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Good nutrition is crucial in keeping your body functioning at optimum levels, as well as helping you look and feel great. Your body utilises everything you eat and drink; food is broken down into chemicals that make up the cells in your body. The quality of your nutrition is vital. You truly ARE what you eat!

Suzi's 10 Top Tips

Eat protein with every meal - this helps repair and build muscle tissue very important after training.
Swap simple for complex carbohydrates: complex carbs take longer to break down, keeping your blood sugar levels constant.
Avoid fast and processed food as it contains high levels of salt, sugars, sweeteners and monosodium glutamate. Steer clear of hydrogenated vegetable fat (trans fats) commonly found in cakes, biscuits and crisps. It is a foreign substance to our bodies and has also been linked to coronary heart disease.
Cut down extra sugar, sweeteners and salt in your food and drinks.
Limit alcohol intake: a large glass of wine is 250 calories - a few of those and you're on your way to sabotaging your daily healthy eating.
Increase oily fish and seeds in your diet to get essential omega-3 and omega-6; these fatty acids are not produced by the body and play a crucial role in brain function, body growth and development.
Snack on fresh/dried fruit with natural bio yogurt , and unprocessed nuts such as almonds, they are a great source of protein and fibre.
Always eat breakfast as this kick-starts your metabolism for the day.
Watch portion sizes: Meat should be the size of your palm. Limit your carbohydrates (such as rice, potatoes or pasta) to a small handful

Weight Loss

Simply, if you want to loose weight you need to consume fewer calories in the day then your body needs to carry out daily functions. This will force your body to use its stored fat supplies instead, so you will lose weight. This can be done by reducing what you eat, creating a calorie deficit with exercise, or ideally a combination of the two.

Getting leaner is about having more muscle and less fat. As muscle weighs more than fat, absolute weight loss should not be the only measure of success.

This is where resistance training can really have an effect as the proportion of muscle tissue rises and your metabolic rate increases. This boosts your body's demand for fuel, reducing fat stores. What's more, after a resistance session your body will continue to burn calories up to 24 hours after the workout, unlike cardiovascular exercise which stops burning calories when you stop exercising.