Most of us never give so much of a thought to one of the most important muscles in our body - our heart. This underappreciated muscle/organ beats away in the background like some faithful servant, never complaining and always on the job but rarely noticed. However, by the age of 40 almost 50 percent [...]
When it comes to being healthy, losing weight and slimming down where should your focus be? Exercise or diet? Both. Weight loss is achieved by burning more calories than you take in or consuming fewer than you burn. Permanent weight loss and high energy levels are for the most part, the result of a [...]
You have finally taken the leap and joined the gym or maybe you have adopted a new exercise routine that you know will help you get you back into shape. You should congratulate yourself. You have now accomplished the hardest part, beginning. At this point, you will want to make sure you get the [...]
We live in the age of technology, an age that provides us a wealth of information that is readily available at our fingertips on every subject imaginable. A new generation of health and fitness seekers has emerged as people all over the world, seek out alternative ways to feel better and live longer, turning [...]
Coronavirus is a wake-up call. You could argue we need them. That is because our war with the environment is increasingly predisposing us to calamities of our own making. The current pandemic sweeping across the globe is unlikely to be the last of these. COVID-19 is dishing out lessons for the world and offering [...]
When it comes to physical activity/exercise, is the “pain worth the gain?” Are the benefits received in return for our actions/fitness goals worth the time invested? And, “how long will it be before we actually see/feel positive body changes taking effect?” Whether a beginner or “re-starter,” to a fitness program, these are all valid [...]
Have you hit that workout/exercise wall yet? You know, the one that stops us dead in our tracks, sucking away every little bit of motivation we may have left? When you began your journey, you had a plan in place, a vision of where you were going. Your intentions were aligned with it and [...]
Our modern lives are very demanding and “busy” has become one of the most abused words in the English language. Our constant connection to phones, emails, texts, and social sites like Twitter and Facebook, with phone apps pinging at every opportunity is extremely distracting. We as a society, are overloaded with information and daily [...]
It’s no secret that maintaining an active lifestyle is mandatory if we want to stay fit and healthy, physically, mentally and emotionally. However, in a world full of time consuming demands, finding time to get our workouts in can be challenging. Sadly, with work, family and school activities quickly filling the schedule, if we [...]
Wanting to get personally fit or lose some excess weight is an admirable desire. However, having little to no motivation to do it can be a frustrating experience. Unfortunately, problems with motivation levels are often caused by the part of us that instinctively resists change – opting for the assumed “safe option.” This is [...]
