Take a moment to think about your typical day and how your health comes into it. Do you leave it until the last possible moment to get out of bed and grab breakfast on the go, if at all? Maybe you have kids? When you...
Rest Days What are they and why do we need them? Sometimes when we’re working hard and training consistently, our bodies can begin to feel fatigued, and we just end up feeling a bit run down. This is where rest days come in! Start by taking a look...
What is protein? Proteins are made up of many chains of amino acids which comprised of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur. Because of all these different building blocks, 20 different types of amino acid can be formed, allowing the proteins to be used for different...
Have a training buddy Having a training buddy always helps you train so much harder even on those days that you can’t be bothered as it’s been a long day at work, it’s cold dark mornings or just having an off day. Having arranged a...
Prepare and Batch Cook Your Food at Home Preparing your food in batches at home is the best way to make sure you keep eating healthily. It means you know exactly what’s in each meal and you’re less likely to binge on junk food while...
Sometimes we just need to put our big girl panties on and handle it when it comes to exercising during your time of the month! We tend to feel more anxious, fatigued, irritable and our hormones run wild - sounds awful! Unfortunately, some of us also experience...
Stress can have more of an effect on your health and fitness goals than you might think. Nowadays most of us have something in our lives that can cause us to feel constantly stressed like our jobs, student or family lives. Long story short, when we...
Kitchen Organisation If you have decided to get yourself to a gym or simply want to feel healthier, the chances are that you are thinking about your food as well. Or at least you should be! This is something that your kitchen organisation can influence. Recently, I...
Alright, buckle up because I’m about to take you on a bit of a journey...
In this picture we have 2 slices of toast – 1 has 10g of butter and the other has 25g of butter. The difference is about 112 calories which may not sound like a lot but over the course of a week, this equates to...