Whilst both are critical to any fitness regime both can be easily rectified with a little bit of planning!

This article seeks to address the nutrition side of the failure to achieve results. It seems everyone you meet these days has a high-pressured, desk-bound office job, so the problem of finding time to prepare food continues to grow exponentially.

The convenience of junk food outlets and even salt and fat-laden sandwich shops only serves to compound the problem as there is even less incentive to find out how to make healthy food for the day ahead.

This leads to less eating time and less nutrients which encourages the production of stress hormones such as cortisol, a by-product of the body’s survival mechanism. Is it really that big a deal if you’re not eating properly? Without a well-oiled body, mental and physical strength is right around the next corner! Here are the top five ways to make sure you’re eating clean, natural food every single day. Choose carrots, spinach, cucumber, tomatoes, spring onions, rocket and peppers. Simple grilling machines are available for next to nothing and will grill chicken breasts or fish in 7-8 minutes.

If you prefer to prepare your food in the morning, put some eggs to boil whilst you eat breakfast. Task number five is to find a healthy, natural protein supplement. When you need food during the day but don’t have time to sit and eat, add water or milk to your shake and knock it back.

Your sixth job is to stock up on tinned fish. These provide as easy way to get healthy protein and fats in your diet. Empty the tin into your box of vegetables and that’s the job done!

The truth is that 10 minutes preparation can save you the 20 minute round trip to the cob shop at lunch anyway!

You might have to get up at 06.50 rather than 07.00 but this won’t be a problem when your physical and mental worries and constant fatigue disappear as a result of your clean, energy-boosting diet!