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About Dan Niko

My name is Niko. I’m a 35 year-old happily married, shift working, father of a two boys. Through my site No excuse fitness I shares my fitness knowledge and helps regular, time-poor people stay in shape and motivated to achieve their goals.

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Why Can I Not Lose Weight? 10 Habits That Are Stopping You!

Why Can I Not Lose Weight? 10 Habits That Are Stopping You!

Apr 11, 2013

Why can I not lose weight? If losing weight were easy, no one would be overweight. Unfortunately, a lot of the foods that are not so great for our waistline are actually taste so damm good…can anyone really not like pizza? So what I thought I would do is put together a list of the top 20 habits that are ruining your weight loss efforts and a solution for...

Information About Healthy Food: 7 Myths De-Bunked – Part 2

Information About Healthy Food: 7 Myths De-Bunked – Part 2

Mar 20, 2013

Our resident Nutritionist Stephanie McElhaney was so fed up with all the poor information about healthy food out there, that she decided to write a 2 Part series to de-bunk the myths. Last week we published Part 1, here now is Part 2, hope you enjoy the read as much as we did: 5. All soy products are good/bad for you. This is a hotly debated topic. The general...

Information About Healthy Food: 7 Myths De-Bunked – Part 1

Information About Healthy Food: 7 Myths De-Bunked – Part 1

Mar 5, 2013

Our resident Nutritionist Stephanie McElhaney was so fed up with all the poor information about healthy food out there, that she decided to write a 2 Part series to de-bunk the myths. Here is Part 1, hope you enjoy the read as much as we did: 1. Low calorie diet foods are the best option for those trying to lose weight.   It’s been said over and over...

5 of the Best New Year Resolutions Tips

5 of the Best New Year Resolutions Tips

Jan 1, 2013

  Have you made any fitness or nutrition new year resolutions yet? Have you already broken them? Don’t give up, the year has only just begun. Making a new year resolution is easy, keeping it is the hard part. All you might need is a bit of guidance to harness your motivation and enthusiasm. For a better chance of achieving your fitness and...

10 Tips to Help Avoid Christmas Weight Loss Guilt

10 Tips to Help Avoid Christmas Weight Loss Guilt

Dec 23, 2012

  Like most people you are probably a bit worried about the impact of Christmas on your waistline, so what I thought I would do is give you all 10 quick tips to help you get through the festive season, and avoid Christmas weight loss guilt:   1. Keep Healthy Foods Available   Always carry some healthy snacks with you whilst you are out.  If you...

How to Lose Weight Effectively for Women Who’ve Tried it all

How to Lose Weight Effectively for Women Who’ve Tried it all

Nov 24, 2012

  As I always I’m  here to provide you with some great and valuable information you are going to be able to apply to your everyday life! When writing about how to lose weight effectively for women, I decided to start from the beginning and provide you with advice about what to do before you even start to try losing weight. One of my favourite...