How Much Do You Really Know About Building Abs? There’s more than one misconception about how to develop those golden chiselled abs. Here are seven things you might not understand about ab training. Nothing goes viral faster than a picture of a lean body with a perfectly sculpted six-pack, but do you really know what
HOW IMPORTANT IS SLEEP? Sleep is incredibly important, and can be considered crucial alongside diet and exercise. Proper sleep habits help sustain many biological processes, and bad sleep can cause these processes to be sub-optimal or even malfunction. Fat Mass and Obesity Epidemiological (Survey) Research Several studies have been conducted looking at the correlation (degree
Help Your Kid Enjoy Healthy Eating Even though it may not seem like children listen to their parents and caregivers, much of what they learn about how to live a healthy life comes from you. By educating yourself, you can help them live better lives. We take a look at this exceptionally conducted interview by
30 Essential Tips For Building Muscle Gaining lean muscle shouldn’t be a guessing game, just as losing fat isn’t rocket science. Here’s my list of tips to help you gain muscle: Ensure you’re eating in a surplus of calories i.e. consuming more calories than you’re burning. Progressively overload your training volume – as in, increase the
IS THERE A PROTEIN LIMIT PER MEAL A longstanding belief in fitness circles is that the body can only use a certain amount of protein per meal, and the excess is either oxidized or excreted. The ballpark range thrown around is 20-30 grams, with 30 grams being perhaps the most common figure. This guideline has
MEDITATION AND FAT LOSS Guest Blog: Dina Kaplan 28 January 2018 Here’s How Meditation Helps With Weight Loss What if our ideas around weight loss are only partially true? What if losing weight is about more than watching our eating and working out? Entrepreneur Sarah Anne Stewart learned this when she signed a modeling contract at
THE AFTERBURN EFFECT WHAT EXACTLY IS THE AFTERBURN EFFECT? While virtually all activity, from yoga to sleeping, requires energy, studies suggest vigorous exercise is especially effective at burning calories. Seems obvious, right? The harder you work, the more you burn. But it’s not just during exercise, it’s for hours after it’s concluded. And that’s where things get interesting. The afterburn
Re-feed Days A re-feed day is only needed to be included in your diet if you are looking to lose body fat and in a caloric deficit which means consuming less calories than your TDEE (Total Daily Energy Expenditure). In other words, less calories than what your body needs/burns on a daily basis which is
Continual Progression One of my biggest irritations is the gym member who comes in several times a week for more than an hour at a time, does the same exact workout with the same exact weight, sets, repetitions and lacklustre effort. And of course their body never changes in appearance nor composition. They don’t see
Exercise your brain! Does exercise help brain functionality? A well-known grey area within the fitness-sphere, is whether there is a distinct connection between exercise/physical activity and the functionality, development and health of our brains. Let’s bust some myths! It goes without saying, there has been a plethora of research conducted in this area, with outstanding
