go to the opticians.   You tell him / her that your vision isn't as good as you'd like it to be.   "I've got just the thing" he says.   "My vision wasn't

95% thought it

In a study of British drivers, over 95% rated themselves as 'above average'.   By definition, impossible of course.   Most people think they'll live longer than average too.   Over confidence in our own abilities

The first white guy under 10 seconds

When I did my very first fitness course, we were taught that genetics didn't make a difference.   I remember being told that the reason that nearly all successful sprinters were black

The hare went home

We all know the story of the Tortoise and the Hare, I'm sure.   Although the Hare ended up losing to the Tortoise........   He did at least finish.   He got where he wanted to.   Just

The Flying Pickets knew

Amongst the other classic songs that reappear every Christmas, you can always expect to hear the 1983 Christmas Number 1.   A cover of Yazoo's track, 'Only You' is sure to be

Not a question of if

How many things have you done in your life that you didn't really want to do?   Quite a few I should imagine.   Whether it be things at work, stuff to do with