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David Fairlamb

Fighting the flab one step at a time

WITH one month of the year already behind you those of you who made changes to their daily intake of food in order to lose weight should see and feel the difference.Read

David Fairlamb

Turning your life around

IF YOU are looking for an incentive on your quest to lose weight, read about Peter McCowie, one of my clients, who last year lost six stone in four months.Read

A woman suffering from back pain

Functional Trainer: Holistic Health Series Part 2

In this, the second in the Holistic Health Series, we will discuss an approach to Chronic Back Pain.Read

Fitness consultant David Fairlamb

Start as you mean to go on

TWO Saturdays ago was one of the coldest days for years. Minus temperatures, biting wind and a huge amount of snow and ice on the ground.Read

Functional Trainer: Holistic Health Series Part 1

When considering your health and fitness you have multiple choices available. Read

Fit to tackle a new year

FOR many of you getting your body into a routine of eating and exercising correctly is the key to succeeding with your New Year’s resolutions.Read

Functional Trainer: New Year, New Approach to Health

If your health, or your fitness is one of your priorities in life, then you will no doubt be aware of the many available ways to enhance it.Read

Top tips for cutting back on Christmas Day

DECEMBER is often a tough month to stay disciplined with training, food and alcohol.Read

Functional Trainer: Rock Climbing - 'Instant Muscle Strengthening Techniques'

Athletes such as Rock Climbers are always looking for new training techniques to enhance physical performance. Luckily Strength and Conditioning methods have come a long way and are continually advancing.Read

At the core of the matter

THIS week’s exercises, which you can view on The Journal’s video section, are for your core.Read

Mum Susan Hall tells of son's fight against meningitis

IT’S the news that all parents dread. Not only were Susan Hall and her husband Harry told that their son Marshall had a life-threatening illness, they were also told he had just a 40% chance of survival.Read

Functional Trainer: Rock Climbing - Injuries and The Bowen Technique

As a rock climber, what are the barriers to enhancing performance? What is it that can slow progress and prevent achieving the return on all the hours of training and practice?Read

Beat the bulge

DECEMBER doesn’t have to mean excess food and drink, especially if you are trying to watch your weight.Read

Top-to-toe tips for getting in shape

LEADING up to and beyond Christmas, I will be guiding you through exercises from top to toe.Read

Functional Trainer: Rock Climbing - Connective Tissue Health

In the previous article we introduced the importance of conditioning for rock climbing. As any hardened climber will know, the way to progress is to get on the rock and practice. Read

Functional Trainer: Rock Climbing Conditioning

What does it take to enhance your performance on the rock to?  Like all great athletes, whatever their natural ability, achieving success comes from practice, practice and more practice. Read

Enhanced Climbing Performance

Its great to see the popularity of activities such as climbing and fell running continue to grow.Read

Kidney transplant patient tells of life changing operation

TOM Macdougall, 62, is sitting in his immaculate Whitley Bay home recalling the unpleasant aspects of his years of kidney dialysis.Read

Great North Run 2009: Recovery at the NIHP

The Great North Run 2009 was a huge success. Once again competitors of all ages and abilities took part in the half marathon to raise money for charity or for a personal challenge.Read

Get set for Great North Run

THIS is it, one day to go to the Great North Run and you should be excited and looking forward to the challenge rather then worrying and viewing it as a problem.Read