In our day-to-day lives we don’t always get to plan what we eat and when we are going to eat it. A normal working day probably takes over and we often eat whatever we can get our hands at a time decided by our work or busy schedule. Of course we want to be as productive as we can during the day but is making our eating habits fit around work the best way to be productive?
Energy Sources
If food is our energy source and energy is what we use to do everything, including sleep, then it makes sense that the better the energy source the better the energy output and productivity. We get energy from three main sources: carbohydrates, sugars and fats. These sources come from a variety of foods and liquids and there are bad sources and good sources. To measure the effect of these foods on our bodies and the usefulness of their energy output we use the glycaemic index (the measure of foods ability to raise our blood sugar levels). They have even named a diet after this.
For those of you who have not yet heard of the power-plate you can see from the picture that it is a futuristic looking piece of equipment with no weights, pulleys or obviously moving parts. It is a platform that you stand on or perform a range of exercises from whilst it vibrates. Exciting! I have been using the Power-plate for my clients’ and my own training for more than a year now. So what are the results? I hear you cry. 
Many of us long for “improvement” to our physiques whether it is for vanity or sporting achievement. This is something we can only acquire with a good diet and a regular training regime. 
This exercise places the focus onto the ‘glute’ muscle (buttock muscle) but also works on the erector spinae muscles (small muscles that run along either side of the spine). It should be obvious why we need to strengthen the back to keep it healthy, but why do we need to work on the glute (gluteus maximus, the main muscle in the buttock)? Because by strengthening this muscle we help to improve our posture. 
