How to Look Your Best for Summer Vacations

How to Look Your Best for Summer Vacations

It's that time of year again! The weather is getting warmer, the days are getting longer, and summer vacation is just around the corner. In this blog post, we have steps to get you looking your best for vacation even if you're only 12 weeks, 8 weeks, 4 weeks, or 2 weeks away from your vacation start day.

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Reverse dieting: What is it? Who is it for? How to do it correctly!
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Reverse dieting: What is it? Who is it for? How to do it correctly!

So you've done the hard work of weight loss. All the calorie counting, all the cravings, all the cardio, all the treats and desserts you've passed on, have all contributed to a significant amount of fat loss for you. Congratulations! But now what? Is this a short-term success where you have less energy while you wait to yo-yo back towards weight gain, possibly obesity?

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Carb Cycling diets – unworthy hype or a true dieting phenomenon?
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Carb Cycling diets – unworthy hype or a true dieting phenomenon?

Carb cycling diets are based around rotating between high carb, moderate carb and low/no carb days. The idea is that eating healthy carbs on specific days keeps your metabolism revved up, and sticking to mostly protein, vegetables and fat on low/no carb days will keep insulin levels low enough to allow you to burn fat whilst maintaining muscle mass.

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Forget the Scales - The bmi is whack! Alternate ways to track your fitness progress.

Forget the Scales - The bmi is whack! Alternate ways to track your fitness progress.

The BMI (Body Mass Index) is currently used around the world to determine whether an adult is of a healthy weight for their height. It can, however, be deceiving. A 5ft 10inch man that weighs 80kg would be considered overweight and most rugby and American football players considered obese according to the body mass index.

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