Diet

PARAGON ARE BACK!

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Paragon are back! Refreshed and raring to go!

If you’ve fallen out of your fitness routine this holiday season, you’re not alone.

The holidays are often a time of indulgence, summer parties, holidays, food and alcohol, we slip in to relax mode and skip our fitness routine. Before we know it, a couple of weeks or more have passed and no exercise! Ahhhh! It can be a challenge to stay on track with diet and exercise over the summer, after all we did work hard to get our bodies bikini ready. But now with the kids back to school and Christmas is on the horizon we have another focus and goal to work towards.

Tonight we return to Chase Meadows Community Centre, Warwick.

Circuits 6-7pm PAYG £5

Zumba 7-8pm PAYG £5

All fitness levels welcome! If you are new to our classes, feel nervous but want to give it a go, don’t worry, we give alternative option to exercises and lower intensity aerobic options in all our classes.

Why not bring along a friend and start your fitness regime with Paragon, together.

We look forward to catching up with you all and welcoming newbies!

How To Eat To Survive Cold Season

How To Eat To Survive Cold Season

You can try wiping down your treadmill and weights, or throwing side eye at anyone coughing or sneezing in your general vicinity. But the best defence going into cold and flu season is good health, starting with what you put on your plate.

What the science says about every popular diet

What the science says about every popular diet

At Paragon we don't believe in quick fix faddy diets but extol the virtues of a well rounded healthy diet with variation and moderation looking after portion sizing, trying to reduce sugar, chemicals and 'bad' fats bringing about behaviour change and a safe steady weight loss that is sustainable. 

There are so many diets out there, but which ones actually work? Luckily, scientists have found that most reasonable diets can help you lose weight, compared to not following a diet at all, this is generally because it instills a plan to stick to and portion control and hopefully will try to cut rubbish out. Overall, studies have shown that diets rich in plants and low in processed foods are the best for weight loss.  But many popular diets aren't based on sound scientific principles.  

However as we are often asked by our clients about diet plans here's what the science says about 15 popular ones, knowledge is power:

Better eating = food planning & prep

Better eating = food planning & prep

Preparation is everything when it comes to getting lean and good organisation in the kitchen is key to burning fat and getting the body you want. So forget mid-management level prepping and use these six tips to prep like an absolute boss...

Top prepping doesn’t have to mean spending your whole weekend in the supermarket or the kitchen. Here are six top tips that will help you think outside of the (tupperwear) box and keep you rolling along the path to lean town.

5 Ways exercise slows down the ageing process

5 Ways exercise slows down the ageing process

Aside from maintaining a healthy diet, science says regular exercise is one of the best ways to slow down the natural aging process. Of course, chronic or obsessive exercise patterns can end up causing more harm to the body than good, so it’s important to find the right balance. Exercise alone can’t fix a lifestyle filled with stress, alcohol, smoking, poor food choices and other unhealthy habits. Generally, however, exercise provides health-boosting effects that affect how your body ages in a multitude of ways, which we will outline below.

How Much Protein do We Really Need?

How Much Protein do We Really Need?

Protein is often the starring role during mealtimes, but perhaps you might be better off moving it aside as a supporting cast of foods on your plate.

Although getting enough protein is important to your health, it provides many benefits including healthy nails and skin, weight loss, and building muscle. So how much is too much? Let’s find out.