Professional Sumo wrestlers consume around 20,000 Kcal per day which is about 8 times that of an average person.

Sumo wrestlers have a number of other dietary and lifestyle strategies that enable them to develop huge amounts of body fat to get themselves into monstrous shape for their sport.

The typical sumo wrestler has a BMI of over 45 (morbidly obese) and a life expectancy of around 60 years.

So, here are 5 top tips if your goals are to become a professional Sumo wrestler. PLEASE NOTE - if you don't want to look like a Sumo wrestler but instead want to achieve a lean and toned physique then please do not do any of the following, simply do the opposite!

Personal Trainer, Ryan Phillips has been invited to join the team of experts at the Hungarian Diabetes Foundation.

Ryan will join the existing team of doctors and nutritionists posing as their fitness expert. This partnership will involve supporting and consulting with the foundation on general exercise, movement and fitness training for the development of a brand new online health program targeted at people with diabetes to help them better manage their condition and improve their health.

 

 

Ryan Phillips was invited to perform an exercise demonstration for the Hungarian Diabetes Foundation on March 26th 2011 at their Civil Forum, Budapest.

 

 

The freezing cold weather and snow of late didn't deter a group of likeminded locals who are on a mission to lose weight and get fit for Christmas. Despite the arctic conditions, the Phillips-Fit Boot Camp...

After 5 weeks of hard work and convincing people that Boot Camp isn’t as scary as they might think, Ryan Phillips, a Reading based Boot Camp Coach and Personal Trainer, has hit his target of raising £1000 for the Berkshire Autistic Society...

103.9 miles, 22,871 feet of ascent (& descent), 2 nights of navigation without sleep, long tracks of bogland & loose rocks and numerous streams to cross. All this, coupled with the task of self-navigation, carrying your own essential supplies and a time limit of 40 hours. This represents the challenge laid down by the Ultra Trail of the Lake District (UTLD), widely recognised as the toughest ultra trail race in the UK...

Press Release - Reading Evening Post - 20/07/2010

Press Release - Reading Evening Post - 04/06/2010

After the council’s attempts to charge extortionate fees to hold a small scale Boot Camp in Prospect Park resulted in Ryan Phillips having to cancel his Boot Camp, a local school has stepped in to provided a solution...

Local small business owner Ryan Phillips of Phillips-Fit Personal Training in Reading has had his plans for his 6 week Boot Camp, “booted out” by Reading Borough Council’s Parks Department this week...