Cravings are the number one reason that most people fail at their weight loss efforts. 

Whatever program you choose to follow will involve restricting calories in one way or another. This is necessary to persuade your body to use its fat reserves as fuel. However, unless you work WITH your metabolism and reduce calories intake in a way that keeps it stable you will cause yourself to get cravings for starches, either sweet (cakes, biscuits) or savoury (chips, crisps, pizza, pasta). 

This is what helps you keep them under control. 

Sometimes I am asked which recipe books I recommend instead of learning how to navigate one's metabolism. My answer is always "none until you have learned that" BUT there are three books that I know will be invaluable to help you stay healthy and fit especially when you are over 50. And two of them have recipes.

Here are the links: Book 1 - Book 2 - Book 3  

As you get older the rules of fitness change because your body changes. If you go at it like a 30 year old you will most likely fail, however if you honour your age and follow my tips you will succeed. Who doesn't like that?

The decision to go on a weight loss journey for aesthetic reasons can be a mask that hides deep emotional turmoil around issues of self image and self worth. A lot of the time people don't know what to expect when they work with a fitness coach. Many think that all we do is dish out the exercises and recipes but in reality there is so much more to it. This is how I do it.

Whenever you embark on a new project there's bound to roadblocks along the way. The worst thing that can happen though is when you wake up and you have lost your mojo. Here are my tips on how you can get your fitness project back on track after a crisis.

You can read the original article here: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-get-back-track-your-fitness-project-after-crisis-cristina-alciati/

You can find the infographic version of this episode here: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/476537204323606260/

Want to know which fitness trends, if you want to call them that, didn't make it in the top 10 but should have? It's all in this episode...

Each year the American College for Sports Medicine publishes the results of a survey revealing the top fitness trends for the year ahead.

In this episode of the podcast I go through the first 10 fitness trends and discuss what they mean for you and why you should influence changes.

The original survey is at this link: https://journals.lww.com/acsm-healthfitness/Fulltext/2019/11000/WORLDWIDE_SURVEY_OF_FITNESS_TRENDS_FOR_2020.6.aspx 

Although Too Old To Tumble isn't focusing so much on weight loss at this time of the year most people are to make up for the festive sins. 

It's all too easy to become discouraged by the apparent lack of results but if you know where to look you can find plenty of evidence that changes are happening. And if they are not, then you know that it's time to go back to the drawing board and tweak your chosen program so it starts working for you.

Here are my top tips for a reality check and hopefully a morale boost.

Each year the American College of Sports Medicine asks a variety of Fitness Professionals around the world to choose the top trends for the new year from a large list. The results are published just before the end of each year and they help gym owners and other fitness pros when planning their marketing and activities for the new year. 

If you are just a customer of a gym or a Personal Trainer the results of the survey give you an idea of what the industry think you want. Even if it's not necessarily true. 

You can listen to my ramblings or you can read the full survey at this link: https://journals.lww.com/acsm-healthfitness/Fulltext/2019/11000/WORLDWIDE_SURVEY_OF_FITNESS_TRENDS_FOR_2020.6.aspx

Hands up who is not at least a little bit tempted to make a new year resolution on New Year's Eve!! 

I might be guilty of that one too... but then, as I come to my senses, I do this instead. Listen up and have a go!

If you want help with planning your fitness journey for 2020 check out my Fitness Planner on Lulu.com at this link: http://www.lulu.com/shop/cristina-alciati/smart-fitness-planner/paperback/product-23605843.html