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A Sedentary Lifestyle Is More Dangerous Than Heart Disease, Diabetes And Smoking

06/03/19

It’s common knowledge that exercise does a body good. Previous studies have demonstrated that exercise contributes to increasing longevity. But a recent study conducted by the Cleveland Clinic and published in October 2018, illustrates the true value of exercise: according the senior author of the study and a clinic’s cardiologist, a sedentary lifestyle is more […]

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Why Am I Not Losing Fat?

15/06/16

Training and maintaining a healthy lifestyle can be an all-encompassing way to live. Going to the gym regularly and eating well could be a full-time job in itself. If you’re doing it to lose weight, it can be demotivating to put all the effort in and not seeing it paying dividends. If you’re looking in […]

Better sports performance while on keto?

12/12/22

If you’re looking for motivation about the keto diet and sports, keep reading! As your body adapts to ketosis, you’ll be able to burn more stored fat to fuel your workouts. During low intensity endurance exercises, athletes following a keto diet will burn more than twice as much fat as those sticking to a diet […]

Motivational Tips 7 And 8 : Ponder And Reach Out

18/02/19

Continuing our deep dive into the subject of all-important motivation, in this post, we’ll give you two more tips that will help you stay focused and reach your goal. Motivational tip #7: Think about your goal on a daily basis As we had already mentioned in a previous post, physically writing your goal down and […]

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How long does it take to burn off YOUR favourite junk food? Instructive infographics

15/12/15

An infographic reveals the amount of exercise required to work off fast food including KFC, McDonald’s and a Pizza Express Margherita pizza – and women have to work out longer than men. Read the full article at: www.dailymail.co.uk This instructive infographics teach us about the amount of exercice required to burn junk food. A good way […]

Part 2-How To Build Muscle By Calculating Daily Protein and Fat Intakes

14/12/18

In the first post in this series, we explain the first step in building muscle, which is calculating your caloric surplus – up and beyond your daily maintenance caloric intake level – that’s necessary for you to gain muscle at the rate that you want. In this article, we take things further, and break down […]

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Part 3-Building Muscle By Calculating Daily Carbohydrates Intake

17/12/18

In our previous posts, we looked at the surprisingly technical process of building muscle by first calculating optimal daily caloric intake levels, and determining the necessary daily amount of protein and fat necessary to reach your target goal. In this article, we’ll tell you how to meet your daily carbohydrate intake level. As a reminder, […]

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Should Your Fitness Trainer Give You Diet Advice?

10/01/19

In today’s post, let’s discuss boundaries. Let’s pose the following question: should fitness trainers dole out diet-related advice? Are trainers qualified to do so? Perhaps the best way to answer this question – or at least gain a better perspective to it – is to invert it: Is your dietician qualified to tell you how […]

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Get Motivated With Mantras

10/01/19

Getting fit and staying fit requires a certain amount of discipline. In the quest for fitness, many people focus on the obvious: nutrition, exercise and weight training, dieting – the usual suspects. One of the more overlooked aspects of getting fit is the mental component involved. Motivation is key is goals are to be reached, […]

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When You Should Eat After A Cardio Workout (And When You Shouldn’t)

27/02/19

No two workouts are created equal. As different workouts can tax different areas of your body, it’s important to not only know which nutrients you should eat which will sufficiently refuel your body (depending on the type of workout completed) but also, when you should refuel post-workout. In today’s article, we’ll look at cardio-based workouts […]

Fitness Trends For 2019

21/12/18

An annual survey of fitness and health professionals was conducted by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), and its findings illuminate the top trends in fitness and health. The survey includes answers from more than 2,000 pros from all over the world who represent all commercial, corporate, community and clinical sectors of the industry. […]

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