Arklow Fitness #2 - New Beginning

Arklow Fitness #2 - New Beginning (Liz Bermingham)

When most people decide they want to lead a fitter and healthier life they usually ask themselves one question, "Where do I start?". It can be so confusing trying to figure out how to effectively lose weight or improve performance. Sometimes it feels like the information can be conflicting, and from a personal standpoint, it's always that complication that leads to giving up and reverting back to old habits.

But visiting Liz Bermingham at her home office for a free wellness profile, the theme was to keep everything simple. No fads, no gimmicks, just simple changes to encourage the right weight loss. The purpose of the wellness profile is to focus on balance and learning how to lose weight effectively, and why it will always benefit you in the long run than so called "diets". The profile focuses on you as an individual and your needs, on whats been going wrong and how to break old habits and operate healthily.

A piece of educational material showing how two people can weigh the same but look totally different because of the make up of their bodies.

The wellness profile itself is straight forward. You meet with Liz and have a quick chat about your diet and discuss some of the basics. It seems crazy but so many people ignore the basics such as being well hydrated and eating regularly throughout the day to keep the metabolism working. Skipping a meal at breakfast usually either leads to careless snacking throughout the day or a dinner that is so large it could power you through a marathon. After the chat you then step onto the scales, but not like the scales you probably have at home. Where as your home scales just tell you your weight and that's it, the scales Liz has measures almost everything about you. Your body fat percentage, your muscle mass, how hydrated you are, how much muscle you have in each limb, your favorite movie. OK that last one was a joke but it's so thorough I was expecting it to guess my hair and eye color.

Then it's just a case of having each result that the scale analysed explained to you. Some results can be good, some bad. I was pretty shocked to see I have the metabolic age almost ten years older than I am, but then again I never had it scanned before now. You then discuss with Liz the best way to rectify any results you aren't particularly happy with, but at a steady and manageable rate.

When you meet people that are very in to their fitness, they can have this weird intensity to them, and for a lot of us regular Joes it can be a little off putting. But Liz is incredibly warm and friendly, after about five minutes you are chatting away. She truly believes in what shes doing and seems to get great satisfaction in helping people get the results and building up a community and friendships. Her dedication to you is remarkable, in her eyes its you and your results that are most important. And with 10 years experience you can tell she knows what she's talking about

Liz also practices what she preaches, having gone through a transformation of her own

So if you're looking to try and make a positive change in your life but don't know where to start, give Liz a call and get a good start on the right path to success.

If you want to book a free wellness/ performance profile, you can get in touch with Liz on 087 236 8698 or find her online here. 

Mini Review- Breakfast at the Old Ship

I've been going into the Old Ship for a long time now, because of the fact that it never fails to disappoint. It always has good food, always has event after event on the weekends and is always a great place to visit. Recently I popped in to try the all day breakfast, something I've never had before even though breakfast is my all time favorite meal, tied with lunch and dinner.

I've never been disappointed with The Old Ship. You come in, get a friendly greeting and some chat, your food arrives on time and is always great. It seems so simple and yet can be so hard to find a place that offers that. You only need to look on their Facebook page to see I'm not alone, as nearly every review is overwhelmingly positive. It's incredibly hard, almost impossible, to keep everyone happy but The Old Ship is doing something right.

For all you Breakfast fanatics out there, I'll lay it all out for you. Three sausages, two slices of bacon, mushrooms, eggs, tomatoes, pudding, hash brown. And my favorite part, unlimited tea/coffee and toast. I love my coffee, so if someone offers me all the coffee I can drink with a meal then what else can I do but be the happiest reviewer ever? Plus the food was cooked to perfection, it's to closest thing to something your Mam would cook you on a Sunday morning. Its Mam good. It's an amazing breakfast and great value, at just over €8.

So if you ever have the hankering for some good old fashioned breakfast food, but can't be bothered with all that pan washing nonsense then just let The Old Ship take care of it for you, they're really rather good at it.

.The Old Ship serve breakfast all day, as well as a set menu and various daily specials. You can find them on Facebook by clicking here.