Pre-workout nutrition - How to make the most of your workouts
Consider this. Your body is a Lamborghini. You have a 500km drive ahead of you. You try making the journey on an empty tank. Will you make it the full distance? NO is the answer and your body is no different. Deprive it of what it needs and it can't perform properly.
How to lose the last 10 pounds of stubborn body fat
You've been eating clean, training hard and until recently were on course to reach your final weight loss goals, only to have it all come to a frustrating standstill. Sound familiar!? Fortunately, you aren’t alone, and more often than not it’s a simple fix in the details.
Post-workout nutrition - You are WHEN you eat.
I'm sure you've heard the expression “You are what you eat” but did you know that when you eat can be equally important. Here’s what you need to know about post-workout nutrition.
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.
10 Ways to live longer: the secret to longevity
The first person to live to 150 years old has supposedly already been born and that the first person to live to 1,000 will be born in the next two decades. Here are 10 things you can do right now to improve your chances of living a long and healthy life.
Exercise - How much is too much?
Regular exercise boasts an incredible array or health benefits, but like most things in life when done in excess can lead to illness, exhaustion or worse.
Male Body Types: How best to train, eat and supplements for your body type
Are you working your socks off in the gym and not getting the results you deserve? Knowing your body type will help you better tailor your diet and exercise plan and set realistic, attainable goals that pave the way to better results.
10 Rookie mistakes that could be ruining your fitness results.
Fed up that despite your best efforts to exercise regularly and eat well, you've very little to show for it? If so, you could be making 1 or more of these 10 rookie mistakes that could be ruining your fitness results.
How to maximize your workouts
Tired of busting a gut at the gym only to see your waistline swell and your muscle mass decrease!? Despite your best efforts, it’s possible that you’re not getting the most out of your workouts.
5 reasons you can't lose weight
In 95% of weight loss cases, it’s as simple as consuming fewer calories than you expend. Sounds easy, right? Unfortunately, too many of us despite our best efforts struggle to lose weight. If this sounds like you, you may well be committing one or more of these 5 common weight loss mistakes.
Beat The Heat | How to stay fit in summer
Keep in shape this summer without breaking a sweat with our top tips on how to optimise your workout and diet plan to keep you fit and healthy all summer long.
6-week workout plan | Spring into shape
If the winter months have taken their toll on your motivation and physique, fear not. Spring is here and we've got the perfect 6-week fat burning workout plan to put a little spring back in your step!
Easy workout and nutrition tips for any hectic lifestyle
Thankfully getting fit and healthy doesn't necessarily require hours spent in the gym or vegan style dieting mentality. It's not a case of all or nothing, but making smart choices.
Why a slow and steady approach to your health and fitness goals always wins
You can’t be blamed for wanting to lose 21lbs in 21 days or to sculpt a 6 pack in 7 minutes or less. After all, It sells and it’s important to dream. However, anything that seems to good to be true, normally is. Here's why the slow and steady approach to your health and fitness goals will always win!
5 reasons your diet is doomed
There is nothing worse than committing to a diet, making the sacrifice and seeing zero return on your investment.
A successful diet is a sometimes complicated case of working out your own mathematical equation. Your current weight and desired amount of weight loss should be considered before embarking on any diet.
Forget the fad diets and just eat!
The word diet brings on a severe case of angst in most people. Having to reduce calories is bad enough but fad diets and cutting out entire foods groups is truly awful.
9 reasons you’re always tired!
With increasingly busy social lives, family commitments and work schedules, feeling tired at times is perfectly acceptable. If however, your fatigue is constantly getting the better of you, it may be time to make some lifestyle changes.
Sugar – is it bad for you? The unsweetened truth!
Sugar it seems is absolutely everywhere. From high fructose corn syrup beverages to sugar-laden cereals to seemingly healthy low-fat products. Read more about how sugar affects our health and wellbeing.
How to speed up your recovery after exercise
Results don't happen in the gym alone and what you do in the hours and days surrounding your workouts can make all the difference between a slow and painful recovery with mediocre results and a fast recovery with great results! Here are 6 simple ways to maximize your recovery and results.
The no nonsense way to lose weight
The first thing to acknowledge about losing weight is that it's no easy task. It takes time, determination and consistency. Unfortunately there are no magic tricks to transform you into Beyonce or David Beckham over night. Forget the lose 21 pounds in 21 day or the build a six-pack in a week crap! Don't buy into the hype. If you do, it'll only chomp into your motivation when you don't get the results you expect.