How many of you keep track of things? In terms of exercise and nutrition to you track your calories and food intake? Do you write down a structured work out plan or do you make your workout up as you get changed for the gym? The key here is adherence, adherence works hand in hand with structure! Ho...
Read ArticleThe purpose of this post isn't for me to tell you about my new workout buddy! My Fitness Pal is an App for your smart phone developed by Under Armour. It is used to help track your food and macro nutrient intake throughout the day and week. Tracking food intake - everyone has an aim or goal when tr...
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How do you know if your in a Calorie Deficit or a Calorie Surplus? First of all we need to establish what a Calorie Deficit and a Calorie Surplus actually is, as some people assume calories are not important… believe us, they ARE! Calories are a unit of measurement, just like a mile or a centimeter...
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If you take a look around you in the gym, everyone is working towards their goal. Therefore the variation in exercises will differ from person to person. What you need to decide on is what your goal is and don't take aspects from everyone else goal.
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When people start out on a diet they automatically think that 2 weeks into the diet they deserve a "Cheat meal" because they've worked hard for it for 2 weeks. Things like this cause unhealthy relationships with food, bad eating habits and usually binges. - Food shouldn't be seen as bad, a lot of...
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Do you know if you are intolerant to a food? Do you know how to spot the signs of food intolerances? Do you know what a food intolerances even is? Many people are intolerant to foods, they just don't know how to spot the signs. Typically signs and symptoms include: - Bloating - Tiredness - Sickly f...
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How often should you eat? How often do you eat? A very popular topic within the fitness industry is meal timing. A lot of it all depends on your overall calorie intake and what best suits your lifestyle. - Lets look at an ideal world, in an ideal world you are able to eat 100% organic, single ing...
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This goes back to a previous post about guessing your nutrition. Heres a fact, there are 4 calories in 1 gram of protein, 4 calories in 1 gram of carbs and 9 calories in 1 gram of fat. So, with this being said, if you are training to lose weight and your diet consists of eggs, fish such as salmon...
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Here are a few basic and simple tips to help you drop some pounds, which one of these do you do already? 1. Drink at least 2 litres of water a day. 2. At least 3 weight/resistance gym sessions a week. 3. Move more! - Walking increases energy expenditure. 4. Eat an adequate amount of protein (rul...
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