“I heard about Dave through word of mouth; always the ideal way I think. As a performer one should always look ones best – there’s no such thing as a fat opera singer with horns anymore! Moreover, my costumes seemed to be getting skimpier and skimpier which is what compelled me to make a change. ... › Read
October 13, 2010 No Comments“I contacted Dave after attending one of his seminars. I heard him talk about his system of assessment and programme design. I felt like I’d hit a rut with my own training. Repeated injuries were preventing me from sport participation at times, and I was feeling a general lack of direction in my own training ... › Read
October 13, 2010 No CommentsBelieve it or not, there is an undeniable link between high stress levels and unwanted body fat (particularly around the abdominal area). I will attempt to justify why and come up with suggestions as to what you can do to reduce your stress levels and speed up your rate of fat loss. When a stressful ... › Read
August 11, 2010 3 CommentsFunctional Fat Loss is a unique system of exercise programming developed by Odyssey Owner Dave Fletcher. Functional Fat Loss provides the back bone to all of our weight and fat loss programmes for our male and female clients. This results driven system of exercise programming has allowed the Odyssey team to achieve outstanding body shape ... › Read
July 12, 2010 No CommentsHow does it all work? Within my unique 6 week model, you can expect to be guided step by step through a personal training programme and nutrition plan in accordance to your body type and weight loss goals. To achieve the desired weight loss result over a 6 week period, I work closely on a hormonal ... › Read
June 11, 2010 No CommentsAt Odyssey Fitness, we have helped more people lose weight than any other health related goal. For successful and ongoing weight loss you need to address three key areas: NUTRITION EXERCISE HORMONE BALANCE Each and every client of ours will be guided step by step through our system of addressing all three key areas! Let’s ... › Read
May 17, 2010 No CommentsHaving worked closely with many clients over the last few years, I have become increasingly aware that different people’s bodies react differently to the same exercises. For example, two people of the same age, roughly the same weight and fitness levels go about a fitness and diet programme they have read in a magazine. One ... › Read
January 12, 2010 No CommentsBy reading this article, I hope you will have an understanding of why doing sit ups or crunches is not the best way to train your abdominals. I will go into detail about why the sit up is not a great exercise and explain which exercises are better and why? The stomach muscles have caused ... › Read
November 17, 2009 No CommentsInsulin is a hormone which was discovered in 1921. It is produced by your pancreas and has been given the name of the ‘Fat storage hormone’. Insulin is vital for survival and ongoing health however if over produced, it lives up to its name and will create a fat storage environment within your body – ... › Read
October 25, 2009 3 CommentsBoth is the correct answer! Oestrogen is known as the female sex hormone and is produced in the ovaries. Men do produce it in the testes but in much smaller amounts. There are three different types of oestrogen which perform over 400 different functions within our bodies. This article will discuss how oestrogen affects the ... › Read
September 15, 2009 4 Comments